I'm looking for some advice about how I would patch a basic setup for the bay and 18i20 so that I could plug things into the front, and have them routed into the corresponding back output (into the interface via a patch cable). What would that look like? The language used in the various explanations online is confusing me between the ins and outs, no matter how much I readĪdditionally, the reason I got a 3U case is incase I decide to expand later with the likes of this:įor an additional 8 inputs, when recording with the band.

Say for example I want to set up inputs 3-8 and Outputs 5-8 of the 18i20 into the Patchbay, so I could just plug and play. I've read a whole lot on the topic, but am still a bit confused about how I'd set things up.

That obviously didn't make much sense, and I thought I would be better off installing a TRS patchbay to get access to the back of the inputs/outputs. Moving the 15u every time I want access to the inputs/outputs isn't all that appealing, and I had planned to run cables through the 2u gap to the front so I could easily plug in to the different bits and pieces. Thing is, the only room I have for the interface is under my 15u rack, and I've gone for a 3u flight case to let it live there. As i've begun to record more 'live' improvised jams in the Eurorack world, I've longed for more inputs into my DAW to have greater EQ control in post over the different sound sources, and decided to upgrade from 4 to 8 with the Focusrite 18i20, which I got at a good price for the 1st gen.

Midi patchbay vs interface