Monthly Archives: September 2008

enclosures: patch panel

One of the, again, less glamorous, but practical elements of io 0.0.1 beta++ is the patch panel. The panel holds the connectors that need to be accessed frequently (with the exception of the audio inputs to the pitch-to-MIDI converters since they already reside on the front panels). The connectors are, from left to right, IEC [...]
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enclosures: pre-amp and power supply panels (physical artifacts)

As an update to the previous post, here’re photos of the machined and loaded panels. The front panel holds, from left to right, the power switch, 4 LED indicators (+15V, +12V, -12V and +9V), two filter bypass switches and two output level pots. The rear panel holds, from left to right, stereo audio inputs (unbalanced), [...]
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enclosures: pre-amp and power supply panels

One handy box that forms a crucial (if unglamorous) part of io 0.0.1 beta++ contains the audio preamp (basically, a couple of filters, signal amplifiers and a balanced line driver) and power supply/distribution components (9V, ±12V). I don’t have a name for this box yet, but here are the layouts for the front and rear [...]
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site update

Been a little while since I last posted. Been busy with, among other things, io related business which I have unfortunately neglected to document here. (Some catchup will be necessary to bring this constructor’s diary up to date.) Anyway, shouldn’t happen again. I have also learned a lot more about WordPress (with both Stet Lab [...]
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