But really, once you know the fundamental rules and conventions the process is as easy as running cables from one piece of gear to the next. These are optical style compressors, comparable to quad eight am2b, 33609, la2a. The patch bay offers 8 balanced channels with 14 trs phone jacks. The 5211 dual mic preamp is now shipping worldwide. Alas, at usd 1995, its not a pre which anybody can own. It sounds absolutely amazing, with a warm, rich and deep. A patch bay is a panel that stores cable connections. However, im not sure if i should go for a 3ru case with a patch bay to reduce wear. Patch bay jacks typically have three contacts which physically touch the patch cord plug to make electrical connections.
This also helps strengthen to the overall unit, helping to prevent flexing when plugging in and out of the bay. With the use of adat connections, it can be expanded up to 16 inputs and 22 outputs, making it a great companion for electronic musicians, singersongwriters or smaller project studios. Jun 01, 2014 construct a cable tension bar around the back of the patch bay so as to relieve stress on the socket solder joints. Dec 11, 2014 hi guys, im waiting to receive my axe fx ii cant wait. It fired right up and the meters both worked before listing. Users should be aware that manufacturing a patchbay as a diy project can and will will be very expensive. Virtual patchbay plugins, vst virtual patchbay plugins, buy. Blend tube and solidstate textures for tons of flexibility. Patch bays at europes largest retailer of musical instruments fast delivery, 30day moneyback guarantee and 3year thomann warranty thomann uses cookies to give you the best shopping experience. International buyers need to contact me directly before placing a bid. Do you patch line ins to your patchbay or just mic ins.
Heres the neve 33609, a classic compressor thats been used on a countless great records since the early 70s. Just finished my setup with a presonus quantum 4848 and my various pieces of outboard gear with a bunch of the modular daddario db25 cables and they fit very well in this setup. Product description the redco r196d25pg 96 point bantam patch bay has two rows of 48 bantam jacks in 1u of rack space. At first, knowing how to use a patchbay seems like it would require a textbook, a doctorate in electrical engineering, an iq of 300, and some magical incantations.
Used vintage recording consoles and mixing consoles. I opted for an xlr patch bay in my studio a because i was advised to b i had read it was cool male sockets feeds from the live aress female sockets my mic pre inputs alltogether 4u high i use short xlrs to connect em all up i have anditional 6 strips of 96 hole tt patch bay. Hi there, i have an old neve console and require more patch points for the studio im about to move into. Rupert neve designs 5211 2channel mic pre appeared first on gearnews. With the announcement of the universal audio apollo x, the brand is once again pushing their flagship interface forward and providing significant upgrades in power, conversion and monitoring. It has more channels, which with the keyboards i prefer to a patch bay, and have a live room set up for drums, two guitars and bass. Track through meticulously designed ua tube preamp circuitry. I would never have someone professional do it, im only interested if this mixer is better than the one i have. A patchbay is a group of connectors usually mounted in a rack from one to two rack heights. For one thing, to eliminate the audible rolloff exhibited by preamps limited to the audible bandwidth, focusrite isa pres operate over a much greater range 10hz5khz, in the case of the isa two. Hi everyone, ive recently been trying to make my studio more efficient. Jan 27, 2018 bittree gives us a quick view on some of the units from their professional studio line of patchbays. Feagle vice president of technology thane international, ca. I cant speak much on behalf of the sound but they are definitely rare birds.
Placing a patch cable into the either row breaks the signal path. This is a simple how to on how to build a rack mount xlr patch bay. The baes sounded 100% identical to the vintage neve in every way. Just what engineering innovations contribute to a superiorsounding mic preamp. I literally spent weeks testing and comparing mic pres all makes and cluding 3 vintage neve pres.
Lachapell audio gives us a tour of their new 500 series channel strip and dual topology preamp. Up to 12 rear wired 3ft line tails with connector plug in any of the combinations. Neve vr60 with flying fader moving fader automation. Looking to these designs for inspiration, the shelford series hopes to bring together the best of neves designs with modern components and. Antelope audio show us the orion studio synergy core, their first thunderbolt 3 interface, now equipped with their synergy core fpga plugin tech. Neve 1073 1073se eq by universal audio eq vst plugin. Originally designed by neve in 1970, the neve 1073 channel module is derived from revered neve consoles such as the 8014.
Put one of the sources for a track onto the channel strip for that. If you continue browsing, you agree to the use of cookies. The connectors are usually 14 inch 2circuit or 3circuit jacks. This unit was not in my patch bay so it was always overlooked. Art tpatch 8channel balanced 14 trs patch bay tpatch. On the patchbay, patch that submaster bus output to the input for the track it is to be recorded on. Just make sure that they are soldered in or use a punchblock bay and you should be fine. Manufacturer rebates, terms, conditions, and expiration dates are subject to manufacturers printed forms nyc dca lic.
Reversible 16point patchbay with xlr female and xlr male connectors. The focusrite isa two has some innovative thinking under its bonnet. The p16 saves wear and tear on the connectors of expensive audio equipment by bringing all commonly used connections to the external patch bay. The unit has a 1ru allsteel chassis with a black anodized finish for a long life of professional use. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Bittree gives us a quick view on some of the units from their professional studio line of patchbays.
They mixed on an ssl 6040 consolethe tenors christmas album was recorded and mixed in studio a and b, with various producers and. Also enjoy the easy to configure dip switches and the cable relief plate on the back for all the heavy db25 cabling. Registered office suite 19, maple court, grove park, maidenhead, berkshire sl6 3lw. I need to install it tomorrow and then start a surround mix for a film score tomorrow night. Allsteel chassis, black anodized finish and secure, highquality xlr connections front and back with internal connections made via pcb wiring ensure long term reliability from the passive art p16. Poor mans neve or, how i got an incredible analog console. Poor mans neve or, how i got an incredible analog console on a shoestring budget by jim mcgee ive been in the recording business for about 35 years, coming up through all the formats. Up to 12 front panel mount connectors in any of the combinations below. One of the key developments in the portico ii channel is the new texture section.
Oct 24, 2019 antelope audio show us the orion studio synergy core, their first thunderbolt 3 interface, now equipped with their synergy core fpga plugin tech. Hello, ive been trying to understand how patch bays work, but there seems to be a lot of options out there. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. It sounds very smooth and it remains relatively transparent even when pushed hard. On the back panel of the patch bay, the top row from left to right is numbered 1, 49, 2, 50, 3, 51 and so forth. The choice to save some cash, avoid aging parts and go with bae was an easy one. Apr 11, 2017 in our patch bay we have a section called multipliers, here you connect something and it replicates it 4 times, in our case you can do it up to 16 times, so i plug a mic and send it to 5 different preamps, the api 3124, the focusrite isa 828, the neve 5012, the tg2 and the classic neve 1073lb, they all receive the same signal and i just level. The apollo x6 is pretty much a supercharged apollo twin. Im looking to buy a patch bay since i have to continuously go under the. Leave them to people who have neveelco desks and the like. Building on the silk mode found in the original portico series mic preamplifiers, texture is designed to adjust the actual amount of musical harmonic content from the source material in effect, providing countless tonal options in one device.
We also have that preamp and a classic neve, both are fantastic and i prefer them for vocals, but for amps i always gravitate to the apis. If you are in an abusive environment, buy cables that are repairable. It provides two unison mic preamps and six line inputs and outputs through trs connections. To patchbay or not to patchbay jan 4, 2007 what is a patchbay. This is just an example of a wiring solution for the rupert neve designs 5088 mixer only.
The tt connectors are stereo spaced for easy identification. Prices, specifications, and images are subject to change without notice. If you look at large recording consoles, they all have a lot of patch bays. Ive decided to completely redo the patchbay on my neve 8014 console, and im interested in painting the new bays to match the old neve. Prepare your looms with suitable length tails to enable more flexibility when soldering. The shelford series is named after the small town of little shelford where rupert neve designed his early preamps and eqs, such as the 80series, that went on to revolutionise the recording industry. This patch bay makes it easy to swap the speaker configuration. Course, i still have an album project on the go and i need to jump back and forth. Im using high end gear like api3124, neve 1073, m1, avalon etc. The iconic reverb from the 80s is back, now on a convenient 500series format and with a few new welcome additions.
Feb 11, 2002 a straightthru unit would be perfect for me, just connect my mic cables to the front of the patchbay and the in the back run some short xlrf to xlrm to my the preamp inputs, that way i can can patch the outputs into the 14 inch bay normalled to my converters and still have the option to send it to any compression or effects. Hi guys, im waiting to receive my axe fx ii cant wait. Patch bays handy devices for a flexible studio setup. Noble street studios, toronto shawn mendes mix sessions, including treat you better and several other songs from the upcoming album, took place in studio b, with various producers and engineer george seara. Not responsible for typographical or illustrative errors. For units like ua 4710 that have mic ins and line ins also inserts do you end up putting them in your patch bay. The p16 rackmount balanced xlr patch bay from art is a highquality 16channel patch bay ideal for use in live, studio, or installed audio applications where easy access to xlr inputs is required. Patch bays enable flexibility in use, like routing or repair of various circuit types like vf, digital data and coaxial circuits among others. Its important after you spend time researching and shopping for desks that you build a nice room and wire and label all your patch bays so that. Its not yet the cluster known as gearslutz, and many could use your knowledge. Mar 18, 2012 monitor path the terms channel path and monitor path are used in audio engineering to describe the two paths any audio signal runs through in order to be recorded and heard. I really want it to be as compact as possible, so ideally just the axe fx in a 2ru case. When recording from patchbay into my neve portico pres, they work well with zero noise. It contains a number of circuits which appear on jacks used for testing purposes, monitoring and interconnecting.
This is a preliminary article and will cover the construction of a basic arduino controlled patch bay audio signal router. Virtual patchbay plugins, vst virtual patchbay plugins. The terms channel path and monitor path are used in audio engineering to describe the two paths any audio signal runs through in order to be recorded and heard. The purpose on this occasion was to gain easy access to the xlr inputs on the back of my focusrite saffire pro 40. Aug 02, 2016 noble street studios, toronto shawn mendes mix sessions, including treat you better and several other songs from the upcoming album, took place in studio b, with various producers and engineer george seara. Ive been trying to plan out how i will run my setup. Registered office suite 19, maple court, grove park, maidenhead, berkshire.
One of these three contacts is a cylindrical barrel contact. Its no big deal you just wrap the bays in a metric. Proper wiring of your patch bay is a vital part of the home recording studio set up. Focusrite isa two 2channel microphone preamp sweetwater.
On the other, other hand, if youre a hobbist, or have a propensity to blowing things up, then a pro patchbay might not be for you. The samson s patch plus retails for between r2000 and r2500. Used vintage recording consoles and mixing consoles sonic. Usually channel path describes the source signal most likely starting with a microphone plugged in to a microphone preamplifier and ends at some kind of a.
Neve raf blue gray paint neve 8014 patchbay gearslutz. The ones ive seen that had original external to the desk patch bays were indeed hardwired. Custom patch bay amplifier rack panel speaker audio. Custom patch bay amplifier rack panel speaker audio powercon. Usually channel path describes the source signal most likely starting with a microphone plugged in to a microphone preamplifier and ends at some kind of a recorder most likely a multitrack recorder. Neve 24 channel bbc console vintage beautiful rare and vintage neve console,custom built for the bbc. The bae 1073 looks identical to the original vintage module and will happily retrofit in vintage neve 80 series consoles because the entire product is engineered in exactly the same way as the originals. Featuring four highend micline preamps with a unique tubesolidstate tone blending circuit, as well as classic 1176style compression on each mic channel, the 4710d also offers tons of digital io to expand your setup. Neve 80s series console patchbay connection gearslutz. Since its initial release in 2012, the universal audio apollo series has revolutionized the world of digital audio interfaces by offering an impeccable sound at an affordable price. When we want to change the normal signal path we can use a patch cable to change the destination of the signal. The signal follows the patch cable to where it is patched. Choose which sources are to be mixed together to which tracks.
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