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Re: Stackcables...

2010-03-12 by gcmci

Mike,

So now we have ice trays in hell - still no freezer, but at least we have ice trays...! 8*}


gary




--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" <maf@...> wrote:
>
> Okay, I thought about it for a little while and decided to order two of each
> of the three lengths. They are something that Grant and I talked about in
> the distant past when discussing the merits of various patch chord types.
> We always said that there was no reason that 1/4" or 1/8" chords couldn't
> be stackable and TipTop did it. But still eight bucks a pop...........
> 
> --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "gcmci" <gchang@> wrote:
> >
> > Although the $8 price is higher than some of the hundreds of other patch cables that I have, having 12 of these in the 3 different lengths (4 per that is) is a godsend when patching keyboard voltages and it makes patching devices triggered by a common source easier to trace.
> > 
> > The quality of the cables is quite nice - they are quite flexible and the jacks stack very nicely without too much force.
> > 
> > Just using these guys when patching in my Pressure Points to trigger a patch makes it more direct - when I do use a mult (like on the bottom of a 300 series module, I now have 4 outputs from the mult - often, I would have to use two mults just to have four gates or four CVs....
> > 
> > Of course, that's just opinion - I could be wrong...8*)
> > 
> > gary
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, John Mahoney <jmahoney@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The point of having mults available at every output is to encourage 
> > > signal splitting. You avoid the mental resistance -- the "oh, I have 
> > > to unpatch this cable, patch in a multiple or Y-adapter, and then add 
> > > another cable" factor.
> > > 
> > > I think the cables are reasonably priced when you consider the 
> > > avoided cost of mults and/or adapters and add the benefit of patching 
> > > spontaneity.
> > > 
> > > But, hey, to each his own. Lots of folks think that Wiard modules are 
> > > expensive.
> > > 
> > > John
> > >
> >
>

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