Patchbays Redux
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Another quick and dirty tour of how i have my patchbay set up. Please do go back to the previous video for a more in depth look, but this one quickly shows you how i'm using the bays for both flexibility and where ever possible efficiency.
Making good use of Normaling is the name of the game. So much of that depends on how you personally like to work. The more you can identify which gear you like on which channels, the more you can normal and the less you have to patch. Less patching means less capacitance and impedance in your signal which results in a higher sound quality.
I didn't mention in the video, but the bays that I'm using are REDCO 96pt TT / DB25. These are hands-down the best value in a professional patchbay. They've recently increased in price from $500 to $600 but they're still less expensive than any other option and extremely high quality. Buy them directly from Redco or from other dealers like Trace Audio in Nashville or Vintage King. A tip on buying patch cables: you can get these molded "REDCO" TT cables for $10each - they are actually mogami and very high-quality. You have to be careful if you're shopping at Vintage King that you don't click on the ones that are $25. You can also just call Ben at Trace Audio and he'll hook you up. He also offers patchbay labelling, although REDCO has a spreadsheet you can download from their website.
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nice one, thanks for sharing
@hopetownsound
10 ай бұрын
Ty!
Thank your for sharing knowledge.
@hopetownsound
10 ай бұрын
Ty!
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@hopetownsound
10 ай бұрын
🤘🤘🍓
Another great practical video. Thx
@hopetownsound
10 ай бұрын
🙏 Ty!
@bobbydreg5597
10 ай бұрын
Think you could do a video on all the level meter types? The meters on the SSL X Desk is so different than what an interface or daw reads. Seems like there is such a variance from gear to gear.
@hopetownsound
10 ай бұрын
well, you're comparing Analog versus Digital meters. They're just two different animals completely. analog meters are simply showing you a translation of voltage and 0VU is really somewhat arbitrary. Different pieces of gear will have different headroom. Digital meters specifically measure in DBFS (full scale). There is a hard limit of 0DBFS, and there is nothing above that. Digital clipping is just non-harmonic noise. So you're always measuring in negative numbers. This is pretty basic audio, and I'm sure there are (many) people who can teach it better than me :). The take away is the meters in your DAW and your converter have nothing to do with any of the meters on your Analog equipment. This is why you ideally want to calibrate your analog equipment. There used to be an industry standard of -18 DBFS = 0DBU. I think people are generally operating with hotter levels these days, but basically play a sine wave out of your DAW at 1khz. Set the output to -18 DBFS and then try to calibrate whatever equipment you're using to zero DBU. That's a very conservative level and you can be sure that you won't clip your analog equipment as long as you're not clipping your digital equipment.
@bobbydreg5597
10 ай бұрын
@@hopetownsound great. Thank you. I was trying some similar calibration out of the daw with a sine wave but I know I’m not doing total correct. Thx for the tips
@hopetownsound
10 ай бұрын
getting things calibrated is essential, but that's only where the fun begins. Then it becomes how each piece of equipment's inputs and outputs react to different levels. Whether they have transformer balanced i/o or their own input amplifiers etc. With analog equipment you really have to carefully judge the sweet spot of each particular piece of gear, both coming and going. If you haven't already, I would advise checking out my video on gain staging. 👍