Can I do this with a patchbay?

[Loren Littlejohn]

I need one anyway but I was wondering if this scenario is going to be doable:

I have 3 devices, 1 set of monitors, 2 mic pres, and a stereo compressor.

Never mind the pres and compressor (I know those can be setup to patch).

Can I wire this up so I can just patch the unit I want to use out of the monitors (talking about balanced patch bay).

I know shit like this exists but it doesn't do everything I need and I'm not in need of "quick switching" like I would if I was running multiple monitors:

http://www.mercenaryaudio.com/colaudls3lin.html
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SLW333/
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SwitchWitch/

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Common you fuckers got to be smart enough for this question.

 

[MetalJonesy]

i run 3 sound sources, my 002, motu 8pre and sound card. they are all patched into the patch bay, and you can flick bewteen em with the plugs, however each of the sources comes out of my patchbay into my tapco mix 60, then a stereo out goes back to my monitors via the patch bay, just meens i have CR level over all three sources without patching or using my amy to change the volume.

top line are my sound putputs, 3 and 4 are the motu, 5 and 6 are the digi, so instead of trailing the cables to my mixer, i could just use the short patch chords and patch em into 1 and 2 on the bottom line which goes straight to the amp

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Right I actually want something similar (only I will have a headphone amp between the bay and my monitors).

Cool! This makes me happy.

Although I think I'm springing for a Nuetriks patchbay. I saw the Behringer ones had horrible reviews and fall apart?

 

[MetalJonesy]

ive had my behringer one since mid '05 IIRC and its been fine, granted id love a neutrick one, but dont have the cash for such a thing!

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

The one I'm looking at is $99. The Behringer balanced one is $50.

 

[MetalJonesy]

dont even think mines the balanced one!

 

[Force666]

I got the DBX PB48, it's pretty sweet. But it ran 100$ as well.