I Think having the jacks on the side is the best for both Rack and
portable users - I have a problem with some modules when I use my
porta cases laying on their backs or slanted (the most common use for
me). I have had to mount my AS Joystick module upside down to keep
the cables out of hands way when playing. For the portable case user
who plays the units at a slant or on it's back the out row at the top
would be the best but at the sides works for both uses. Too bad push-
push switches cost too much - you can cram a ton of pushbuttons next
to each other. I have a bag of a couple of hundred Shadow DPDT push
button switches but they would have to be mounted on parallel PCBs to
work - a real hassle.
-James

On Feb 4, 2008, at 7:58 AM, hardware@... wrote:

>> i agree with florian that the 8 outputs should be on
>> the bottom or top of the matrix (even if the matrix
>> should become 7x7 or 8x7).
>> otherwise you loose much of the instant visual
>> feedback, and gets quite confusing...
>
> Look at the revised preliminary info page of the A-183-1. We added
> a second
> version with smaller distance between the sockets to obtain an 8x8
> matrix
> with outputs at the bottom. But for this version not all sockets
> can be
> mounted with nuts. We will have to built a second prototype to find
> out if
> the stability is sufficient. It may work if the holes for the
> sockets in the
> panel have exactly the same diameter as the threads of the sockets
> (i.e. no
> gaps).
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
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