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Subject: Re: [motm] Reconfigurable Modular (was: Real Ring Modulator)

From: "john mahoney" <jmahoney@...>
Date: 2005-03-11

> I would love to be able to easily pull modules out of the cabinet and
re-arrange them within minutes. If I want a classic "boston-style" layout
(as Cynthia recently posted somewhere), then I can place them in a cabinet
that way. If I want to experiment with some wild envelope modulations, I can
arrange a bunch of VCOs, LFOs, etc. around/near some EGs. If I want to
emulate a classic mono/poly keyboard's architecture, then I can plug them in
that way. I think you get the idea.

That's what patch cords are for! ;-)

Yeah, I know what you're trying to do, but I couldn't resist. :-)

Separate boxes seem really cool until you have a bunch of them, at which
point they will seem unwieldy. The individual power connections will start
to get flaky, the extra weight will become a factor, etc.

Neat idea, but the implementation would have to be ∗just∗ right to keep it
from being a real pain in the attenuator.
--
john