As I recall all the FRAC Rack PC boards are customized for the format to
simplify construction, so there is no board quantity advantage.
John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.comThe Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com > -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J.D.
> McEachin
>
> At 11:23 PM 9/30/2007 -0500, Paul Schreiber wrote:
> >The good news is: the electrical component of
> >these newer designs tend to occupy very small pcb area. So, it's not a
> case
> >of "will the circuit fit in a Frac" but rather "how big a front panel for
> >Frac is needed, and will those users pay for the module?".
>
> Offering modules in Frac format would increase the size of the market for
> those modules, which would allow you to make bigger board runs, which
> would
> lower the per-board costs, which would be a good thing for all of us. :)
>
> Perhaps the Frac versions could have a subset of the MOTM versions'
> features. Most folks should be happy with just the necessary ones,
> especially if Frac users are used to smaller module feature sets. For
> those that aren't, you can be sure that some devotee will come up with a
> Stooge Frac panel for the expanded feature set.
>