Patchbays for dummies - Even your mother will understand this! | A Song Is Born Ep.6 - Hardware
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Күн бұрынThe audio patchbay is the heart of any studio. If you need to connect many different hardware processors, mixer inputs/outputs, effects and other bits and pieces, having a patchbay setup will easy your day. Here is a tutorial that even your mother will understand, normal or half-normal.
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Before we start mixing the song we've been working on for the last 5 episodes, we need to have a solid hardware foundation and the infrastructure in place when we turn on the hardware we're gonna use.
00:00 How patchbays work
05:29 Normalling and Half-Normalling
13:45 Thru / Back to front
15:40 Different setups and how it works in the real world
18:56 Planning ahead and my setup
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@potaxpotax Жыл бұрын
The best patchbay video i've seen. The examples make way more sense for people who may be trying to figure this out than just abstract explanations. Top!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Happy you think so. Thanks!
@gcoudert Жыл бұрын
It's not just the best video about patchbays; it's actually the only good one. Espen would have been a great teacher (and I do know because I am one).
@EspenKraft 10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've worked as a teacher on/off ever since I started out in music. It's always ups and downs as independent and different jobs along the way is very common. Teaching is great fun and I've learned a lot that I hope comes through in my videos, at least the videos where I actually try to teach something. ;-)
@Makebelieve123 4 ай бұрын
absolutely the clearest explanation ! @@EspenKraft
@joeymc5272 Жыл бұрын
Out of all the wasted videos people have made about patchbays that teach you nothing, this is literally the only video that actually teaches you step by step wth a patchbay is and what it does. Thank you so much for the frickin common sense when teaching people who have no idea where to start in regards to patchbays. I was this person a year ago and had to pay someone to show me how to use one because not a single video shows you how to use one. Your awesome.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying! :)
@derekec 3 ай бұрын
This is almost verbatim what I was about to write. Excellent video
@luismuzik1 Ай бұрын
BEST PATCHBAY EXPLANATION VID, period.
@theviktator6341 11 ай бұрын
Im a TOTAL beginner and you just saved me about $1000 in college debt... short and concise explaination that literally anyone can understand.
@EspenKraft 11 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@morphoice Жыл бұрын
Honestly the best thing I have ever spent money on. Ever since putting patchbays in my setup everything works smoothly and my workflow has improved by orders of magnitude.
@starsky101 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been struggling with the patch bay concept for years. NOT having a patch bay to route synths through various outboard effects has definitely stifled creativity as I simply can’t be bothered to re route all the cables! Cue the patch bay and a note pad to plan the set up of destiny. Thanks as always for a comprehensive tutorial.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers! :)
@anonymous_friend Жыл бұрын
2 points should be talked about. 1. balanced vs unbalanced 2. sending line level sources to fx that are not line level.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
That was outside the scope of this segment, but an interesting topic.
@subs4794 Жыл бұрын
So, how about you discuss it now? Both of you? 🤓
@cortical1 Жыл бұрын
No. I'm really happy he didn't talk about these issues here in the series. Have you made videos on these topics?
@johnc.martin9347 10 ай бұрын
By far the best patchbay video. Thank you!
@EspenKraft 10 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@gooswitch 6 ай бұрын
I’ve watched so many videos and no one has explained it this clearly… now I feel confident purchasing and using one of these
@EspenKraft 6 ай бұрын
Go for it! Cheers :)
@pgestudio75 4 ай бұрын
The sighting of the Rockman chorus was an unexpected pleasure! In fact, any Rockman under the SR&D manufacturer were epic! Great patchbay tutorial, also. Thanks!
@EspenKraft 4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@JamesKruseArtist 2 ай бұрын
I think patchbay science is the physical manifestation of the phrase “mutually exclusive”:-) great video it actually makes sense!
@EspenKraft 2 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@AboveTheTrees00 2 ай бұрын
awesome, what a studio btw wow
@CC-fi3pp 3 ай бұрын
THANK YOU !!! Half normal is what I want, I want to still hear stuff and redirect or sample it and I 2 copies of things, 1 clean 1 dry especially with bass guitar. BRILLIANT!
@nniiaamm 8 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@ineedstuff8286 9 ай бұрын
when i searched “patchbay” and an Espen Kraft video popped up?..🎉🎊🍾🥳 Thank you!!!
@EspenKraft 9 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@thevi_olin Жыл бұрын
In the process of rethinking my current gear connections, this is just what I need! 👍 great explanation!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@sylvainfortin841 Жыл бұрын
Interesting ! Brilliant for the half mode!!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@chriswareham Жыл бұрын
Patch bays, the secret of an efficient studio setup! I don't have much outboard gear but used to end up with a complete mess of wires trying to use my effects units on different instruments. I eventually learned what the "inserts" on my mixer were actually for, but it was still a pain to patch things in as the sockets weren't easy to get to. Then I got given a patch bay by a friend who was moving to a completely software based setup. Complete game changer once I got my head around the "normalling" concepts.
@paulgardener5525 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best explanations/demonstration of patchbays I have seen from anywhere. Nice one Espen :)
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@Hassan_Omer 5 ай бұрын
It;s amazing to see that you all do it by yourself, I have just entered into the patch bay / 500 series format. Thanks for taking the time to share this information.
@EspenKraft 5 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@64nightfly Ай бұрын
Thank you, Espen! I am at the point of setting up my patchbays in my hybrid studio( Sampson S-Patch Plus). These are nice patchbays, as they have switches on the front side to easily change between normal, half-normal and thru modes. I was having difficulty figuring out the best configuration. This video will help me organize my workflow much better. I'm looking forward to the ten-fold payback in time, which I think will definitely happen.
@EspenKraft Ай бұрын
Cheers!
@ManCalledMif Жыл бұрын
Best explanation of patchbay use I've ever seen. Thanks a lot Espen.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for saying!
@akasaT0dd 7 ай бұрын
Best patchbay video on KZfaq. Easy to follow and well explained and demonstrated too. Excellent work.
@EspenKraft 7 ай бұрын
Many thanks for saying!
@Luigi64 Ай бұрын
epsen the greatest as always
@besthusky3852 Жыл бұрын
Very good and simple use cases that are well explained patchbays
@rayderrich Жыл бұрын
This video brings me back to my first home studio decades ago. It was very small but with the same ideas behind it. Very nice to watch and listen throughout this video, thank you!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@user-mm1gy5pv3i 3 ай бұрын
this is the best patchbay tutorial I've found online...the others have just been awful. Great job.
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@culturedslob Жыл бұрын
Youre on a roll with quality content. This was so helpful and inspiring!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@keenonedd3858 29 күн бұрын
Great video 👍
@EspenKraft 29 күн бұрын
Cheers!
@matthewrush5633 2 ай бұрын
Great video and your studio is rad!
@EspenKraft 2 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@marius53891 4 ай бұрын
Great review with deep explanation, thanks!
@EspenKraft 4 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@conrow1157 9 ай бұрын
First one how made me understand the whole material
@EspenKraft 9 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@conrow1157 9 ай бұрын
@@EspenKraft maybe you could answer me one question: I have a Apollo x6 and a LA-610 preamp. What’s the best way to route these units in a patchbay if want to use input 1 on the Apollo for the UA preamp and sometimes for unison preamp included in the Apollo? Cause I need to switch between line input and mic input on the Apollo. Thanks
@Noise-Conductor Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I didn't know that it could send 2 outs into 1 in. This opens up a lot of ideas.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@colcob Жыл бұрын
You actually shouldn't do this because there is a risk that you can damage equipment because there is no summing hardware. Half normalling should only really be used to split a signal, not merge them.
@Noise-Conductor Жыл бұрын
@@colcob Thanks for the warning.
@nanocyde_artist Жыл бұрын
Good timing, I got my first patchbay a couple days ago, setting it up now.
@richgouette 3 ай бұрын
It was a pleasure listening to your tutorial! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with the world.. I was preparing to sell the Ultrapatch Pro unit that has just been sitting in a box unused in my home studio... but now, I will put this to use! :)
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@T-H-X 11 күн бұрын
best explanation
@IndependantWCommonSense44.... 7 ай бұрын
I'm JUST starting to play around with various audio equipment, so I'm an absolute novice. Some things in this video are things I'll revisit, however, watching it just once, I feel, advanced my understanding of at least being able to hook the pieces I've acquired together. You've got to start somewhere...and this was a tremendous help. I'm subscribed.
@EspenKraft 7 ай бұрын
Many thanks, and best of luck with your setup and moving forward. :)
@patsonmusic 3 ай бұрын
Fantastic tutorial! I've been thinking of adding a patch bay to my home studio (=my synth room) and this was just what I needed to watch! And thanks for showing a few different ways of using a PB! Great, clear explanations! 🙏 0:55 0:55 0:55
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@funkmachine6420 Жыл бұрын
So now I finally understand how these works! Thanks for the vid
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@klinkske Жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing this, Espen ❤
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@DruggedBunny Жыл бұрын
Good timing, as I'm getting my first patchbay for Xmas... and even better is that by chance it's the same model! This helped me confirm my understanding of the default routing a bit better and then added more useful info for me. Many thanks!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@davidryle Жыл бұрын
I have one of the Behringer patch bays and one of the Samson Patch bays. The Samson is more useful if I want to change the mode from normal to thru or half-normal. It has the switching on the front. Unfortunately it is a bit more crowded so my labeling is tighter. I use the Brother P-Touch label maker. Great tips as usual Espen!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
When I use all my outboards almost all connectors are in use on mine. I'll show that in the next couple of videos in this series. ;-)
@ManCalledMif Жыл бұрын
this video deserves a super thanks 🙏
@asdifasi5379 Жыл бұрын
platinum grade tutorial. thx so much espen!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@nirniro1 Жыл бұрын
Well explained, very solid and complete , I wish all the masters/ teachers new how to teach like you Thank you 🙏
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for saying!
@DvirMeir 3 ай бұрын
Best video ever made about patchbays! Thank you so much!!!
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@onbutton8525 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, demystified so much, thanks Espen!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Happy you liked it, thanks! :)
@paulmccormack2843 3 ай бұрын
Thank god for this video I was loosing my marbles 😅thank you Sir 👍
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@dishipgarg476 7 ай бұрын
Very well explained, thanks!
@FLH3official Жыл бұрын
Great video, Espen! Like it.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@2000stephenellis Жыл бұрын
Great explaination Espen ! ...loved the old footage too !
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@theaudioeng Жыл бұрын
Very useful tutorial Espen. Good recall plus some learning points for me, cheers 🍻
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Many thanks man!
@theaudioeng Жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft Yeah thanks again. Great timing as in process of re-jigging studio connections with my Behringer Ultrapatch PX1000 and 2x Eurorack Pro RX1602’s 16-input Line mixers 😁👍🇬🇧🍻
@ThePaulpope 8 ай бұрын
Best patchbay video in history .... thank you
@EspenKraft 8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ClaburP 4 ай бұрын
Excellent explanation Espen, thanks! 👍
@EspenKraft 4 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@74goldenjet Жыл бұрын
Been thinking about getting a couple of patchbays for a while. This was very helpful! I really appreciate your effort in showing these examples and thoroughly explaining everything. Thanks :)
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Happy it could be of help. Cheers! :)
@harryepstein3629 3 ай бұрын
So excellent! And so needed! Thanks so much espen
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@d.g.f.7056 Жыл бұрын
I have a full rackmount hardware setup, and I don't know if I would even still be using hardware if it wasn't for setting up a patchbay. Just the samplers and synth take up 20 points on the patchbay (though I have it so each point is two outputs of my gear, cause I am kinda cheap an' don't wanna spend more that I have to right now, so actually all my synths add up to 40 outputs). Really just an absolute life and time saver, I feel bad for those who don't use them...I understand why some might not though...even cheap pre-made cables can get really really expensive when you need so many
@ArchetypalCat 9 ай бұрын
that is why many of us make our own cables!
@tamiwood7641 6 ай бұрын
Amazing video you're a really good storyteller and instructor. Thank you so much
@EspenKraft 6 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@TheGarageRecordingSC 9 ай бұрын
Great information!!! I really appreciate it!! 👍🏻👍🏻
@EspenKraft 9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@collinclauson496 7 ай бұрын
Thank you, this helped immensely! 🙏🙏
@EspenKraft 7 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@markusandergard6925 Жыл бұрын
Tack Espen! Skall koppla min första patchbay, och det här var den enda videon om patchbays jag har förstått. Great!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Så bra, och lycka till!
@markusandergard6925 Жыл бұрын
+ du fick en ny sub.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Tackar! :)
@mrkeeny 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Espen, best explanation I’ve seem , and I’ve seen lots!
@EspenKraft 11 ай бұрын
Thanks! :)
@paulmiklis2150 6 ай бұрын
PERFECT VIDEO...VERY HELPFUL...THANK YOU!
@EspenKraft 6 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@PurpleMusicProductions Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. This is the best explanation I have seen anywhere as I understand it now.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@1of437 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video thank you.
@EspenKraft 4 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@thegood9 10 ай бұрын
The best one on youtube. Great job EK...as usual!
@EspenKraft 9 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@davidryle Жыл бұрын
I also have and still use a Mackie CR1604 occasionally for it's nice saturation on the preamps but it is becoming quite noisy. I think it's time for some re-capping. Looking forward to your use of the old gray mix box.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
The one I have is a 1202, but mine is still pretty quiet. Or at least last time I used it. The one I have has been through so much mayhem that it deserves a video of its own. ;-) What a tank.
@nanocyde_artist Жыл бұрын
I recently took apart a 1642-VLZ Pro to repair some jacks and noticed the two big capacitors on the power board were bulging. Definitely get it checked out!
@mega-spinz 9 ай бұрын
Thank You ! Very Helpful.
@EspenKraft 9 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@unseenelementz Жыл бұрын
man perfect video so much detail !! thank youi can now have all my compressors used separately
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@warrioroflight2781 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Sir, very well explained 👍
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@sandboxproductions 10 ай бұрын
A-ha! ....no literally...as soon as you started the drum machine...Take on Me started in my head ;)
@TilliKommunikation 7 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial! Although actually quite logical, operating a patchbay can be confusing. Everything is clearly explained here.
@EspenKraft 7 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@LosFicosMusic 11 ай бұрын
THANKS FOR THIS BROTHER!
@automationtraveler 8 ай бұрын
Best patchbay video online.
@EspenKraft 8 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@davidrotimi Жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC EXPLANATION!!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@FIBONICITY Жыл бұрын
Dude awesome job.!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@taylorperkins6089 Жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@AlternativeKava 8 ай бұрын
Best patchbay vid hands down
@EspenKraft 8 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@Bozha_Kapetanovic91 5 ай бұрын
My mom thanks for this easy-peasy explanation!
@EspenKraft 5 ай бұрын
Every mum should learn about these things. Mums should have a patchbay in the kitchen to play around with while their making dinner for their husbands.
@peterthomson7050 Жыл бұрын
I sussed the subzero thanks to you. It's defaulted to Half Normal.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@lee_at_sea Жыл бұрын
All challenges I have with patchbays (I have ~10) relate to balanced / unbalanced issues.
@TheSwanepoelmj Ай бұрын
Should maybe explain to beginners why the 1/4 inch jack is only plugged in halfway from the insert from your mixer. Great video!
@EspenKraft Ай бұрын
For any beginners watching; the Mackie mixers (at least back then) had this feature that when you insert a patch cable HALF WAY at the back (of each channel strip) you access the DIRECT OUT of the preamps.
@TheSwanepoelmj Ай бұрын
@@EspenKraft Indeed. Its half an insert basically
@stringsnare 11 ай бұрын
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@EspenKraft 11 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@samueldixon9933 10 ай бұрын
wow this is so crucial thank you!
@EspenKraft 10 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@Makebelieve123 4 ай бұрын
One question: Say you have a mixer with 4 Aux sends/returns, but you have for e.g 10 effects pedals and you wanted to connect a patchbay so any of the 16 channels from the mixer can connect to any of the effects pedals but more than once. Lets say you have a drum and a synth both wanting to use the same pedal at the same time. Would you have to use 2 patchbays both half normaled to split the signal twice? Obviously an effects pedal only has one in and out in the real world , but can you patch it in a way where you can send multiple instruments to it at once like one does on larger consoles with many auxillary sends/returns?
@dubmaverick69 8 ай бұрын
This is the best video I have seen on patchbays and actually how to make them work in your favor, I don't understand why people can not take the time like Espen does. Thank you so much, is there a Preamp or some line leveler that you like to put your synths through, my Jd-990 needs some love, I dont want to crank the gain on the SSL mixer. Cheers.
@EspenKraft 8 ай бұрын
Thanks! I have plenty of videos showing how I gain stage, use preamps or whatever to record synths.
@DraconaiX Жыл бұрын
Nice, Saved!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@checkitout611 9 ай бұрын
An excellent and simplified explanation. Perfect! 👍 Thanks so much!
@EspenKraft 9 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@gabeeeeeeeeee 4 ай бұрын
I have combo XLR/TRS inputs on my sound card. XLR for mic level, and TRS for line level. Is there any solution/trick exists, if I would like to use one patchbay channel for mic level and another for line level to the same sound card input? Or I have to decide that the selected sound card analog channel is mic or line level input? I use Focusrite Clarett 8Pre Usb and ART P48 Patchbay.
@lovsindaniel Жыл бұрын
Very nice explanation and a great video. However, can you explain what type of cables are you using to connect from the patchbay to some effects that have only mono input? I saw on your patchbay that you have 2 inputs for the SRV2000 IN mono, the same goes for SDD2000 IN mono and PCM70 IN mono. Do you use "Y" cables with 2 unbalanced (TS) jack 6.3mm on the patchbay bottom row into one balanced (TRS) jack 6.3mm in the effects mono input or something else?
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
It's not that complicated. I just set up all patchbay points as stereo in/out, just because I rotate gear so much. Gear come and go. So I hook up mono-in/Stereo-out using only the left in patch point going to the mono in of the gear. If that box get replaced by a true stereo in/out I have the space (patch point) for it readily. Cheers
@lovsindaniel Жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft great. thank you for the answer 👍😀
@atomabc 10 ай бұрын
Brilliantly explained. Thank you. Make every thing looks so easy to understand. Thank you
@EspenKraft 10 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@keithmoran8004 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this! Question. I have one outboard preamp and several different mics I would like to use one at a time depending on the application. Can I send the mics through the patch bay and then into the preamp? Can phantom power pass through the patch bay! Thanks!
@EspenKraft 5 ай бұрын
Thanks! You have XLR patch bays for mics.
@question1200 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. Do you have the effects in 'through' rather than normalled or half normalled to avoid feedback? When coming in on the same point on the patchbay that is. Thank you
@EspenKraft 5 ай бұрын
There is no feedback if you hook things up correctly. That's what I show in this video. ;-)
@derekec 3 ай бұрын
Confused...at 5:00 you patched the preamp OUT to the interface IN via the yellow cord. But at 6:00 you say "normal" means there's an automatic flow from rear top (preamp OUT) to the front bottom (interface IN) so I am thinking they are automatically connected, no cord necessary. Is this correct?
@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын
Exactly. I used the first 5 minutes to show the in- and output jacks and to establish terminology, then showing that the yellow patch cable isn't necessary when the patcbay is in a normalled way.
@dankeplace Жыл бұрын
It's funny but I have a set up where I can have 28 inputs, 26 analog and 1 stereo coax. So I generally limit myself to 13 stereo bits of gear. What's weird is I own more than that so a patch bay makes sense, the real issue is, I don't have the room to have everything up and running at once lol.
@lukeanimates_ 7 ай бұрын
great video, in normal mode example.....would you always have the outs and ins of the compressor on different channel on patch bay?
@EspenKraft 7 ай бұрын
Thanks! It would greatly depend on what I was using the compressor for.
@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912 Жыл бұрын
Hi there I’m setting up my patchbay and I use a uad Apollo twin x. I’ve used the first four top at the back for outputs from my uad 1234. Directly below I have 6 lines for studio monitors, but because I have only access to alternate 2 sets of monitors I patch in my avantones from the front bottom 5&6 to the top 3&4 but I’m still hearing the sound coming from both sources at the same time . Can you tell me what’s going on there anyone 😢? Cheers
@sonicjihad7 Жыл бұрын
Ive watched every patchbay tutorial.. like 3 times. Finally makes sense with this one... cheers.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks!
@CC-fi3pp 3 ай бұрын
Is the split signal in half normal weaker or lower quality?
@mcclelan Жыл бұрын
I love your videos and demonstations of vintage rack synths particularly. I'm interested about the preamp application with the Audient 8 channel preamp..... I have an ART TubeOpto 8 channel preamp. I use it similarly with a patchbay to route and boost the output volume of a few rack synths I have (JD-990, JV-1080 and TX-802). But, I'm trying to limit my production space and I have the ART TubeOpto 8 disconnected as of right now. My DAW does a reasonable job of boosting these synth outputs but it's not quite the same. Do you recommend and/or always route your synths to a preamp before recording to your DAW? Thank you and keep up the good work!
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Always preamps. If you don't you'll end up with a very weak overall sound. Your mixes will sufferr. Cheers
@mcclelan Жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft Great! Thank you for the quick response. Appreciate it!