Advice needed about cabling to patchbay!
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:59 am
Hi guys and gals (are there actually any gals on this forum???)
Here's my predicament:
most of my gear uses TRS and TS connections (synths, effects pedals, etc, etc)
I have a API lunchbox which accepts XLR and DB-25
My other channel strips/compressors accept TRS and XLR
Now, ordinarily I have all of my gear connected to a simple TRS patchbay, however I have just acquired a Lynx Aurora 8. It came with DB-25 to XLR(m) and DB-25 to XLR(F) snakes, however I am stuck in terms of how best to integrate it into my setup. My options seem to be the following:
1) Get XLR-TRS snakes to connect the existing DB25 looms to the patchbay
2) Sell the XLR-DB25 looms and replace with DB-25 to TRS looms --- probably the easiest option however seems hard to find good quality short DB25-trs looms in Aus!
3) Ditch my patchbay and buy a good Bantam patchbay with DB25 termination on the back... then the Lynx Aurora and Api lunchbox and connect in easily using Db25-DB25 cables. I can then use my exiting DB25-XLR looms to interface all of my synths, etc to the patchbay.. I already have a few short TRS to XLR patch cables... I could just solder up a few more as needed.
Each approach has its pros and cons... are there any approaches I am missing?
Would appreciate your advice and thoughts on how to handle the situation most efficiently
Thanks!
manny
Here's my predicament:
most of my gear uses TRS and TS connections (synths, effects pedals, etc, etc)
I have a API lunchbox which accepts XLR and DB-25
My other channel strips/compressors accept TRS and XLR
Now, ordinarily I have all of my gear connected to a simple TRS patchbay, however I have just acquired a Lynx Aurora 8. It came with DB-25 to XLR(m) and DB-25 to XLR(F) snakes, however I am stuck in terms of how best to integrate it into my setup. My options seem to be the following:
1) Get XLR-TRS snakes to connect the existing DB25 looms to the patchbay
2) Sell the XLR-DB25 looms and replace with DB-25 to TRS looms --- probably the easiest option however seems hard to find good quality short DB25-trs looms in Aus!
3) Ditch my patchbay and buy a good Bantam patchbay with DB25 termination on the back... then the Lynx Aurora and Api lunchbox and connect in easily using Db25-DB25 cables. I can then use my exiting DB25-XLR looms to interface all of my synths, etc to the patchbay.. I already have a few short TRS to XLR patch cables... I could just solder up a few more as needed.
Each approach has its pros and cons... are there any approaches I am missing?
Would appreciate your advice and thoughts on how to handle the situation most efficiently
Thanks!
manny