Cgs synth

I realized i said Serge and not Buchla about an hour after i posted it :)

Thanks for your quick response. I think i'd like to go the Banana
route, as stackability is a natural advantage, and i'm trying quite
hard to inherit a friend's 4-panel Serge system. I'm just worried i'll
have no idea how to modify modules made by Blacet or whomever when the
time comes.

I didnt realize this about the 6" PCB's, that about seals the deal on
Banana right there.

Thanks again!

-vav

--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, sasami@... wrote:
>
>
> >One quick question though in regards to jacks: I havent fully decided
> >if i want to go with 3.5mm, banana, or Serge style (banana for CV and
> >3.5mm for audio.)
>
> Serge style is all Banana. The combined style is Buchla. Avoid it. It
> severely limits your patching options. Stick with one style of jack for
> everything.
>
> >Any suggestions would be helpful, and more
> >specifically, how difficult is it to switch one out? I can read a
> >schematic, i can solder, but that's one thing i've just never
> >learned. Does it require a change in the voltage/resistors/etc?
>
> There are a few conception differences to using the two types of jacks,
> specifically with pre-routed signals (known as normalizing). There
is also a
> minor difference in drive circuit configuration, but that is a
"nicety", and
> the two types can usually co-exist with no problems.
>
> For what it is worth, all of the 6" long CGS boards are designed to use
> banana jacks, though can happily drive 3.5 or 1/4" jacks with no
modification.
>
> Ken
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