SM Pro Audio Nano Patch Studio Monitor ControllerThe SM Pro Audio Nano Patch Passive Volume Control gives you signal accuracy along with convenient connections while taking up very little space on your desktop.
Building on the success of the original M-Patch and M-Patch 2 passive attenuators, the new Nano Patch is one of the smallest passive problem solvers on the market. A great way to passively attenuate stereo signals from soundcards, CD players, pre-amps, and mixers, the Nano Patch is designed to allow precise level adjustments to analog audio source material. Featuring balanced combo XLR/TRS input jacks and TRS outputs, mute switch, and a good-sized rotary volume encoder, the Nano Patch is simply one of the most affordable improvements you could ever make to your studio.
SM Pro Audio Nano Patch Features
- Super compact 2 channel analog passive volume control
- Completely transparent operation
- 2 x combo inputs, 2 x TRS outputs
- Rotary volume attenuation control
- Mute button
- No power required
- Metal housing
The Nano Patch really comes into its own when connected between your computer audio interface/soundcard master outputs and a pair of active (powered) monitor speakers. One of the benefits of passive volume attenuation is that you no longer have to control volumes with your software’s master volume fader. Reducing levels from your software only reduces the audio bit depth. It is much more appropriate to keep your software masters at unity and attenuate the audio to your active monitors with a passive controller like the Nano Patch. This way you can maintain maximum audio resolution and attenuate your monitoring volume with the confidence that the sonic integrity of your audio is not compromised.
No active circuitry, buffers, transistors, batteries, or power supply of any kind can interfere with the main passive output of the Nano Patch. It simply delivers attenuated signal. Pure, simple, transparent.