Janina Sajka <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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> Actually, I knew that, see below... > 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
