SergeModular

Very interesting! I'm having some trouble picturing the new m-odule
layout in my minds eye. Is a picture or rendering available?



--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "matthew carpenter"
<matfhew.carpenfer@...> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> As you're all no doubt aware, STS stopped taking custom panel orders

back in

> June of 2007. What you may not be aware of is that there have been some
> exciting developments percolating beneath the surface at STS

headquarters

> since well before that announcement. I'm pleased and very excited to
> announce the new Serge M-Class series from Sound Transform Systems.
>
> What is it? Well, imagine the Serge modules you already know and

love in a

> half-panel format -- we'll call these half-panels "M-odules -- and the
> modules, as they were previously known, comprise "function blocks" with
> individual "function cells", i.e., a DTG is a function block and a

single TG

> is a function cell. Let's leave the new nomenclature for a moment

so it can

> sink in and visit the tangible differences, now.
>
> Rex has made a slew of changes under the hood and these include

improvements

> to the designs, topologies, and circuits, across the board. Yes,

there was

> still room for improvement, if you can believe it! Externally, very

little

> has changed except for the new format, which, as I mentioned above,
> resembles half-panels, now known as "M-odules, joined in the center

by a new

> power distribution scheme which incorporates the familiar PSD, indicator
> LEDs, a cool modulatable water-diffused blue LED, and eliminates the
> dangling power interconnection cables we're used to. A new, smaller, and
> custom-built power supply, the PS2a, is available to power 2 M-boats

(each

> M-boat holds two "M-odules plus the new power distribution strip).

It's also

> switchable for operation in Europe and will come with the

appropriate power

> cable, as well. If you need to power more than this you can still

opt for

> the PS4 or PS6.
>
> Last, but not least, there are some new function block designs, such

as the

> VC Timegen Oscillator, and VC Timegen Clock. Each is comprised of two
> distinct halves, or function cells. Two "M-odules incorporating

these blocks

> are the "Creature" and "Sequencer" which, when combined, form a powerful
> mini-modular in a single M-boat. It's my understanding that these

will be

> some of the first "M-odules available.
>
> Well, now I'll turn it over to the list so we can get some

discussion going.

> Undoubtedly, you have some questions, and we'll do our best to

answer them.

>
> Thanks for your attention,
> Matt
>