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Skelemen: "Damn it, Jim, I'm a Sound Designer not a Programmer!"

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"Damn it, Jim, I'm a Sound Designer not a Programmer!" Hey everyone! Recently, I have taken on the challenge of building a Unreal Engine 4 level from scratch, with the soul purpose of being a showcase for my audio implementation and sound design. It has since evolved beyond that (although that is still the end goal/result) and I wanted to log my adventure through blueprints, crashes, successes and failures. I bequeath you, Skelemen. I started my journey into building a level with no assets, very little experience in level design and implementation using UE4. (See my previous implementation demo on my site) With this one I wanted to take another approach and try something different. In the other demo I had created a  more realistic world for the player character to explore. A.K.A. Human pawn, third person, roaming around a warehouse. Inspiring, right? This time I was looking for a more Indie and cartoony look. I scoured the Epic Games Market place looking for

DIY Patch panel!

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Hey all, after a couple comments and messages on the photos I've been posting I decided to do a quick write-up on my patch bay project. To give you more context; I have a rack bay where I store my MOTU 8pre interface. The 8 mic/line ins are on the back of the unit, which is perfectly fine, unless your rack unit is twice the depth of the interface. Reaching in to change mic cables was cumbersome and annoying. I decided to look for a snake to move around the front for easy access. After a deal of research I only found bricks for stage use and patch bays that are much too large for my application (16+ mic only lines) so,  I decided to go the DIY route. Here I'll give you a break down of the materials I used. some resources I found and how I went about assembling it.  DISCLAIMER: I am no means a professional electrician. I assume you have the basics down of using a soldering iron and a wire stripper. First off, a list of parts: 1. The rack plate and Neutrik Mic/line in inputs