Comparison of 5U module brands
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A comparison of the 5U modular synth format (aka form factor), from all known modular synthesizer manufacturers. 5U (8.75") is the format introduced by Moog and the width of the original Moog modules were 1U (2.125"), so this is called MU (for Moog Unit). The 5U/MU format is also referred to as Dotcom. 5U modules with a 1.75" width are referred to as MOTM format.
| Brand name | Model | Patching | Height | Smallest width | Largest depth | DC Power (Volts) | Power connections | Country | Web | In production | DIY | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analog craftsman | 1/4" Jack | 5U | 2.125"/1.75" | USA | web | Yes | No | |||||
| CGS | 5U | 2.125"/1.75" | USA | web | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Club of the Knobs | C900 Series | 1/4" Jack | 5U | 2.125" | 3" | ±15 | 14 pin edge connector | Portugal | web | |||
| Corsynth | 5U | Spain | web | |||||||||
| Curetronic | 1/4" jack | 5U | ±15 or ±12 | Germany | web | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Cyndustries | 5U | USA | web | |||||||||
| Encore Electronics | Modular | 1/4" jack | 5U | 1.75" | ±15 | 4 pin 0.156" Molex KK connector | web | No | No | |||
| Grove Audio | 1/4" jack | 5U | 2.125" | ±15,+5 | USA | web | ||||||
| Jürgen Haible | JH-5 | 1/4" jack | 5U | 1.75" | ±15 | 4 pin MTA-156 | Germany | web | No | Yes | ||
| Mattson | 3.5mm jack | 5U | 3.125" | ±15 or ±12 | USA | web | Yes | Yes | ||||
| MegaOhm Audio | 5U | USA | web | |||||||||
| Metasonix | TM | 1/4" jack | 5U | 4.5" | 12VAC | web | [1] | |||||
| MFOS | 1/4" jack | 5U | 3.5" | ±15 or ±12 | USA | web | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Modcan | B Series | 1/4" jack | 5U | 1.75" | ±15,+5 | web | ||||||
| Moog | 900 | 1/4" jack | 5U | 2.125" | +12,-6 | web | No | No | ||||
| Moon Modular | web | |||||||||||
| Mos-lab | web | |||||||||||
| Oakley Sound Systems | Oakley Modular System | 1/4" jack | 5U | 1.75" | ±15 | 4 pin MTA-156 or 0.156" Molex KK | UK | web | Yes | Yes | [2] | |
| PPG | 300 | 1/4" jack | 5U (220 mm) | 110mm | ±12 | web | ||||||
| Rob Hordijk Design | 1/4" jack | 5U (220 mm) | 100mm[3] | ±15 | 4 pin MTA-156 or 0.156" Molex KK | Netherlands | Yes | No | ||||
| Salamander Music Systems | web | |||||||||||
| STG Soundlabs | MU | 1/4" jack | 5U | ±15,+5 | 6 pin MTA-100, pin 2 removed | web | Yes | No | ||||
| Synthesis Technology | MOTM | 1/4" jack | 5U | 1.75" | ±15 | 4 pin MTA-156 or 6 pin to add +5V | USA | web | ||||
| Synthesizers.com | Q | 1/4" jack | 5U | 2.125" | ±15,+5 | 6 pin MTA-100, pin 2 removed | web | Yes | Yes | |||
| Synthetic Sound Labs | MU | 1/4" jack | 5U | 2.125" | ±15,+5 | Synthesizers.com 6 pin standard | USA | web | Yes | No | ||
| Tellun Corporation | MOTM | 1/4" jack | 5U | 1.75" | ±15 | 4 way MTA-156 | USA | web | Yes | Yes | ||
| Trouby Modular | USA | web | ||||||||||
| Zerosum Inertia | MU | 1/4" jack | 5U | 2.125" | 2" | ±15,+5 | 6 pin MTA-100 | USA | web | Yes | No | [4] |
See also
References
This page uses material from Comparison of modular formats, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. The history of that page before 27 August 2013 serves as the attribution history for the contents of this page before then.
Notes
- ^ Based on Vacuum tubes.
- ^ Pre-built by Krisp1 Modular Construction. MTA-100 or Molex KK 0.1" are used for board interconnects.
- ^ Modules are 60 mm deep, except Dual Phaser which has the PCB perpendicular to the panel.
- ^ Tube synthesizer modules