Van Damme and Langdale Technical collaborate to create purple patch
A two-year research and development programme was undertaken by Van Damme and the all new Purple Patch PPE56 2x48 bantam patchbay is the first product to be released as part of this project. Working closely with the pro-audio installation team at Langdale Technical, one by one all the current shortfalls were dealt with and modern ‘wish list’ innovations were added to the design.
Abbey Road’s Studio Three, which has been home to artists such as Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, Frank Ocean, Florence + The Machine, Brockhampton and Amy Winehouse, has installed 21 Van Damme Purple Patches as part of an extensive revamp.
The PPE56 Purple Patch is both designed and manufactured in the UK and incorporates features that cater carefully for modern day needs, including:
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Fully programmable normalling options inclusive of full-normalling, half-normalling, parallel and no normalling settings, which are adjustable whilst the patch remains terminated.
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Individual earthing selection for all patch points, allowing for phantom power and unbalanced signal pass through to be selected point by point.
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No compromise steel chassis and aircraft-grade aluminium construction.
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Individual 110 Ohm impedance jack modules secured to the chassis behind a fully removable front panel which allows access to all jack screws for future retightening whilst the bay remains fully in place.
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Laser-etched full colour front panel custom engraving or traditional ‘scribble strip’ design front panel options available
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6x EDAC 56 rear connectors configured to industry standard pin-outs.
The PPE56 Purple Patch is both designed and manufactured in the UK and incorporates features that cater carefully for modern day needs, including:
Aimed primarily at recording studios, theatres with recording facilities and broadcasting houses, Purple Patch has been designed to make Van Damme’s renowned quality and engineering excellence affordable to all levels of users.
Abbey Road’s Studio Three has installed 21 Van Damme Purple Patches as part of an extensive revamp.
Abbey Road’s Studio Three has installed 21 Van Damme Purple Patches as part of an extensive revamp.