Audio Accessories manufactures professional-quality patch bays for the broadcast, post-production, recording and telecommunications industries. Headquartered in Southwestern New Hampshire, Audio Accessories has been at the forefront of the industry for over fifty years, when the company’s founder moved to New Hampshire to begin manufacturing incredibly reliable, high-end audio patch bays. From the very beginning, Audio Accessories has known that a direct connection with the customer is essential to any successful install and the staff at Vintage King are equally committed to making sure that this connection is made on time, on budget and on spec.
For exceptional flexibility, check out Audio’s exclusive Quick-Switch™ normalling system. We’ve taken our standard 2x48x2RU, .172” MINI (Bantam/TT) patchbay and brought the Tip, Ring, and Sleeve of each jack out to individual 3-Pin EDAC connectors. Then it’s mounted on the rear of a 3-inch deep “SHORTI” box, with a cabling support tray behind for bundling incoming cables.
The Quick-Switch™ normalling pod (located on the rear of the unit) allows you to set the individual normals on a per jack-pair basis. This enables you to full-normal (FN), half-normal (HN), or non-normal (NN), individual bussed grounds (B) on a per-row basis. You can also have the unit share a common (bussed) ground, or the grounds can be vertically strapped (GVS).
To change any normal, simply pull the panel out from the front and move the Quick-Switch™ shunt to the desired setting.
Mini Shorti Highlights:
96 3-Pin male mating connectors (E3M) and 288 crimp pins supplied with panel.
All units shipped half-normalled unless otherwise specified.
We suggest leaving a 1-foot service loop for ease of changing normalling.
The next generation of Shorti Patchbays has arrived; this 2x48 audio patchbay is wired to DB25 connectors. This unit features exceptional flexibility with the Audio Accessories, Inc. exclusive Quick-Switch normalling system located on the rear of the panel. The Quick-Switch normalling allows you to set the individual normals on a per jack pair basis. This enables you to full-normal (FN), half-normal (HN) or non-normal (NN) by sliding the switches into the appropriate position. You also have grounding options: isolated, bussed, or grounds vertically strapped (GVS).
We have an excel template that most people find useful for labelling the db25
shorti.
The next generation of Shorti Patchbays has arrived; this 2x48 audio patchbay is wired to DB25 connectors. This unit features exceptional flexibility with the Audio Accessories, Inc. exclusive Quick-Switch normalling system located on the rear of the panel. The Quick-Switch normalling allows you to set the individual normals on a per jack pair basis. This enables you to full-normal (FN), half-normal (HN) or non-normal (NN) by sliding the switches into the appropriate position. You also have grounding options: isolated, bussed, or grounds vertically strapped (GVS).
We have an excel template that most people find useful for labelling the db25
shorti.