JonB00

I just bought my OR-34 fitting a 688 and SL-6. I tried a few things but the one I have now seems to be the best in terms of fit and side access. Same exact problem. What I did was move the mid-spacer back a few cm to get the access zippers to lineup (as close as possible) with the I/O. Then took the orca spacers and put one on the bottom of the bag and top of the bag horizontally to push the mixer towards the mid- spacer to eliminate the space and make a tight fit. This makes it easier to get to my trim pots and 7-12 pots. The problem was when it was sitting right up against the bottom as advertised, the honeycomb is so sturdy that it makes it difficult to get my fat thumbs in there to turn the pots. With the foam spacer in between I can get to the pots easier because the foam is easy and comfier to move out the way. The best height for my 688 to fit in the bag is with no lift/foam. When I tried the lifts, the SD/CF was covered by the honeycomb. Even with no lift/foam I can't fully access the SD/CF door through the side zipper door. I've just left the zippers on the right side unzipped so I can just pull the velcro off for a hot sec and put new cards in. Not a problem but something ORCA should take a closer look at. The one drawback to not lifting the mixer is that it gets hard to get to the I/O towards the bottom of the bag...IMO the lifts are a good idea but when I use it with my 688/SL-6, it makes the fit bulky with all the velcro that you talked about and also doesnt cover enough surface at the bottom to actually hold it level. I wish they had a foam that was half the thickness of what they sent. It would give enough space to get to the I/O at the bottom of the bag. You would sacrifice the SD/CF door but even with the mixer sitting all the way down you're going to have to pull the velcro off to change a card. Final thing. To get more space on the sides I pulled the blue velcro on the lining of the honeycomb and rolled it to the outside of the bag where the velcro for the side panels sit. Small change but just enough to get my 688/SL-6 to not be so cramped. Good luck! JB