SergeModular

--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Yulian Pugachevsky
<yulian.p@...> wrote:

> STS psu's are built by Rex (unless I misunderstood him) whereas
> Buchla seems to use a factory-made OEM psu

1: Rex does NOT build Serge power supplies whatever he may or may not
have said. He merely BOXES them. They are industry standard Power-1
linear supplies. Basically you cannot build a power supply as good as
the Power-1 for what you can buy one ready made. Most of what is in a
Serge power supply case is air - space - nothing. This helps with
heat dissipation.

2: Generally Linear supplies are regarded as being superior for
synthesizers by purists. Linear supplies a bigger than switch mode
supplies.

-no longer answering the above.

3: designing custom panels is pretty much a waste of time. More
people have discovered that their custom panel wasn't quite right. It
doesn't matter how you arrange your modules, you will NEVER get it
right. At best you will get it convenient for the majority of your
patches. Also the bigger the synth, the worse it gets. My patch cords
are nearly all over 6' long now.

The real issue with loss of custom panels is that you are forced to
buy modules you may not have bought otherwise in order to get the
modules you do need.