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XVII. The Patchbay
In a traditional recording studio, the inputs and outputs for each piece of
equipment are connected to jacks in a single device called a "patchbay."
The patchbay's jacks are arranged in a grid that make it easy for an
engineer to interconnect the studio's equipment using short cables
called "patch cords." The VM-7000 provides an onscreen patchbay—
complete with virtual patch cords—that allows you to:
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route each input on the processor to the desired input/multi in
channel.
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route each input signal, Flex Bus, and the main mix, cue mix and
monitor output signals to the desired outputs on the processor
Why You Might Change Input Connections
As shipped from the factory, the analog input jacks on the processor are
routed to their like-numbered input channels—INPUT Jack 1 goes to
Input Channel 1, Jack 2 to goes to Channel 2, and so on. DIGITAL IN A
—or B—is connected to the Input Channels 21 and 22.
Here are a couple of common situations in which you may want to
change these default connections, or "routings."
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Perhaps you've connected your mics to inputs in an order that's
physically convenient in terms of dragging cables in the studio or on
the stage, but would like to work with them in a different order when
you mix.
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Perhaps you'd like to always have your vocalist, for example, in the
same input channel, even when he/she moves from one already-
connected mic to another.
•
Perhaps you'd like to send the same input signal to two different
channels in order to create two different-sounding versions.
Why You Might Change Output Connections
As shipped from the factory:
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Input Channels 1-16 are routed to Multi Outs 1-16 to make it easy
to send them to the first 16 tracks of an R-BUS-connected recorder.
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Flex Busses 1-4 are routed to the analog ASSIGNABLE OUTs 1-4.
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The main mix output signal is routed to the DIGITAL OUT for easy
connection to a DAT recorder.
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The cue and monitor output signals are not routed to any output
jacks so that you can choose the desired jacks as needed.
Since the VM-7000 can be used in so many situations, there are many
reasons you may want to send different signals to different processor
output jacks or R-BUS output channels. Here are a few:
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You might want to route an input signal to a different track on an
R-BUS-connected recorder.
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You might want to route a Flex Bus to a DIGITAL OUT to send it
digitally to an external effect processor or recorder.
•
You might want to route a Flex Bus to a particular ASSIGNABLE
OUT jack.
How to Get to the Patchbay
To get to the PATCH BAY screen, hold down SHIFT and
press EZ ROUTING.
Getting Started with the VM-7000
Getting Started with the VM-7000
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