I bought my Moogerfoogers years before I turned modular. Now I sold most of my keyboard synths in order to buy more modules. But after having so much fun with my foogers , I feel I don’t want to sell them , I want to integrate them successfully to my modular system. When I mean successfully I mean racked with sockets on the front without any problem with the performance. I saw pictures of some racked foogers with the sockets on the front panel … Is there anyone offering that kind of mods around?
I also thought in using a patchbay like: http://www.dbxpro.com/PB48/index.php , but I read in this forum that it will cause problems to the audio and cv signals if they have plugged cables all the time unless you modify them… and I’m not very clever with electronics.
It’s there any other simpler solution or do you suggest I sell my 7 foogers in order to buy just a few more modules … I don’t want to lose them they sound great!
Is anyone ther who knows what are the mods that have to be done in the Mfoogers in order to make them work with a patchbay?
So according to the following explanation, all has to be worked out outside in the patchbay and cables and nothing inside the moogerfoogers? What are the internal mods that I heard about?
Thanks
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MF102: Carrier Out to Carrier In
MF103: LFO Out to Sweep In (not sweep). So in 12-stage mode, the LFO will still modulate the second six stages by default.
MF105M: Right Out to Left Out, so when bypassed the dry signal is fed to both outputs. However, apparently you can switch a jumper inside on the board to do this as the default. By going the “hack” way, your signal will be louder when bypassed…
You’ll also want to split the Tap/Step input with a Y-cable.
MF104Z: This is a tricky one. Without a path to ground, the expression inputs on the 104 go a bit wild, meaning the rate and feedback and mix pots don’t work properly. The best way around this is to normal from the tip to ground through a 100k resistor.
I have MF102, 103, 107 and will be setting up with a Neutrik NYS-SPP-L1 patchbay tomorrow, will let you know if it works.
I’m worried about ground loop problems, but I hope it’ll work out
As far as internal mods, there’s the 104 spillover, 101 external trigger and the stereo/mono bypass jumper for the MuRF. None are needed for patchbay use.