Post by ninworks on Jul 15, 2022 8:13:31 GMT -5
Up until now the only way I have ever configured my patch bays has been to have the rear jacks go directly to the front jacks. It is all I have ever needed. Now that my setup has gotten quite a bit more complex I am weighing in on using them in more creative ways.
I just received another bank of patch bays yesterday so I will be able to bring all the patch points from my new gear up in it. My old one was full. I began thinking about other ways I could use it to give me more flexibility with my configuration. I have decided that it would be advantageous to have some of my patch points "normalled" to other devices so they would be hooked together in their default mode with nothing plugged into them. When something is plugged into them it disarms that connection so I can route the signal somewhere else through another device. That cuts down on the number of cables I will have to have hanging from the patch bays all the time and considerably increases my ability to customize my setup to meet whatever connection needs may arise.
Aside from just having all the gear I/O in the patch bays I have decided to make 2 channels of what are referred to as "Mults." Those are patch points that have one input that gets split into multiple (Mult) outputs that can feed a number of different devices all from that one input simultaneously. Those patch points require some special patching on the rear so they will be designated for that and that only. I will set up both of my mult channels with one input and 3 outputs. If I need multiple outputs for something I can just run a patch cable to it and instantly have 3 outputs from that device that can feed more than one piece of gear. Very handy for doing parallel compression or equalization without having to perform a bunch of steps and jump through a lot of hoops inside the DAW to achieve that.
This is going to require completely unplugging everything from my existing patch bay and reconfiguring it along with the new one. It will be a lot of work but will be worth it when I'm done. I think I'm going to be making cables for the next few weeks. Using pre-made cabling is not going to be an option or it will be a total spider-webby-mess.
As much as I hate making cables this will be a big step up for my studio setup. I want to be able to connect any device in my studio to another without having to crawl behind the rack to change something.
I just received another bank of patch bays yesterday so I will be able to bring all the patch points from my new gear up in it. My old one was full. I began thinking about other ways I could use it to give me more flexibility with my configuration. I have decided that it would be advantageous to have some of my patch points "normalled" to other devices so they would be hooked together in their default mode with nothing plugged into them. When something is plugged into them it disarms that connection so I can route the signal somewhere else through another device. That cuts down on the number of cables I will have to have hanging from the patch bays all the time and considerably increases my ability to customize my setup to meet whatever connection needs may arise.
Aside from just having all the gear I/O in the patch bays I have decided to make 2 channels of what are referred to as "Mults." Those are patch points that have one input that gets split into multiple (Mult) outputs that can feed a number of different devices all from that one input simultaneously. Those patch points require some special patching on the rear so they will be designated for that and that only. I will set up both of my mult channels with one input and 3 outputs. If I need multiple outputs for something I can just run a patch cable to it and instantly have 3 outputs from that device that can feed more than one piece of gear. Very handy for doing parallel compression or equalization without having to perform a bunch of steps and jump through a lot of hoops inside the DAW to achieve that.
This is going to require completely unplugging everything from my existing patch bay and reconfiguring it along with the new one. It will be a lot of work but will be worth it when I'm done. I think I'm going to be making cables for the next few weeks. Using pre-made cabling is not going to be an option or it will be a total spider-webby-mess.
As much as I hate making cables this will be a big step up for my studio setup. I want to be able to connect any device in my studio to another without having to crawl behind the rack to change something.
