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----- Original Message -----
\nFrom: "Mike Rivers" <mrivers@...>
\nTo: <hdr2496@egroups.com>
\nSent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:02 PM
\nSubject: [HDR2496] Re: Input routing?
\n
\n
\n> --- In hdr2496@egroups.com, Lee Hardesty <hardesty@m...> wrote:
\n> > I had never checked before but had assumed you could route inputs to
\n> > tracks freely. I'm getting ready to get on board with one of these
\n> but
\n> > that's a bit of a disappointment for me. I will be using a Mackie
\n> 32x8
\n> > as my console so I guess I must now also contemplate adding an
\n> analog
\n> > patchbay to allow for easy routing changes.
\n>
\n> Frankly, I wouldn't consider setting up a 24-track recording system
\n> without a patchbay. They're so useful, and so important when it
\n> comes to flexibility and keeping things neat. It's a very worthwhile
\n> investment. Think about your patchbay setup before you jump into it,
\n> though. There are some conventions, but there's no such thing as
\n> a "standard" arrangement. I wrote an article in Recording Magazine a
\n> while back about patchbays with some useful tips on how to lay one
\n> out and install it intelligently.
\n>
\n> > I am currently using a
\n> > Roland VS-1880 and all routing is virtual.
\n>
\n> That's really a horse of a different color. When you put the recorder
\n> and mixer in one box, it's easy to do, and pretty important, too,
\n> since the user can't get to the wires to rearrange them.
\n>
\n> > Seems like an obvious feature
\n>
\n> Honestly, I agree with you. It would make setup simpler for a certain
\n> type of user. It was on my earliest wish list when I first started
\n> working with the HDR24/96. Perhaps some of the cross-patching
\n> technology in the new software version of the d8b console can be
\n> adapted to the HDR. I don't know if it's a hardware thing, or just a
\n> we-didn't-think-of-it thing.
\n>
\n>
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