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Module News
PCBs for two more modules have been re-issued with Alpha 16mm pot fittings. The new issue SVF and ADSR/VCA are now available. The new ADSR/VCA module also features a new looping mode. The next new modules fitted with 16mm pots will be the Multimix and Noise/Filter.
Front panels for most of our modules are now available at Bridechamber.
The Filtrex has been updated with several new features.
Oakley 5U modules are moving to 16mm Alpha pots
After much debate both between ourselves and also our customers we have decided to make all new PCBs in 5U suitable for Alps/Alpha 16mm pots and move away from Vishay or TT pots.
We have decided on Alpha/Alps 16mm pots for these reasons:
1. They are cheaper and have a good reliability record.
2. They are easy to get. Virtually every parts supplier has stocks of them.
3. They come with a variety of shaft types to suit different knobs.
4. They can be cleaned if they start to become noisy.
5. They are very robust and have metal shafts and bushes.
6. The form factor is popular is not likely to go away soon.
7. Pot brackets are cheap.
Our stocks of Vishay/TT boards are now starting to run out. If you want a Vishay/TT compatible board please purchase them very soon to avoid any disappointment.
As Vishay/TT PCB stocks dwindle all new boards to replace them will be relaid out in the 16mm style.
The following 5U boards are now fitted with 16mm:Ring Modulator
VCO-Controller
VCO
Little-Lag
Little-LFO
VC-LFO
Comparator
SVF
ADSR/VCAThe next boards to be changed will be:
Multimix, Noise/FilterI expect to see these new issue boards available in September
All 5U boards have mounting holes and you'll still be able to use 248 style pots with Stooge bracketry if you prefer.
The biggest impact this will have is on the hole size in the front panels. 16mm use a smaller mounting hole, 7.5mm, so any Schaeffer files would need to be edited to suit. As boards stocks alter I will change the fpd files on the site appropriately.
Some modules, like those currently with only two pots per PCB like the Noise/Filter and Sample/Slew, will require some changes in the design of the panel. However, I fully intend to keep within the 'MOTM pot grid' to ensure all modules share a similar look.
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