frederic
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The way my studio is set up, the mixing console(s) are at the front of the studio, and the producer's desk with all the outboards, synth modules and so forth, are at the back of the room. I never really got around to wiring the front of the room to the back, simply because I started "remodeling" my truck and my wife and I have an infant (8 mos) in the house now.
But today I managed to pull away from other things and start the massive wiring undertaking that will occur over most of the winter. I am *sick* of having 10 snake cables draped across the floor.
Anyway, since the wiring will be passed thorugh the front wall, behind the console table, I decided since I'll rarely be unpatching anything on this end (and doing the patching on the bay's in the producer's desk, as that's where the quantity of gear is), I'll install the patch panels in a "doghouse". I decided to angle the doghouse a bit, so while on my hands and knees, I can see the labeling easier, without having to put my head to the floor. Here is what I've done thus far... once the paint dries I'll assemble it and mount it permanently at the base of the wall behind the console table. It will make more sense once I have photos of the completed doghouse.
"Hacked" out rack rails from a 7' high aluminum relay rack I no longer need. Why not recycle
Here I've made the sides, and installed one patch bay so I can measure the width and make the metal parts appropriately:
The welded doghouse, minus the MDF sides, in primer:
Painted to match the moulding of my studio. It's nice when the colors you choose come in both an oil-based brush-on paint as well as a spray on paint for metal.
Once it dries, I'll install it, and take the final picture and it will make a lot more sense.
But today I managed to pull away from other things and start the massive wiring undertaking that will occur over most of the winter. I am *sick* of having 10 snake cables draped across the floor.
Anyway, since the wiring will be passed thorugh the front wall, behind the console table, I decided since I'll rarely be unpatching anything on this end (and doing the patching on the bay's in the producer's desk, as that's where the quantity of gear is), I'll install the patch panels in a "doghouse". I decided to angle the doghouse a bit, so while on my hands and knees, I can see the labeling easier, without having to put my head to the floor. Here is what I've done thus far... once the paint dries I'll assemble it and mount it permanently at the base of the wall behind the console table. It will make more sense once I have photos of the completed doghouse.
"Hacked" out rack rails from a 7' high aluminum relay rack I no longer need. Why not recycle
Here I've made the sides, and installed one patch bay so I can measure the width and make the metal parts appropriately:
The welded doghouse, minus the MDF sides, in primer:
Painted to match the moulding of my studio. It's nice when the colors you choose come in both an oil-based brush-on paint as well as a spray on paint for metal.
Once it dries, I'll install it, and take the final picture and it will make a lot more sense.