After a few patch bays and studio reorganizations/moves, the organizational tricks
became a necessity ;) Actually, after you've done it once, future changes are
pretty easy. I've put a few layers of labels on some bays and I've also marked them
up as things changed rather than reprint the labels.
The old Avery labels were messy and stuck too well, requiring Goo-Gone to cleanup.
However, the newer labels remove much more cleanly now while sticking well. You
might want to give it another try...
I use the Post-It correction tape for mixer strips all the time! You can store
strips for old setups on the side of a rack real easy. Well, it might require a
piece of tape on top just to keep it there.... I also use the correction tape for
scribbling things on rack mount boxes, like channel numbers or wierd routings. But
you are right, if the tape doesn't have something to fully contact all the time, it
dries up and falls off.
Eric
--- David Bivins <
dbivins@...> wrote:
> Damn--you're super organized! I've been using the 3M Post-It correction tape
> for labeling things, but it doesn't stick for very long. I've been
> considering buying a label-maker. I'd do the Avery labels, but they may
> stick ∗too∗ well, and I'm restless, always moving things around in the
> patchbay every few months.
>
> But thanks for the tips (especially for the backs of the 'bays)!
>
> David.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: alt-mode [mailto:alt_mode@...]
> > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:41 AM
> > To: motm@egroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [motm] cheap mult trick
> >
> >
> > I'll also confirm this trick too! I have a few mults in almost
> > every patch bay.
> > The 6" cables needed to connect them are also pretty inexpensive.
> >
> > I've had the best success with the Neutrik balanced patch bays.
> > Guitar Center
> > appears to be blowing them out at $69 now. They have a removable
> > front plate that
> > allows you to swap a set of jacks between normalled,
> > half-normalled, etc. Very
> > convenient!
> >
> > The final trick I have for patch bays is to lay them out in Excel
> > and get the cell
> > size to match the space above each jack. Then, you can print the
> > labels using Avery
> > 8.5" x 11" label stock, cut out the labels and apply them to the
> > bays. Also, you
> > can create labels for the rear of the patch bay by doing a copy,
> > paste with
> > transposition, sort, and repaste with transposition. I have
> > found the labels on the
> > rear to be a really big help when trying to connect up stuff in
> > the back of a busy
> > rack.
> >
> > If anyone wants a spreadsheet sized for Neutrik or Tascam patch
> > bays, I could
> > probably email them out.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > --- Tentochi <tentochi@...> wrote:
> > > This is EXACTLY what I do. They fit great in SKB pop-up mixer
> > cases too.
> > >
> > > The path bays are a bit heavy compared to others, but they are
> > built like
> > > tanks, easy to configure and fairly inexpensive.
> > >
> > > I will probably get a few more soon.
> > >
> > > --Shemp
> > >
> > > > I have a couple Behringer Ultrapatch patch bays.
> > > > Set channels to parallel mode and connect adjacent channels from
> > > > behind with
> > > > short patch cables (only one necessary for each "column").
> > Instant mults!
> > > > David.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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