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From: <jwbarlow@...>
The other thing that helps minimize this phenomenon
is Larry's Magic Buss (and you thought he was just
another Stooge).

For those of you who haven't heard of this idea it was
Larry's suggestion to run multiples horizontally between
the module rows (and below the lowest row) so that
signals can be bussed across the system reducing the need
for those unsightly longer cables.
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Let me just say that the Magic buss is alive and well. It is
waiting for a shiny new wood case to be installed in Let me
give some features.

My 24 U wide case will have a magic buss below each
rows of modules. The buss is exactly 1/2 U tall. The jack
spacing is exactly MOTM standard, so the buss below the
modules has the general appearance of just another row of
jacks on the module above it. So, each buss has 48 jacks.
Now, the jack configuration can be just plain multiples of
anything you want. In my case, it will be a combination of
3 different things mixed together
1. grouped multiples (normal stuff)
2 distributed multiples - so that a single multiple appears repeatedly
across the buss. This makes bussing from something like the 3 outs
of a VC Lag or 831 over to multiple oscillators, or bussing a gate to
multiple EGs very easy with just short cables that reach from the
modules above to a jack below in easy reach with a short cable.
3. Multiple tiers. A few of the mults will have an appearance
in each buss. So, you can patch up and down between rows with
the same short cables. Getting just the right combination depends
on how you layout your modules. It is flexible. I plan to have mine
just pop out of the front so you can change it at will. I am working
on a flexible marking system so you can change the IDs as easy as
you change the multi assignment.
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> Ask Larry for more info -- there's no product (YET!)
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Well, I will just let you guys ahh and oohh over it when I do get the case
assembled with the magic buss. Of course, in the DIY spirit, I will
share all the information concerning material and plans. But, I don't
think this will ever be a "product."

Larry