Muff's Modules & More

Reese P. Dubin · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:42 am Post subject: A Hex Zone Question

If anybody has one handy or can recall, how deep are the boards for the rows of jacks? Looks like an inch or so from the pics on the site.

Thanks

Cat-A-Tonic · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:59 am Post subject:

The jack mounting boards are 2cm = .75" deep.
Don't forget about the heatsink on the back though.
The total depth of the HexZone is about 5.5cm = 2.25"
There is a Fractional rack module depth list in another thread.

Reese P. Dubin · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject:

I am going to reveal my total ignorance of the concept of the sequential switch. Could some kind folk explain to this moron what those 16 enticing jacks will do for me?

Kwote · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject:

Cat-A-Tonic · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject:

Good tips Kwote.
Do you usually just patch the Hex's gate out into the switch?

The inverse way of using the switch is to plug sounds into the 16 jacks.
Each sound will appear at the switch output when its designated step is on.

DGTom · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject:

Reese P. Dubin · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:03 pm Post subject:

So very cool, all of it. Im still not sure how each could be used as an output but I am sure I will figure it out. Even if not, this is more than any other thing on earth that only costs $250 could ever hope to do.

I shall be building mine this weekend, I reckon I may be the first to do it with bananas. If not somebody please post some pics and help me avoid pitfalls, although I think I have it all worked out pretty well.

I must say building John's kits is a supreme pleasure, big fat pads, extremely logical board layouts... anybody interested in getting into DIY would be smart to begin here, I probably should have.

Kwote · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

Kwote · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject:

Kwote · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

Reese P. Dubin · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject:

DGTom · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject:

Patch the Gate out into the Switch I/O! Gate multiplexer! SO simple & elegant!

we're not worthy

Would be dead keen to see the Banana'ed Hexzone Reese P. My looonng term plan is to banana up my Blacets & I think the H/Z is the penultimate challenge in that. That is gonna be HOT!

Reese P. Dubin · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:54 am Post subject:

Hex Zone can be banana'ed...just finished it.

It was NOT hard, even though I had convinced myself it would be . I will try and post some pics and more info soon.

4 Blacet kits with bananas in 4 days, all 100% on first power up. This shit is dynamite.

Reese P. Dubin · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject:

So yeah, I spent several hours figuring out how I would modify the jack boards for banana jacks. Best method was going to be cutting slots in the edge with a nibbler to allow space for the nuts. I assembled the main board and set it up with the face plate, and quickly realized for MY needs, the jack boards are completely unnecessary. While they do provide mechanical stability for the intended minijacks, ALL the mechanical pressure exerted on banana jacks is only on the faceplate. So with the addition of a few extra nuts on the main long screws that connect the PCB and panel to keep it securely in place and not squishing the LCD, the entire assembly is firmly in place. The hardest I will ever press on any component is the rotary, which is on the same plane as those screws, no problem! I then connected individual wires from each jack to the pad they would have run to from the jack boards, keeping them as short as possible. Then closed it up.

This was the most difficult part, but 10 minutes later it was all done. The folding of the wires put some of the LEDs out of wack with the panel, easily manipulated with a skinny screwdriver thru the holes. Tightened the nuts on the back of the PCB, power up.

Whole operation was 4.5 hours including eating a small pizza and drinking 2 beers. Not bad at all.

This thing is really truly amazing. Probabaly the best $250 I ever spent. And yes my FRAC RACK is cardboard boxes!!! The three modules on the bottom are encased in the box the mailman gave me containing the kits...THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

parasitk · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject:

Dude, your cardboard Frack-rack is tits. SlayerBadger!

BananaPlug · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

Hey thanks for showing us that conversion. Nice little sequencer, especially for the size and cost, and I'd really like to have the switching that it provides.

Questions:
Can you only chain together 16 note sequences or can you work with shorter sequences too?
Are the CV outs always quantized to "standard" note values? Looks that way from what I've seen.

DGTom · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject:

Babaluma · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:08 am Post subject:

dudes, you are giving me severe GAS for a hex zone now!

i am thinking of swapping out my stonz phaser and two dual linear vca's for one.

Kwote · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

cavage · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

i may be stupid or loose it somewhere

to do that , i am pretty sure i had to put a patch betwin the step desired and the RST IN ???

didnt i ?

now it dont work no more ...

help me i think im getting mad smile