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Any of you use a portable case ?  I see the SKB19-P12 Mixer case on 
the MOTM website and it looks ideal.
So,  will the Cyndustries modules (including power supply) fit in such 
a case ?  Thanks

I have one of these cases for my Fenix. I don't know if it would work
for Cyndustries or modcan items offhand but these are the questions
you need to answer to find out:

1. The depth of the case is 5 inches so you need to make sure the
modules are smaller than that in depth. Most of them are in my
experience with the ZO being the most chock full of analog board
goodness so I'm not sure about that one.

2. You need some 19" wide rack/rail system to mount them. The Cyn
sixpaks are 7" deep so they won't work in that case. Modcan makes a
"Mounting Chassis" for A system modules but the one with the rack ears
claims to be 9" deep so that won't work: http://modcan.com/mount.html
The Modcan system does come with a PS and buss system. The Cyn Sixpaks
 have a buss system and you can use any of their module power supplies
as needed.

Two suggestions outside of the SKB mixer case: 

A shallow "normal" table type SKB or other case. That should work well
with the Modcan chasis.  

The Cyn sixpaks can be screwed together to form one long unit. That
wouldn't be 19" but if you have the means to make your own frame you
can mount the complete set of sixpaks into that and have a "portable"
case. 

I have six sixpaks screwed together as my sole Cyn/Modcan case (one
sixpak being the large PS) and it's too heavy for a reasonable
portable system but 2-3 sixpaks might work quite well. You can mount
the PS and run the buss cables internally through the sixpaks and
you'll have all the wires hidden inside the system so the outside will
be only the modules on the face and the 7" deep case. 

Hope that helps some. 

--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, "Richard M."
<ramechling2005@...> wrote:

>
> Any of you use a portable case ?  I see the SKB19-P12 Mixer case on 
> the MOTM website and it looks ideal.
> So,  will the Cyndustries modules (including power supply) fit in such 
> a case ?  Thanks
>

--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, "Richard M." <ramechling2005@...> 
wrote:
>
> Any of you use a portable case ?  I see the SKB19-P12 Mixer case on 
> the MOTM website and it looks ideal.
> So,  will the Cyndustries modules (including power supply) fit in such 
> a case ?  Thanks
>

A follow-up to the last post is that 
you can of course build a portable
system case without using SixPacs.

My first was an old US Army box from
a surplus store.  It was 18" x18" and 
was great for two rows of (8) modules
each, however because it was made
3/4 inch plywood, and had thick 
particle board slabs inside to bolt
the modules to - it weighed a ton!

No fun to lug it around everywhere.

The price was right though, I think 
I only paid ten-dollars for the whole
case!  (shown to my right).

http://www.cyndustries.com/gallery.cfm?PageNum_Gallery=18

Pretty indestructable!
(that's when I switched to lighter
structural almuminum, and if using 
SixPacs internally in a case, then 
not only does the plywood for the 
case suudenly shrink in weight and 
thickness, (1//4 inch or 3/8 instead 
of 3/4 inch) but also the case builders
don't need to be rocket scientists to 
make everything fit perfectly, (the 
precision (and most of the structural
strength is already built into the 
SixPacs)).

Hope this helps ya'

Cynthia

I seem to recall their being a maximum depth of about five inches
on those pop-up mixer style cases from SKB, perhaps the Gator
brand equivalent is a bit deeper?

Our SixPacs are 7" inches deep (168 mm or so?)
A different approach would be to bolt two or four SixPacs
together and then take them to a case company to
put a thin wooden case around the SixPacs and to add
a latching lid and carrying handle, etc.

Here are a couple of examples...

http://www.cyndustries.com/gallery.cfm?PageNum_Gallery=20

http://www.cyndustries.com/gallery.cfm?PageNum_Gallery=19

http://www.cyndustries.com/gallery.cfm?PageNum_Gallery=6

If designing a custom case like that, you could design it
with some extra room in either the back or the bottom
to accommodate a reverb tank or two and power supply.

I always recommend adding 1" inch (24mm) of extra case
around the front to protect all of the knobs if the synth should
ever fall over or be placed face down for any reason.
If you add a tiny bit extra to that, or design a bit of additional
space in a removable front lid, then you can transport the
rig with your patches still connected - so it's all ready to go
when you get where you're going!

Happy Trails!


Cynthia




Richard M. wrote:

>
> Any of you use a portable case ? I see the SKB19-P12 Mixer case on
> the MOTM website and it looks ideal.
> So, will the Cyndustries modules (including power supply) fit in such
> a case ? Thanks
>
>