Hello all. Sorry, I've not posted on here for quite some time, I've
been mainly working, playing when I get time - not much time to post
to boards/fora.
Anyway, for a while, I've had a bit of a bad space problem in my
little music room. I have 3 x small-ish modulars - a Wiard/Blacet, a
MOTM and a ModCan, and I only have room for 2. They are all excellent
instruments, that I get a lot of enjoyment out of playing/playing w/,
but the space thing is a real problem. I though about sellling one of
them, but thinking of selling any one of them doesn't really make me
happy. The Wiard/Blacet tends to sit on the left of the shelf, and
the I rotate the ModCan and the MOTM as whim takes me. There's also a
Serge panel, but that doesn't take up much space, and it just sits on
top of one of the other boxes.
Last week, I had a fairly radical idea, which is to transfer all my
MOTM-format modules to ModCan panel format:
Disadvantages:
Though the MOTM "wall of black" gets a bit of stick here & there, I do
actually really like it & will miss it.
bye-bye to the totally shielded MOTM philosophy.
Advantages:
ModCan's "A" style front panel is IMO the nicest-looking ever made.
The big/killer advantage is that I'll be able to put all my modules on
the shelf, and be able to use them all at once. If I go the other way
round (which I did think about) it won't work - I won't have enough
space.
About the only technical issue I can think of is the resistors on the
CV inputs of the MOTM-300 VCO. What will happen if these are omitted?
What other tech issues might I face that haven't occured to me? The
few switching jacks that are in the modular (eg on the dual mixer) can
be easily changed to toggle switches. The MOTM VCOs output a higher
level than the ModCan ones, but I've used them together loads of times
with no issues in the past.
I should have a cascaded mult and a patch panel, as well as a bunch of
1/4" patch leads & some rack rails going spare, I'll advise & put up a
FS notice in a week or so.
Also, in the unlikely event that anyone else onlist is looking at
doing the same thing (this is my space issue, obv, other people might
not face this) now would be a good time, as I'm proceeding w/this in
the next month or so, and higher quantities of faceplates = lower
prices per faceplate, so Cynthia tells me.
Here's a pic of the beast, awaiting it's facelift:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Vietgrove/Studio%20May%202006/Picture003.jpgBest wishes to you all