Doepfer 3 x A180 multiples for portable suitecase
After reading this post on TRASH_AUDIO where Surachai | the deep element was explaining how he put his Doepfer A-180 Multiple module up on the top left of his portable suitecase, I’ve started to think about how to do it in a little bit more « elegant way ».
Yesterday, while surfing on different modular synths forums, I read a topic about spbaker who was building a diy euro set-up/suitcase. This gave me, I think, a clever idea on how to put elegantly some multiples on the top or bottom of Doepfer portable suitcases.
The trick will be to use 3 Doepfer A-180 modules and unscrew them from theirs faceplates. Then, use a square aluminium tube (20 x 20 mm – thickness 1 mm), drill some holes in it and screw again the Doepfer modules inside the tube. At the end, just drill two holes in the top wood part of a portable suitcase and screw the new « Doepfer 3 x A180 multiples in a tube ». That’s it !
Well, this is now only a projet but I will build it in a few weeks. I will ask a company to cut and drill properly an anodized aluminium tube. May be others Doepfer suitcases owners could be interesed ?
Here are the technical scketches – feel free to download then and tell me what you think about it !
Doepfer 3 x A180 multiples v0.9 [356 Ko] (152)
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2 octobre 2008 à 19:22
I’d love to have one of those for my monster case.
2 octobre 2008 à 19:30
I’m not sure why you’d bother using existing doepfer multiples, though. Why not buy a bunch of 3.5mm jacks instead? If you’re going through the trouble of doing this, soldering some jacks together is not a hardship. Then, the question begs, why the tube? Can’t a flat panel of aluminum simply replace the blanking wood already in place?
2 octobre 2008 à 21:18
A neat solution. Why not use a U channel rather than tube – would make wiring up much easier..?
3 octobre 2008 à 00:58
Thanks Matthew and RobS for your comments and suggestions. As Mattew has said the best way to do it should be to remove the top wood part and replace it with an aluminium plate fited with multiples (whatever they are
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Before unscrewing some parts of one of my portable suitecase, I will ask Dieter Doepfer how the suitecase is build. As some people on others forums said : it’s shame that the top part of the suitecase is not already use for multiples !
Stay tune ! This small project will evolve.
Hédi K.