newbie patchbay question.

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dmbfan1981

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ok, so I want to have a patchbay but I am not sure if it will work the way I want it to.

First off, the signals would be running through several pieces of rack gear and then out of the patchbay and into my FireWire 410.

I basically wanted to have every device connected to the back of the patch pay. the upper back connection being the input for that device and the lower back being the output. Then the front connections would correspond to the same things.

That way I can just use patch cables on the front to interconnect the effects chain I want. So If I want to go into a BBE and then into a V-amp and then into a Lexicon Reverb I could plug my guitar into the upper front BBE ( the input ) and then link that front lower to the front upper of the V-amp. I basically just want to use the front inputs of the patchbay as a coupler for the back input. Just a connection point. Is this possible?

Also, do I have to convert signals at all or can I run out of the patchbay and into the FireWire410 directly??

Thanks a lot guys.
 
First of all, sell the BBE... :eek: :D

That should work just fine, but I have read in threads around here that the less equipment a signal travels through, the better.

I think the only thing to make sure is that all of the devices have a line level ouptut.
 
I actually dont own a BBE, it was just for a quick example. but thanks for the help.
 
dmbfan1981 said:
I basically wanted to have every device connected to the back of the patch pay. the upper back connection being the input for that device and the lower back being the output. Then the front connections would correspond to the same things.
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You can do what you like, but generally, with a dual jackfield, inputs are connected on the bottom and outputs on the top. That's the way half-normal and full-normal jacks are generally designed to be operated. You will need to turn them upside down to get them to operate with their normalled functions if you run inputs on top. If you are using unnormalled jacks, it doesn't matter, but you will still be doing things in a non-standard way, and other folk you work with may be confused by it at first.

Cheers,

Otto
 
Also, remember, some devices like your mic pres have 1/4" in/out AND XLR(balanced). On some gear, the XLR becomes defeated or double terminated with the 1/4" plug inserted. Can cause low levels or hum. Just something to be mindful of.
 
ofajen said:
You can do what you like, but generally, with a dual jackfield, inputs are connected on the bottom and outputs on the top. That's the way half-normal and full-normal jacks are generally designed to be
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the other way would work for me as well. but basically I would need the front to match the back so that I didnt have to constantly go into the back of my rack to make connections for every new track.

thanks.
 
Are you getting a balanced or unbalanced panel?
 
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