I’m still thinking about the cabinet design. I’ve read a too many
stories of people who build a box and outgrow it within a few months,
and have to build another to stack on top. Since I’m planning to put
mine on the top of an A-frame stand (in earthquake country), I’d
prefer not to do any stacking. Some people have said that 24 or 26u is
too wide and they prefer 20u, but I thought 24u was a good compromise
so I don’t need to go three rows high in the future.
This morning I cut up a box to scale, took a photo and Photoshopped a
planned system together to see what it looks like:
http://www.jefflaity.com/misc_pix/modular_simulation_02.jpgIt does look pretty tall. Maybe the modular should go on the bottom? I
could make a slanted Moog 55-style cabinet and access it that way. I
should start receiving MOTM parts tomorrow, but my organic solder
won’t show up until Jan 2nd. I’ll have to fight the temptation to
start building modules with the old-fashioned solder.