Midi & Audio patchbays are generally only found in studios where either there are issues with space or time. Using a patchbay allows for quick re-routing of signals in situations where you have more equipment than there are available channels to plug them in to... or if you have a selection of effects units some of which that are not used frequently.
Some midi patchbays also allow for midi thu - allowing you to effectivly split the midi output from one device to multiple devices (this can be handy for things like layering drums using multiple sources).
Connecting to your patchbay:
Midi patchbays predictably relly on standard midi socketing (5pin DIN).
Audio patchbays come in a couple of variations... the most common (and cheapest) patchbays use 1 1/4"TRS jack (with regards to front side patching) but some may use old style Bantam jack (bantam jacks are the old manual telephone system patching architecture, which use small brass jacks that look similar to mini-headphone jacks).
With regards to the rear side patching of the audio patchbay, it may be designed to accept microphone cables, TRS cables or bantam cables - although bantam cables require manual soldering/adapting as the as the technology its self is no longer produced).
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