Quick an easy XLR signal routing? It must be Switchcraft!
Published: PRODUCTS
Reportedly addressing the ‘need for quick an easy XLR signal routing’, Switchcraft has started shipping the DTRS wired, 24-channel XLR patchbay, the AP24MX3DB25F, and a pair of 16 channel XLR PT Series patchbays, the PT16FX16M and PT16MX16F.
The AP24MX3DB25F comes in the form of a 2U rack mount pass-through patch panel that the manufacturer states is ‘ideal for live room and broadcast studio installations’. It is two inches deep, allowing for 24 XLR connections to be directly routed to three group of eight DB25, which are found on the front of the panel and wired in a TASCAM DTRS pin configuration.
The two additions to the PT Series, meanwhile, offer front-of-rack I/O accessibility, making them suited to ‘permanent or mobile studio environments’. The two models feature male (PT16FX16M) and female (PT16MX16F) XLR connections on the front and a pass-through counterpart on the back, to facilitate a variety of patching requirements.
Switchcraft has also released a pocket-sized DirectBox that the manufacturer describes as ‘a cross between the SC700CT DI box and 318 inline audio adapter’. Designed for durability as well as portability, the 370DI AudioStix converts unbalanced stereo outputs from mobile devices, computers and other consumer equipment into a balanced mono line level for mixing consoles and sound systems. It includes dual RCA inputs, a 3.5mm TRS input, DE Series locking male XLR for balanced, mono and mic level output, a ground lift switch and a 20dB pad for handling stronger signals without distorting them.