#909

Does anyone have two Tiptop Mantis cases and the relatively new brackets that lock them together? Curious about the stability, strength, etc…

Thanks!

Eurorack: discussion, advice, learning, questions
#910

Hello everyone.

I was looking for a decent plastic lid (or any type of lid, actually) for my Intellijel Palette case. Is there anything available on the market apart from the expensive and not-so-sturdy Intellijel one?

#911

In which way has it turned out to be not so sturdy for you? I mean it’s no deck saver but I’ve packed mine and travelled with it without problems. Just needs an elastic band to keep tight

#912

I actually read many reviews mentioning that the plastic itself is too thin and fragile, so I was not sure if it’s worth spending that amount of money on it.
But yeah, I have never tried it myself, so other opinions are more than welcome.

#913

Yea, read those too. It was still the only option so I bit the bullet. The material is for sure thinner than deck savers but it fits like a glove, can cover a patched system and has turned out to be sturdy enough at least in my limited use.

#914

If it manages to protect the Palette in a backpack (I had already thought about the elastic band, thanks for the tip!), then it’s fine by me.

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#915

That’s exactly how I’ve hauled it to places. Fastened with a wide elastic band, stuffed in a backpack. I like that the lid has enough cable room under it.

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#916

I’m not in the modular game, but I just started wondering if everyone/anyone/none has their modulars set up in a vertical, rotary case. This concept

528×550

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#917

I can’t find a picture now but someone had made a synth cube that rotated with modules on every side except base

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#918

Any ideas why would anyone do that? :slight_smile:

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#919

No idea, hence the question. Also: why not? :wink:

[Meta: Thanks someone for merging the topic here, i tried to look for an existing topic but failed]

#920

Was it this one, made by Scott Metoyer?

Insta link

Twitter link

I can only find these social media links, I’m afraid, but here’s a cheeky screengrab from the Insta post for anyone who doesn’t use either of those websites.

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Edited to add: And a little more info on the Gear News website

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#921

It reminds me of the rotating column of eurorack that Schneidersladen had set up. https://cdm.link/2015/03/want-stare-schneiders-giant-rotating-eurorack-modular-video/

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#922

“You have quite a treasure there in that Horadric Cube! According to Horadric lore, the Cube can create rad sounds. To do it, use the Cube as you would a modular synthesiser. When the Cube switches on, patch a number of cables into it and use the Cube’s sound-generating power”.

I’ll see myself out.

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#923

Thank you for allowing me to become aware of this.

I’m not in the modular game.

I might need to start to reconsider what I want from my life, really…

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#924

Three random thoughts struck me about it:

  1. “Each cube offers 22HP per side giving a total of 132HP” (from the Gear News piece) - That’s quite a lot of space in such a small case (although I have only a 62hp palette so pretty much everything seems… spacious… to me!)
  2. I imagine a fully-loaded cube is quite heavy - I notice in one of the Insta vids, it’s supported by what looks like a hook-and-wire out of one corner, which makes sense. Not sure my landlord would be too thrilled to find I’d drilled holes in the ceiling!
  3. A mains power cable might spoil the free-spinning effect, but perhaps there’s enough space inside for a small USB power block. Although, taking it out for recharging might soon become a bit of a pain!

Still, it is a very cool-looking instrument and I’m strangely reassured to see that there are people out there making these experimental devices…

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#925

I can only imagine I would drop it within a few weeks…

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#926

It strikes me very much as a “because it’s there” idea. I’ve had the same idea and I’m glad someone executed on it :slight_smile: there’s nothing that makes ergonomic sense about it though, and maybe it’s a lack of imagination on my part, but I’m not sure what creative possibilities the case would unlock. Still, it’s cool :slight_smile:

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#927

Free spinning could be implemented with a slip ring, which transmits power while allowing rotation. Here’s one on Amazon, I’m not recommending it but figured an example might help. example

I’ve used them at work for measuring sensors or gages that had to be mounted onto rotating machinery, like a fan. You could definitely get one that handles euro power.

Too funny, there’s a company named Moog that makes them: https://www.moog.com/products/slip-rings.html

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#928

The founder of Moog Inc, Bill Moog was the cousin of the founder of Moog Music, Bob Moog.

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