I’ve got a friend who works airport security. If you say the word bomb they can, and will, destroy every single thing you have taken to the airport. Then once they have destroyed everything, they will arrest you.
Fun times indeed. 
Any idea if they’ll harass me with my gear? I mean I know I can explain to them what each does and then like create a beat for them as well but I just don’t want to take any chance and get anything confiscated.
I don’t see why you care? To them it just looks like computer gadgets. If you act suspicious about it then you’re giving them a reason to care. I’ve traveled with gear, it’s not really a big deal pal - just carry it with you.
I really enjoyed that one 
You’re probably right, however if you’ve traveled especially State side as a brown person they give you shit anyway - and my Dad told me and suggested that I A) either ask people of their experiences or B) Check it in.
Keep in mind my Dad walks around in fancy suits, always traveling either first or business class and travels multiple times in a month. So if he’s warning me it’s probably for a good reason.
Thanks for the feed back though.
i allways carry all my gear in my bag when flying never had a problem with it
NEVER put anything in a suitcase unless its strong the 1 time my bag was full and i had to put my xone 1d in my suit case,i watched from the plane them loading the bags they just tossing them about got my x1 out at the other end and it was scratched and had chips out of some of the buttons
you will be fine with it in hand luggage tho.
I’ve had better luck checking firearms in a gun case than I have clothes in a suitcase.
Just sayin’.
But, I wouldn’t check music gear if I could possibly help it. The stuff you mentioned isn’t that big. Pack light and mail yourself clothes if you have to.
Also, yeah…I’ve given up checking luggage, especially with the new restrictions and costs. The last time I flew, it was cheaper to fed-ex myself the non-carry-on suitcase than it was to pay for baggage. It also beat me to my final destination.
But don’t forget the sunglasses!
People fly with gear all the time you have nothing to worry about. If they want to know what it is tell them. However, given the fact that you’re this nervous now I would expect a full cavity search by the time it comes to flying.
i had to explain my arcade stick in DFW last year.
imagine what they thought when that came up on the scanner
LOL! They thought they hit the Jackpot!
Interesting way of saying ‘found a bomb’…
As in they’d be in the news or something for stopping the next like … terrorist activity!
laptop, audio 2 and a x1 in a bag. Done deal.
This happened to an acquaintance (friend of a friend). He was traveling to Asia with a relatively new DJ/MIDI controller at the time, and when going through airport security they pulled it out of his bags and began questioning him about it.
Being the smart lad he is one of his answers was something like “dude it’s a next thing and it’s da bomb!” Needless to say he never saw it again.
/csb
I took my laptop with me too portugal last year, and i was made take it out at every security check point and help up on arrival in faro airport to have it checked out.
Just letting you know you will be asked to remove all your gear from your bags going thru the checks and it can be quite annoying.
That does look quite dodgy - suprised you didn’t get shot :eek:
And sad as it sounds the fact you are Indian, (even though there are very few Indian terrorists), carrying loads of electrical stuff probably will get you noticed, but they won’t take it off you as long as you’re cool with them.
I always take my stuff in the cabin bag and i always get to open it and explain what’s inside. (Macbook, Audio8, x1 and cables)
Keep in mind not to say its for DJing. Tell them it’s all for personal music mixing, or music production. If you mention it is for DJing, certain countries may give you trouble and require a work visa. It rarely happens, but it does.
good point!