Flock Audio has announced the release of PATCH APP 3.0, the latest version of its desktop application for Windows and Mac OSX that allows digital control of the company’s line of analog signal-routing hardware.
PATCH APP 3.0 incorporates user interface upgrades as well as improvements to functionality, and it also provides support for the forthcoming PATCH XT model, the most comprehensive PATCH Series routing system to date with 96 inputs and 96 outputs for a total of 192 points of I/O.
“Since their release, PATCH and PATCH LT have dramatically increased the speed and efficiency with which users can incorporate analog hardware into the modern studio or live environment,” says Darren Nakonechny, CEO and founder of Flock Audio. “PATCH APP lies at the core of the PATCH workflow, and we are passionate about optimizing the user experience therein. By listening to user feedback and incorporating our own observations, PATCH APP 3.0 makes a number of improvements that should make routing your analog hardware even more seamless than before.”
Overview of the PATCH APP 3.0 update:
— Routing Grid: Several upgrades that improve functionality of the routing grid.
— Drag & Drop To Add Rows: Users can now drag and drop a piece of hardware into the bottom slot of their routing grid to expand additional digital rack spaces.
— Stored Routing Quick Strip: Positioned above the routing grid, it allows users a single click operation to recall their most frequently used routings without having to go into their stored routing menu.
— Customized PATH Names: Allows users to customize each individual PATH name and save it within the Stored Routings File configuration.
— Mute All function: Located next to the front I/O toggles, this function will mute all active paths when triggered.
— Edit Function In Stored Routing Menu + Reorder: To set a default launch routing, users can now use the edit button function in the top right hand corner of their stored routing menu. Users can now also use this menu option to reorder their favorite stored routings.
— Settings: A newly designed settings menu with additional options.
— Updated Multiple Unit Setup Menu: Users can now configure up to 10 PATCH Series models using the multi-unit setup menu – including the PATCH XT model – instead of the previous eight PATCH Series model limitation.
— “Independent” Option In Multiple Unit Setup: Users can now select “Independent” as their input/output option if they want to independently control and route different units in one single instance of the PATCH APP without transferring analog signals between the multiple units.
— New Hardware Setup Menu Search Functionality: Users can now launch the hardware setup menu and search for text labels to locate and edit hardware text entries in the menu.
— Black Mask Background & Fixed Menu Positions: When opening menus such as the hardware setup menu, a darkened mask now appears behind the menu, over the main PATCH APP window, drawing the user’s focus and attention to the opened menu. All menus are now also fixed in position relative to the main app window.
— Appearance & Aesthetics: The app’s appearance received an update with darker backgrounds, window masking, new looks for button selections and routing indicator changes.
— “Enter & Esc” Will Now Close Open Menus: Users can now save and/or close without saving open menus by performing the following key commands: Enter key — Save changes and close any open menu window Esc — Close any open menu window without saving changes.
— Command + M Key Command For Mute All: Users can now use the Command + M key command to mute all paths in the routing menu.
— PATCH XT: Updated for compatibility with PATCH XT hardware models, including the implementation of new features specific to that hardware.
— New Sleep/Wake Functionality (XT Model Only): Allows users to customize whether they want the PATCH XT Model to auto-sleep when not in use for a selected amount of hours (eight hours by default). Different Sleep/Wake options are customizable by the user by going to settings > User Preferences > Sleep/Wake Function or right-clicking the “PATCH XT” icon next to the “Mute All” function on the bottom of the main PATCH APP window.
— Audio Detection menu (XT Only): Allows PATCH XT users to confirm incoming audio signals are present during setup. When a PATCH XT is connected, a button labeled “PATCH XT” will appear next to the mute all function. Right-clicking this menu allows access to the audio detection menu where users can enable this feature.
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