Switchcraft MMVP TRS Patch Bay
Switchcraft·Model MMVP·switchcraft-mmvp
About the Switchcraft MMVP
The Switchcraft MMVP is a professional-grade TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. (bantam) patch bayA panel of front-facing jacks wired to everything behind it — re-route any signal with a short cable instead of climbing behind the rack. offering 48 patch points in a single rack unitThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one.. The normalledA patch bay default path: the top jack feeds the bottom with nothing plugged in. Inserting a cable breaks (full) or taps (half) that path. configuration means signals pass straight through until you patch over them, which is perfect for establishing default signal routing in your rack while maintaining the flexibility to re-route on the fly. A staple in studio and broadcast installations that also works well in complex playback rigs.
The Switchcraft MMVP is a 48-point TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. (bantam) patch bayA panel of front-facing jacks wired to everything behind it — re-route any signal with a short cable instead of climbing behind the rack. in a single rack unitThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. — the kind of piece that turns a collection of gear into an actual system. Its job is simple in concept and indispensable in practice: it gives you a central place to establish and override signal routing without touching the gear itself. In a complex playback rig or a dense IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. rack with multiple consoles, virtual soundchecksPlaying a recorded show back through the console as if the band were on stage — dial in mixes before anyone plugs in., and backup sources, having all your analog connections terminate in one normalledA patch bay default path: the top jack feeds the bottom with nothing plugged in. Inserting a cable breaks (full) or taps (half) that path. bay means you can change routing mid-show with a single patch cord rather than crawling behind the rack.
The normalledA patch bay default path: the top jack feeds the bottom with nothing plugged in. Inserting a cable breaks (full) or taps (half) that path. configuration is the key operational detail here. In normal operation, top-row signals pass straight through to the corresponding bottom-row destinations — your default routing is always active without a cable plugged in. Insert a TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. patch cord into either jack and you break the normal, redirecting signal on the fly. At 90mm deep and 1.3kg, this bay is genuinely shallow and light, which matters when you're stacking it into a road case with tight rear-cable clearance. It draws zero power, so it adds nothing to your PDU load and needs no rack space planning beyond the single U.
The MMVP is the right call if you're running a rig complex enough to need analog routing flexibility — think multi-source playback rigs, hybrid console setups, or any situation where your default signal path might need to change between acts without a re-patch at the gear. It is not the right call if your entire rig runs on a single digital snakeA multicore cable bundling many channels into one stage-to-console run. A sub-snake collects one corner of the stage into a drop box. or if all your routing lives inside a console or DAWDigital Audio Workstation — the recording and playback software (Logic, Ableton Live, Pro Tools) at the center of a computer rig.. And be clear: TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. format requires TT patch cords and TT-terminated tails off your gear — if your rack is already built around quarter-inch TRSTip-Ring-Sleeve — a 1/4″ jack with three contacts carrying a balanced signal or a stereo pair. A guitar plug with one extra ring. infrastructure, you'll be fighting the format from day one.
In the rack
- Label both rows of the bay before the rig goes on the road — use consistent color-coded TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. cords (e.g., red for sends, black for returns) so anyone touching the bay mid-show can read it without a legend.
- At 90mm depth, rear cable dressing is tight but manageable — use right-angle TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. connectors on your loomSeveral cables bundled and run as one — keeps rack interconnects tidy and makes load-in one grab instead of eight. if you're working inside a shallow pull-out drawer or a lid-load case with limited rear clearance.
- Map the normal path on paper first: top row is typically your sources, bottom row your destinations. Committing to a consistent convention across the whole rig means a substitute tech can troubleshoot the bay without calling you.
- Place it near the middle of the rack vertically if possible — TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. patch cords are short by nature, and positioning the bay closer to the gear it serves reduces the chance of a cord pulling a jack loose during a fast changeover.
2x24 TTTiny Telephone — the slim bantam plug pro patch bays use to fit 48+ points into a single rack space. (bantam) patch bayA panel of front-facing jacks wired to everything behind it — re-route any signal with a short cable instead of climbing behind the rack.. NormalledA patch bay default path: the top jack feeds the bottom with nothing plugged in. Inserting a cable breaks (full) or taps (half) that path. configuration.
I/O Ports (2)
| Port | Connector | Direction | Signal | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Row 1-24 (TT) | TRS QUARTER | bidirectional | analog audio | 24 |
| Bottom Row 1-24 (TT) | TRS QUARTER | bidirectional | analog audio | 24 |
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