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S patch plus Typical Set-Up
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INSERT RETURNS 1 - 8
INSERT SEND 1 - 8
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MULTITRACK OUTPUT 1 - 8
LINE/TAPE INPUT 1 - 8
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TIE LINES 34 - 36
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Above is an example of a typical patchbay set up for a project studio with an eight-track recorder, 16-
input, eight-bus mixer, with four aux sends and inserts points on the buses and masters. This set-up
also includes the facility to connect a 2-track, MIDI instruments and outboard effects like reverbs, delay
lines, dynamics processors and equalizers. The patchbays are set up so most of the gear is already
connected in a typical operating condition without the need to make connections with cables. The fol-
lowing is a description of each patchbay and its configuration.
On S patch plus number 1, the first eight channels are used to connect the mixer’s bus outputs to the
eight-track inputs. The mini-toggle switches are set to HN for Half-normal operation so that the buses
are connected to the input of the eight-track without patching any cables. The next eight channels have
the mini-toggle switches set to THRU since the top and bottom jacks of these channels will be used to
connect the mixer’s 16 direct outputs. Channels 17 and 18 are used to connect the mixers main stereo
output to the input of the 2-track recorder (channels 41 & 42) and the output of the 2-track recorder
(channels 19 & 20) is connected to the mixer’s 2-track monitor input (channels 43 & 44). These chan-
nels are set to Half-normal mode. The last four channels are used to connect a cassette and a CD
recorder, and since you don’t want the recorders’ inputs connected to the outputs, the channels are set
to THRU mode.
S patch plus number 2 has the first eight channels configured in Half-normal mode with the eight-track
outputs connected to the Line/Tape of the mixers input channel’s 1-8. The next eight channels
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