Next-generation 192-point Analog Patchbay with Full Digital Control
The Flock Audio Patch XT is a digitally controlled analog patchbay with hardware and software components that allow you to control equipment chain routings throughout your studio with flexibility and recall capabilities never before possible — no patch cables required! The hardware consists of a 192-point analog patchbay in a rugged 3U chassis with I/O arranged on rear-panel DB-25 connectors. Control over patchbay assignments and routings is carried out from either the Patch App or the Patch App DX, easy-to-use Mac/Windows/iOS software that communicates with the patchbay via USB or Cat 6 Ethernet. In Patch XT, no audio is ever converted to digital — all channels running through it remain in the analog domain and only the patchbay routings are altered digitally. Patch XT gives you the advantages of both worlds — pure analog audio with full digital, computer-based control. This allows Patch App and Patch App DX routings to be instantly stored and recalled.
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Front-panel connectors and 32 channels of phantom power
The Patch XT hardware offers a few cool extras. Two input and output connectors, Channels 1 and 2, are located on front-panel 1/4-inch-XLR combi connectors, so you can instantly patch equipment into your system. These are swappable in software between front and rear panel connectors. And up to 32 of the Patch XT’s connections can supply switchable 48V phantom power for microphones that require it. All of this — and more — is controlled through Flock Audio's companions Patch App or Patch App DX.
Control analog audio routings right from your computer or iOS devices
Engineers at Sweetwater know that your studio patching system is a make-or-break proposition that can either streamline or tie your workflow up in knots. Elegantly designed, finely tuned, and intuitively powerful, both the Patch App and Patch App DX bring the simplicity of drag-and-drop functionality — along with patch storage, routing recall, and advanced multing capabilities — to the world of analog audio routing. The Flock Audio Patch App and Patch App DX let you accomplish basic or complex analog audio routings in seconds, with Patch App DX bringing this amazing level of control to your iOS device as well as offering additional options for color customization, session notes, and more.
Flock Audio Patch XT Patchbay Features:
- No patch cables required
- 32 channels of onboard 48V phantom power
- Create, store, and recall routings
- Advanced multing capabilities
- User warning notifications
- MacOS and Windows software compatible
- iOS software compatible (Patch App DX only)
- Achieve complex routings in seconds
- Front-panel I/O with combi jacks
- 192-point rear-panel I/O DB-25 connectors
- Multiple unit expansion
- Software and firmware updates
- USB/Ethernet host control
