frederic
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There are many ways of selecting between different audio monitors, the simplist being nothing more than a switch, rotary or toggle, that selects pair "A" or pair "B". The switch you'd acquire would be a 4PDT switch, with the center lugs going to the four amplifier outs (left +, left -, right +, right -) and the end lugs would go to the corresponding monitor inputs.
Or, one can be fancy, and use relays. I chose relays because I can have one switch to select between monitor pair's A and B, and another switch to bypass the in-series subwoofer I often mix with. This way I have four combinations... monitors A, monitors A with sub, monitors B, monitors B with sub. I have another relay to put in with a simple interlock, so that the sub can be powered by a seperate amp, via another switch, for surround mixing (L, C, R, Sub, RL, RR). More on that another time. I ran out of relays
Here are most of the pieces... switches, relays, screws, wire, soldering iron, huge wall wart (I so hate these things), and a piece of angle iron to mount the switches in. I used lighted switches so I don't have to guess what is enabled or not.
Closeup of the holes for the switches, in the angle iron. The angle iron will be painted green like the console table and mounted under the video monitor shelf, over the Akai remote area.
Design change! I decided the switches were too far back, requiring me to stretch too far to reach them convienently, so I mounted them underneath the padded, vinylized desk area instead. Used spades so I can easily remove them for replacement if necessary.
More progress. Switches mounted and wired, power connector hanging out of radio shack project box. I'll mount the box at the back of the console, right in the center.
Here is the top side of the remote switching box, with speaker wire connectors installed.
A gratuitis close-up of the remote box.
And all three pieces... remote box, front-mounted switches, and huge wall wart. So far, no smoke! And yes, soldering while lying on the floor sucks! But isn't the floor pretty? Aaaaaaaaaaah.
Or, one can be fancy, and use relays. I chose relays because I can have one switch to select between monitor pair's A and B, and another switch to bypass the in-series subwoofer I often mix with. This way I have four combinations... monitors A, monitors A with sub, monitors B, monitors B with sub. I have another relay to put in with a simple interlock, so that the sub can be powered by a seperate amp, via another switch, for surround mixing (L, C, R, Sub, RL, RR). More on that another time. I ran out of relays
Here are most of the pieces... switches, relays, screws, wire, soldering iron, huge wall wart (I so hate these things), and a piece of angle iron to mount the switches in. I used lighted switches so I don't have to guess what is enabled or not.
Closeup of the holes for the switches, in the angle iron. The angle iron will be painted green like the console table and mounted under the video monitor shelf, over the Akai remote area.
Design change! I decided the switches were too far back, requiring me to stretch too far to reach them convienently, so I mounted them underneath the padded, vinylized desk area instead. Used spades so I can easily remove them for replacement if necessary.
More progress. Switches mounted and wired, power connector hanging out of radio shack project box. I'll mount the box at the back of the console, right in the center.
Here is the top side of the remote switching box, with speaker wire connectors installed.
A gratuitis close-up of the remote box.
And all three pieces... remote box, front-mounted switches, and huge wall wart. So far, no smoke! And yes, soldering while lying on the floor sucks! But isn't the floor pretty? Aaaaaaaaaaah.
