I patched as much together as I had cableage for, and that pretty much sealed it. It gets way too messy. My rack case is really only meant for mixers and not a whole rig, like I'm using it for, so it's just not deep enough for a lot of standard rack gear. So, that means it's flush to the back and even L-heads would mean it couldn't stay patched and still close up.
Patching all the channels from the interface to the mixer also means twice as many cables, which also means 2x the trouble shooting, 2x the length of time it takes for me to get setup for a gig, and another place for me to get confused with where stuff gets plugged in, which is really just not cool for me if I can't just set it up and forget it until I wanna/have time to tweak stuff. Also, since I don't really *have* very many cables, the extra $ I'd have to spend on the necessary # more of 'em I could just put towards something that works better for me in the first place anyway.
Other than personal logistics, it's a great little piece of gear. Blah. Well, I got a good deal. Maybe I'll sell it for more than I got it for. ;)
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Patching all the channels from the interface to the mixer also means twice as many cables, which also means 2x the trouble shooting, 2x the length of time it takes for me to get setup for a gig, and another place for me to get confused with where stuff gets plugged in, which is really just not cool for me if I can't just set it up and forget it until I wanna/have time to tweak stuff. Also, since I don't really *have* very many cables, the extra $ I'd have to spend on the necessary # more of 'em I could just put towards something that works better for me in the first place anyway.
Other than personal logistics, it's a great little piece of gear. Blah. Well, I got a good deal. Maybe I'll sell it for more than I got it for. ;)