stratotone
Active member
Last time I had an RM setup, I started messing around with modding them. I just got this SL+ in, and did a mod to it with a switch.
BTW, if you put a switch in one of these modules, better be really careful where you put it... check out how close the sides are!
Here's a pic of it without the faceplate, in my RM100:
Another hard part was getting everything to fit well. There's not a lot of space for the caps that I used (orange drops). Here's what my switch does:
Position 'up' - .0022 cap (tighter than stock)
Center - .001 cap (much tighter)
Down - - .0047 cap, stock (bassy and a little sloppy on the low end)
Now, I can see how some people would like to leave their modules in one position, but 'down' is great for leads and centered is awesome for tight rhythms. Up works well too if you want a little more low end.
All of my modules are getting modded, since sometimes I may want to use them for leads or rhythms. If you mod them to a fixed value, then you're stuck, so to speak.
One other thing to consider - these faceplates are HARD AS HELL TO DRILL. The metal underneath them is no big deal, but the faceplates are horrible! I have a faceplate being made for my SL+ as a test, if it goes well then I'll put those on modules that I mod.
I'll need to figure out how much it would be worth to me, but I may either offer to mod people's modules or trade my modded ones for stock plus a little cash, or sell outright. I know there are a lot of DIY folk here, but this is a little bit more involved for most than just a cap change.
Pete
BTW, if you put a switch in one of these modules, better be really careful where you put it... check out how close the sides are!
Here's a pic of it without the faceplate, in my RM100:
Another hard part was getting everything to fit well. There's not a lot of space for the caps that I used (orange drops). Here's what my switch does:
Position 'up' - .0022 cap (tighter than stock)
Center - .001 cap (much tighter)
Down - - .0047 cap, stock (bassy and a little sloppy on the low end)
Now, I can see how some people would like to leave their modules in one position, but 'down' is great for leads and centered is awesome for tight rhythms. Up works well too if you want a little more low end.
All of my modules are getting modded, since sometimes I may want to use them for leads or rhythms. If you mod them to a fixed value, then you're stuck, so to speak.
One other thing to consider - these faceplates are HARD AS HELL TO DRILL. The metal underneath them is no big deal, but the faceplates are horrible! I have a faceplate being made for my SL+ as a test, if it goes well then I'll put those on modules that I mod.
I'll need to figure out how much it would be worth to me, but I may either offer to mod people's modules or trade my modded ones for stock plus a little cash, or sell outright. I know there are a lot of DIY folk here, but this is a little bit more involved for most than just a cap change.
Pete