MOTM

On Apr 30, 2008, at 6:58 PM, earthtodylan2000 wrote:
> Hmmm... They sound like they would fit better in a Moog system then.

probably not. they're in increments of 1.75" in width and have 7/32"  
mounting holes in the corners as opposed to increments of 2.125" in  
width and 3/16" mounting holes in the centres. they would mount in  
and be powered by a Moog system about as well as Doepfer modules  
would mount in an MOTM frame.

> Is the "MOTM compliant" modules the same for .com systems as well?

these MOTM-compliant modules have synthesizers.com power connectors  
on them as well, but i make Synthesizers.com/Moog specific physically  
formatted modules as well. those modules' cosmetics are very similar  
to Trumansburg-era Moog modules as opposed to the MOTM-compliant  
modules we're talking about here, which are not based on any pre- 
existing synthesiser cosmetics.

when i had these MOTM-compliant modules listed on ebay, i had several  
people message me through the service and ask why i didn't make "real  
MOTM modules." well, Paul Schreiber makes real MOTM modules and does  
a fabulous job of it. that's why i stress these are "MOTM- 
compliant" ... they fit and they work. this doesn't mean they look  
the same.

to be honest i hesitate even using the ambiguous acronym "MOTM" as it  
is a practical word mark of Mr Schreiber. however plenty of people  
seem to throw it around as a description of the format of panels in  
increments of 8.25" x 1.75" which have 7/32" holes which correspond  
to the 8-32 machine screw holes on the MOTM-19A rack rails and accept  
bipolar 15 volt power over an _industry-standard_ MTA156 header.  
however to put all of that in the product name would be quite  
ridiculous. if this offends anyone i'm sorry.

i just don't believe in leaving a format out in the cold if it's a  
simple matter of a faceplate, and that's the way these modules are  
designed. 1 PCB can be used for potentially 4 different formats with  
only 3 power headers, so i make these units available in  
Synthesizers.com, frac rack, and MOTM format ... and Euro isn't far  
behind (the power connector footprint is on the PCB. i just have to  
get a system for proper testing and calibration.) that doesn't mean i  
expect anyone to buy them ... Frank Zappa said it was important to  
merely make your art/craft/whatever available to satisfy your  
obligation. Shawn was gracious enough to take on a few pieces to make  
them instantly available as opposed to waiting for me to get around  
to building them as it was before he took the (admittedly small) line  
on.
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