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Re: CGS35 VCF - FracRack sized panel design?

2005-05-30 by sasami@hotkey.net.au

I have considered doing a Frac-rack version of this PCB. If you guys put
your heads together and come up with a panel layout that is suitable, you
may even get the pots mounted on the PCB edge. Pots in a single virtical
line, please.

Ken

>I had the same issue, with CGS35 and fracrack because they are
>so dissimilar in size/shape.
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>I ended up putting the long/skinny board on perf and mounting
>the perf to the fracrack. I have some other mods as well
>but the basic idea is here:
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>http://www.charlielamm.com/synth/steiner/index.php
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>You can see photos of how I built it towards the bottom of the page.
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>I can't speak for the exact front panel design though since my unit has
>some mods that yours probably won't. However, you could probably get away
>with a 2u fracrack with four knobs: freq, Q, and 2 mod pots. Jack wise,
>use 3 inputs and one output, along with 2 mod inputs, so 4 knobs and 6
>1/8" jacks. That would fit pretty well on 2u fracrack panel, although
>assembly might be easier with a 3u one.
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>--CL
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>On Mon, 30 May 2005, flatsix01 wrote:
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>> Just finished populating the CGS35 VCF board and I am wondering if any
>> FracRack sized front panel designs are floating around for this board?
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>> If not, any suggestions on 'ideal arrangement' of pots/jacks?
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>> Thanks!
>> JON
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>> See the following URLS for the CGS Modular Synth home page:
>> Main: http://www.cgs.synth.net/
>> Secondary: http://otherunicorn.0catch.com/synth/
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>See the following URLS for the CGS Modular Synth home page:
>Main: http://www.cgs.synth.net/
>Secondary: http://otherunicorn.0catch.com/synth/
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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