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Patchbay Wiring
In the example provided on the previous page, two 96-point
bantam patchbays are used, with plenty of spare points left over.
It also features a 16 channel DAW interface that provides 16
outputs for mixdown using the summing input and eight main
channels.Obviouslyyoucanjugglethisaroundandadaptthe
ideasforyouroptimalworkowandexactI/Ocount.
Although two bantam bays may look excessive, with a
fewqualitypiecesofoutboardgearandasetofhardware
synthesisersandsamplersthisbaywillllveryquickly.
You may notice that the loudspeaker outputs are not on the
bay.Thisisquitecommonastheywouldtypicallybehardwired
to your monitors, however adding them to the patchbay may
addexibilityforanyonewholikestoswitchplaybacksystems
around, or travel with a pair of their favourite monitors.
Ifyouneedtosqueezealayoutontoasingle96-way bay, it
willtifyouhardwireyourmicrophone tie lines to the Control
2802microphonepreampliersandalsohardwireyourcomputer
interface or recording platform input and output to the DAW or
Line inputs and the direct outputs.
Installing your console with a good patchbay system will
increaseyourworkowandprovidetheultimateexibilityand
last a lifetime.