One other point (someone may have mentioned but I may have missed): The
C-shape assumes that you will be looking up toward the top modules, as
opposed to looking forward, or down, at them. This means you may have to
raise your arms above your shoulders to reach those modules for patching or
tweaking. Over time, this will probably lead to greater fatigue than moving
your arms forward or down to accomplish the same tasks. This isn't to say
the same fatigue can't happen with a flat, vertical arrangement, but the
C-shape assumes you're beneath the top modules no matter what.
I love the look, but like Ken, I'm always moving around and would probably
find that arrangement inconvenient.
Anyway, we're thinking of buying a home, so it looks like I'm stuck with the
SKB pop-up mixer cases I already have for the forseeable future! :)
David.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:ken.tkacs@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:46 AM
> To: 'motm@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [motm] Rack Rails -> "C" shaped cases
>
>
>
> Good point.
>
> I, too, have always loved the TONTO / Star Trek idea of
> having the arching
> cabinets. A while ago I set up my equipment in that kind of rough
> configuration just by bracing it in place, and while it
> looked really cool,
> I was less than happy with it for working, and it didn't last.
>
> The patchcord drooping is a problem, as you've mentioned. I moved my
> rack-mount effects devices to the top to get rid of that kind
> of thing. But
> I still learned something about the way I work by using that
> setup---I don't
> stay seated! The curved control panel idea is great for a Gemini space
> capsule where you're strapped into a chair and want the
> control surfaces to
> remain a uniform distance from your shoulder. But in my
> studio I'm always
> hopping up and down and rolling my chair from one end of the
> room to the
> other. And quite frankly, I'm not always the only person
> using the equipment
> at the same time, as I do a lot of work with a partner. So
> for my own new
> MOTM cabinets I'm probably going to keep with a flat vertical
> surface with
> maybe one 70-degree 'break' for the low modules and the
> option of an upper,
> slight break as well. (I need to post some sketches),
> depending on how high
> it gets.
>
> Still, I'm the first person to admit that part of the joy of
> a modular is
> that it looks more impressive than any other instrument short
> of a pipe
> organ, and the "C"-shaped consoles sure add to that!! What's
> needed I guess
> is a standard case made of metal with pivots that allow you
> to adjust the
> bend to taste! Now THERE's an industrial design project for somebody!
>
> Or how about the reverse---mounting your modules to the
> outside of a large
> sphere that's on a pivot, like a globe! You could spin it
> around to see the
> other modules... that way the convexity doesn't cramp the
> control surfaces.
>
> Jest kidding.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elhardt@... [mailto:elhardt@...]
> Sent:Wednesday, 21 February, 2001 1:48 AM
> To:motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:Re: [motm] Rack Rails -> "C" shaped cases
>
> jwbarlow@... writes:
>
> >>Of all the designs I've seen or heard about, I have to admit (as
> humiliating as it is to do) I like Bradley's the best. I've
> always preferred
>
> that "C" shape to a standard straight or sloped cabinet.<<
>
> "C" shaped cases can look impressive. It makes you feel like
> your piloting
> a
> spaceship. But you have to be careful about too much of a C shape.
> Otherwise you get cables dangling down like spagetti too far
> infront of the
> synth and cable piling up on the bottom modules, and also
> possibly nudging
> knobs. It's not neccessarily as practical as it seems.
>
> -Elhardt
>
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