Rides In The Storm Stormnest is a new, affordable, two-row, powered, lightweight aluminum Eurorack case for traveling.
If you want to work with a Eurorack modular, you’ll need a case. If you also plan to use it live, travel cases are often ideal as they are compact and made of lightweight material. Depending on the company, these can be pretty expensive.
The German company Ride In The Storm shows with the Stormnest that they can also be affordable.
Rides In The Storm Stormnest
Stormnest is a new desktop Eurorack case made of aluminium, designed for traveling. At 1.1 kg and with the dimensions of 350 x 285 x 35 mm, the Rides In The Storm Stormnest is very compact and lightweight.
It offers two rows with 68HP for mounting your favorite modules. The installation depth of 33 mm isn’t particularly deep, but it should be sufficient for all modern modules, unless your favorite, must-have module is an early Doepfer module. It has threaded strips instead of sliding nuts, which gets a bonus point from me.
In the Stormnest, your modules not only find a new cozy, modern home, but are also supplied with sufficient power. The built-in power rails offers 1.5A (+12V) / 1.0A (-12V) / 0.8A (+5V) and a matching external power supply unit with 13V/3A/39W is included.
The case also features a USB-C port for powering external devices (power delivery), such as the Keystep, Beatstep, or other controllers.
To keep the modules cool, Rides In The Storm added holes to the Stormnest case, which act as a passive cooling system in addition to the complete aluminium construction.
Additionally, you get an aluminium table stand and a padded transport bag, allowing you to take your case anywhere, even into the cabin of an airplane. This way, you don’t have to check in and pay extra for your gear.
First Impression
The Stormnest is a very exciting Eurorack case. What makes it particularly interesting to me is its low price and lightweight design. The only thing I’m missing is a way to power the case with a USB-C power bank. Then the Stormnest would have been 100% portable. Nonetheless, it’s a lovely case that’s worth considering for myself, as I travel often.
Rides In The Storm Stormnest is shipping now for 269€.
More information here: Rides In The Storm
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flach ist schön. aber 35mm tief (außen!) – da passt ganz viel nicht rein. der schalter an der seite sieht nach sollbruchstelle aus. eine 1u schiene in der mitte wäre sehr praktisch gewesen. ansonsten für den preis durchaus nett.
Applaud the approach to portability, I’m not sure a bunch of my modules would fit, but you could choose modules that would.
But that power switch is indeed a strange design decision!
for the switch there were not much options and he is very solid and in the included custom made case there is extra space for it. i am sure it doesnt cause problems.
1U in the middle is not possible, there is the power supply and just 30mm!
Ich nehme ein 15V Stepup um mein Intellijel 7U Performance Case mit einer Powerbank zu versorgen. Klappt gut. Ich habe auch noch eine Powerbank mit DC-Out… danke habe ich auch schon Cases auf einen Berg betrieben. Es gibt Möglichkeiten…
*damit habe ich…
This looks really nice, and the price is right.
Apparently the entire line from 2hp and all of expert sleepers’ analog modules are now vintage. Or at least not modern.
haha I thought the era of such deep modules was over by now.
The digital Disting EX is also 50 mm deep, and the Mk4 is 42 mm deep. The newer NT is 25mm deep though, but also a lot bigger than the aforementioned at 22HP. And, as someone has already mentioned, a *lot* of Doepfer modules are of the deeper kind. Basically, it all comes down to the design choice of having the PCB(s) parallel or at a 90 degree angle to the front panel, where the former may also provide the designer with more room to play with on the PCB (cf. e.g. 2HP’s modules where a much larger PCB is mounted at a 90 degree angle to the panel, making them typically quite deep instead).
Yeah, thats the first thing I thought, 2hp modules. Id have to check but I know a few patching panda modules I build were pretty deep. Its not standardized at all.
I just received the magnificent Samarkanda. It’s 40mm deep. And my Planar 2 also. Instruo Arbhar? 42mm 🙁
I really like this case (other than the power switch), but man 5mm more would go a long way here …
Both Magneto & Starlab are deeper as well. I’d say a good 20% of my modules are deeper than this.
we’re just outright ignoring Behringer now eh? The Go has 2x140hp and is cheaper. for the additional amount you can get a gatorcase that holds a 49key board and you have more space, more power, more modules, and it has the depth you need. you synth mafia dont even hide it anymore.
I’m not ignoring the GO 2x140HP. I have myself one as a extra case if I need but the Rides is a case with which you can go easily in a plane or so. I don’t want to go with a GO case in a plane without purchasing an extra flight seat.