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no joke!! i think i posted that i could almost understand going from banana to 1/4". . . almost. . . i would need good drugs first. . . but banana to 1/8" minis plugs?  OMG!!!  just jack me with demerol and i still couldn't get behind that one. . . and yes, i had a 1/8" system at one time. 
kind regards'
john d
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From: Cynthia Webster <cynthia.webster@gte.net>
> Please sing along... 
> 
> "Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today!  :)
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> Cyn
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> Les Mizzell wrote:
> >> My technican replaced all banana's 
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> > WTF???
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> > Why????????
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> > I've set patches up on mine before that had eight or nine banana cables 
> >   stacked together and going off somewhere else that had eight or nine 
> > *more* going off in yet other directions which had even more stuff 
> > plugged together going somewhere else and then a couple back to the 
> > original stack to create a controlled loop.
> >
> > I'd would have needed 8 panels of nothing but multiples to do that!!!
> >
> > I feel you've severely limited your patching/creative options here!
> >
> >
> > Mini-jacks! Pppppppfffttttt!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > The original banana secret police as assembled by Serge and Don *will* 
> > be showing up at your place and removing your poor system while you 
> > sleep before you do any more damage!!!
> >
> >
> >  
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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Allow me to be the only one here who actually likes the modified (de-
bananafied) modules.

BTW, what's wrong with minijacks? They take up less space, and the 
smaller patch cords are so easy to switch around.

I currently have a Roland System 100m having sex with my Buchla, with 
no technical problems whatsoever!

--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, "cuari7" <diaz.jesus@...> wrote:
> BTW, what's wrong with minijacks? They take up less space, and the 
> smaller patch cords are so easy to switch around.
> 
so true , so true...just last week make back went out from lifting too many banana cables 
;)

> BTW, what's wrong with minijacks

How many mults ya got?

There's nothing wrong with mini-jacks, or quarter-inch jacks, or banana 
jacks.  Each has both advantages and disadvantages.  If one system had 
all the advantages, everyone would use it.  Peace.

BTW, Why don't the banana jack proponent mention this obvious 
advantage:  They are nice and colorful!  I don't even use bananas, but I 
can appreciate that.

-Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

John Joseph wrote:

> --- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, "cuari7" <diaz.jesus@...> wrote:
>   
>> BTW, what's wrong with minijacks? They take up less space, and the 
>> smaller patch cords are so easy to switch around.
>>
>>     
> so true , so true...just last week make back went out from lifting too many banana cables 
> ;)
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>

>BTW, Why don't the banana jack proponent mention this obvious
>advantage:  They are nice and colorful!  I don't even use bananas, but I
>can appreciate that.

because any format can be colourful --

http://redfish.net/ahcali2k6/ahcali2k6-Pages/Image6.html

Wow!  Well, not all banana jacks are colorful, either  ;-)

http://redfish.net/ahcali2k6/ahcali2k6-Pages/Image17.html

Ain't variety grand!

-Richard

Jason Proctor wrote:

>> BTW, Why don't the banana jack proponent mention this obvious
>> advantage:  They are nice and colorful!  I don't even use bananas, but I
>> can appreciate that.
>>     
>
> because any format can be colourful --
>
> http://redfish.net/ahcali2k6/ahcali2k6-Pages/Image6.html
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>

> There's nothing wrong with mini-jacks, or quarter-inch jacks, or
banana jacks.  Each has both advantages and disadvantages.  If one
system had  all the advantages, everyone would use it.  Peace.

Hear, hear! As a long time modular owner of everything from the 2600
to VCS3 to Doepfer, MOTM,  and Cyndustries I'm all for mixing. 

What I will say is that I *really* like the size/layout of the "A"
series Modcan/Cyn stuff. It's my favorite of all. The modules are big
enough to go crazy with the patch cords and still get at the knobs,
see the lights, setting etc and at the same time they are thin and
economical in size so you can have a HUGE system that will easily fit
on a desk or small table. Right now I have the most complex create
I've worked with in 6 six paks and that included the honkin' major PS
which takes up one Sixpak and a MOTM patch panel which allows it to
talk to all my 1/8" frac and other suckers.  

Aside from whether one *should* use whatever jack I like what Dennis'
tech did using the banana sized Zero VCO and making it 1/8". Seems to
me that is much nicer looking and easier to work with than the actual
frac or Doepfer Zero Design so I can see why someone might do such a
thing if they are 1/8" oriented and have the $$ to customize stuff.