So when you want to patch an input to a stereo channel, you always have to patch it from an odd/even pair.
I usually have some stereo channels to the back of the inputs so that I can quickly swap them in if there are keys or samplers for example.
Now if the patch has these on even/odd channels, I can’t use them. Also, when you run into a problem like a bad cable, you have to swap both inputs.
We’re able to patch both sides of stereo outputs (even the direct outs from a stereo channel) to any random output (e.g. 1 and 11), why not on the inputs?