In a message dated 00-07-04 20:40:58 EDT, you write:
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>It seems trying to make things flow from left to right
>rather than top to bottom would minimize cable lengths
>and avoid clutter across the knobs.
>>
john,
i used a different layout in my modulars. in the earlier serge, i had modules
grouped by function with the understanding that patchcords would be all over
the place. over the years, i never regretted that layout. it was "busy" but
as the serge had very high functional density on the modules anyway a more
"voice" oriented layout didn`t seem to make sense to me. plus, for whatever
personal stylistic reason, i don`t think of the modular in terms of "voices"
anyway. with the current doepfer, i have their "basic system 1" which has
sources and modifiers on the top row and c.v. sources on the bottom row of a
6u frame. another 6u frame is devoted to c.v. modules ( but isn`t completely
filled yet ) while a third 6u frame has sources and modifiers ( also not
filled yet ). the panel control density is lower than the serge obviously
but, in common with that machine, patchcords do seem to be all over the
place. i`ve still never found it to be a major problem. everyone just needs
to try out a few things and find what works best for them.
best,
dave v.