I use the OT as mixer. It´s good ! like very good !
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Yes it can be used as a mixer of sorts … But i’m comparing it to the mixer that @Grate_expectations already has. A proper mixer - perfect for the job! Plenty of room on his desk and no real reason to get rid and use anything else.
Using a mixer with the OT is a very good combo.
that´s true of course.
I believed I couldn´t live without a mixer for 20 years.
but after downgrading my “studio” more and more ditching
the mixer was the next logical step.
I limit myself to two monos and one stereo instrument and OT
handles that easily.
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Nice thread - even though a personal Q, it’s sorta like the underpinning logic of the Your Setups thread. I dig it
I agree with some other posts - the setup is almost as much a part of the creative process as is the machines all working together. the ergonomics, choice of boxes, you may put some away, or just focus on one or two devices for a while for a particular task.
continually modifying and tinkering with the setup is a neverending process really, that im sure almost everyone on this forum enjoys. you might land on something for a while but a new piece of gear will always change the layout entirely.
i swear this creative element of layout building is often half of the attraction for this type of gear or artist, or is at least as time consuming for some, as making music itself. there’s a satisfaction in finally reaching a layout that is also patched in a signal flow that gives you what you’re looking for creatively in a workflow.
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I think I’ve finally got most of the way there with this. I do need a few more mixer channels, at the minute I’m passing one stereo synth through MPC input thru.
Glad you “dig it”
The ‘Your Set Ups’ thread can help people with their concerns and a specific thread for one mans personal set up is just that - personal. Not always addressed in the above thread. A personal thread should ensure direct answers and catch more attention thus helping the end user to find the specific answer they are looking for. It may clog the website but FWIW it is, overall, more helpful. 
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I really like what you’ve done with that arrangement. Angled cables are a revelation, indeed. I have right angle audio cables on all my gear now as well. Love the low profile.
Which brand angled MIDI cables are you using? I can’t seem to find ones I like.
As for the need for more mixer channels, I’d recommend a rack mount 1U line mixer that you could stow underneath the OT and Tetra (or under the eurorack). I believe @sezare56 uses something similar in such a context.
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although this might not be ideal in all situations as the cables could make it difficult to get other cables in a nearby in/out port…which would be the case on the OT if used as a …mixer? 
using all ins/main out and cue; angled cables in there would make things a bit complicated to deal with
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yes, indeed!
good thing I don’t need the cue outs! but if I did I’d probably opt for the headphone jack 
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Yassssssssssss
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Samson SM10.
I didn’t use it with OT yet. Exactly the same width of DN/DT, or RC505.
With OT, I’d like a Faderfox UC4 or EC4 to fill the space :
I want regular jacks for that reason! I only have angled ones…
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Nice one!
Enjoy 
Oh, I strongly recommend some heavy duty Velcro 
I was thinking about the SM10 for a while. Makes so much sense when you’re mostly working with stereo line instruments. I didn’t realize it was such a good size match for the OT and DN/DT… and I have an EC4 that I use with Ableton Live…
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Thanks Adam! It’s been a process…
Mostly using Rockboard flat cables (here in MIDI out), or Rockboard flax, which you can rotate vertically to point up or down (here pointing up in MIDI in, you can then curl the flat cable neatly back under):
Thanks both for the mixer suggestion, I’ll take a look - I had indeed been thinking of a small rack mount case under the euro. Could fit a Samson patch bay in there too 
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It’s also mono compatible, 2 mic inputs with phantom 48v.
DT+DN = 215+215 = 430
OT+EC4 = 340+105= 445, hence 15mm wider.
This so much. Nearly all my music time for the last year has been spent on this!
Getting a good workflow is so satisfying. And the physical setup is a big part of that. I started planning my next studio desk, and did a quick sketch of most of my gear to help planning.
I can highly reccommend using something like sketchup to plan stuff.
Here’s my studio plans for this year.
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very cool
Yeah I used it for my house or carpenter things too. Did you also make the gear? 
And no more free version?