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2.5 Recording

Patch Bay Simulator

Explore how our studio patch bays route microphone signals from different rooms through PB8 into the UA Volt 876 audio interfaces.

RocSoc Room Patch Bays
PB1RocSoc Room Mic Lines
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PB1-lobbyLobby Mic Lines
1
2
PB8 — Central Router
0/12 inputs patched
Inputs (from Room Bays)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Outputs (to Volt 876)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PB9 — Expansion
Outputs (24 channels)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Volt 876 — Unit 1 (IN 1-8)
Volt 876 — Unit 2 (IN 1-8)
Input Mapping
IN 1-2: Studio interior microphones (always connected)
IN 3-8: From PB8 (patched from rooms)
Signal Path:Connect a room mic line to PB8 to trace the signal path

What you learned

  • Understand how XLR patch bays route audio signals between rooms and the interface
  • Identify which patch bay connects to which room in our studio
  • Trace the full signal path from a room mic line through PB8 to the Volt 876
  • Explain why inputs 1-2 on the Volt are dedicated studio interior connections
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