any hardshell foam-lined case will work. the isms system shipped in a pelican 1700, which was enough for 120hp of eurorack, a 128 grid, and several other bits of gear. check with the airlines to verify their allowed carry-on size.

are you taking an arc and a complete eurorack system, or just a few loose modules? the latter can probably be kept in their cardboard boxes and stuffed in a backpack.

Just a couple modules.

Thanks for your advice.

Anyone find a good solution/case for the low profile 128/grid combo?

@ithkaa’s solution above looks good, but I worry that with the newer ones it will be quite baggy inside that semi-hard case.

I meant to follow-up on this actually. I grabbed that case but found my (new) grid and arc fit too snuggly and it wasn’t quite firm enough for my needs. It’s too bad since it’s almost perfect and the sturdier options (pelican for example) are so much bigger/heavier…

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I’ve got an 11" mac book air soft case that fits the grid (and presumably) the arc perfectly, when it comes to width, with nice padding and all, but it’s not ‘tall’ enough to fit the grid and arc (at least it doesn’t look like it).

So I suspect some kind of netbook/tablet bag will fit just right, it’s just a matter of finding one without ordering a bunch of duds first.

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I prefer softcases

Recently acquired a 13" mbp and wanted a paper sleeve for it (siwa brand, thick washi stuff). Stumbled on a cheaper option from baggu for 15" and bought two since they were $5.

Using one for the computer as planned but the other one will house my grid.
Up till now the grid has lived in an old korg nano case. No longer in production or I’d just stock up on those…

new case is large enough to hold two instruments and cabling

used c&go as stand-in for an arc

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you’re not worried about the two instruments clanking against each other and getting dinged?

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nah, not worried about scuffing
the grid is made from extremely strong material

i might wrap the organelle but if/when i toss an arc in there i wouldnt even blink

this would either lay flat in a closet or vertically inside my backpack as a carryon while traveling

yes i am a fool

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Peli cases are pretty cheap second hand, at least were i leave. I have a couple, one for the Monome and some extras and one for the Octatrack and Rytm. I just buy foam and cut it for whatever i put inside…

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I should keep my eye out. They are great cases. Just so BIG. Having just traveled in Europe where having no checked bags saved my bacon more than once with tight connections I’m still hoping to find something leaner.

Nah. I’m probably just overly precious!

Hi everyone…i am a new user here. As per my experience i think creating a custom one is pretty straightforward.It had a GS128 which came with a nice custom felt bag.I bought some really good and thick felt, gave it to a sewing shop and got another nice bag for my 256.

china pcba

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There some smaller ones actually, the one i use for monome is more like a small suitcase, no wheels though… don’t have it were i am now to take a picture…

I did not know you had a c&go, i impulse bought one and haven’t had the time to really dig in.

I quickly ran flin through the granular sampler and made some eerie and uncomfortable sounds. do you use the organelle to process monome or on it’s own or little of both?

I just saw a review on the Digital DJ Tips YouTube channel for these Namba Gear Wraps:

i have a walnut 128 monome ca 2012 or 2013, which i currently keep in a soft, wool case. any advice for something sturdier off the rack that fits this model? worth investing in a pelican? though it sees a lot of use, it’s not an everyday part of my workflow, and i would love to be able to store it on a shelf with other equipment, something not really smart to do in its current case. just wanted to see what the community is doing.

following this as i am also interested in case solutions. i’ll be moving at the end of the month and would love to be confident that my grid and arc aren’t going to get badly bumped around.

i would love to see something that is sleek and low profile but still robust and protective…

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What about something like this

MONO M80 Drumstick Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FNIQUQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IUlHzbQJ0ETGR

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I use something like this (not exactly this model, but you get the idea) to transport Grid and TT keyboard in my backpack. Sturdy stuff, available in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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this looks great. i use the MONO tick for my grid, arc, keyboard and patch cables etc.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M80TICKV2BLK?product_id=M80TICKV2BLK&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping%20-%20Core&adgroup=Guitars%20-%20Guitar%20Accessories&placement=google&adpos=1o1&creative=55397627521&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgo-eoc6-1QIVhYp-Ch1UqA2cEAQYASABEgJITvD_BwE