MOTM

http://www.pugix.com/middle-cabinet.htm#zeroscillator

(Sorry for the fuzzy picture.) 

I like the MOTM ZO panel layout a lot.  I like symmetry, and this panel 
is very symmetrical.  If I could make a change, I would relocate the 
switch for Through Zero / Typical to where the Vari-Sync knob is and 
slide that knob and the jacks under it down to align with the other pots 
and jacks.  A normal sized knob would work then too.  But all that is 
minor.  (And I realize that it had to match up to a printed circuit 
board on the back.)

Jacks being high on the panel is not a problem.  But, as I will explain, 
some jacks and pots are closer together than on MOTM panels.

There are five vertical lines on the panel, which is 4U wide.  Because 
there are five vertical components in that space instead of the usual 
four, they are a little more cramped than on a standard MOTM panel.  The 
lower jacks and knobs are at the same height as a neighboring MOTM 
module.  But, because of the vertical squeeze play, jacks end up being 
directly below and above pots, unlike MOTM.  This results in a slightly 
shorter distance between the pot centers and the jack centers.  So if 
you have a jack plugged in both above and below one of those knobs, yes, 
it is a little harder to operate the knob.  In practice, though, you 
won't be using all those jacks at once, and so it isn't really anything 
to worry about.

Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

J.D. McEachin wrote:
> Can anyone comment on how easy it is to turn the knobs when there are cables plugged in above and below them?  It doesn't look as ergonomic as the typical MOTM "knobs above, jacks below" design.
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> Jeffrey
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