Modular Synth Panels

for me, half the point of me getting into 5U format and away from Euro was the appeal of large uncramped modules..
to each his own though..

I do like the idea of an all CGS synth though!
-L

--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster <pugix@...> wrote:
>
> I uploaded a couple of FPD files that I designed today.  The idea was 
> instigated by a fantasy I had about building a CGS-only synthesizer, 
> optimizing for panel space.  I wanted to use the 5U by 1U MOTM panel 
> size for compatibility with my cabinets.  I thought about using small 
> jacks like Blacet, but quickly realized that the panel space hog in MOTM 
> format is the large knobs, and that I could still use 1/4 inch jacks.  I 
> started playing around with some small diameter Alpha pots and 
> discovered that they fit in a matrix of 1-inch vertical separation by 
> 7/8-inch horizontal separation (the same spacing as the jacks on a MOTM 
> panel).  This meant that the pots can line up directly above the jacks.  
> The only thing sacrificed is tick marks.  The same small Alco knob used 
> in the Tellun and Encore panels fits here.  Comparing the Tellun 
> staggered pot spacing, I realized that it seems the main reason for 
> staggering is to accommodate tick marks.  Giving up tick marks allows a 
> 1U MOTM panel to fit a combination of 6 pots and 8 jacks, or 8 pots and 
> 6 jacks, with room for a couple of switches or LEDs in between.   Using 
> this format, I was able to pack a CGS 21 Super Psycho Modulation Source 
> into a 1U panel.  It has 8 pots, 7 toggle switches and 1 jack.  (Looks a 
> little tight at the bottom, but should work.)  It's similar to the photo 
> on the CGS site, but omitting two switches and the LEDs.  LEDs might be 
> squeezed in, too, but I'm not a really big fan of LEDs.  I never built a 
> Super Psycho Modulation source, because of all the panel real estate 
> required in regular MOTM format.
> 
> As a second example, I put a CGS 38 and CGS 52 both into 1U using this 
> template.  I made some others as well, such as a dual CGS 64 VCA and the 
> CGS 77 Serge VCF.
> 
> The jack placement in most of these designs can take the 3-Jack bracket 
> from Bridechamber for mounting the PC boards.  I haven't figured out yet 
> how to mount the CGS 21 PC board on the panel with one jack.
> 
> Richard Brewster
> http://pugix.com
> 
> Sitting here under two feet of snow in central Virginia, USA.
>