The whole idea started with a request of one of our user:
A DJ ordered 2 Dark Wheel to complement his club setup (A&H mixer and rotary mixer, 2 TT 1200’s). Later we got a similar requests from other Resident DJ’s (using Model1 and Pioneer DJM-900 mixer). They wanted to place 2 Dark Fader left and right of their mixer. They all love the metal quality and the nice worflow using Dark Controller pairs, but the low height of Dark Controller raised a problem for them in clubs (in design and usability).
They asked for a solution, we thought together about any cradles, discussed brackets, holder or solid bags (similar competitor do often), but we felt that all ideas would not complement in a professional matter. We wished a maximum in stability for club performances, we decided for a Dark mounted metal solution.
Dark Xpander idea was born: Adding a sandwich mounted original chassis with 2 double size panels at the bottom of the controller. Rock solid mounted with original screws. This solution feels the most flexible, reliable and even beautiful height extension for us.
The feedback we got from our user (original statement): “Many thanks for accommodating my request, that’s above and beyond what I thought was possible… I love it!“
That’s the whole story behind. So we decided to offer Dark Xpander as kit to any interested user, also offering as option for further controller build requests.
If you are interested in any standard sized Dark Controller (Dark Fader/Wheel/Fire) let us know if you want get built your controller in single or double (Xpanded) height.