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Revision as of 14:00, 22 September 2013
A comparison of modular synth form factors (or formats) except 3U and 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.
Brand name | Model | Patching | Height | Smallest width | Largest depth | Power (DC) | Power connections | Country | Web | In production | DIY | Notes |
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Abstract Data | UK | web | ||||||||||
Analogic-ACS | web | |||||||||||
Aries | 300 | 3.5mm jack | 9" | 3" | ±15,+5 | web | ||||||
ARP | 2500 | Tini-Jax | 8" | 3" | ±15,+12 | No | No | 1970s | ||||
Buchla | 100/200 | banana & Tini-Jax | 4U | 4.25" | ±15,+5, +12,+24 | |||||||
Circuit Abbey | UK | web | ||||||||||
CMS | Modular | 3.5mm jack | 10.3" | 3" | ±15 | web | ||||||
Curetronic | web | |||||||||||
Cwejman | Sweden | web | ||||||||||
Cyndustries | Cynthia, A Series | banana | 9" | 2.25" | ±15,+5 | web | ||||||
Dave Jones Design | USA | web | ||||||||||
Delptronics | web | |||||||||||
Dewanatron Electronics | web | |||||||||||
Digisound | 80 | 3.5mm jack | 9" | 3" | ±15,+5 | UK | web | No | Yes | 1980s kit-built | ||
DinSync | Sweden | web | ||||||||||
Elby | Panther Series | web | ||||||||||
EMU | 2000 | 1/4" jack | 6" | 3" | ±15,+5 | at VSE | No | No | ||||
Endangered Audio | USA | web | ||||||||||
Eowave | France | web | ||||||||||
Fénix | Fénix | Netherlands | web | |||||||||
FLAME | Germany | web | ||||||||||
Future Sound Systems | UK | web | ||||||||||
Hinton Instruments | 2000 series | bantam/TT Tini-Jax banana | 6U | 160mm | ±15 or ±12 | UK | web | |||||
kb electronic music instrumentation | Wavemakers | 1/4" jack | 10" | 2" | ±12 | web | No | No | 1970 to the early 1980s | |||
Kilpatrick | banana | 4U | web | |||||||||
Low-Gain Electronics | USA | web | ||||||||||
LZX Industries | USA | web | ||||||||||
Macbeth Studio Systems | web | |||||||||||
Mattson Mini Modular | 3.5mm jack | 3.5" | 3.5" | ±15 or ±12 | USA | web | ||||||
MFB | web | |||||||||||
Modcan | A Series | banana | 9" | 2.25" | ±15,+5 | web | ||||||
Pittsburgh Modular | USA | web | ||||||||||
Polyfusion | 2000 | 1/4" jack | 4U | 3" | ±15 | at Synthmuseum | ||||||
Roland | 700 | 1/4" jack | 11" | 2.56" | ±15,+14.4 | at VSE | No | No | ||||
Roland | 100/100m | 3.5mm jack | 230mm | 104mm | ±15,+22 | at VSE | No | No | ||||
Serge | Modular | banana | 4U | 17" | ±12 | |||||||
Signal Arts | Canada | web | ||||||||||
Somatic Circuits | web | |||||||||||
Sound Transform Systems | ||||||||||||
Synthetic Music Systems | UK | web | ||||||||||
Synthetic Sound Labs | web | |||||||||||
Synthtech | USA | web | ||||||||||
Synthwerks | USA | web | ||||||||||
Technosaurus | Selector | 1/4" jack | 9U | 1.6" | ±18 | Switzerland | web | |||||
The Voice of Saturn | web | |||||||||||
TouellSkouarn | BZH | France | web | |||||||||
Transform Systems Sound | ||||||||||||
Trogotronic | USA | web | ||||||||||
VBRAZIL | Brazil | web | ||||||||||
Vermona | Germany | web | ||||||||||
Wiard Synthesizer Company | 300 Series | bantam/TT 3.5mm jack | 6U | 2.83" | ±15 | web | ||||||
WMD | USA | web |
Notes
- 1U is 1.75"
- 3U (also known as Eurorack) and Frac are 5.25" (133.35mm)
- 4U is 7"
- 5U is 8.75"
- 6U is 10.5"
- 9U is 15.75"
See also
- 19-inch rack
- Category:Module formats
- Category:Modules by function
- Jacks and plugs
- Comparison of 3U modules
- Comparison of 5U modules
References
- Synthesizers.com Modular Form Factors
- Modular synthesizer on Wikipedia
- Post Modular