Breakout box?

[Idgeit]

I was looking into the M-Audio Delta 1010LT, and i saw another with a break out box, what exactly dose a breakout box do?.

Thanks

 

[dachay2tnr]

You were probably looking at the Delta 1010.

The breakout box moves the A/D converters outside the computer and is also a bit more convenient. The input/output connections are on a separate box which can be rack mounted, leaving just a single wire going between the breakout box and the PCI card in the computer.

 

[Dracon]

I was looking into the M-Audio Delta 1010LT, and i saw another with a break out box, what exactly dose a breakout box do?.

Thanks

As Dacha said. The break out box brings all of your TRS (in the case of 1010, Delta 44, and Delta 66) jacks upto your keyboard, desktop or wherever it's convenient. Be aware the Serial cable (the cable that connects your break-out box and your PCI card) is not that long, so you cannot put it in the next room.
It's a hell of a lot better than crawling under your desk to plug your stuff. Granted you could buy the 1010LT and buy a patch panel (which would work as a breakout box essentially) and put it on your desk. The only thing by using a patch panel, it will add some line noise (depends on the quality of the patch panel) and it's an additional cost.

 

[Idgeit]

ahh right, Now i get ya, thanks

would this be able to act as a patch bay for the 1010?

http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw6_behringer_ultrapatch_pro_px2000_prodinfo.html

 

[Dracon]

ahh right, Now i get ya, thanks

would this be able to act as a patch bay for the 1010?

http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw6_behringer_ultrapatch_pro_px2000_prodinfo.html

That would do fine. Be aware, seriously that the patch bay will give you additional noise but it also gives you convenience.

 

[Idgeit]

ohh k thanks

I was looking at the endings on the 1010LT, and how do plug that into my mixer? the endings on the cables are different, whats the name for these endings?

 

[Bulls Hit]

Those are rca cables.

You would use 1/4" to rca converter plugs to get from your mixer to the LT

 

[Idgeit]

thanks for that