[sdiy] Odp: Re: Euro Synth Spec

[mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca]

On Fri, 20 Oct 2017, Roman wrote:
> Power source - no specs at all, power cable - crap, power connector -
> mistake, mounting screws - M3 or M2.5 or inch-something, various rail types
> resulting in different srew lenght requirement, rails with or without lip,
> mounting holes in if full HP or half-HP location, sliding nuts - insanity,
> panel thickness and materials, from 1 to 5mm, and I haven't even touched CV
> ranges, neither in/out impedances, this list can go on and on.

Most of these points *are* specified by Doepfer.  The fact that other
manufacturers deliberately don't follow the specifications is a potential
problem with any specification that doesn't have a legal team running
around making threats to enforce it, and I'm not sure legal enforcement of
a synth format is something we (especially in DIY-land) would really want.

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Matthew Skala
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