Comparison of 4U module brands
A comparison of 4U modular synth form factors (or formats), from all known modular synthesizer manufacturers.
| Brand name | Model | Patching | Height | Smallest width | Largest depth | Mounting | Power (DC) | Power connections | Country | Web | In production | DIY | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchla | 100/200 | banana & Tini-Jax | 4U | 4.25" | ±15,+5, +12,+24 | ||||||||
| CGS | banana sockets or 3.5mm jack | 4U | ±15 | 0.156 inch MTA | Many also okay with ±12V | ||||||||
| CLee | 4U | banana sockets | 4U | 15" | <3" | ±12 | 0.1" headers | Yes | Yes | ||||
| EMS | |||||||||||||
| Hale | |||||||||||||
| Hexinverter Électronique | |||||||||||||
| Kilpatrick Audio | Kilpatrick | banana | 4U | 3" | ±15 | backplane[1] | Canada | Kilpatrick Audio | Yes | No | |||
| Loudest Warning | 4U | banana sockets | 4U | 1" | <3" | ±12, some ±15 | 0.156" or 0.1" MTA | UK | Loudest Warning | Yes | Yes | Some use Hinton busbar | |
| Metasonix | |||||||||||||
| MFOS | |||||||||||||
| NonLinearCircuits | |||||||||||||
| Polyfusion | 2000 | 1/4" jack | 4U | 3" | ±15 | at Synthmuseum | No | ||||||
| Random*Source | |||||||||||||
| Serge | Modular | banana | 4U | 17" | ±12 | ||||||||
| Slightly Nasty | 4U | banana sockets | 4U | 1" | <3" | ±12 | 0.156" or 0.1" MTA | Australia | Slightly Nasty | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sound Transform Systems | |||||||||||||
| Stroh Modular | |||||||||||||
| The Human Comparator | |||||||||||||
| YuSynth |
Notes
- ^ Using 4 banana plugs for +15V, -15V, analogue ground and digital ground