Flock Audio Analogue patchbay Digital control !

The catch I see is they talk about the software controlling multiple units they don't say that 2 units equals 128x128 or 2 64x64 this and the expenses of building a large silent matrix are what always kills this type of product

* possible conflict of interest alert my former employer's manufacturing division was a leader in large digitally controlled analog matrix products, but never offered or to my knowledge thought about a studio patchbay type product!

Impressive

Personally, I don't want 48v anywhere near my patch bays. Not having pre's in PB's complicates things, no doubt, but 48v patched into converters or other outboard by accident is worse.

All of the motu avb units can do digital patching without ever going to the digital outs. So it’s just a matter of pricing.

ericn You have a point there! I agree matt@IAA that it's superfluous with the 48v feed, it's never going to be used, since most people have external preamp (that feature I could be without).

What I like is total recall that is easy to save for different recordings. I suppose it warns before burning the channel, if you happen to have 48v phantom power turned on (also a plus). Wondering where the price tag is for 64 I / O

Looks interesting, but is a patchbay really that much of a hassle? And typing your insert list into the comments section of each track really isn’t that big of a deal. You still need to do a recall for all the gear...

Yes, but it's still converting to digital to do the routing and then reconverting to analog to send it back out, just as all interfaces do. I don't see what is unique about the Motu in that regard or how that directly compares to the Flock patchbay which remains 100% in the analog domain?

Okay but I did use the "Add Attachment" button and it still appeared full size rather than a thumbnail.
It seems to be inconsistent.
Sometimes it appears as a thumbnail, other times the full image.
Point taken I'll link to external images in future.

I am all about digital recall for analogue stuff, having a patchbay like this would be great for instant recall. I have to do tons of re-patching all the time as I am running multiple sessions quite frequently. If I could just open up a pre saved routing system that would save time and also cut down on the mess with the patch cables all over the place. That is why I am looking fwd to seeing how this works out.

I'm waiting to see the price, price and limited size killed the SSL!

Oh I completely missed that. I thought what they were touting was the routing. (No rhyme intended).

As far as the motu goes, I thought their internal matrix routing was unique but perhaps not. It certainly is more flexible than any other interface I've used. I have it tagged in my mind as "zero latency" but I guess this isn't true. Now I'm wondering how fast it actually is when you go, for example, pramp -> motu internal routing -> compressor -> motu -> headphone send.

motu.com/techsupport/technotes/avbrouting