Flock Audio [NAMM booth 16128, Main Level Pro Audio Hall] has announced the introduction of PATCH APP DX, a new premium subscription version designed to expand upon the routing, recall, and multing functionality of the PATCH APP Classic software by implementing cross platform operation (MAC OS X, iPad, and iPhone), accurate hardware recall, and visual customization options for workflow optimization.
PATCH APP DX will be available from the Apple App Store for a subscription price to be announced next month with a 30-day free trial period, while the standard PATCH APP Classic software will remain free for all PATCH Series users with ongoing feature updates.
“Flock Audio has firmly established itself as an innovator in the world of analog routing, and now with PATCH APP DX we are expanding our purview to encompass total hardware management,” says Flock Audio CEO and founder Darren Nakonechny. “PATCH APP DX takes the capabilities of our PATCH Series hardware and PATCH APP Classic a step further, empowering audio professionals who value the sonic capabilities of analog hardware to operate with the speed, flexibility, and consistency today’s audio industry demands no matter what’s in their rack.”
In addition to supporting MAC OSX (Windows coming Q4, 2022), PATCH APP DX adds a full app version for iPad and a selective remote control for iPhone, allowing users to manage their PATCH Series hardware while untethered from their workstations. Network integration within the PATCH APP ecosystem ensures any changes in routings, presets, or settings are quickly reflected across all of a user’s devices.
In addition, the Hardware Management section allows users to capture microphone positionings or settings on outboard hardware units using the camera on their iPad or iOS device. The resulting photos can be saved to the active routing within PATCH APP DX with the option to add textual annotations. Whenever that routing is recalled these images and notes will be just a click away, allowing the user to restore knob and switch positions on their hardware and reset microphones as they left them.
PATCH APP DX also includees a number of enhancements designed to assist users in organizing and recalling their routings. These include 6 QuickStrip slots–up from 3 in PATCH APP Classic for instantaneous recall of most-used routings with a single click, an updated GUI, and color customization for Path Names, QuickStrip Selections and the Hardware Index and Setup menus. Color index labeling allows colors to be selected to correspond with certain types of hardware like equalizers or compressors for easier visual identification.
Flock Audio states that it has many new features planned for PATCH APP DX to further enhance its hardware management capabilities, including the DX BRIDGE plugin that’s designed to allow users to save and store routings and hardware management data from within their DAW, automatically recalling them whenever they open that DAW project file. This feature is expected by Q4, 2022. Go here for more specifics.
