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Subject: Re: [motm] Re: The layout of a modular synthesiser

From: Paul Bower <vulture.squadron@...>
Date: 2007-08-02

i've kind of got an ergonomic approach too

two main cabinets side by side:

right hand side top layer - VCOs
middle layer - Filters
bottom layer - LFOs & S&H

left hand side top layer - neural agonizer & a brace of Larry's excellent voltage shifters
middle layer - VCAs & EGs
bottom layer - mixers, some MOTM700s ∗∗∗

∗∗∗ vastly underrated, and when used in conjunction with Larry's voltage shifters and a pulse divider - make a great arpegiator

of course the most used stuff gravitates to the centre of this arrangement
a slightly unplanned departure from this was caused by my cabinet maker going awol
so i bought a few minitran cabinets and these are grouped generally by function so for example - sequencing functions / logic and i have a cabinet set up as a stand alone monosynth (with added ZO)

the spaghetti always takes over - but that's half the fun (!)

cheers paul (who's synth doesn't get switched on nearly enough at the moment...)

On 2 Aug 2007, at 18:37, Charles Osthelder wrote:


  I like Chub's idea of concentric module arrangements, but at this
point, I've consigned myself to the pasta.  I don't think any
arrangement will defeat the syndrome.

  cheers,
  eric f

My layout only prevents cable tangling for the first few minutes of
patching.  After that, it's a mess just like everyone else's!

Larry Hendry's Magic Bus idea would probably improve the situation for
those with large systems.  Alas, Larry's ideas improved many things
for many people...

Chub




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