Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM

Not long ago I built a module for my MOTM system that has four
unbalanced-to-balanced line drivers/converters and two
balanced-to-unbalanced line receivers. The latter act as outputs from the
synthesizer; the former are inputs. This lets me make balanced connections
between the synth and my Apogee converter. I did this mostly because my
studio layout makes it necessary to run longish cables between the synth and
the converter, but I think that it improved the sound quality of the
connection a bit also. Thanks in part to the excellent support for external
hardware in Cubase, this module lets me use my synthesizer as both an
instrument and an insert effect within my DAW.

The module was pretty easy to build. I just used balanced line driver and
receiver chips from THAT Corp. and followed the design suggestions in their
app notes.

--Adam