but digital studio equipment is a little off-topic for this forum
Don't be silly. We're not analog Natzis here.

No, I saw plenty of Eventide and digital effects in the outboard gear list. But I think more people come to EA for the plate reverb than the Eventide Harmonizer. Actually, I think we ...

what exactly are you referring to when you say "router"? is this a pro tools device?

A router is a patching device that uses a digital interface to create connections, rather than patch cables. They are common in large digital studios and television where finding a crosspoint on racks of ...

i'd reply to that, but i lost you at "gratitous." ANYWAY I'll just not so suttely nudge this convo in the direction of the topic at hand, that is, patchbays. I'm not so sure there is a place for them in the modern recording studio. yes i have heard the age old arguments that they will never die ...

I suppose... if you can justify putting in a router. I would still put in a patchbay in-line with the router so you can bypass the router when it goes down.