Elektron-Users

Decided to go for the SKB R106. It's cheaper, looks sturdier (and less ugly), about the same height, has two more rack spaces and I could actually find reviews online. Whether it's good or terrible, I'll definitely update here, in case someone else is looking later.



I had to order rack ears direct from Elektron, as Sweetwater and all the other retailers I looked at (while on my lunch break, lol) were either sold out or had horrendously long shipping estimates.

I'd keep away from the Gator one. I had that exact same one and it never felt totally stable and the handle fell off in my hands once

That one looks great! I used SKB cases for my drums, always found them second to non, better than the gator cases i used too.

Keen to hear your views on it if you get time. I'm interested using something like this in the studio to sit on a table.

Got the rack in today! But, still waiting on rack ears. :/ I ordered two sets (direct from Elektron) of the black ones on Friday and they shipped Tuesday morning. My roommate ordered (also directly from Elektron) a grey set on Tuesday night. His arrived today ... only it was a single black set. I was hoping my Friday was going to be racking up gear, instead I was forced to take solace in beer.

I will give it one thing, it's xbox huge!



Once I get my rack ears in, I'll post a real review.

Needs some stickers... Elektron how come no stickers with gear purchases?

On a related note, while looking for a video showcasing the hihats from the Machinedrum (trying to decide if I want that, a Vermona DRM1 or a Waldorf Rack Attack ... or something else?). I found this video of someone having a very similar setup to what I'm planning on having whenever my rack ears get here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZrvne5vw7Q

And a video of him actually using this setup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqRjU2sRJQ

I'm hoping the laptop shelf (AV8) can hold, and is the right height for, my minibrute. That would make life better.

he has a nice set up right? does yours have that lower shelf? i might want one of these too

sugarratz wrote:
does yours have that lower shelf? i might want one of these too

I have the 6U on bottom version. But, most of that is already spoken for (power conditioner, vocoder and MKS-50). I have 2U to play with (thinking either a chorus for the vocoder or another synth) and a rack shelf was going to be too shallow for anything fun, I think. I did get the laptop top shelf, which I'm going to put my MiniBrute on, I just hope it's stable enough for my aggressive aftertouch abuse. Thinking about getting a Machinedrum and putting it up there?

Still no sign of my rack ears. Can't really put this thing together without those. I'm a little annoyed that my roommate ordered after mine shipped and his got here first (they sent the wrong color and he ordered only one set, but, whatever).

I had the Gator one. It was fine for what it was, seemed sturdy to me, but it still involved a lot of leaning over and I have a bad back too.

Got my rack ears yesterday and put everything together last night. Haven't turned it on yet. Once I get some use, I'll post my review of the rack.



While moving it, I found that it's too heavy and large to carry it myself (due to back and arm injuries). My roommate lifted it fine, but remarked that it's pretty unwieldy and definitely a two person or hand truck item. It's really front heavy when closed up.