Is there any solution to this?

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Well I have a small home studio in a 10x10x8 room with 4 doors! I did well so far. ;) I'll post pics some day.

Anyway... so I have a rack enclosure that I built that my computer monitors sit on (on top of the desk) So in order to plug in anything to the back I have to pull the desk out first. Is there anyway around this, possibly where I could be plugging things into the front through some kind of patchbay? However, I don't want to loose sound quality of course....

Maybe its just a stupid thought... lol... FIgure I could learn something from asking it anyway...

Thanks...
 
ThaArtist said:
Is there anyway around this, possibly where I could be plugging things into the front through some kind of patchbay?
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Yes. It's called a patchbay.

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Umm... that sounded really dumb then. I thought a patchbay was only used for big studios or synths for some reason.

Well what about my XLR connections? I don't wanna go MIC XLR > 1/4inch > to XLR into preamps?

Whats the deal here?

Won't matter? or what?
 
Ideally, your preamps will each have their own xlr in so you can change mics at will, then each preamp (and compressor and eq and aural exciter and sonic maximizer) will have a dedicated trs in and out (though the pres need no in cause they have their own xlr} except for maybe DI) clear or nah?
 
A snake for the mic connections and patch panel for the recording interface connections.
 
punkin said:
A snake for the mic connections and patch panel for the recording interface connections.
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Damn I guess I need to do some research cause I need a diagram or somethin...

:(

I'm assuming this is somekind of small XLR extension cord so I don't have to pull my desk out everytime. Meaning this small extention cord would plug into each of the preamps and just lay or dangle in reach. ???

Patch panel for recording interface connections. By that you mean all the 1/4 inch connections? I knew it was gonna get confusing when I started gettin more gear... :(

I gotta figure this junk out cause pullin this desk out sucks... its a big L shapped desk! lol...

If anyone can help me understand... shiet... im all ears...

Also what about loosing quality? I'm using the Mackie Onyx 400f for my audio interface/preamps... I'd just like all the channels on the back to be reachable on the front via patchbay and without loosing any signal.

??????
 
The only thing I'll add is, DO IT! There's no greater thing to ruin the mood of a recording and sitting around messing with cables behind your rack and trying to get it right. A patchbay makes setup and take down take seconds, instead of 10's of minutes. It makes a huge difference. Why waste time messing with cables when you can be recording instead?
 
Definitely gonna have to consider these things. My only other question is with the Behringer patchbay how will I know which one is for what? I'd probably forget. SO.... I'd have to put stickers on it to label them. Is that normal or is there another way you know of?
 
I have one entire patch panel just set up for the record channels, another for the output channels and a third for the DI/line sources and outboard whatchamacallits. For the the lay out is pretty logical (for my little brain) but for the DI/line sources and whatchamacallits, I've got a little cheat sheet on the computer desktop. Another thing that helps keep thing straight is that I use templates in SONAR which pre-labels the track info/type with the input...I call the tracks PP3J5 - PODLeft or PP3J4 PODRight or PP3J1-MesaLine. The PP=Patchpanel, J=Jack number and then a device description.

Depending upon how much gear you have, you might only need one patch panel...half for PC interface I/Os and the other for line sources. The snake might end up being your best friend if you've got a number of mic jacks which are hard to get to.
 
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