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I was originally planning on building my system in an open frame rack --
basically two rack rails sticking up from the bottom, with no top and no
sides. The problem is that I would have to completely disassemble the
entire thing in order to move it..

My new idea is ordering a 19" case custom made to my specifications.

I'm thinking it should be about 40U tall -- rack units not motm units.
That will give me enough space for 15U of "regular" motm, 5U for a panel of
third-party modules, 5U for a panel of 500-series modules, and 5U for
600-series/sequencer stuff, leaving 10U for the power supply, pro-4, and
the possibility of future expansion.

So that would be about 5'10" tall, and couple inches more than 19" wide.
However, I still want to build a black monolith, so Zarathustra should be
as flat as possible.

How deep does it have to be in order to fit everything??

Is Synthesis Technology planning on releasing any modules deeper than the
"2U" modules already produced??

What about third party modules mounted behind Stooge panels?? I'd measure
it myself, if I had the brackets already :)

I'm thinking if I leave on the rear lid during use, it will be balanced
enough from front to back to keep from tipping over.

Is there a custom case supplier that anyone would recommend?? Things
change, and I haven't bought a custom flight case in about ten years.


THANX!! :)


Btw, is the MOTM-480 shipping yet??



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"It is out of the deepest depth the highest must come to its height."
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