1. Make sure that phantom power is not engaged prior to patching. Communicate with other teams when a patch relevant to their objective is made. 2. Ensure that tracking room <-> control room connections are patched. 2a. For talent to hear control room talkback on their headphones, [[03 . Foldback and Talkback Patching#Foldback A|FB/A]] should be patched to H/B 1+2. Confer with the [[6 . Communications Team|communications team]]to have them test that talkback is coming through to the hearback mixers on the first two channels. ![[4 . Patchbay Team _7.excalidraw.svg|260x142]] 2b. For the control room to hear a tracking room listen microphone, the [[02 . Listen Patch|listen patch]] cable should be patched from the correct ceiling mic. Make sure the listen button is off prior prior to patching. ![[4 . Patchbay Team _5.excalidraw.svg]] 3. Some wall panel connections are automatically routed to the main console patchbay, while others are not. Route all wall panel signals that are intended for tracking into the main console patchbay by using the Tie Lines to Console (TCO) connections. The routing goes: wall-panel > tie line to console. This is an important step to verify in the [[01 . Four Steps of Recording#Step 1 Connect Mic to Main Console Patchbay|4 steps to recording]] ![[4 . Patchbay Team _0.excalidraw.svg]] 4. Patch connections into channel strips. [[01 . Four Steps of Recording#Step 2 Tracking|Step 2 of the Four Steps of Recording]] ![[4 . Patchbay Team - Patching to Channel Strips.svg]] 5. Patch re-amp connections, if necessary. ![[4 . Patchbay Team _1.excalidraw.svg]] 6. Patch Channel Outputs to DAW Inputs. This is also part of [[01 . Four Steps of Recording#Step 2 Tracking|Step 2 of the Four Steps of Recording]] ![[4 . Patchbay Team _3.excalidraw.svg]] 7. Patch the musician's own audio to the hearback mixer. ![[4 . Patchbay Team _4.excalidraw.svg]] 8. Supervise and coordinate the connection of outboard gear to the appropriate FX sends/busses, working closely with the console gain staging and mixing teams. ![[4 . Patchbay Team _6.excalidraw.svg]] ## Closing Job 1. Check that phantom power is cut. 2. Unpatch everything. 3. Return cables to cable hooks.