MOTM

> Would it make sense to have a few standard "utility" panels to cover
> situations like this? This would drive down cost for everybody.
 > Some ideas are:
>   * Patch panel
>   * 1u power switch
>   * Effects send/return

hello all,
i'm very much into the idea of a simple 1U patch panel
8, 10 or 12 numbered jacks that's it
i'm sure each of us would have a different use for one of these things (i
have eight tie lines to my mixer for example in a very very ugly panel)
maybe the legend would read 'patch panel'
maybe there would be a small white box below that for a neatly handwritten
legend

i'd be interested to see how the effect send / return idea works (unless
i've just described it above)

also, maybe a simple 1U switch panel - again very simple
three source jacks & one destination jack - multiply by two
one switch with four markings, - off, a, b ,c
then for live use (or whatever) you can wire yourself a panel where you have
a midi/cv convertor source, cv keyboard source and random cv source
selectable on one switch, with a null position if need be
again with deliberately vague labelling it would be different things on
different systems

thoughts anyone..?

cheers
paul b
sheffield
uk