Helping father upgrade his DJ equipment - Looking for advice

[SlvrDragon50]

Yea... Rane 2015 looks so sexy.

[lcmnsky]

Deevy, good call! My father actually found it by accident. He really liked it!
http://dj.rane.com/blog/rane-introdu...5-rotary-mixer
The MSRP seems to be $2199, but some folks are selling for around $2900. Is it even out yet?

[lcmnsky]

Deevy, good call! My father actually found it by accident. He really liked it!
http://dj.rane.com/blog/rane-introdu...5-rotary-mixer
The MSRP seems to be $2199, but some folks are selling for around $2900. Is it even out yet?

Edit, Retail is $3499. An authorized dealer said $2900. Way out of the budget, but we're going for it. This way the isolator is knocked out as well - and hopefully a quality product.

[lcmnsky]

We ended up with 1 CDJ-2000 and The Rane 2015 mixer (which has not arrived yet!). Can someone help us out with a case? He would like one with a laptop stand strong enough to hold a big IMAC... and two CDJ2000s.

[TonyRome]

Dragging around and iMac?
The 2015 is actually a standard 12" mixer when you remove the wood sides. So, I believe it should fit in cases designed for the 68, DJm, and other 12" boards.
I have an odyssey case for my gear...pretty solid thus far.

Keep us posted on the 2015. Waiting to hear if it lives up to the potential

[lcmnsky]

Will do. The Imac is in a fixed location and he needs the size (eyes...). The concern is that the Imac will not fit on the stand due ot the weight. Some vendors told me they were designed for 10lb. So I guess we can call around and see...

[TonyRome]

Yes... weight would be an issue, as would the awkward size. I would just place the iMac on the side on it's own. That is generally how DJs who use that do it (I remember seeing a few in the wild... Sasha and I believe Hawtin did it briefly).

I plan on moving to a 12" Mixer format next, so I'm considering either the standard flight case
http://www.odysseygear.com/odyssey-p...ixer-case.html

Or, the case that has the glide shelf
http://www.odysseygear.com/odyssey-p...ixer-case.html

Depends on the space constraints.

Either way... I would recommend a good case for that board. As beautiful as the wood sides look, it is way too expensive to leave it open to the elements of a gig situation.

Worst case, could also build something custom.

[lcmnsky]

The stand requirement is going to be a challenge. Thanks, we will research more. The Imac is heavy!

[deevey]

The stand requirement is going to be a challenge. Thanks, we will research more. The Imac is heavy!

I personally wouldn't trust an Imac hanging off the back of my gig case...

I would consider getting the VESA Imac kit



And then look at a decent VESA stand e.g.

http://www.amazon.com/Elitech-Portab...entation+stand




Of you could go for a tabletop Vesa and slide it under the coffin

http://www.amazon.com/Mount--Adjusta...rds=vesa+stand

[lcmnsky]

update. The Rane Arrived! Does anyone know off hand how the CDJ's shouldbe connected to the Rane then to the computer? the instruction manual is calling for a router... hes very confused and im not in fl to help