--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <yahoo@...> wrote:

>
> > Y-cables will do the same thing. They even make one with three

inputs/

> > outputs. I guess you could call it a pitchfork cable. And you

can

> > stack them for unboundedly many summands/splits.
> >
> > Monroe
>
> Of course this is an alternatives to multiples. But you will need

different

> types of Y or pitchfork cables to cover all applications (i.e.

different

> combinations of cable length and number of "fork teeth"). A

multiple is much

> more flexible in this regard as you can combine it with the patch

cables you

> want.
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
>

I use both. Y-cables for more permanent routings and multiples for
more contingent patches. I, personally, would find it difficult to
use just Y-cables. It would be possible but not that
easy/fast/flexible way for me.

- Markus