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On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Michael <maf@mlswebworks.com> wrote:

Okay, I thought about it for a little while and decided to order two of each
of the three lengths. They are something that Grant and I talked about in
the distant past when discussing the merits of various patch chord types.
We always said that there was no reason that 1/4" or 1/8" chords couldn't
be stackable and TipTop did it. But still eight bucks a pop...........

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "gcmci" wrote:
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> Although the $8 price is higher than some of the hundreds of other patch cables that I have, having 12 of these in the 3 different lengths (4 per that is) is a godsend when patching keyboard voltages and it makes patching devices triggered by a common source easier to trace.
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> The quality of the cables is quite nice - they are quite flexible and the jacks stack very nicely without too much force.
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> Just using these guys when patching in my Pressure Points to trigger a patch makes it more direct - when I do use a mult (like on the bottom of a 300 series module, I now have 4 outputs from the mult - often, I would have to use two mults just to have four gates or four CVs....
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> Of course, that's just opinion - I could be wrong...8*)
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> gary
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> --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, John Mahoney wrote:
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> > The point of having mults available at every output is to encourage
> > signal splitting. You avoid the mental resistance -- the "oh, I have
> > to unpatch this cable, patch in a multiple or Y-adapter, and then add
> > another cable" factor.
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> > I think the cables are reasonably priced when you consider the
> > avoided cost of mults and/or adapters and add the benefit of patching
> > spontaneity.
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> > But, hey, to each his own. Lots of folks think that Wiard modules are
> > expensive.
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> > John
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