I'd bring the inserts from the mixer up to the patchbay and have them "normaled" through. If the board has direct outs, I'd bring them up to the patchbay, as well as the subgroup outs and mains outputs. The Aux sends and returns too. Out of all these, only inserts are normaled and all other connections are straight through (with possible exception of the mains out which could be normaled through to a mix down deck). I'd bring all the inputs and outputs of my soundcard/recording device to the patchbay with the possible exception of maybe a dedicated stereo monitor output from a soundcard. As far as compressors go, the line ins and outs are straight through but the side chain connection would have to be normaled. Effects would be straight through. I would only put the line ins and out of any mic pres in the patchbay and not the mic connections themselves. What I've done here for that is in the sound room side the wall box has 16 XLRs on it and those all go to a specific pre and are labeled so. If I want to use Mic pre "X", I plug the mic into it from the soundroom and at the patchbay in the control room I patch that mic pre's line out to where ever I want it to go.