normalised, semi-normalised patchbays?

[skavoovie_blind9]

I've got an exam at uni tomorow.
Could someone please simpley describe to me the difference between a normalised and semi-normalised patch bay as basic as possible!

Bin searching through a few sites but they seem to beat around the bush.

Cheers

[subframe]

it's 'normalled' not 'normalised'

a normalled connection in a patch bay means the top and bottom jacks on the back are internally wired together, so the signal flows from the input to the output without having to plug cables between them on the front.

half-normalled means they're internally connected, as with normalled, but if you plug a cable into the front, the connection is broken. Thus, you can have a set of ins n outs 'normally' connected without needs for cables up front, but if you want to break that connection and route the signal elsewhere, you can just plug in a cable in front and it happens.

non-normalled means there's no internal connections between the ins n outs, you have to use cables up front to do all your patching.

[skavoovie_blind9]

Thanks alot mate really apreciate that!

My tutors and other sites i've been looking at say it's "normalised"

Fuck it, doesn't really matter.

Cheers man

[subframe]

cool man, glad to be of service.

the terminology is always up in the air for this stuff. Try finding a consensus on whether we use audio 'buses' or 'busses' lol.