I/ve written here before that I don't have an integrated case setup for my modular. Rather, I've divided it into "function blocks". Each block is about 10U worth of MOTM wide (less if I mix in wider modules like Dotcom or Cynthia), and each has its own power supply and AC line cord. The blocks can be combined or split up and moved around the room as needed (hence the "Discombobulator"). I try to have at least one signal source, one control source, and one signal modifier in each block, and in general there is a left-to-right flow across the block if "conventional" patching is used. As an example, I've got one block with a space reserved for a Miniwave of some sort, a MOTM-320 VCO, a MOTM-101 S/H, a space reserved for a VCA, an MOTM-890 mixer, and a Cynthia StereoSpace. Another block has a Dotcom Q130 clipper, a MOTM-510 WaveWarper, three different filters, and an MOTM-890 mixer. Currently I have three blocks built, and I'm about to assemble a fourth as soon as I get the power supplies ordered. I'm also in the process of putting tops on them so I can stack them (right now they're open from all directions except the front and bottom).
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Re: [motm] Re: The layout of a modular synthesiser
2007-08-03 by David Cornutt
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