Greg Mein Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 It sure would be nice to find a 1U/2U panel with holes predrilled for 1/4" TRS type female jacks. I'm finding a few panels but they all appear to be for XLR jacks, AKA D-Series. According to my brief internet search the hole for a 1/4" female jack needs to be approximately 3/8" while these D-Series holes are roughly 15/16". The goal is to be able to plug standard audio cables into jacks on this panel installed on the back of the rack while the backside of the jacks are patch cables plugged into the actual gear installed in the rack. I've done this before but it's a pain to have to drill my own holes in these things. Seems odd I can't find something. Can anyone relate? Thanks in advance for any knowledge or leads. Quote https://www.facebook.com/Meinfield-346702719450783/ Songs on SoundCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Redco makes these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 You mean like these. I got everything for the patch panel at Redco. 2 Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_NC Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 If you have a friend with a drill press this is about 2 minutes "work", converting a blank filler plate to one with holes. Any dimension you want, any spacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, CEB said: You mean like these. I got everything for the patch panel at Redco. Yes, that's it! I don't have one quite that decked out, though I have a few different Redco rack plates and still a ton of extra parts to use for experimentation. I love Redco! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Greg, You want to get the D-Sub panels. Sturdy and largest selection of connectors for them Another vote for Redco 1/4" Passthru 1/4" wire it yourself Inside my SKB 4U StudioFlyer rack case Front side Backside with Labeled connections 2 Quote David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I've made my own I/O panels for 30+ years. Have never found a generic 1U panel pre-drilled for 1/4" interconnect. Yes there are the Neutrik XLR format but I need denser I/O for my systems. This is one of the most dense I/O panels I have made with my powered hand drill. I just picked up a drill press for future work. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Very nice work! Quote David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Mein Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 After a lot of pondering I decided to just buy a patchbay. The Neutrik NYS-SPP-L1 48-point 1/4" TRS Balanced Patchbay seemed like the most economical option. It'll fit nicely in the back of the 4 space rack case we'll be using again this Summer for backing tracks (MOTU 828x, MBP, DP, etc.). I won't need to do any soldering or buy additional parts and it's a device that could be handy in the home studio perhaps later. Appreciate the responses, always great to read your thoughts and suggestions! 1 Quote https://www.facebook.com/Meinfield-346702719450783/ Songs on SoundCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 The Neutrik looks like a great solution and it wouldn't seem like you'd ever run out of channels/options here! I'd like something like this if it had fewer channels and an option for MIDI patching. I'll have to search and see if there is anything like that. Otherwise, it's DIY with Redco parts. Remarkable value as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I like how I can get pass thru jacks from Redco for anything. 1/4, XLR male and female, 5-pin MIDI, USB. I never looked for 1/8s but they probably have them. Redco does engraved label plates if you want them in whatever color you want. See my picture. 1 Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 11 hours ago, Greg Mein said: After a lot of pondering I decided to just buy a patchbay. The Neutrik NYS-SPP-L1 48-point 1/4" TRS Balanced Patchbay seemed like the most economical option. That's a good patchbay, I use one in the studio for the hard disk multitrack. Just make sure the plugs are FULLY inserted in those points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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