The Yamaha SPX-2000 has a front panel switch that lets you do this for both inputs and outputs. I'd really want to be able to craft my own algorithms in order to manage the L/R routing, and I'm not sure any half-rack gear has that kind of flexibility. It has some dual mono algorithms, which may be as good as it gets for my needs. That would be a bit cleaner out front but it uses more points on the panel. I could plug a passive mixer into the back of the patch bay and then two of the patch points become mix inputs and one a mix output. I wonder if I can even just buy one off the shelf.Īfter sleeping on this. I'd have to have that as the patch cable, but not too difficult. You can make your own stereo-to-mono passive summing cable with two 100k resistors. Something like a Boss SE50/70 perhaps? Any ideas considered. So, if I was to get some other multieffects to go into this 1U space in my rack, are there any that allow you to select mono or stereo i/o from the front panel? For preference x2 half racks or something with more than one set of inputs to outputs. I'm not that bothered about these units and can buy something 'better'. I suppose I could mod these units to disable the switches in the jack sockets and add switches to the front panels. The jack R sockets switch to stereo as soon as you push in the plug to the R I can choose the L/Mono or R outputs on my patchbay, but I won't get a summed mono output when connecting only the L/Mono there. If you plug in both stereo outs they will always split the output to stereo. Which is all great for my needs, but crucially the way you choose mono or stereo depends on what is plugged into the back. Both have various mono or stereo i/o options. Today I have an elderly Viscount EFX-2 and Fostex DE-1. I might sometime use x3 stereo fx into the mixer and sometimes 圆 mono or any combo. I've got a 1U rack patchbay which will be wired to 6 channels of the bluebox and another 1U space for effects. I can't imagine ever going without it again.I'm thinking about my DAW-less set-up centered around a 1010 Bluebox where I want maximum flexibility for mono sources to sometimes use a mono effect and sometimes a stereo. Still, you're getting a reliable device built to work, and built to last. competitor patchbays that actually allow you to change the routing directly from the front panel are very, very out of my pricerange, but this guys fits the bill perfectly, albeit still is a little more than I would have liked to pay. My only gripe would be the price, something that all patch bays unfortunately are affected by. There is a successor by Edirol, the U-880, which I believe is identical except it has flash memory (this A-880 needs a battery for memory functions) and an additional USB port for computer use. The A880 has an internal memory allowing you to write different configurations into a bank that can be recalled with program changes over MIDI, this is extremely appreciated in a setup where I'm using everything but want to focus only on specific instruments at a time. This meets that with outstanding results. I needed a patchbay that could be entirely controlled and redirected without a computer.
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