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7U 4 ZONE CV BUS CASE

Summary of Contents for 7U 4 ZONE CV BUS CASE

Page 1: ...7U 4 ZONE CV BUS CASE ...

Page 2: ...2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 LIMITED WARRANTY 5 THE 7U CASE 6 THE 4 ZONE POWER BUS BOARD 9 THE POWER CONNECTOR 10 INSTALLING MODULES 11 THE CV BUS ...

Page 3: ...erate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used i...

Page 4: ...ion of Make Noise on a return to Make Noise basis with the customer paying the transit cost to Make Noise Make Noise implies and accepts no responsibility for harm to person or apparatus caused through operation of this product Please contact technical makenoisemusic com with any questions Return To Manufacturer Authorization or any needs comments http www makenoisemusic com Credits 4 Zone Bus Boa...

Page 5: ... construction offers excellent mechanical durability The lid is removable and can be closed with the system fully patched The sleek matte black finish was selected to match our line of Black Gold modules and it looks great with just about any module installed This finish will show the story of your modular synth s travels over the years ...

Page 6: ...mmodating the ever growing universe of Eurorack modules The multi zone solution is like having 4 independent bus boards in a convenient single bus board package Each Zone features isolated 12VDC and 12VDC supplies and a dedicated ground return path The 5VDC supply is shared amongst all 4 zones ...

Page 7: ...vidual Zone power regulation circuits is very good None of the zones need to see high stress conditions since the system wide load is able to be distributed amongst 4 independent zones With each Zone carrying a more reasonable load and contributing to the overall high current capabilities of this power solution the behavior of this power supply also improves The ability to isolate noise prone modu...

Page 8: ...ifferent amount of power Each module is a different collection of electronic circuits having different power requirements Referring to the manufacturer s website for the actual power consumption specification is the best way to know exactly how much power a module consumes Using this information you could adjust your power connections to create an evenly distributed power consumption load of modul...

Page 9: ...he adapter place the case on a flat surface with the switch and power inlet on the far left The adapter plug has a D shape With the flat of the D facing you insert the plug into the power inlet The plug should lock into place This locking feature is useful for live performance ensuring that the power remains connected The plug has a sliding sleeve To remove the plug slide the sleeve away from the ...

Page 10: ...re made and checked set the module in the case and switch the power ON The newly connected module should power up check some basic functionality of the module such as LED activity Ensure that all three LEDs on the 4 Zone Bus Board are lighted If the module or Bus Board does not appear to be powered ON switch power OFF and double check connections at both ends of the Eurorack bus board connector ca...

Page 11: ...iple section of the CV Bus was originally designed in 2013 for Alessandro Cortini s personal Make Noise system It provides visual indication of level rate and polarity for up to 4 control signals that will be shared throughout a patch These 4 control signals are color coded and distributed across the center of the system allowing for quick clean and intuitive patching The distribution method is un...

Page 12: ...wn on the need for longer cables and thereby streamlining and decluttering the patch visually This can be a great boon for the quick decisions necessary in a live performance These multiples are unbuffered because this allows any jack across the bus to be used as an input and critical CV outputs in Make Noise modules are buffered already The Outputs are found at the right end of the CV Bus A high ...

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