Wolff Audio ProPatch 128R
Overview
128 Point Digitally Controlled Analog Patch Bay (64 in / 64 out)
Relay based. Pristine signal path. Zero compromise.
ProPatch is the next generation of software controlled analog patchbays.
ProPatch connects analog gear via a huge matrix of relays with no electronics in the signal path. Zero distortion, coloration, noise or crosstalk.
Treat your analog gear like plugins using the ProPatch app to connect, route, and create chains and store unlimited presets for instant recall.
Assign stereo pairs, immersive pairs and mults plus control voltage routes for use with keys, synthesizers, or effects pedals.
ProPatch is for any studio, engineer, or producer who wants to transform their analog workflow, save time, and unlock limitless creative routing possibilities.
PROPATCH SPECIFICATIONS
- 128 patch points (64x64 I/O) with any-to-any routing capability
- 96 channels via DB25 and 32 channels via TT
- 4 XLR/TRS combo jacks and 4 TRS jacks
- Unlimited headroom
- Zero crosstalk
- 100% balanced internal signal path
- Compatible with mic level, line level, phantom power, control voltage, MIDI, and timecode
- Web app compatible with Windows, Mac, and iPad OS
- Compact 1U rack mount design
- USB-C powered
ProPatch is the next generation software-controlled, analog patchbay.
The #1 job of a patchbay is to route audio with 100% transparency. To accomplish this, ProPatch uses a matrix of relays (a LOT of them). No FET switches, no games with gain staging, no electronics in the signal path, no compromises. Routing in ProPatch has zero effect on your audio signals because the path is effectively a “straight wire.”
ProPatch signal chains are configured and managed using an app that supports Windows, Mac or iPad OS. The app provides easy to use creation of complex device chains, including mults, mono to stereo, inserts, processors, AB groups and many more intuitive and useful shortcuts. All of these can be saved, recalled and associated with sessions.
Using relay switching has many advantages. It is ultra-reliable, based on telecom-scale technology rated for millions of cycles. It requires little power to operate and generates no heat, eliminating the need for a fan. Because the signal path is “just a wire,” it can pass full bandwidth audio signal, mic level, phantom power, control voltage, digital audio and MIDI. It is agnostic to the signals being routed. The relays are latching, so if a ProPatch loses power, the current routing remains in effect.
The soft click of a physical relay cues that routing changes have happened. Connect the web enabled app to ProPatch via USB-C, Ethernet or WiFi. Use the app to setup or adjust current routings or to configure and store new presets. The last configuration will load immediately on power-up.
Rear panel DB25 connectors provide 48 channels of I/O, while front panel I/O includes 16 TT I/O pairs, 4 XLR/TRS combi jacks and 4 TRS jacks. Use these to integrate ProPatch into an existing TT patchbay system, quickly connect temporary gear, or scale up and create a larger system by interconnecting multiple ProPatch units.
Eliminate the usual workflow pause experienced when configuring manual patch bay systems and keep projects in the groove and flowing with ProPatch.
Software-controlled Analog Patchbay
The ProPatch takes up a single rack space, does not generate heat, nor does it require fans. Designed to easily drop-in and replace an existing TT patchbay, the ProPatch may also be integrated with large existing TT patchbay systems via its front panel TT connections. Multiple ProPatches can be chained together to incorporate larger routing systems.
