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Re: [motm] Re: Different I/O Panels

2003-08-22 by Paul Schreiber

> An Input module with the really high quality mic preamp with phantom
> power, obviously a gain control and the bicolor LED indicator.  I
> would also include a guitar/line level input preamp as well.  I
> would use a second clip indicator for this as we're not all guitar
> players and may want to process a signal from somewhere else without
> clipping.

You can't use a guitar-specific preamp for signals "from someplace else". Guitar preamps have
different gains and input circuits than say a preamp to boost the output of an old tape deck.

That's why the Triple Preamp module has 2 "line-level" inputs and 1 guitar input.

> I would also include a phase reversal switch.

Why? Once you shove the incoming audio into any VCF, the phase is screwed anyway :)

>  I would use an XLR for the mic input and a TRS for the guitar/line level input.

Why TRS? That's for *stereo* sends/returns.

> An output module with 2 channels of output with 2 balanced line
> outputs for each channel.  I would use TRS jacks not XLRs anyone who
> needs XLRs could just make a special cable or the stooges could sell
> them.

That's missing the point of the module: I want *easy*, no-cables/adapters, crap-o-la.

> headphone amp in this module with two outputs and a level control.
> Anyone who wants quad could buy two.

As noted, many folks do not want 'redundant' headphone outputs. I don't blame them :)

>
> The envelope follower module with all your tricks and speaking of
> tricks if you really want to be tricky make it a pitch follower as
> well.

Maybe next year.

Paul S.

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