In a continued quest to add as many patchbay templates as humanly possible, we are very thrilled to announce that a template for the Behringer PX3000 patchbay is now available on PatchCAD!
2 ULTRAPATCH PRO PX3000 User Manual Thank you Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in us by purchasing the ULTRAPATCH PRO PX3000. The PX3000 is a multi-functional balanced 48-point. Talking all about patch bays. I unbox and do a quick review of the Behringer Ultrapatch Pro PX-3000, then talk about different types of rack patch bays,. Behringer PX3000 Patchbay Labels I created a simple Microsoft Word template that I use to print out neat labels for the Behringer PX3000 patchbay. The template will not fit the PX2000 patchbay, the spacing of the connectors is different. Behringer Patchbay Template 'THIS END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ('EULA') is a legal agreement between you ('you','your') (either an individual or a single entity) and Music Tribe IP Limited ('MG-IP'), for the software that accompanies this EULA, which includes associated media and MG-IP Internet-based services ('Software'). I created a simple Microsoft Word template that I use to print out neat labels for the Behringer PX3000 patchbay. The template will not fit the PX2000 patchbay, the spacing of the connectors is different. Track master xy pad app for mac. Download the Word file here. And here it is filled out with my own current configuration.
The Behringer PX3000 is the second most requested template and its addition would not be possible without the support of two PatchCAD community members – Nigel P. and Bryan N. Big big thanks to both of you! Most of the requests came from users in the UK and the USA where the PX3000 seems to be very popular.
One of the most important features of PatchCAD is the ability to create a custom template from scratch quickly and easily, and then share it with the rest of the community by pressing the Share Template button.
The submitted templates are reviewed, confirmed and added to the pool of templates. Every single update is FREE and pushed automatically to every user when PatchCAD is launched.
The Behringer PX3000 is very cost effective and offers convenient normalling configuration using little switches on the top plate of the chassis. For more information including specs and manual, click here.
With a growing ragtag collection of (mostly ‘pre-loved’) studio outboard, and the mess of cables that results, I realised that I could no longer put off getting a patchbay. I say put off because I’d previously somehow come to the conclusion that I needed one because I thought I knew what they did, but whenever I did a little research about them I came away confused between the normals, half-normals, parallels, opens, bantams and jacks (well, I knew what a jack was at least). It seemed that I was not alone in my confusion – type ‘patchbay’ into any of the music tech forums and you’ll see hundreds of posts by desperate musicians, basically asking the same questions, but for connecting different bits of kit. This, I think, is why it’s hard to find a definitive “how to” for patchbay design – there’s no definitive setup – everyone’s studio, and therefore use for a patchbay, is personal and will need wiring differently. Perhaps people also expect too much in this age of insta-info, YouTube tutorials-for-everything and tiny-learn-curve software that can take much of the effort out of musical creativity (that’s a whole can of worms for another post). There are some things we just need to work out for ourselves.
My primary need for a patchbay was that I have more audio processors than auxes to send to them. Bearing this in mind (as well as budget) I decided that a Behringer Ultrapatch Pro PX2000 would be ideal as it had a parallel option as well as the regular normal, half and open switches (you can also normal aux sends, but parallel is good for sending a signal to multiple effects simultaneously). Once I had it in front of me I spent a long time thinking about how I wanted everything to communicate and experimented with patching just 2 or 3 things together to check whether each function behaved as I thought it would. I began to see the potential for an amazingly flexible, almost modular setup, and immediately bid on a second patchbay so that I could have all my main ins and outs patched.
Once I had the concept in my head, I started sketching out on paper what should go where. After having to draw 48 little circles and labels a couple of times when making changes, I decided to knock up a basic blank template in Fireworks which I could print off and scribble over to my heart’s content. I found this quite helpful so am sharing it here in printable pdf format for free download. It has two blank 48 point patchbay templates per A4 sheet.
One thing I underestimated was the amount of extra audio cables I’d need! In the past I’ve normally only had to pick up a few cables here and there from the local music shop for the latest bit of kit. Obviously out of the question for this particular bit of kit! I ordered two separate big lots of cables from AudioSpareshere in the UK. They were great, arrived next day each time and were considerably cheaper than competitors for cables equal to name brands. The only problem was with their cheapest looms: I ordered two and both had one ‘short’ jack that was moulded into the plastic too far, so wouldn’t snap into the connector snugly. I’m sure they would have replaced them if I’d complained but I couldn’t be arsed, so just cut the sleeves back a bit!
So, now I’ve got everything set up and I love it. If you have enough equipment to warrant one, the patchbay is a true studio essential. Certain bits of kit have a new lease of life from being able to have audio routed so easily into them. My studio almost feels like a big modular synth. The cabling to my mixing desk is the neatest it’s ever been.
My fears were basically unfounded, it’s easy when you know how! Seriously though, it’s one of those things that is much easier in practice than in theory, that is just go for it, when it’s in front of you and you can test a few boxes through it, it will make sense with trial and error.
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p.s. If you do need a bit more theory, I found these articles to be the most helpful/least confusing: Sound On Sound & EQ Magazine