What about a combination A119/Patchbay in a single space rack

Regards,
Kevin

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Joe Buechler"
<buechlerjoe@t...> wrote:

> 150 Euros would be about a 50% premium over the cost of an
> equivalent 1/4" patchbay (e.g. Behringer Ultrapatch Pro, 2 X 24)
> which is high but not terribly unreasonable considering the product
> doesn't exist anywhere else.
>
> The topic comes up frequently enough in this group to make me think
> that there's a reasonable demand for it. The fact that Doepfer has
> built one for themselves for use with MAQ/Schaltwerk/Regelwerk
> ought to be a big clue that the rest of us have the same kind of
> need.
>
> The "build-it-yourself" ideas isn't bad, but I'd prefer a box/front
> panel assembly so I could use panel-mount jacks front and rear,
> instead of PCB-mount jacks, which I think would be easier to deal
> with.
>
> Another possibility would be to offer a 19" 1U "combination" module

to

> make it more marketable and bury the cost of the patchbay. I think

an

> "external interface" module consisting of both midi/CV and patchbay
> would be very attractive, it would get rid of all the "wrap around"
> cables to the front of the A100.
>
> Joe
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Bakis Sirros
> <synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote:
> >
> > --- Dieter Doepfer <hardware@d...> wrote:
> > > From: "Dieter Doepfer" <hardware@d...>
> > > To: "Bakis Sirros" <synth_freak_2000@y...>
> > > Subject: AW: 1 3.5mm patchbay
> > > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:07:29 +0200
> > >
> > > Please forward ......
> > >
> > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > > Von: dustin_l_mosley
> > > [mailto:dustinmosley@h...]
> > > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2003 22:29
> > > > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Betreff: 1 3.5mm patchbay
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Does anyone know of a company that makes a
> > > patchbay with
> > > > mono 3.5mm connections on the front to help
> > > integrate other
> > > > pieces of gear to your a-100 I have a few A-181s
> > > (the mult with
> > > > the adapter from 1/4") but it's slow and a pain to
> > > use with gear
> > > > with connections on the back. Any ideas or
> > > solutions
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Dustin
> > >
> > > We have built such a patchbay for our own
> > > applications (19" / 1HU / 2 x 20
> > > 3.5mm sockets front + rear), especially for
> > > demonstration of
> > > MAQ/Schaltwerk/Regelwerk during music fairs,
> > > workshops and so on. We connect
> > > the CV/Gate outputs of MAQ/Schaltwerk/Regelwerk at
> > > the rear side and have
> > > the signals then available at the front too to patch
> > > them to the A-100
> > > system. We asked visitors of fairs/workshops if they
> > > would be interested in
> > > such a patchbay but found that there are not
> > > sufficient inquiries.
> > >
> > > We could manufacture this patchbay if there are
> > > sufficient orders. But the
> > > device is not low cost. 80 jack sockets have to be
> > > soldered to the pc board
> > > and mounted to the 19" front panel. In small
> > > quantities (~50) the price will
> > > be around 150 Euro (80 jack sockets 1 Euro each + 5
> > > pc boards + 19"/1HU
> > > front panel + charges for punching the holes,
> > > lacquer of the front panel,
> > > soldering, assembly and test).
> > >
> > > But as nobody was interested in this patchbay so far
> > > - maybe because of the
> > > price - we did not offer it. Alternatively we could
> > > offer only the
> > > stamped/laquered front panel without sockets and pcb
> > > at a much lower price
> > > (~ 20..25 Euro). In this case the customer will have
> > > to assemble the jack
> > > sockets himself.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Dieter Doepfer
> > >
> >
> >
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