14 Feb
2005
14 Feb
'05
7:46 a.m.
Hi.
Many external music devices come in the well-known 19" format.
For instance, I've got a rather old Behringer 19" mixer (20 channel, 8xmono,
6xstereo), a Novation DrumStation (19"), and I am planning to
get myself a Delta 1010. Now, can anyone suggest
a supplier for 19" chassis? I've recently cut my hand
at the sharp edge of my Novation, and I finally decided
I have to put all this stuff into one neat thing.
Web research doesnt really reveal anything useful, and so
I figured I'd ask you guys, I am sure some of you
actually have 19" chassis. Any experience? Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
--
CYa,
Mario
14 Feb
14 Feb
7:54 a.m.
Mario Lang wrote:
Web research doesnt really reveal anything useful, and
so
I figured I'd ask you guys, I am sure some of you
actually have 19" chassis. Any experience? Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
Musicians Friend has those -- http://www.musiciansfriend.com
You can also try eBay, I got a very nice wood rack cabinet for about $25
a couple years ago.
-- Brett
8:07 a.m.
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:46:54 +0100
Mario Lang <mlang(a)delysid.org> wrote:
Web research doesnt really reveal anything useful, and
so
I figured I'd ask you guys, I am sure some of you
actually have 19" chassis. Any experience? Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
I have a rack made by Axman which has a 9U vertical rack on the bottom,
and a tiltable 11U rack on the top, which is great for holding my
rack-mountable mixer. It's just a skeleton frame on wheels, and was
perfect for what I needed.
I got it through musiciansfriend.com.
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11:14 a.m.
Also, we should probably define 'u' which is about 1.5 inches. So, a 3u
rack is 4.5 inches in height.
11:03 a.m.
On 14 February 2005 at 12:46, Mario Lang <mlang(a)delysid.org> wrote:
Web research doesnt really reveal anything useful, and
so
I figured I'd ask you guys, I am sure some of you
actually have 19" chassis. Any experience? Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
Check pro-audio stores in your area. In Portland OR USA I buy used
gear on consignment from Super Digital and from Trade Up Music, and
it costs less than half of retail.
G'luck....
--
Kevin
11:12 a.m.
Hi, Mario:
Mario Lang writes:
Hi.
Many external music devices come in the well-known 19" format.
For instance, I've got a rather old Behringer 19" mixer (20 channel, 8xmono,
6xstereo), a Novation DrumStation (19"), and I am planning to
get myself a Delta 1010. Now, can anyone suggest
a supplier for 19" chassis? I've recently cut my hand
at the sharp edge of my Novation, and I finally decided
I have to put all this stuff into one neat thing.
Web research doesnt really reveal anything useful, and so
I figured I'd ask you guys, I am sure some of you
actually have 19" chassis. Any experience? Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
They're called racks, and the action of putting something in one is
called rack mounting. That will help on the Google search! <grin>
You'll find there's quite a variety. Some are very industrial, others
will also work admirably in the family room. Of the latter, I like
http://www.raxxess.com
http://www.kkaudio.com
I do have a word of caution, though. I've found there's a difference in
understanding about what a rack should be between computer people and
musicians. Both groups use 19 inch racks, but musicians racks are bolted
at the front only, so far as I've ever seen. And, the concept of sliding
rails seems alien to people selling racks to musicians, whereas it's
fairly common with servers.
I say this because I'm trying to get both in my little workspace. I have
a 4U dual Opteron server that sits in a Raxxess quietizer because I have
no rails. I'm concerned whether simply bolting it to the front is too
much load. Certainly, it wouldn't make it easy to pull for maintanance.
Just to complete the subject a little, there are portable 19 inch racks,
many of which are ATA rated, meaning you can slap a shipping sticker on
them and send them to some destination through a company like Federal
Express or TNT. Others are even made of wood and not intended for
shipping, but require some table to stand on.
Last point is getting at the wiring. If you can, I'd advise a concept
where you leave yourself enough room to get behind the racks to do
things like move cables. It's ideal if you don't always have to crawl to
get at the connections.
--
CYa,
Mario
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12:14 p.m.
Janina Sajka <janina(a)rednote.net> writes:
Mario Lang writes:
Actually, I knew that, see below...
Hi.
Many external music devices come in the well-known 19" format.
For instance, I've got a rather old Behringer 19" mixer (20 channel, 8xmono,
6xstereo), a Novation DrumStation (19"), and I am planning to
get myself a Delta 1010. Now, can anyone suggest
a supplier for 19" chassis? I've recently cut my hand
at the sharp edge of my Novation, and I finally decided
I have to put all this stuff into one neat thing.
Web research doesnt really reveal anything useful, and so
I figured I'd ask you guys, I am sure some of you
actually have 19" chassis. Any experience? Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
They're called racks, and the action of putting something in one is
called rack mounting. That will help on the Google search! <grin> You'll find there's quite a variety. Some are
very industrial, others
will also work admirably in the family room. Of the latter, I like
http://www.raxxess.com
http://www.kkaudio.com
I do have a word of caution, though. I've found there's a difference in
understanding about what a rack should be between computer people and
musicians.
Thats exaclty my problem :-). I know rack mounting very well due
to my profession as system administrator, but all the 19" racks
I've seen so far don't look as if they are very practical for a musician.
Thats actually why I mentioned the 45 degree tilting :-).
Both groups use 19 inch racks, but musicians racks are
bolted at the
front only, so far as I've ever seen. And, the concept of sliding
rails seems alien to people selling racks to musicians, whereas it's
fairly common with servers.
I say this because I'm trying to get both in my little workspace. I have
a 4U dual Opteron server that sits in a Raxxess quietizer because I have
no rails. I'm concerned whether simply bolting it to the front is too
much load. Certainly, it wouldn't make it easy to pull for maintanance.
Just to complete the subject a little, there are portable 19 inch racks,
many of which are ATA rated, meaning you can slap a shipping sticker on
them and send them to some destination through a company like Federal
Express or TNT. Others are even made of wood and not intended for
shipping, but require some table to stand on.
Last point is getting at the wiring. If you can, I'd advise a concept
where you leave yourself enough room to get behind the racks to do
things like move cables. It's ideal if you don't always have to crawl to
get at the connections.
Reading all this, I definitely need to find some company in my city where I can
"look" at actual models. All the internet photos aren't any help, as you
well know :-).
--
CYa,
Mario
2:25 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] 19" chassis? (rack)
Mario Lang wrote:
[...] can anyone suggest
a supplier for 19" chassis? I've recently cut my hand
at the sharp edge of my Novation, and I finally decided
I have to put all this stuff into one neat thing.
[...] Where do I get
such things? A way to tilt the stuff
by 45 degree would be very cool.
--- ---
Here's a nice floor rack, the Quiklok MI RS958--
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RS958/
And here's a nice desktop rack like the one I use at home, a Quiklok MI
RS10--
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RS10/
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