Would I need a patch bay to do this?

[Newc]

I'm looking for a way to send one guitar/bass/whatever input signal out to multiple targets - 4 different rack preamps, an amp, etc.

Each rack would then be sent to a mixer, where I pick and choose via the channel faders willy-nilly. I do this much now, but with only 2 racks at a time, as I'm using an ABY box set to Y to feed an 1101 and the MP-1. If I want to use my Legends or Bass POD, I gotta switch cables around.

Would a patch bay act like an Out-to-Everything box?

[markD]

not sure it can be done with a patchbay (it probably can, but i couldn't tell you how), but i know it would work with this:

http://www.radialeng.com/r2011/jd7.php

[Newc]

Yikes. A bit pricey.

Wonder if I could mod a screw-terminal audio distribution amp with 1/4" outs.

Thanks

[Shawn Lutz]

you need an audio distribution amplifier. Look at audio production and broadcast products at http://www.markertek.com You can get a 1x4, 1x8 or 1x12, 1x16 etc meaning 1 in and whatever number of outputs. These are powered devices that take audio inputs, amp it and distribute across multiple outputs transparently.

I have a routing switcher at work that is 384x384 I can take any input and send it to any output or I couldt take an input and send it to 384 outputs if I wanted to

Check if any of these will work

http://audio-video-supply.markertek.com/search?w=Audio+DA&IMAGE.x=17&IMAGE.y=9

[Newc]

Yeah but the ones I've seen are hardwired. I need 1/4" outs.

[Newc]

Why the fuck do I always have to be the only person in the damn world that wants this kinda shit? Everyone and their mother makes a fucking distribution amp that dumps out through XLR, with maybe a side-order of 4-at-most 1/4" (Behringer Ultralink Pro), or they use screw connectors for bare wires or hooks, but no one makes anything with only 1/4" In and Out unless it's a 2-out ABY box or a headphone splitter.

What the fuckin fuck, man.

And Markertek's site is pissing me off - it keeps jumping to the Mobile version, and I'm on my PC at home! I can't click anything on their desktop site without being redirected to their mobile site.

[hippietim]

http://www.soundsculpture.com/products/switchblade.htm

I have a Switchblade 8 I'd sell you for a good price.

[Newc]

Actually I was looking at this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Galaxy-JIB-S-4-way-Splitter-1x4-Splitter-/110862870051?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cff12623

But it "only" has 4 outputs (yes, I'm whining). Wonder if these could be daisy-chained? One output to the Input of another unit? That'd give me 7 Outputs. Then there's the question of signal loss since it's unpowered.


Tim: The Switchblade does look nice. Reading the page gives me a headache
Could be cuz I'm tired.

Anyhoo, PM me a price.

[hippietim]

Newc - that thing looks like someone put 5 jacks in a tin can and wired all the leads together. There is no way that thing sounds good.

The way the Switchblade works is it's a virtual router. You can run any input to any output. Any input can go to multiple outputs. Any output can have multiple inputs. Each connection can have separate level controls. These levels can be controlled an expression pedal (or MIDI of course) - so you can change your "mix" on the fly with any standard expression pedal. You can store and recall different configurations.

I used this when I had a rack system with multiple preamps and effects units.

[Newc]

Awesome. Yeah, I kinda figured the passive box would suck tone as more outputs were added, especially since they tout "running each one to powered monitors" in every paragraph.
I modded a volume pedal some years ago to act as a Y-splitter and had the same effect.

Anyhoo, PM received and replied

[bratfink]

Is this what you are looking for?

http://www.bossarea.com/other/j5.asp

[Newc]

Same as the JIB/S I was looking at. Tim got me covered, but thanks anyhoo.

[Newc]

Ok, despite a few hours of Operator Error, I finally got what I've been looking for:

The Switchblade does exactly what I wanted. I can now run everything at once without swapping cables around. Just dial in the mixer channel of whichever preamp I want to use and go.

I can blend tones from any one unit with any other unit, or all at once. Makes for some interesting tonal effects.

Thanks be to Tim

[hippietim]

Glad to hear it worked out Dr. Newcenstein!