Re: Stage/console layout preference.

> Maybe, some mixing desks are/were modular, often in blocks of eight 
> channels. You could swap the panels around putting the master section 
> where ever you wanted it. On a big desk, you want the groups/vco`s near 
> the centre where you can get at them.

I thought we were only talking about smaller frame boards, no?

If we open a smaller board that's modular, we'll see the design at work in

relation****p to manufaturing. For example, if we look at the A&H GL2200,
we 
see that the differences between the 16, 24, and 32 versions are nill from

the center moving towards the left. Moving to the right, we add one card
per 
channel. The only diference there is the length of the buss ribbon, and
the 
length of the ground wire. The CNC program changes are kept to a minium,
as 
are the silkscreens.

From a manufacturing (and maintenance) point of view, it's a great design.

We avoid the deviations that add expense to the entire design and 
manufacturing process.

Eric