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dimwell

Show me your travel cases!

I'm headed out on a short trip in a couple of weeks, hoping to take some synths with me. We're traveling by car, so space isn't a huge issue, but I'd like to make it fairly compact.

Here's what I have:

  • Moog Sound Studio 3 (DFAM+SubH+M32 in a 3-tier rack)
  • Moog Mavis
  • Behringer RD-6
  • Behringer TD-3
  • Pocket Operators (PO-10, PO-12, PO-14, and PO-20)

Ideally, I'd figure out a way to take all of it. At a minimum, I'd like to take the Mavis, TD-3, and RD-6. I'll also throw in some headphones, a power strip, and a tiny summing mixer. I'll probably take a small digital recorder, as well, but that's easy to pack.

I've tried some of the Pelican-style cases at Harbor Freight, but the Behringers don't really fit well into it, even with most of the foam removed. I could get a simple Rubbermaid-style bin from Home Depot and wrap everything in bubble wrap, but I was hoping for something a little less janky.

How do you pack up some of these tiny synths for a weekend roadtrip?

Posted Sep 14, 2022, 6:36 AM UTC

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DJ-George-G•

How about travel luggages? I've seen people do that with synths and pedals in one luggage. You're going to need at least two.

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listenForward•

Here I am on a plane w/ my "DAW-less Dollhouse "

Pelican laptop case, all runs on USB charge cell, mixing routing w/ TC Blender headphone amp. https://imgur.com/n9nQaLh.jpg

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ilioscio•

Looks like tons of fun, but did anyone seem nervous about the 'bomb looking thing' you were fiddling with, or was it enough that you had headphones into it to put people at ease that it was just a bunch of music gear?

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listenForward•

People on planes are remarkably self-absorbed and non-social.

In the half-dozen times I've flown with this rig, I've never been stopped by security, and only had 1 passenger ask about it. Conversation went:

"Are this like game pieces?" No, it's a set of musical instruments. "Oh,.do you make beats, bro?" Sure. "Where can I check you out?" Up here.

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