indiefilm Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 I am finalizing my design for a head turning, extremely versatile location sound mixer cart I will be selling soon. Would like to know the 3-5 most popular mixer models and brands people are using so I can obtain their dimensions to make sure they will fit horizontally and how much vertical space they require. Any help much appreciated. Mark Pope Stabilitech® Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Wellllllll... the three most popular mixer/recorders lately are likely the Zoom F8 (replaced by the F8n), Sound Devices 633 (replaced by the 833), and the MixPre6 (mk1, then mk2)? But none of those I would presume to be the most popular on sound carts. But to answer your question a little more seriously, check out: Sound Devices Scorpio / 688 / 888 / 970 / 788T Zaxcom Nomad / Deva 24 Aaton Cantar X3 & Mini Tascam HS-P82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciproductions Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 If you're looking at mixers /mixing surfaces I'd say: - Aaton Cantaress / Cantarem 2 - Sonosax SX-ST / ES64 - Sound Devices CL-16 / CL-12 / CL-9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Patterson Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Please let me know if you need help with cable management/fabrication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramallo Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Nomad/NoVa + Oasis Deva24 + Mix16 Aaton Cantar + Cantarem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Assume you don't buy a mixer-recorder based on your current bag. - Zaxcom Nova - Sound Devices 888 - Zoom F8n - Sonosax SX-R4+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiefilm Posted September 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/15/2020 at 11:31 PM, indiefilm said: I am finalizing my design for a head turning, extremely versatile location sound mixer cart I will be selling soon. Would like to know the 3-5 most popular mixer models and brands people are using so I can obtain their dimensions to make sure they will fit horizontally and how much vertical space they require. Any help much appreciated. Mark Pope Stabilitech® PS Can someone tell me the purpose of the center hole in each RU on rack rail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, indiefilm said: PS Can someone tell me the purpose of the center hole in each RU on rack rail? If you want to leave space (often for ventilation) in between units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiefilm Posted September 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 18 hours ago, Trey LaCroix said: If you want to leave space (often for ventilation) in between units. Looking at this drawing how would that work? How could you leave just part of a RU vacant for ventilation by utilizing the center hole? Not seeing it On 9/17/2020 at 4:33 AM, sciproductions said: If you're looking at mixers /mixing surfaces I'd say: - Aaton Cantaress / Cantarem 2 - Sonosax SX-ST / ES64 - Sound Devices CL-16 / CL-12 / CL-9 Looks like those will all fit in a standard, 19” slide out shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, indiefilm said: Looking at this drawing how would that work? How could you leave just part of a RU vacant for ventilation by utilizing the center hole? Not seeing it With 0.5 HE ventilation panels (screw hole positioned close to one edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, Johnny Karlsson said: Yep, like I said ventilation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiefilm Posted September 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Johnny Karlsson said: So what are we looking at here. Is the panel with the Lectrosonics in it less than 1.75” wide? If so, is it a custom made panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 hours ago, indiefilm said: So what are we looking at here. Is the panel with the Lectrosonics in it less than 1.75” wide? If so, is it a custom made panel? No, I assume that is a standard 1RU, but has been positioned one step down (that's what that hole is for you're asking about), presumably to help with cable routing (and/or airflow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 It’s a standard 1U panel made by Soundbag Dashboards. The reason I mounted it one hole down was in fact for the purpose of cable management. I actually wish the panel had either holes between the receiver mount slots, or some u-shaped slots at the top of it, for routing the RF cables to the back. I may go at it with a drill, but I currently don’t have a drill press.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Beal Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 That is strange, any time I’ve tried to do this (use the center holes) the holes never line up well enough to work, as they are only 1.15” apart rather than 1.25”. Is there more wiggle room in the Dashboard’s rack ears, or is there a technique to making gear fit like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVPostSound Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 3:45 PM, indiefilm said: So what are we looking at here. Is the panel with the Lectrosonics in it less than 1.75” wide? If so, is it a custom made panel? No, just skip a hole!! .625" gap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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