How is everyone using their breakout box?

dispausible

I haven't had much opportunity to use my Reliq yet, and I have yet to investigate the breakout box. Most of my devices use either 6.3 mm mono jacks or stereo 3.5 mm jacks, and I am reluctant to invest in a whole new nest of adaptor cables... So I thought I'd ask:

How are people using their breakout box?
Where are you getting your cables from?
Are stereo splitters and 3.5-6.3 adapters generally a good idea?
What would be the most cost effective way to integrate the breakout box with a setup that mostly uses stereo full size cables? I've considered and rejected the option of soldering my own: 3.5mm stereo plugs are a bit too finicky for my inexperienced hands.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

Also, @Kyriakos-Reliq is there any chance of a breakout box Deluxe with 16 stereo 6.3mm audio jacks in/out? Either as standalone, or in addition to the 3.5 mm CV/Gate layout.

Kyriakos-Reliq

Hey @dispausible ,

During testing we’ve tried a bit of everything: stereo-to-dual-mono cables, simple stereo splitters, and 3.5→6.3 adapters. All of them work fine with the breakout. If you plan to change connections often, stereo splitters tend to be a lot less bulky and much easier to plug/unplug than dual-mono cables.

On the hardware side: there are no short-term plans for a 16× 6.3 mm stereo I/O breakout, but we are exploring alternative front-panel formats, including options with 6.3 mm mono, banana, and a few other connector types. The breakout was designed so the entire front panel can be swapped, which gives us some flexibility to investigate different connection layouts down the line 🙂