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A comparison of '''modular synth formats''form factors'' (or ''formats'form factors''') except [[Comparison of 3U module brands|3U]], [[Comparison of 4U module brands|4U]] and [[Comparison of 5U module brands|5U]], from all known modular synthesizer manufacturers. The form factor is a specification of dimensions, layouts, and other details that helps ensure compatibility between hardware of the same form factor.
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!ManufacturerBrand name!!Model!!Patching!!Height!!Smallest width!!Largest depth!!Power (DC)!!Power connections!!Country!!WebsiteWeb!!In production!!DIY!!Notes
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|[[Abstract Data]]||||||||||||||||UK||[http://www.abstractdata.biz/ web]||||||
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|[[Analogic-ACS]]||||||||||||||||||http[https://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20170422224818/http://analogic-acs.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Aries Music Inc.]]||System 300||3.5mm5 mm jack||9"||3"||||+15,-±15,+5||||||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130915040222/http://leinermedia.net/aries/home.html web]||||||
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|[[ARP]]||2500||Tini-Jax||8"||3"||||+15,-±15,+12||||||||{{no}}||{{no}}||1970s
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|[[Circuit Abbey]]||||||||||||||||UK||[https://web.archive.org/web/20170503002131/http://www.circuitabbey.com/ web]||||||
|[[Buchla]]||100/[[Buchla 200e|200]]||banana & Tini-Jax||4U||4.25"||||+15,-15,+5, +12,+24||||||||||||
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|[[Circuit AbbeyCMS]]||Modular||3.5 mm jack||10.3"||3"||||±15||||UK||[http://www.circuitabbeydiscretesynthesizers.com/ web]||||||
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|[[CMSCuretronic]]||Modular||3.5mm jack||10.3"||3"||||+15,-15||||||[http://www.curetronic.com/ web]||||||
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|[[CuretronicCwejman]]||||||||||||||||Sweden||[http://www.curetroniccwejman.comnet/ web]||||||
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|[[CwejmanCyndustries]]||[[Cynthia]], A Series||banana||9"||{{sfrac|2|1|4}}"||||±15,+5|Sweden|||||[http://www.cwejmancyndustries.netcom/ web]||||||
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|[[CyndustriesDave Jones Design]]||[[Cynthia]], A Series||banana||9"||2.25"||||+15,-15,+5||||USA||[http://www.cyndustriesjonesvideo.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Dave Jones DesignDelptronics]]||||||||||||||||USA||[http://www.jonesvideodelptronics.com/ web]||||||
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|[[DelptronicsDewanatron Electronics]]||||||||||||||||||[http://www.delptronicsdewanatron.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Digisound]]||80||3.5 mm jack||9"||3"||||±15,+5||||UK||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130812180537/http://digisound80.co.uk/digisound/index.htm web]||{{no}}||{{yes}}||1980s kit-built
|[[Dewanatron Electronics]]||||||||||||||||||http://www.dewanatron.com||||||
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|[[DigisoundDinSync]]||80||3.5mm jack||9"||3"||||+15,-15,+5||||UKSweden||[http://www.digisound80dinsync.co.ukinfo/digisound/index.htm web]||{{no}}||{{yes}}||1980s kit-built
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|[[DinSyncElby]]||Panther Series||||||||||||||Sweden||[http://www.dinsyncelby-designs.infocom/ web]||||||
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|[[ElbyE-mu Systems]]||Panther Series2000||{{sfrac|4}}" jack||6"||3"||||±15,+5||||||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130826034758/http://www.elby-designsvintagesynth.com/emu/emu_modular.php at VSE]||{{no}}||{{no}}||
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|[[Endangered Audio]]||||||||||||||||USA||[https://web.archive.org/web/20120515094648/http://smashingguitarsasheville.com/endangered-audio web]||||||
|[[EMU]]||2000||1/4" jack||6"||3"||||+15,-15,+5||||||||||||
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|[[Endangered AudioEowave]]||||||||||||||||USAFrance||[http://smashingguitarsashevillewww.eowave.com/endangered-audio web]||||||
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|[[EowaveFénix]]||Fénix||||||||||||||FranceNetherlands||[http://www.eowavedutchsynth.comnl/ web]||||||
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|[[FénixFLAME]]||Fénix||||||||||||||NetherlandsGermany||[http://wwwflame.dutchsynthfortschritt-musik.nlde/ web]||||||
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|[[FLAMEFuture Sound Systems]]||||||||||||||||GermanyUK||[http://flamewww.fortschritt-musikfuturesoundsystems.deco.uk/ web]||||||
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|[[FutureHinton Sound SystemsInstruments]]||2000 series||bantam/TT Tini-Jax banana||6U||||160 mm||±15 or ±12||||UK||[http://www.futuresoundsystemshinton-instruments.co.uk/ web]||||||
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|[[Hintonkb Instrumentselectronic music instrumentation]]||2000 seriesWavemakers||bantam/TT Tini-Jax{{sfrac|4}}" bananajack||6U10"||2"||160mm||+15,-15 or +12, -±12||||UK||[http://www.hintonwavemakers-instrumentssynth.co.ukcom/ web]||{{no}}||{{no}}||1970 to the early 1980s
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|[[KBLook Elec.Mum No Computer]]||Wavemakers[[Kosmo]]||1/{{sfrac|4}}" jack||10"200 mm||2"25 mm||||+12,-±12||4 way Molex KK 254 or 16 pin IDC||UK||[https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/modular web]||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||
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|[[KilpatrickLow-Gain Electronics]]||||banana||4U||||||||||USA||[http://www.kilpatrickaudiolowgain-audio.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Low-GainLZX ElectronicsIndustries]]||||||||||||||||USA||http[https://web.archive.org/web/20171207213321/https://www.lowgain-audiolzxindustries.comnet/ web]||||||
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|[[LZXMacbeth IndustriesStudio Systems]]||||||||||||||||USA||[https://web.archive.org/web/20170610041629/http://www.lzxindustriesmacbethstudiosystems.netcom/ web]||||||
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|[[MacbethMattson StudioMini SystemsModular]]||||3.5 mm jack||3.5"||3.5"||||±15 or ±12||||USA||[http://www.macbethstudiosystemsmattsonminimodular.com/ web]||||||
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|[[MFB]]||||||||||||||||||[https://web.archive.org/web/20111206233414/http://www.mfberlin.de/Produkte/Module/module.html web]||||||
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|[[Modcan]]||A Series||banana||9"||{{sfrac|2.25|1|4}}"||||+15,-±15,+5||||||[http://www.modcan.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Pittsburgh ModularPAiA]]||2700||3.5 mm audio, [[pin jack]] CV||||||||±9,+18||||USA||[http://pittsburghmodularwww.paia.com/talk/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=916269f6a0d40650397381da72c9a422 web]||{{no}}||{{yes}}||
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|PAiA||4700||3.5 mm audio, pin jack CV||||||||±9,+18||||||[http://www.paia.com/talk/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=916269f6a0d40650397381da72c9a422 web]||{{no}}||{{yes}}||
|[[Polyfusion]]||2000||1/4" jack||4U||3"||||+15,-15||||||||||||
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|[[Roland]]PAiA||7009700||1/4"3.5 mm jack||11"Frac||{{sfrac|1|1|2.56}}"||||+±15,-15,+14.4||||USA||[http://www.paia.com/p9700s.asp web]||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||
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|[[RolandPittsburgh Modular]]||100/100m||3.5mm jack||230mm||104mm||||+15,-15,+22||||USA||[http://pittsburghmodular.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Roland]]||700||{{sfrac|4}}" jack||11"||2.56"||||±15,+14.4||||||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130924144516/http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sys700.php at VSE]||{{no}}||{{no}}||
|[[Serge]]||Modular||banana||4U||17"||||+12,-12||||||||||||
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|Roland||100/100m||3.5 mm jack||230 mm||104 mm||||±15,+22||||||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130925025400/http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sys100m.php at VSE]||{{no}}||{{no}}||
|[[Signal Arts]]||||||||||||||||Canada||http://www.signalarts.ca||||||
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|[[SomaticSignal CircuitsArts]]||||||||||||||||Canada||[http://somaticcircuitswww.comsignalarts.ca/ web]||||||
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|[[SoundSomatic Transform SystemsCircuits]]||||||||||||||||||[http://somaticcircuits.com/ web]||||||
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|[[SynovatronSound Transform Systems]]||||||||||||||||UK||http://synovatron.blogspot.co.uk/||||||
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|[[Synthetic Music Systems]]||||||||||||||||UK||[https://web.archive.org/web/20170520083118/http://syntheticmusicsystems.co.uk/ web]||||||
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|[[Synthetic Sound Labs]]||||||||||||||||||[http://www.steamsynth.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Synthtech]]||||||||||||||||USA||[http://www.synthtech.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Synthwerks]]||||||||||||||||USA||[http://www.synthwerks.com/ web]||||||
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|[[TechnosaurusTangible Waves]]||SelectorAE Modular||1/4"pin jackheader sockets and jumper wires||9U101 mm||1.6"25 mm||25 mm||+18,-185||10 pin IDC||SwitzerlandGermany||http[https://www.technosaurustangiblewaves.chcom/ web]||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||
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|[[The Voice of SaturnTechnosaurus]]||Selector||{{sfrac|4}}" jack||9U||1.6"||||±18||||Switzerland||[http://www.recompastechnosaurus.comch/ web]||||||
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|[[TiptopThe AudioVoice of Saturn]]||||||||||||||||||[http://www.tiptopaudiorecompas.com/ web]||||||
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|[[TouellSkouarn]]||BZH||||||||||||||France||[http://www.touellskouarn.fr/ web]||||||
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|[[Transform Systems Sound]]||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|[[Trogotronic]]||||||||||||||||USA||[http://trogotronic.com/ web]||||||
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|[[VBRAZIL]]||||||||||||||||Brazil||[https://web.archive.org/web/20180226123539/http://www.vbrazil.eng.br/ web]||||||
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|[[Vermona]]||||||||||||||||Germany||[http://www.vermona.com/ web]||||||
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|[[Wiard Synthesizer Company]]||300 Series||bantam/TT 3.5mm5 mm jack||6U||2.83"||||+15,-±15||||||[http://www.wiard.com/ web]||||||
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|[[WMD]]||||||||||||||||USA||[http://www.wmdevices.com/ web]||||||
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== Notes ==
* [[1U]] is {{sfrac|1.75|3|4}}"
* 3U (also known as Eurorack) and Frac are {{sfrac|5.25|1|4}}" (133.35mm)
* [[4U]] is 7"
* 5U is {{sfrac|8.75|3|4}}"
* [[6U]] is {{sfrac|10.5|1|2}}"
* [[9U]] is {{sfrac|15.75|3|4}}"
== See also ==
* [[19-inch rack]]
* [[:Category:Module formats]]
* [[:Category:Modules by function]]
* [[Jacks and plugs]]
* [[Comparison of 3U modulesmodule brands]]
* [[Comparison of 5U modulesmodule brands]]
* [[Comparison of 4U module brands]]
== References ==
{{From Mod Wiggler Wiki|Comparison of module formats}}
* Synthesizers.com [https://web.archive.org/web/20120710131516/http://www.synthesizers.com/formfactors.html Modular Form Factors]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_synthesizer Modular synthesizer] on Wikipedia
* [http://postmodularen.cowikipedia.ukorg/home Postwiki/Modular_synthesizer Modular synthesizer] on Wikipedia
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120706015040/http://postmodular.co.uk/home Post Modular]
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714110254/http://www.modularsynth.com/chart.html Modular Synthesizer Comparison Chart]
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9323 Picture showing many modular formats]
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