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|[[CGS]]||||||5U||2.125"/1.75"||||||||USA||http://www.bridechamber.com||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||
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|[[Club of the Knobs]]||C900 Series||1/4" Jack||5U||2.125"||3"||±15||14 pin edge connector||Portugal||http://www.cluboftheknobs.com||||||
|[[Club of the Knobs]]||C900 Series||1/4" Jack||5U||2.125"||3"||±15||14 pin edge connector||Portugal||http://www.cluboftheknobs.com||||||
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|[[Grove Audio]]||||1/4" jack||5U||2.125"||||+15,-15,+5||||USA||http://www.groveaudio.com||||||
|[[Grove Audio]]||||1/4" jack||5U||2.125"||||+15,-15,+5||||USA||http://www.groveaudio.com||||||
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|[[Mattson Mini Modular]]||||3.5mm jack||2.45" (5U in kit form)||3.125"||||+15, -15 or +12, -12||||USA||http://www.mattsonminimodular.com||||||
|[[Mattson]]||||3.5mm jack||5U||3.125"||||+15, -15 or +12, -12||||USA||http://www.mattsonminimodular.com||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||
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|[[Metasonix]]||TM||1/4" jack||5U||4.5"||||12VAC||||||http://www.metasonix.com||||||Based on [[Vacuum tube]]s.
|[[Metasonix]]||TM||1/4" jack||5U||4.5"||||12VAC||||||http://www.metasonix.com||||||Based on [[Vacuum tube]]s.
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Revision as of 20:31, 2 September 2013

A comparison of 5U modular synth form factors (or formats), 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).

Brand name Model Patching Height Smallest width Largest depth Power (DC) Power connections Country Web In production DIY Notes
CGS 5U 2.125"/1.75" USA http://www.bridechamber.com Yes Yes
Club of the Knobs C900 Series 1/4" Jack 5U 2.125" 3" ±15 14 pin edge connector Portugal http://www.cluboftheknobs.com
Corsynth 5U Spain http://www.corsynth.com
Encore Modular 1/4" jack 5U 1.75" +15,-15
Grove Audio 1/4" jack 5U 2.125" +15,-15,+5 USA http://www.groveaudio.com
Mattson 3.5mm jack 5U 3.125" +15, -15 or +12, -12 USA http://www.mattsonminimodular.com Yes Yes
Metasonix TM 1/4" jack 5U 4.5" 12VAC http://www.metasonix.com Based on Vacuum tubes.
Modcan B Series 1/4" jack 5U 1.75" +15,-15,+5 http://www.modcan.com
ModuSonics
Moog 900 1/4" jack 5U 2.125" +12,-6 http://www.moogmusic.com No No
Moon Modular
Mos-lab
Oakley Sound Systems Oakley Modular System 1/4" jack 5U 1.75" +15,-15 UK http://www.oakleysound.com Yes Yes Pre-built by Krisp1 Modular Construction
PPG 300 1/4" jack 5U (220mm) 110mm +12,-12
STG Sound Lab
Synthesis Technology MOTM 1/4" jack 5U 1.75" +15,-15 USA http://www.synthtech.com
Synthesizers.com Q 1/4" jack 5U 2.125" +15,-15,+5 http://synthesizers.com Yes Yes

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