This is a bit random but I have noticed an absence of people talking about them in general and a lack of appreciation of them in the home recording area, so I thought I'd say a bit.
...If you own a mixer and you find yourself plugging and unplugging gear get a patchbay, once you've done that read the manual on how to set it up for your needs.
A patchbay does what it suggests. It allows to to route the audio from your devices out puts to the mixers channels of inserts quickly (and neatly). It can also be configured so that things are automatically routed somewhere when not patched.
Another bonus with using patchbays is that your connection ports don't get worn down or damaged through wear & tear - so if you buy a piece of gear and patch its I/Os remain undamaged and there is less chance of damage to the rest of the machine because the machine is not being moved around.
Oh and patchbays cost virtually nothing and assuming you actually need to route audio frequently there isn't a better way. - all the channels permanently available for patching, labeled, and ready to go.
Patch cables also look a lot nicer than a room full or TRS and XLR cables too.
Patchbays come in different forms 1/4" TRS jack fronted and Bantam jack fronted, the later dating back to the days of telephone exchanges makes Bantam a rare find in the studio..
...If you own a mixer and you find yourself plugging and unplugging gear get a patchbay, once you've done that read the manual on how to set it up for your needs.
A patchbay does what it suggests. It allows to to route the audio from your devices out puts to the mixers channels of inserts quickly (and neatly). It can also be configured so that things are automatically routed somewhere when not patched.
Another bonus with using patchbays is that your connection ports don't get worn down or damaged through wear & tear - so if you buy a piece of gear and patch its I/Os remain undamaged and there is less chance of damage to the rest of the machine because the machine is not being moved around.
Oh and patchbays cost virtually nothing and assuming you actually need to route audio frequently there isn't a better way. - all the channels permanently available for patching, labeled, and ready to go.
Patch cables also look a lot nicer than a room full or TRS and XLR cables too.
Patchbays come in different forms 1/4" TRS jack fronted and Bantam jack fronted, the later dating back to the days of telephone exchanges makes Bantam a rare find in the studio..
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