[sdiy] Rack mounting Korg DSS-1

[Tom Wiltshire]

On 13 Jan 2011, at 06:08, <lanterma at ece.gatech.edu> wrote:

> The DSS-1 is fantastic (highly underrated IMHO), but it takes up a whole lotta space...
> 
> I have an urge to try rack-mounting it. (Yes, I know there's the DSM-1, but it lacks a of cool stuff the DSS-1 has).
> 
> But then I saw this: http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/Korg_DSS-1/mostly-together.jpg
> 
> and got scared. 
> 
> Based on the stucture of the UI boards, it looks like you could split the UI in half and put one half above the other in a 19" rack format.
> 
> Has anyone tried to do such a crazy thing?

No, but based on that photo, it doesn't look totally crazy. At least it is based on lots of smaller boards connected with nice floppy wires, instead of being one enormous PCB that has to be sawn in half and then repaired with wires to replace cut tracks.

For example, try rack mounting a Pro-One. Simple! After all, it's only one PCB. Unfortunately that PCB is 24" wide....

Good luck if you go for it.

Tom