Cables / Connectors

Software‑controlled ‘patchbays’ are invaluable for recall and routing in hybrid studios. Is this the right one for you?

The XP‑Relay combines CB Electronics’ sophisticated patchbay control system with the purest possible signal path.

Cat cabling is cheap and readily available — and there’s no reason you can’t use it to run balanced analogue audio signals all over the place!

With software control, silent switching and a choice of input cards, this clever box is way more than a patchbay substitute.

Never has working with a hybrid analogue/in‑the‑box setup been so easy.

Two very handy 'accessories' come under scrutiny: PJB's Bass Buddy, a Bass Guitar Recording DI Box, and from Little Labs their STD Instrument Cable Extender.

Where do you turn when you need a multicore that will handle two MIDI lines, a 9V DC power line and a voltage control line?

Paul White gives a new patchbay a shameless (jack) plug...

Midiman are a company devoted to producing cost-effective problem solvers, and with the Digipatch they're aiming to solve the problem of affordable digital patching. Paul White finds out how well they've succeeded.

Now that digital equipment is arriving in project studios, a patchbay becomes a worthwhile purchase. Mike Collins goes back to his routes...

Low‑cost jack patchbays are available from a number of sources, but most tend to use the same type of budget jack socket...

As an exercise in lateral thinking, re-patching your studio is a delight. As an actual prospect, it's somewhat more daunting. Paul White plugs into a programmable patchbay and lets his fingers do the walking...