Analog audio patchbay under digital control

An analog audio patchbay comprising:

• i. A plurality of input connectors capable of receiving a plurality of analog electronic signals,
• ii. A plurality of output connectors capable of transmitting a plurality of analog electronic signals,
• iii. An audio control circuit extending from the plurality of input connectors to the plurality of output connectors,
• Wherein
• i. The audio control circuit comprises a multiplicity of fixed balanced receiver modules;
• at least one crosspoint module, at least one microcontroller module and a multiplicity of fixed balanced driver modules;
• ii. each of the connectors comprising the plurality of input connectors is in direct electronic communication with a fixed balanced receiver module such that there is a one to one correlation of the plurality of input connectors to a fixed balanced receiver module;
• iii. the crosspoint module comprises a multiplicity of inputs, a multiplicity of outputs, and the ability of any one of the multiplicity of crosspoint outputs to receive an analog signal from at least one of the multiplicity of crosspoint inputs, all under the control of a digital microcontroller;
• iv. each of the fixed balanced receiver modules is in direct electronic communication with an input on the crosspoint module;
• v. each of the outputs of the crosspoint module in direct electronic communication with a fixed balanced driver module;
• vi. each of the fixed balanced driver modules is in direct electronic communication with a connector comprising the plurality of output connectors such that there is a one to one correlation of the plurality of output connectors to a fixed balanced driver module, wherein each of the fixed balanced driver modules comprises
• a differential balanced driver;
• electrostatic discharge protection;
• and
• circuitry to optionally provide up to a 48V phantom power for audio devices connecting to at least one of the plurality of output connectors;
• and
• vii. the crosspoint module is under digital control of the microcontroller module.