2004 Personal Studio buyers guide

audio patch Bays

cd recorders

Manufacturer

Programmable
Bay Points
# of Patch-
Connector

Normaling
Prewired

Features
Modular
Product

Special

Price
Type
AP Audio APB-48S 1/4” TRS 48 Yes Yes No Yes Optional cable tester and other modules $130
AP Audio APB-48SH Balanced (hard-wired) 48 No Yes No Yes Optional cable tester and other modules $130
Behringer Ultra Patch Pro PX2000 1/4" 48 No Yes No Full; half 4 modes via topside switches $49
Carvin PB 48 1/4” TRS 48 No Yes No Full, half Solderless $70
CM Automation PM 64 DB 25 32 x 32 No Yes Yes N/A Remote control via RS-232 port; $2,499
Router/Level Controller optional DB8 connector
CM Automation PM 216 Automated DB 25 16 x 16 No Yes Yes N/A Multiple units networkable via MIDI; $699
Patch Bay/Mixer 2-bus mixer
Connectronics JB24 1/4” TRS or TS 48 Yes Yes No Full, half, through $775
Connectronics XB16KV/XB32KV Any combination 16 x 32 Yes Yes No N/A Wide range of connector types $94-$174
Daking Modular Patchbay TT-Bantam 96 Yes Yes Yes Full; half All points on DB-2S and solder tab $795
dbx PB48 1/4” TRS 48 No Yes No Full, half $150
Fostex 3013 1/4” 16 Yes No No Half $105
Fostex DS-8 Digital Patch Bay S/PDIF (6 optical + 2 coaxial) 8 No No No N/A Selectable 24-, 20-, 16- and 12-bit modes $340
Friend-Chip DMX 12/8 RCA; Toslink 20 Yes No Yes N/A 50 memory; remote control via MIDI $649
Electronics
Friend-Chip DMX 16 XLR; RCA; Toslink; TDIF 32 No Yes Yes N/A 50 memory; format conversion; $549 plus
Electronics resampling modules
Friend-Chip DMX 32 XLR; RCA; Toslink; TDIF 64 No Yes Yes N/A 50 memory; format conversion; resampling $799 plus
Electronics modules
Frontier Design Apache Digital Patchbay Optical (ADAT or S/PDIF); 24 Yes Yes Yes N/A Scanning/activity status modes; MIDI I/O $799
Group Toslink for remote from computer; cascadable for
unlimited expansion; routing controls and
indicators on front panel; 1U rackmount
Furman PB-48 Balanced 1/4” TRS 48 No Yes No Half Denormalizable; 1/4” TRS on rear $169
Patch Bay
Furman PB-48D Balanced 1/4” TRS 48 No No No Half 6 D-sub connectors on rear; $229
Patch Bay denormalizable
M Audio Digipatch 12x6 S/PDIF (coaxial/optical) 12 x 6 Yes No Yes N/A 50 factory presets, 49 user $500
Digital Patch Bay ADAT optical
Neutrik Easy Patch TB 48 Yes No Yes Full; half; no; Solderless construction $725
NPP Series parallel; double
Neutrik Easy Patch TT 96 Yes No Yes Full; half; no; Solderless construction; $775
NPPA Series parallel; double digital-capable
Neutrik Patchlink SP-L 1/4” TRS 48 No Yes Yes Full; half; Gray normaled jack for $125
isolated; parallel faster identification
Neutrik Rean MA 96 TT 96 No No Yes All options Black, silver, red, or blue $350-$425
Neutrik Rean LF48 Series TB 48 No Yes Yes All options Black, silver, red, or blue front $250-$300
panels avail.
Neutrik XPM Series TT or Bantam 96 No No Yes All options Black, silver, red, or blue $350-$425
Pro-Co PJ Series 1/4” TRS; PJ; 52 Yes No No All options Customized options available $250-$1,600
WECO; Long frame
Pro-Co TT Series Bantam (TT); 1/4” TRS 96 Optional No No All options Customized options available $600-$2,800
Radial Engineering Patch Bay TT; 1/4”; 1/4” TRS 24–96 Optional Optional No All options Customized options available $130-$1,200
Rapco Patch Bay TT; 1/4”; 1/4” TRS 48, 52, 96 Yes Yes No All options Customized options available $199 and up
Samson S Patch 1/4” 48 No Yes No Full; half; through $130
Samson S Patch Plus 1/4” TRS 48 No Yes No Full; half; through Front panel 3-way mode switch $170
Signal AP Audio APB-48S 1/4” TRS (silver- 48 Yes Yes Custom- Rotate card Add on modules (cable tester, $130
plated brass) izable 180 degrees combiner, splitter, DI)
Signal AP Audio APB-48SH Balanced 48 No Yes Custom- Rotate card Add on modules (cable tester, $130
izable 180 degrees combiner, splitter, DI)
Signex CPJ48J 1/4” TRS 48 No No No Full; half Other connector configs available $256
Signex Smartpatch 1/4” TRS 32 Yes No Yes N/A Store up to 128 configurations; MIDI $809
Switchcraft 1/4” Kit Series 1/4” TRS 48, 52 No No No Full; half; no Cable tray; nickel-plated jacks $220
Switchcraft Front Access Series TT or MT 96, 48 Yes No No Normals strapped, Front-panel nickel-plated jacks $1,100
normals out gold contacts
Switchcraft MTP Series 1/4” TRS 48 Yes No No All options $700
Switchcraft MT52 Series 1/4” TRS 48, 52 No No No Full; half; no Tie bar; nickel-plated jacks $230
Switchcraft TT96 EDAC Series TT 96 Yes No No Full; normal EDAC-type rear panel connectors $1,300
Switchcraft TT Kit Series TT 96 No No No Full; half; no Cable tray; nickel-plated jacks; $300
gold contacts
Switchcraft TTP96 Series TT 96 No No No Full; half; no Tie bar; nickel-plated jacks; $300
gold contacts
Taytrix Audio Patch Bay TT 96 Yes Yes No Full; half; no Customized options available $1,500 and up
Whirlwind WLF482 Long frame balanced 48 Optional Yes No Full; half; no $440
Whirlwind WPB-48S 1/4” TRS 48 Yes Yes No Half; no $160
Whirlwind WTT961 TT 96 Optional Yes No Full; half user 1U rackspace $560
Z-Systems Digital Detanglers AES/EBU; S/PDIF; 8-64 Yes No Yes N/A Hardware remote; $980-$12,000
Lightpipe computer controllable
Z-Systems Optipatch Lightpipe 8x8 Yes N/A Yes N/A 8x8 lightpipe (64 ch.) or $599
8x8 optical S/PDIF (16 ch.)
Z-Systems Optipatch Plus Lightpipe 15x15 N/A N/A Yes N/A 15x15 lightpipe (120 ch.) or $999
15x15 optical S/PDIF (30 ch.)