http://studionebula.com/blog/2009/05/12/one-of-those-stupid-sorry-for-not-blogging-blog-posts Adam Schabtach's Blog Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:47:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://studionebula.com/blog/2009/05/12/one-of-those-stupid-sorry-for-not-blogging-blog-posts/comment-page-1#comment-2329 adam Tue, 12 May 2009 16:42:13 +0000 http://studionebula.com/blog/2009/05/12/one-of-those-stupid-sorry-for-not-blogging-blog-posts#comment-2329 Yeah. Unfortunately there are several problems with doing "a panel" for this module. The first problem is that the module can be configured in a number of different ways, and it's easy to imagine that people will disagree about the "right" way to configure it. JH's page has diagrams that suggest three different configurations, and the other page I linked to has at least that many proposed panel layouts, ranging in size from 3U to 5U. I haven't yet decided how I'm going to configure mine. The second problem is the vernier knobs, yes. Part of the idea of this module is to reproduce some characteristics of the EMS VCOs, and those use big verniers and 10-turn pots. The proposed MOTM layouts described above substitute the usual pair of single-turn coarse and fine pots. Personally I think that using vernier controls sounds like fun, but they do take up a huge amount of space. Someone in the forum I mentioned found these verniers, which are much smaller: https://www.alliedelec.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?SKU=6640008&MPN=412&R=6640008&SEARCH=6640008&DESC=412 I'll probably use those. Yeah. Unfortunately there are several problems with doing “a panel” for this module. The first problem is that the module can be configured in a number of different ways, and it’s easy to imagine that people will disagree about the “right” way to configure it. JH’s page has diagrams that suggest three different configurations, and the other page I linked to has at least that many proposed panel layouts, ranging in size from 3U to 5U. I haven’t yet decided how I’m going to configure mine.
The second problem is the vernier knobs, yes. Part of the idea of this module is to reproduce some characteristics of the EMS VCOs, and those use big verniers and 10-turn pots. The proposed MOTM layouts described above substitute the usual pair of single-turn coarse and fine pots. Personally I think that using vernier controls sounds like fun, but they do take up a huge amount of space. Someone in the forum I mentioned found these verniers, which are much smaller: https://www.alliedelec.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?SKU=6640008&MPN=412&R=6640008&SEARCH=6640008&DESC=412
I’ll probably use those.

]]> http://studionebula.com/blog/2009/05/12/one-of-those-stupid-sorry-for-not-blogging-blog-posts/comment-page-1#comment-2328 Jeff Laity Tue, 12 May 2009 16:12:36 +0000 http://studionebula.com/blog/2009/05/12/one-of-those-stupid-sorry-for-not-blogging-blog-posts#comment-2328 I hope that Bridechamber does a panel for the JH VCO soon, although he said something about using vernier pots/knobs for his panel. I hope that Bridechamber does a panel for the JH VCO soon, although he said something about using vernier pots/knobs for his panel.

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