CP-251 and touching the patch cable cords

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I have been experimenting with my new CP - this will become a fun and never-ending process. I would recommend all that ask about which MF to get next (and they are addictive), to get this unit quite early on. This is a big mind opener, if you have not previously thought about modular synthesis.

Anyway, a minor issue. I found that in some instances sound would be affected when I wiggled the cords of the patch cables. Just a little bit back and forth while they are connected (the cables are cheap and have soft plastic cords, but work perfect when in place and left alone).

I am a novice in electronics, but my crazy theory is that this is not due to faulty patch cables, but due to small voltage changes induced by moving the cords - changes big enough to affect e.g. attenuation if one is jerking the cable in the attenuator input. Is this indeed crazy, or should I get better cables, or simply stop touching the cables after they have been inserted?

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I can’t answer your question on the cables, but you asked which fooger to get next. If you can afford it, get yourself a MF 104m. With your MFs 101, 102, 103 and your CP251, you could get some interesting results when you throw a bucket brigade delay into your setup. Endless ways you could patch the 5 of them together.

If you can’t justify the price on a 104, then get a 105m or 107 before they get scarce. (Or, get them all! :smiling_imp: )

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No, I didn’t ask. Deliberately. Because deep down, I want them all. :smiley: The MF 104 is probably on the top of my list, but it is a bit expensive. So I use an old Ibanez Analog Delay Pedal from the early 1980s, and the green LINE 6 delay modeler. I am going to check this weekend whether I can manipulate the LINE 6 with the foogers through its expression pedal input. That could open up for some interplay, although one way.

Thanks for the feedback!