page_title: Eurorack
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Eurorack / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: 6U Eurorack modular synthesiser, patched with a monome grid
context_page_description: Eurorack is a modular synthesizer format originally specified in 1996 by Doepfer Musikelektronik. It has since grown in popularity, and as of 2018 has become a dominant hardware modular synthesizer format, with over 5000 modules available from more than 270 different manufacturers ranging from DIY kits and boutique, cottage-industry designers to well-known, established synth mass-manufacturers like Moog and Roland.
  Compact size, 3.5mm mono jacks and cables for patching all signals, and lack of a visual or sonic aesthetic defined by one manufacturer sets Eurorack apart from other modular synthesizer formats, and these factors have contributed to the popularity of Eurorack among both manufacturers and musicians.
context_section_description: For synthesizers, Eurorack is a de facto standard to allow different modules to fit in the same cases and communicate among themselves.  The basic requirement is compatibility with the Doepfer technical specifications:
  Mechanical: A100 Construction Details
  Electrical: A100 Technical Details
caption: 6U Eurorack Modular Synthesizer with patch cables and outboard devices
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