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OneOfTheseDays
Joined: Sep 25, 2008
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Location: Kansas City
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| What kind of 1/4" mono pots should I order for my synth? I need them inexpensive and they can't take up alot of space on my front panel. Also, what pots do you guys use? Add links if you can. |
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sduck
Joined: Dec 16, 2007
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Location: Nashville
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:
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Switchcraft 112a's - from mouser.com, part number 502-112A
Scott Deyo at Bridechamber has a similar thing a bit cheaper - https://bridechamber.sslpowered.com/bridechamber.com/Jacks.html
Pots? I love spectrol 249's, but can't afford them anymore. Alpha pots are fine though. Get a mouser and/or a digikey catalog - pdf or paper, and search through them. Once you place an order, the paper catalogs are going to start arriving anyway... |
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bugfight
Joined: Aug 02, 2007
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Location: Arlington, TX USA
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+1 switchcraft, it's not worth going cheap on these...
hmmmm "one of these days i'm going to dance with the gypsies"?
or "one of these days, pow"?
or ? |
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RF
Joined: Mar 23, 2007
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Location: Northern Minnesota, USA
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It's a very bad mistake to go completely by price for jacks. I've seen some real garbage.
I have been pleased with Neutrik NYS229. Well under $1 each even in small quantities, and they are very well built. (.69 in quantity of 100 last time I bought them)
If you need the plugs, they are NYS224 - also quite nice for very reasonable price - especially in quantity.
I have literally hundreds of these in use in my system with zero issues.
Alpha pots have been good to me, too.
bruce
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fadeddata
Joined: Dec 27, 2004
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sduck
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| Fadedata may sound slightly trollish, but he has a good point - if you're early in the business of building synth modules, you might want to seriously consider using banana jacks. Especially if space is at a premium. No need for multiple panels with them, and they're very compact and reliable. If you're like me, and have over 400 1/4in jacks already installed, it's a daunting task to even consider switching, but if you're just starting out, think about it! |
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fadeddata
Joined: Dec 27, 2004
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:
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Didn't mean to troll...I even offered a link to the jacks everyone uses 
They really are the best. It's amazing not using mults, it changes the way you think about patching up...
-dustin |
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BananaPlug
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| Quote: | | Johnson Banana Jacks |
 Yes. I have some gear with decades old Johnson jacks which are looser than than new Johnson jacks but none make any scratchy sounds or have needed to be cleaned. Kind of amazing but how could any connector with all that contact area, all of which gets a good wipe every time it's used, not be more reliable than minis or even 1/4" jacks? Oh, and they are very colorful too. |
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Tasmanian Alkaloid
Joined: Jun 29, 2008
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Location: Isle De Mort
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| sduck wrote: | | Fadedata may sound slightly trollish, but he has a good point - if you're early in the business of building synth modules, you might want to seriously consider using banana jacks. Especially if space is at a premium. No need for multiple panels with them, and they're very compact and reliable. If you're like me, and have over 400 1/4in jacks already installed, it's a daunting task to even consider switching, but if you're just starting out, think about it! |
Yep, i'm about to house some stuffed pcb's, and i've settled for bananas. So the link that he provided has really helped me out. thanks fadeddata! |
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fadeddata
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Hey Tasmanian,
Make sure to check out the other colors!
-dustin |
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Tasmanian Alkaloid
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I did, thanks! Now i need to work out a colour scheme for cv's & audio, and just how many i need. I'm also considering the system Buchla uses, of 3.5mm switching jacks for audio, and bananas for cv. It's a pretty smart way to keep track of a lot of panels 
(apologies for hi-jacking a 1/4" thread  ) |
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stolenfat
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Location: Sunny Oakland California
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| do those johnston banana jacks have a ground connection? |
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BananaPlug
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| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:45 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | | do those johnston banana jacks have a ground connection? |
No. There's just one wire in a banana plug patchcord. It relies on all your equipment having a common ground reference.
Banana plug 101 |
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OneOfTheseDays
Joined: Sep 25, 2008
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Location: Kansas City
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| bugfight wrote: | +1 switchcraft, it's not worth going cheap on these...
hmmmm "one of these days i'm going to dance with the gypsies"?
or "one of these days, pow"?
or ? |
It's "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces."
Props to whoever understands it. |
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buchlajoe
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Location: new york
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| pink floyd .... |
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