I keep my controller on my stove.
Looking for Controller recommendations (based on actual experience,)
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So you're looking to be the next Soupy Sales comedian.I keep my controller on my stove.
Easy. They're on the top panel of the controller. When you put the controller in a soft case and close/zip it up, especially one where it's a tight fit (because the controller is almost a half-inch taller than the controllers that the case was designed for), pressure is put on the buttons, knobs, faders and everything else. Stack something on top of the case or squeeze it in between the other stuff in your car, and that soft case is going to get smooshed.
The knobs/encoders are soldered onto circuit boards. Putting forceful downward pressure on them will cause those connections to break. It's happened on my Roland piano and it's very likely to happen on a Roland DJ controller.
This is one of the reasons that Decksavers are recommended when transporting your gear in a soft case.
You're talking a soft case and I was talking about a hard case. Why would you put anything on top of a soft case unless it's a feather?
I’m really liking my Roland, with a little case modification it fit in a standard 19 rack
I didn't mean any harm. I was just thinking of cases that I have had that had foam cushions on the left and right side of the case to keep the controller in the case stable so it doesn't get damaged. My suggestion was about if a case is not a perfect fit how to at least make it work. So that's why I suggested to take measurements and find a case close to the measurements and make adjustments so it can fit in a case without it moving in the case while transporting the gear.
That's probably good advice. I'll start with the Roland, and see how that plays out for me in real life. It's fast and easy to build multiple cases of the same type simultaneously so having the same board in each makes more sense.
What kind of case do you like to use? Is it a travel case that you take it in and out of - or a working system case where it resides with just a removable cover?
FYI:
Hard or soft, if you have to stuff additional material inside to restrain your gear from movement or damage - it's not an "equipment case."
We call that: luggage.
I'm a huge fan of repurposing other containers for cables, accessories, etc. but when it comes down to the central components required to produce or display something - it needs to have it's own dedicated travel protection. Last year I had a flat screen TV fall of a truck when a strap released and it got dragged on the road until I was able to pull over. Both the case and the TV are still in use today and working fine. Advance planning matters.
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Let me suggest in the future if a DJ is looking into getting a controller, check and see if there's a case that the controller will fit into.
I would assume in this instance the usefulness of the controller far outweighs making sure there is a case available. The Op did state while he would rather not he is perfectly capable of building case probably far better than mass produced one
Mix is on the case, but let's keep a lid on it - so, no one feels boxed in. We've probably extruded all we can, and the rest hinges on us getting a better handle on things. I know I'm padding my words, sorry for the carpet bombing. I just found it too riveting to ignore. Time to rack it up. We've turned a corner - brace yourself.
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Bob have you decided on the controller you want to do what you want it to do?
I suggest when looking into speakers you buy bags or covers!
Keep checking back. I'll start a thread where I ask for advice, people contribute, and I use someone's advice to reach a decision.
Could come at any time.
I am curious, Did you buy the stove top model ?
Now that's funny! If he did he would have to buy it used because that controller was discontinued. Personally I love it because it does everything I need it to do, it was solidly built, compact and light weight. Not like some controllers that you need it to be in a case on wheels to transport it to do an event.