To Patch... or Not to Patch

'patch'  -  [ pach ] :

verb: To connect together, as the inputs and outputs of various modules, generally with patch-cords.

noun: The configuration of hookups and settings that result from the process of patching, and, by extension, the sound that such a configuration creates.

from: Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail

- Related forms:

patch·a·ble, adjective
patcher, noun
patchless, adjective
un·patched, adjective
well-patched, adjective

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