Modular Synth Basics #07: Blind Panels 

Always!

Your cat will love your modular synthesizer!

I have two cats and a dog... I might be in trouble

Glad to hear it! Thanks! Have fun in Modular Synth Land =)

IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME WITH YOU, PATCHING KITTY!!!!

Uh oh :D

:D

Perfect! Welcome to modular synths! :D

You're welcome :) How's it going with you modular plans?

***** well, it's gonna take me time to build a system,&I think it will be a basic system to use asking with my other gear.I think I'd have to really think it through about what exactly I'm looking to get out of a modular before I go thru the trouble of building& learning how to use it, but I already bought a HE kit, an osc&vcf, I already spent$600-$700 ! & it's not near of complete system.

***** that's why I did consider the pittsburg synth box module, because it's a complete single voice, but as you said it has less flexibility as the separate modules. We'll see what I decide because I like electronic music but I don't like to complicate the music making process,I like to put a track together without it being very technical& having to troubleshoot. There's a video of a guy Mike dobbler on muff wiggler,I like what he had going on, don't ask me how he did it, but it did seem somewhat melodic& not overly to huge of a system, so it looked interesting. I like your tracks too, you know what you're doing.

That sounds very reasonable :) Go at it slow and experiment with what you have. Great! Link me to some audio or videos of your experiments, if you post some online :)

It always is :D

+Francois Jacques It always is :D

+Jens Paldam That's the worst of them all :D

I don't think they will catch fire, as they shouldn't touch the transformer or other electronic parts that can become hot. Cardboard can easily be pushed in though, so I'd only recommend it for home/studio use, i.e. in a calm environment and not on stage or when there many people/animals around, who might bump into your modular.

***** Good to hear, thanks a lot, man, loving this video series, very helpful for a newbie. :)

+cj1000xyu Sorry, can't help you there unfortunately :-P I can send you some stickers though, if you write me your address via private message or email or something.

Exactly :P

Carlosonebillion from left to right: Theremin Voltage Source, Dual Inverter, VCA, VCO, Theremin Voltage Source - all from Doepfer :)

Thanks so much! So can the VCA output to speakers? I've been having trouble figuring out whether I need a mixer or headphone amp out of the gate. Also, do I need a power switch module or just the switch on the back of an LC6?

Carlosonebillion yes, you can output anyt module's audio output to a speaker, however you might need to attenuate it, because modular levels are really loud. I usually go from a mixer module into my recorder nowadays. Regarding a switch: you don't need one at all, but certainly not two. The ones you see in the front on modules are usually power systems themselves, so you don't need those if you already have a power bus in your Doepfer case.

Thanks again. This is a huge help. I just wanted to be certain that my system would be able to make sound as soon as I start figuring out how to patch it. Your videos have been very helpful as well, by the way.

I'm glad you're not that stupid, and I hope that nobody else is! But accidents can still happen. You might not electrocute yourself immediately, but you still might short circuit something in your modular, if you drop a cable inside it for example. The thing about the cat wasn't meant to be so serious ;-) Blind panels are definitely great for DIY, but I plan to talk about that in another video. Thanks a lot for watching :)

***** i could agree about droping cables only if i would use skiff cases.

That's what I thought as well. Creating your own module from scratch.

Haha yeah, most of users end up at that point naturally. No case is ever big enough ;-)

***** And you never have enough money to buy all the modules you want :(

True! But sometimes that's also a good thing :D

***** Just gotta remember to have enough money for food... Can't use it all on modules :P

Blind panels are serious business! :D

***** I apologize for my lack of sensitivity! Maybe you can do a follow up on seeing-eye dogs for blind panels? ;~)

Don't worry, your bank account will get used to it ... sadly.