Analog Cases Unison Performance Case

bodymechanics · 2023-04-14T15:58:45.837Z

After reading some of those posts I’m doubling down.
Whoever is making those is super out of touch with costs vs needs.
Seems like they just happen to be able to get aluminum cases make, and are asking to much for what they actually are.

He uses Pelican Cases as an example price claiming they are too expensive.
Pelican Cases are top notch, and many time the same price that this guy is asking for.
I guess I’m getting at, AC is not the case.

BLKrbbt · 2023-04-14T16:11:16.039Z

I worked in Hollywood as a Camera Assistant… And Pelican Cases are the gold standard…

Definitely worth the investment…

davidj · 2023-04-14T17:36:54.251Z

I appreciate all the thoughts here and they seem to align with my thinking. I’m unsure if this actually solves the problem or just creates new ones. And the quality/weight ratio may not be favorable.

Re: cost, I have a $50 coupon which is what started me on this journey. That brings the cost to $190 which feels better than $239 but I still don’t know if this actually solves the challenge.

In the end, I’m looking for something to put in the trunk of my car, drive to a friend’s for a jam, maybe play a local gig. If I was doing anything more aggressive than that I wouldn’t use this, but maybe it works for my tame use case? Given my lack of time, reducing time spent on setup and breakdown is the goal.

bodymechanics · 2023-04-14T17:47:13.267Z

Odyssey makes great cases.
All kinds of styles and needs.
Perfect for transporting you’re entire rig fastened to the whole thing real nice.
I’d say worth that price if you’re really into hauling gear around locally.
However, I’m a huge fan of building something custom.
It’s fun to do, and you get to make it exactly what you need over time.
Some people only need a piece of wood and 3M industrial strength velcro.
Other are good a building really nice stuff.
Either seems fun to me.
I feel like when you buy a case, more than anything you’re paying for the convenience and protection. I don’t see the Unison Performance case fulfilling that need, I can tell just from the pics that there are better deals.

spltunes · 2023-04-15T06:17:47.135Z

Flyht Pro Case Boss GT-100/10 is a cheap solution in comparison to the Unsion case.

That’s mine:

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bodymechanics · 2023-04-15T17:24:54.490Z

Cool rig! Looks like a lot of fun. We’ll organized too

shigginpit · 2023-04-15T19:16:46.974Z

If I had paid full price for my Unison case I’d be pissed.

Glue3264×2448 1.75 MB

shigginpit · 2023-04-16T16:52:56.956Z

spltunes:

That’s mine:

IMG_70214032×3024 2.67 MB

What are these speakers you’re using in your case and how do you like them? Is the sound at all passable/enjoyable or is this strictly a necessity/functional purposes addition to the case? Would you mind telling me the actual depth of the speaker’s housing front to back? Thanks.

thermionic · 2023-04-16T17:10:20.495Z

holy lol that battery array!

bodymechanics · 2023-04-16T17:48:12.302Z

This was my old case. Swapped out my A4 for an AK a couple years ago. I’ll either get a new A4 for gigs, or just use my Octatrak with recorded stems. Not sure yet.

Dark Trinity Case WIP General Discussion

Got the Tolex, corner caps, and outlet on the bottom half. Need to do the lid, and eventually the semi-modular I/O. I feel like I didn’t plan for the I/O jacks as well as I hoped for. [image] [image] [image]

This case made setting up for gigs extremely easy. Loved it, kind of miss it.

spltunes · 2023-04-17T09:37:16.082Z

shigginpit:

se speakers you’re using in your case and how do you like them? Is the sound at all passable/enjoyable or is this strictly a necessity/functional purposes addition to the case? Would you mind telling me the actual depth of the speaker’s housing front to back? Than

They sound not bad as long as there are no kicks or basslines. I think the amp is to week, the power-light is flickering when the is a bass impact. I only use them for monitoring at home when wife and kids are not at home. Otherwise I use headphones (headphone amp from the little 5V amplifier).

2023-04-17 11_33_18-YUXI 1 Paar LCD Monitor_TV Lautsprecher Horn 5W 2W 8R 3070 3370 45100 Lautsprech506×444 52.8 KB

spltunes · 2023-04-17T09:38:45.569Z

There’s no other simple solution without USB ground noise. Also 5 x 10.000 mAh last very long for all devices.

thermionic · 2023-04-17T16:09:14.241Z

I definitely understand the reasoning. There are likely devices to remove ground noise, but that’s additional space as well.

spltunes · 2023-04-21T16:12:00.618Z

image4032×3024 3.47 MB

image4032×3024 2.51 MB

I dropped the 5-Powerbank-solution for a one Powerbank-Solution with 230V. Modded a 4x wall adapter with a euro-socket. Now it is completely noise-free and can be powered via outlet or powerbank.

joeykaram · 2023-04-21T16:57:56.220Z

Sweet! Two quick questions:

1). Is the case worth the money? ($50 coupon is calling my name, lol)

what brand of cable is that running in/out of the 1010s?

davidj · 2023-04-21T17:04:18.145Z

@joeykaram Which case are you referring to? The Unison or the Flyht? I also have a $50 coupon but its for the Unison case, the one I started this thread with.

I decided not to go with the Unison based on some of the comments here but also because I don’t think its big enough for what I want to do. I randomly found this on Amazon for $170 (normally $240), shipped and sold from Amazon. It seems it was the last one because now it shows external sellers only. It might end up being too big but I can return it and I couldn’t pass up on the sale price.

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thermionic · 2023-04-21T17:37:18.026Z

davidj:

It seems it was the last one because now it shows external sellers only.

Hrm, maybe a different SKU originally? CamelCamelCamel doesn’t have much from Amazon directly in price history. (Could just have missed the listing.)

davidj · 2023-04-21T17:50:11.911Z

thermionic:

Hrm, maybe a different SKU originally?

Maybe? My order info says nothing about SKU, only that its new condition and sold by Amazon directly. And I swear I saw the full price the day before, then the next day I refreshed the page by accident and boom, price is 170 and it said only 1 left in stock. Maybe some Amazon trickery since I had the page open for a while? Maybe I’m being delivered a toaster? Stay tuned!

joeykaram · 2023-04-21T18:08:13.138Z

Ah, based on the title, I thought it was the unison!

I have three of their cases (Prophet 5 module hard case, 1010 black/Bluebox soft case, and Rytm mk2 soft case) - pretty happy w all three

shigginpit · 2023-04-21T19:12:06.536Z

davidj:

It might end up being too big but I can return it and I couldn’t pass up on the sale price.

I did quite a bit of searching and research into foam and if you choose to do so, you can get a superior kind of polyethylene foam or a slightly less expensive polyurethane foam (same as most charcoal case foam) custom cut to the size of your case.
You rip out the inferior pull and pluck cube foam and use spray adhesive to lay the new foam into the case bed, then you cut the shapes of what you want to put in it, the cutting is simple and there’s a lot of content on youtube about how to make a pattern to cut around. This is a very general tutorial but it’s quick and to the point.

The foam comes in layers of your choice in increments of depth so it’s easy to cut to the correct depth and maintain a flat bottom and snug fit, The guy in the video could or should have bought foam with shorter layer increments, you can get all the way down to half inch layers. There is a minimum order of $50 on custom cut foam from the place I’m aware of, but I think it might be worth it since you saved all that money. If you want a link to the foam manufacturing company order estimate page, I’ll pull it up for you.

There are demos on Youtube of people doing more impressive jobs, but most people would rather get the gist in 3 minutes and be impressed later on their own time if the research leads them in that direction.

Also, I believe it’s $50 minimum but I think it does include shipping but not tax. And for the record I was sizing a block of foam thats like 19x26 and cut into half inch layers with a depth of like 3.5 inches and it was at or under the $50 mark, you would only need to replace the bottom layer, the top is fine as is.