At 2:29 PM -0600 03/04/01, J. Larry Hendry wrote:
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>I have to disagree with the prevailing opinion here. The jack switching is
>more efficient in that you do not need an external switch and you leave the
>panel space open for other things. What is it that the external switch
>>gets you? Nothing I can see.
I agree. A variety of switched jacks is one reason to choose 1/4". You
might as well take advantage of it.
The only advantage to additional switch would be if the first output was
the first three inputs, and the second output was the second three outputs
or all six outputs depending solely on the switch regardless of whether or
not you are using the first output. That way you could get a three channel
submix and a six channel main mix from the same six inputs.
You can also use a 1/4" jack on the outputs so its the negative when
inserted half way. In fact, this would be a nice standard for every output
in the system!!
>with only one output connected, it is a 6 to 1 mixer. With both jacked, it
>is a 3 to 1 mixer times 2. What could be any more simple than that.
Two separate modules??
>So, I think Paul's concept of a switching jack is still best, but I think
>the "switch jack" should be the second output not the first. Think about
>it -- one output plug and it is 6 to 1 -- two output plugs and it
>automatically splits off 3 of the inputs to the second output. Highly
>intuitive.
Hmmm...my intuition tells me the output for all six should be all the way
to the bottom, and all the way to the right. The sub-out for the first
three should be to the left of the output of the second three.
At 2:00 PM -0500 03/04/01, Dave Hylander wrote:
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>This is what I'd like to see. The switch changes between 2x3 and 1X6, and
>there is a LED :). Sorry about the resolution. It's difficult to export
>out of Acad2000.
You want a switch and an LED?? What does the LED tell you?? Which way the
switch is?!?