Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM
Subject: Re: [motm] 200 Series
From: jwbarlow@...
Date: 2003-06-11
A LOT of interesting discussion here. But I thought, as I was reading the replies, I'd expect Paul to put banana jacks on these modules long before he'd consider shipping "purple microdot" colored panels -- if only for manufacturing reasons.
But just to go on record about this:
Paul, don't change anything for this series unless function completely dictates it (like the lines on the MOTM 1u mult, or if you have a 1u module but it needs 5 knobs). The only things I can imagine being up for consideration are minor graphics additions, and changing the grid (again).
When I mentioned a "Buchla influence" on MOTM, I was thinking more about the weirdness of the way the modules were designed to be used, not the weird looks and not the 74 engineering.
Scuse me, I've got synths to buy!
JB
In a message dated 6/10/2003 4:21:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, synth1@... writes:
What I want discussion on is the front panel styling. One of the err..unique aspects of the
Buchla was that ∗every∗ module had a different front panel. The SIZES were uniform multiples, and
in general flow was bottom-to-top-from the side :) Meaning:
a) Inputs on the bottom
b) CVs on the left side
c) outputs on the top
Some modules have everything on the top (filter banks, since there is no CV).
So, what are thoughts about this? I want to still use the MOTM panels sizes. But I can:
a) change color
b) add graphics
c) change knobs/add colored knobs
d) not be "on grid"
e) place jacks somewhere except across the bottom
Well??
Paul S.