Advantages of having two RNC's?

[ericlingus]

I want to buy one but it's not rackmountable. There is a deal that comes with two of them and something to make them rack mountable. I hear others saying to get two. Why? I'm just recording solo.

 

[ryanlikestorock]

This is one of those times where using your head makes more sense than listening to your friends. Two look nicer in a rack and could work on stereo sources, but if you're only EVER recording one track at a time, having one makes a lot more sense. Unless you want to run one at a low ratio and one at a higher ratio for an effect...

 

[Big Kenny]

Yup, what he said, or as overheads

 

[mixsit]

They are stereo of course.

 

[DigitMus]

Umm - just to clarify; the RNC is mono or stereo. What it is NOT is dual mono. So the advantage of having 2 is when you want to compress 2 different mono sources (i.e. guitar & voice, kick & snare). For OH, or anything stereo, a single RNC will do fine.

 

[MK-Ultra]

Dual mono, then.

 

[ericlingus]

yeah haha I didn't think I needed two. I just was hoping there would be a reason so I could make it rackmountable.

 

[Harvey Gerst]

yeah haha I didn't think I needed two. I just was hoping there would be a reason so I could make it rackmountable.

Just get a simple rack tray and mount the RNC in it. I don't understand the problem.

 

[easychair]

Why can't you rack just one? that's what I did, with a Raxxess universal shelf.

Heh, Harvey beat me.

 

[ryanlikestorock]

Oh, I didn't know they were stereo. Just one will do fine then.

 

[ericlingus]

wait how do I make it rackmountable? I don't know anything about this really. Anyone have links to the items I need to make it rack mountable?

 

[ericlingus]

okay I looked up that Raxxess thing. So that's what I use to make something that's not rack mountable, rack mountable? Could I add like the firebox with the RNC to the self and mount them both?

 

[perceive]

I am not sure what the issue is, I have one RNC and also their rackmount tray. It works fine and I have room to expand in it

You don't need to have two just to get the rack tray.

 

[ericlingus]

yes I know that now.

 

[pdadda]

I used sticky velcro tape to mount my RNC and VTB-1 on top of my MOTU in my 2U rack. Works great so far!