-=> Quoting Graham Newton to Lee Jackson <=-
 LJ> Does anyone here have any experience with the Tascam PB-32 patch bay?
 GN> No but if over 30 years experience with Professional Audio will do....
Much obliged.
 GN> Precisely correct.  It is the function of a "normalled" jack to allow
 GN> a specific pre-determined routing for the connections, except when a
 GN> plug is inserted into either of the normalled pair of jacks.
Amazing.  I got something right! ;-)
 GN> multiple.  "Project" studio jack fields are designed for limited
 GN> specific purposes and don't have the flexibility of the "pro" types...
I don't know which category the Tascam falls into here.  Guess they do
both, and I wound up with the el cheapo.
 LJ> We have purchased a dbx PB-48 as an additional bay.  It was a new
 LJ> piece of equipment (factory box w/manual), so I know that I can mult
 LJ> signals and even defeat normalling on it if I want to.
 GN> They must have separate switches to allow selectable defeating the
 GN> "normals" on each jack pair.
It's a rather neat setup, really - the bays are normalled by default.  They
are set up on individual circuit boards, with each attached to the frame by
a plastic nut.  To defeat the normalling, you simply unscrew the nut, slide
out the card, flip it 180 degrees, and reinstall it.  Quite nice.
 GN> It sounds like the DBX jackfield is the more flexible and thus should
 GN> be the one to use with the selectable "normals".
That's the plan - I just wish I could leave the dbx fully normalled and
defeat the normalling on the Tascam.  Sigh.  Anyway, thanks for the help!
 GN> ... If it isn't broken, take it apart and find out why
Good advice - I may actually do this. ;-)
    -Lee
... I believe in peace and bashing two bricks together.
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