Flock Audio PATCH
Digitally-controlled analog routing matrix / patchbay
Install Processor$3,099Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Install Processor
- Description
- Digitally-controlled analog routing matrix / patchbay
- Topology
- Patented Flock Audio digitally-controlled analog crosspoint matrix (relay-based switching, no A/D-D/A conversion)
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 64
- Channel format
- Rear: DB25/D-Sub, Tascam standard pinout (32x32 analog). Front: 2x XLR/TRS combo inputs, 2x XLR outputs
- Form factor
- 1U rackmount
- Rack units
- 1U
- Introduced
- 2019
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
Details
Controls: Front-panel LEDs for host signal, 48V phantom status, and external-48V warning; all routing recalled via PATCH APP software (no per-point hardware buttons)
I/O: 32x32 analog routing matrix accessed via rear DB25/D-Sub (Tascam pinout) connectors; 2x front-panel XLR/TRS combo inputs and 2x front XLR outputs for quick-access patching; control/recall via USB 2.0 (USB-A to USB-B) to host computer running PATCH APP software
Notes: FLAGGED CLASSIFICATION: device_class forced into 'Install Processor' per task instruction as the closest enum fit for an analog routing/patchbay matrix -- there is no dedicated Patchbay/Router leaf. Signal path is 100% analog (no AD/DA); the routing itself is recalled/controlled digitally via USB + PATCH APP software, hence analog_or_digital='analog' + digital_control='true'. Matrix size is 64 total points (32x32). connection_bus intentionally left blank per instructions since audio is analog -- control link (USB 2.0) is noted in io_summary instead. dsp left blank -- this is a relay-based analog router, not a DSP device. price_usd = current Flock Audio 'Buy' page list price, cross-verified against Sweetwater listing at the same figure ($3,099). country_of_manufacture = Canada based on multiple independent sources (BBB profile, press) stating Flock Audio designs/manufactures in Kelowna, BC -- not stated verbatim on this specific product page. year_intro=2019 based on product-page URL slug ('the-patch-system-jan-2019') and press coverage of Flock's original PATCH launch; company itself was founded 2017 but that is the company founding date, not this product's release.