hi joe,
i have a similar set-up w many connections on the rear panel
(audio and CV) which need to be connected/disconnected from
the front of other gear (a100, etc).
for me, the best solution is a standard 1/4" patchbay that
permanenty connects to all the rear-jack equipment. this works
really well when inerfacing the a100 now that i picked up a few
extra a181 multiples. it's nice as well for adding compressors,
tube overdrive units, pedals, tape echos, whatever, into various
signal chains, (especially when the other outboard gear is
connected to a patchbay already...just have to watch those
levels). keeps things neat and organized.
duff

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "buechlerjoe" <buechlerjoe@t...>
wrote:

> My line mixer's audio inputs are on the rear panel. Individual

out

> sockets on my sample playback synth, that I would like to route
> through the A100, are on the rear panel.
>
> The Regelwerk's CV/Gate sockets are on the rear panel. The

Spectral

> Audio Neptune's CV/Gate sockets are on the rear panel.
>
> I need front panel patch points for all this stuff, so I can
> interconnect them with the A100. I have rack cabinet space

available,

> but my A100 frames are full. Doepfer doesn't make a rear

access

> module, but Analog Systems has the RS250 module, and

Analog Solutions

> has the RP08 module.
>
> I'm trying to decide on the best solution. What has anyone else

done

> to address this Here's some of my ideas so far:
>
> -Add another 6U Doepfer frame, and make a patch module out

of A100

> blank plates. Fill up the rest of the frame with a second 3-VCO

voice.

> This would be nice, but would require a major investment of

time and

> money. I only just finished my 12U A100 cabinet recently, and I

don't

> feel ready to embark on a major expansion. I can't envision a
> meaningful expansion that would fit in a 3U frame.
>
> -Add a 3U Frac Rak, make a patch module out of a Blacet

blank panel,

> and add 4 other Blacet modules to supplement the A100. This

is an

> appealing option, but still requires a lot of time and money.
>
> -Add a 3U RS Integrator or Concussor frame, with an RS250 or

RP08

> module or two, and assorted other modules: maybe the

Concussor VC02

> and SY01 for an additional mono voice. This would be

off-the-shelf,

> but still make a substantial demand on my bank account.
>
> -Build a 19" patch bay in a Raxess 1U project box with

mini-plug

> sockets on the front panel. All of the patch bays that I've seen

use

> either phone jacks or TT jacks. The only mini-plug patch bay

that I've

> seen is an odd 1-1/2U size and is very expensive.
>
> -Buy a 19" 1U patch bay that uses phone jacks, and get a

handful of

> mini-to-phone jack adapters. Cheap and easy, but I dislike

using

> adapters.
>
> Comments or suggestions
>
> Joe