I have a patch bay. currently I run most of my SOURCE stuff is in half normal position so that I can send my mic or my keyboard from the source to two separate outputs.

for example, I'll plug my mic into the preamp, then from the preamp to the rear top of patch 1.

then from the rear bottom, I run to the soundcard input.

from the top front, I run to the mixer which gives me audible realtime monitoring. (I also have my soundcard output running to the mixer so that my monitors will have the mixed sounds of the backing tracks or click track I have in my recording software as output while I'm singing into the mic).

that's my typical use for keyboards as well.

I also have some patch panels where I run them normal or thru so that I can run my mic into the preamp, then from the preamp to the rear bottom patch panel then from the front bottom, I'll just put a patch cable to the front top, then run the rear top to a compressor and then the compressor to another thru of a patch panel then patched to the soundcard.

this way I can choose which preamp goes to which compressor. I have several preamps to choose from and several compressors to choose from. using the patch panel this way, I just choose which preamp to use and which compressor to use then I just choose which soundcard input to record from.

Last edited by Beagle; 03/28/16 06:54 AM.
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