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Subject: Re: Buchla 281 panel critique

From: "Dave" <lexvortex@...>
Date: 2008-10-04

The extra pots are for attenuating the CV ins and they also (if set up
right) control the curve of the function from linear to expo when
nothings plugged into the CV ins, it's all explained in the 281 thread
at electro music.com

--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "sduck409" <sduck409@...>
wrote:
>
> It looks way too busy to me, and I think I'm confused about
something....
>
> I have 4 of Topp's pcbs myself. Haven't gotten around to doing
> anything with them yet. Each pcb has 2 pots, and there's the 2 extra
> pots that're at the bottom of the buchla module. So that makes 10
> pots. So what's confusing me is why you have 16 pots on your panel?
>
> I've been toying with ways of getting the 4 pcb's behind a 2u panel -
> I think it can be done, and maybe even look fairly cool, but I just
> haven't spent any time trying things out yet. I also have a bunch of
> the bananalogue vcs pcb's, which are a similar proposition.
>
> Steve
>
> --- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <lexvortex@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just designed a 3U wide panel for the Buchla 281 quad function
> > generator. This is pretty much my first panel that I've designed. I
> > want to fit 4 of TOPPS from electro-music.com PCBs behind this panel
> > using as little space as possible. I have uploaded the FPD file into
> > the file section and would like some more experienced panel designers
> > to look at it and let me know what they think, basically will
> > everything actually fit onto the panel,will any of the writing be
> > obscured by the jack washers etc...
> >
> > Thanks for any input or advice,
> > Dave
> >
>