hi tim,

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Tim Stinchcombe" <timothy@t...>
wrote:

> Hi Ingo,
>
> > i'm just curious ;-)
> > what is this module on the left side of the meter
>
> That's a Blacet 'Dark Star Chaos' module I finally finished a few
> days ago. I bought the bare PCB and the main chip from Blacet about

5

> months ago, and it took me ages to get all the bits together and

work

> out how to make it into a module that would fit snuggly in with my
> Doepfer stuff. All in all it turned out pretty well, but
> unfortunately it didn't take me long to realise that even though

most

> parameters are voltage-controllable, what is really missing is an
> attenuator pot on each of the inputs. So, I may yet have to make a
> another faceplate which has room for 4 more pots on it. I haven't
> spent much time exploring it yet, but it does make some pretty

weird

> sounds, so should provide much fun!

i thought about that module too, but it isn't available
anymore. the blacet-stuff seems to be cool, i have ordered
some modules last week, but i have to wait some weeks for
them. blacet seems to be very busy at the moment.

> > oh and i want to ask you about the added switches of the a127.
> > have you soldered the switches directly to the pins or
> > do you use wired jumper hats (don't know the exact word for this.
> > these can be found on most pc motherboards, f.e. for connecting
> > the harddisk-led's of a pc chasis).
>
> Yes, I used the 'jumper hats' - 3-way 'PCB latch housings', which
> have 2.54mm pitch and fit nicely over the jumper pins (go to
> www.maplin.co.uk and search for bx97f to see the sort of thing -

you

> buy the housing and terminal pins which fit into them separately).

many thanks, tim. i think i will do it the same way you did.
there are some more modules i want to modify with additional
switches, like a112, a176 and maybe a108.
the a108 seems to be a bit more complicated.
any experience

best wishes

ingo