Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM

Psychedelic panel colors - bah humbug.
Colored knobs - bah humbug.
Colored panel graphics - bah humbug.
Modules laid out like Buchla modules - bah humbug.
Gratuitous nonfunctional panel graphics - bah humbug.

Tasteful use of different sized knobs - great!
Logical placement of jacks near input attenuators - great!
Tasteful use of functional panel graphics - great!

To those who ask for more function-based layout, remember: the MOTM
format is absolutely the most space efficient format out there.
Don't ask for other types of layouts, then complain that the
resulting 3 and 4U modules won't fit in your 19" racks!

I don't find the Buchla layouts desireable or aesthetically
pleasing. For the most consistent and functionally logical layout,
look no further than (list old-timers groan in unison here) the E-MU
modular. Signal inputs on the left, CV inputs on the bottom, outputs
on the right. But the cost is a huge panel. For great functional
graphics, see CMS/Arp 2500.

My Supermoe modules break MOTM rules by using smaller grids, jacks
up the sides, etc. - but I feel that they still adhere to the spirit
of the format.

Moe (grumpy from moving his office to a new location today)