MOTM

Has anyone tried one of these* with their MOTM?  It's a tilted-top
rack case meant for DJs, so the top is fairly shallow, though it can
hold 10U of stuff.  The bottom holds 6U.  I'm wondering if there's
enough extra space at the top to account for the angle of a MOTM PCB,
and if there's enough height between the top of the bottom 5U and a
MOTM PCB from the top section.  Blacet PCBs would be a problem, I
imagine.

Just keeping an eye out for gigable solutions... as much as I love the
look of Larry's racks, I think of them as studio furnature, not
something to be set up in a parking-lot or bar stage.  Has anyone
tried similar racks?

Thanks!

* http://www.skbcases.com/product/dj_cases/dj/skb-106DJ.html

> Has anyone tried one of these* with their MOTM?  It's a tilted-top
> rack case meant for DJs, so the top is fairly shallow, though it can
> hold 10U of stuff.  The bottom holds 6U.  I'm wondering if there's
> enough extra space at the top to account for the angle of a MOTM PCB,
> and if there's enough height between the top of the bottom 5U and a
> MOTM PCB from the top section.  Blacet PCBs would be a problem, I
> imagine.
> 
> Just keeping an eye out for gigable solutions... as much as I love the
> look of Larry's racks, I think of them as studio furnature, not
> something to be set up in a parking-lot or bar stage.  Has anyone
> tried similar racks?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> * http://www.skbcases.com/product/dj_cases/dj/skb-106DJ.html
> 

That looks like it has potential, if the top has enough depth.

I, too, haven't settled on racks yet for the modules that have
started to trickle in, and I'm hoping to find something that is
as modular as the contents (so I can move it around or at least
expand it when the time comes).

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> * http://www.skbcases.com/product/dj_cases/dj/skb-106DJ.html

Very cool idea.  30U of modules!!!  And you could probably mount the PSU on the back somewhere.

The very top tier of modules should be a problem since 5 1/4" at the top and at least 3 7/8" at
the bottom (probably at least 4 /18").  The bottom tier on the top presents the problem with a
range of 3 7/8" (or a little less) to 2 1/2".  Ouch!  Mults would be good there.  And possible
Encore Electronics modules since the PCBs are mounted parallel to the FP instead of perpendicular.

The other option on the bottom is to do the funky vertically mounted module thing using the
standard rack rails.  If you had 2 2U modules mounted horizontally on the top of the bottom tier,
you would have 3U below to mount shallow depth effects processors (or the like).  For the modules,
you might want to mount them so that the PCB was toward the "top" to leave to have some extra
clearance on the bottom.

The bottom is great!  Any module will fit in there.  That leaves 1U for either something like
effects or 1U of horizontal mounting space for 1 or 2 1U modules.

If you try this, please post a pic!

Cheers!
Shemp


		
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At 6:51 PM +0000 10/6/04, object88 wrote:
>Just keeping an eye out for gigable solutions... as much as I love the
>look of Larry's racks, I think of them as studio furnature, not
>something to be set up in a parking-lot or bar stage.  Has anyone
>tried similar racks?

Have you taken a look at the SKB popup mixer case?

    http://www.skbcases.com/product/pro_audio/mixer/skb19-p12u.html

It's a standard rack size in width, 12 units in height and 5" deep. I 
have two of them: one for some Waldorf synths and one for my 
yet-to-be-built MOTM modules. You can fit about a Minimoog's worth of 
modules in one of these cases.

I've looked at the case you're thinking about. I have a 12 unit 
"cube" rack. It works great but it won't fit in a car door. It's been 
sitting in my drummer's house (several of his houses by now) for 
years. I find the popup mixer cases much more portable as long as you 
can get away with the 5" depth. My Waldorfs fit in there just fine, 
but there's no way I can get my Matrix 6R in it, for example. It's 
perfect for MOTM modules, however.

There's nothing wrong with the case you're looking at, I've just 
chosen to go a different route.


            Seth

After last years Synth-DIY meeting, I decided I wanted some semi-portable
racks that are easier to transport than the rack cases I had, so I had my
brother-in-law (who's a sawyer at a custom cabinet co. and can throw a
couple sheets of something into the computer-controlled machines) build me
some cabinets to order.

A picture of them from the meeting appears here:
http://www.sound-photo.com/synthphotos/jm6.jpg
There are a few others on that site.

These are 10U per cabinet, and the upper cabinets are made to stack on top
of the lower ones and join together with some fasteners. With the hand-holds
cut into the sides and being relatively small, they are a lot more portable
than the other cabinets I have. There's a power supply in each of the three
cabinets with modules in them, so the wiring is just a matter of plugging
them in.

Accessorized by Stooge Industries, naturally.

				...Craig

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seth Elgart [mailto:selgart@...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:59 PM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [motm] SKB 106DJ rack
> 
> 
> At 6:51 PM +0000 10/6/04, object88 wrote:
> >Just keeping an eye out for gigable solutions... as much as 
> I love the 
> >look of Larry's racks, I think of them as studio furnature, not 
> >something to be set up in a parking-lot or bar stage.  Has 
> anyone tried 
> >similar racks?
> 
> Have you taken a look at the SKB popup mixer case?
> 
>     http://www.skbcases.com/product/pro_audio/mixer/skb19-p12u.html
> 
> It's a standard rack size in width, 12 units in height and 5" 
> deep. I have two of them: one for some Waldorf synths and one 
> for my yet-to-be-built MOTM modules. You can fit about a 
> Minimoog's worth of modules in one of these cases.
> 
> I've looked at the case you're thinking about. I have a 12 
> unit "cube" rack. It works great but it won't fit in a car 
> door. It's been sitting in my drummer's house (several of his 
> houses by now) for years. I find the popup mixer cases much 
> more portable as long as you can get away with the 5" depth. 
> My Waldorfs fit in there just fine, but there's no way I can 
> get my Matrix 6R in it, for example. It's perfect for MOTM 
> modules, however.
> 
> There's nothing wrong with the case you're looking at, I've 
> just chosen to go a different route.
> 
> 
>             Seth
> 
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