Flock Audio PATCH VT
Digitally-controlled analog routing matrix / patchbay (mid-format)
Install Processor$8,999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Install Processor
- Description
- Digitally-controlled analog routing matrix / patchbay (mid-format)
- Topology
- Patented Flock Audio digitally-controlled analog crosspoint matrix (relay-based switching, no A/D-D/A conversion), mid-format chassis between PATCH and PATCH XT
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 128
- Channel format
- Rear: 16x DB25/D-Sub connectors (Tascam standard pinout, 8 channels per connector, 64x64 analog). Front: 2x XLR/TRS combo inputs, 2x XLR outputs
- Form factor
- 3U rackmount
- Rack units
- 3U
- Introduced
- 2023
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
Details
Controls: Routing recalled via PATCH APP / PATCH APP DX software; remote sleep/wake mode control of hardware; front-panel details beyond I/O not published
I/O: 64x64 analog routing matrix via 16x rear DB25/D-Sub connectors (Tascam pinout, 8 ch. each); front-panel 2x combo XLR/TRS inputs and 2x XLR outputs; USB 2.0 threaded locking connector for host control via PATCH APP / PATCH APP DX (macOS, Windows, iOS); internal power supply with IEC cable included; supports remote sleep/wake and input signal audio-detection integration
Notes: FLAGGED: device_class='Install Processor' per task instruction (closest enum fit; no dedicated Patchbay/Router leaf). analog_or_digital='analog' (100% analog, no AD/DA, explicitly stated); digital_control='true' (routing recalled via USB + PATCH APP/APP DX software, plus remote sleep/wake). connection_bus left blank per instructions; USB control noted in io_summary. Matrix size is 128 total points (64x64), positioned between PATCH VT (128) and PATCH XT (192) is actually the model itself here -- PATCH VT sits between the base PATCH (64) and PATCH XT (192). Dimensions/weight (3U, 5.25 x 19 x 13 in, 24 lbs) directly quoted from Flock's own product page. price_usd = current Flock 'Buy' page price ($8,999), matching press coverage of its NAMM 2023 launch (some retailers list a higher 'regular' price of $10,999 with $8,999 as a standing sale price -- $8,999 used as it is the price shown consistently on Flock's own site). year_intro=2023 based on NAMM 2023 announcement / July 2023 shipping per trade press (Sound on Sound, ProSoundWeb). country_of_manufacture=Canada per company-level sourcing (Kelowna, BC), not stated verbatim on this page.