This year I got really into making music. I was tired of having to plug and unplug equipment every time I wanted to play. This is a patch bay, which cleanly connects all of my gear’s inputs and outputs in one place (the back of the patch bay) so that I can sit down and play with as little friction as possible. Additionally I can route signals from one piece of equipment for another to, for instance, add effects (the front of the patch bay). The patch bay is mounted in a rack case that sits on my desk so it’s easily accessible.