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Pick the console
X32 / M32 or Allen & Heath SQ-5 / 6 / 7. It sets the limits: buses, matrices, output sockets and the strip-name length — 12 characters on an X32/M32, 6 on an SQ.
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One patch for the crew sheet and the console file.
Coming soon — PatchSmith is in beta and not on sale yet. This page shows what it does today.
Enter each channel once: source name and strip name, mic, stand, 48 V, low cut, colour, stereo pair and DCA. PatchSmith prints a clean A4 sheet for the crew and writes the names and colours into an X32/M32 scene or an Allen & Heath SQ show. Output routing stays on the sheet.
X32 / M32 scene and Allen & Heath SQ show
Planned as a one-time purchase — not on sale yet
Your scene files never leave your device
How it works
Type the patch once. Stop typing it again at the desk.
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Enter or paste the patch
Type it like a spreadsheet, start from a template, paste from Excel, Sheets or Numbers, or open a CSV. Every imported row is shown for review before it lands.
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Print the sheet
Channel, source, strip, mic, stand, 48 V, low cut, colour and DCA, then the DCA groups and the outputs. Print it, or save the A4 PDF for the venue.
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Write the console file
An X32/M32 scene or an SQ show for the USB stick — built on your own scene from the desk, or on a blank console.
Console files
What lands on the desk, and what does not.
A patch sheet names channels; it does not mix the show. Routing, head-amp gains, 48 V, EQ, dynamics, sends and faders are never written from your patch.
Behringer X32 / Midas M32
scene file (.scn) · channels 1–32
- Channel names (the strip name, up to 12 characters) and colours
- Stereo links on odd→even pairs — on your own scene, only where both channels are on the sheet
- DCA names, and which channels belong to each DCA
- Bus, matrix and DCA names
- The 80 Hz low cut — on your own scene, only on the channels where you set it yourself
Allen & Heath SQ-5 / SQ-6 / SQ-7
show for the USB stick · channels 1–48
- Channel names, cut to the 6 characters an SQ shows — the export lists the ones it shortened
- Channel colours, from the desk's eight
Not written yet: stereo links and DCA assignments. Set those on the desk.
Two ways to start. Use your own scene or show, saved off the desk — recommended: your patch, gains and routing pass straight through. Or start from a blank console: a factory-default file that carries its own routing, fine at the top of the day, but with a stagebox it will switch your inputs. Output routing from PatchSmith stays on the sheet; no console file gets it.
What has been tested
Behringer X32 / Midas M32 — scene (.scn)
Checked in M32-Edit (23 Sep 2026). Re-check on a desk pending.
- The scene format was learned from two scene files saved by a real M32.
- 23 September 2026: a PatchSmith scene was loaded in M32-Edit (the editor software, not a desk) and saved back out. It matched line for line. That check covered DCA 1; DCAs 2–8 use the same layout and have not been checked.
- 1 October 2026: the writer changed (low cuts only where you set them, stereo links only where both channels are on the sheet). That version has not been loaded on a desk or in M32-Edit yet; automated tests check it against the September files.
- No PatchSmith scene has been loaded on an X32 or in X32-Edit yet. The X32 and the M32 share the scene format.
Allen & Heath SQ-5 / SQ-6 / SQ-7 — show
Tested in SQ-MixPad 1.6.1 (27 Sep 2026). Re-check on a desk pending.
- 27 September 2026: SQ-MixPad 1.6.1 opened a PatchSmith show with every channel name and colour in place.
- No PatchSmith show has been loaded on an SQ desk yet.
Features
Built for the person who patches the show.
Two names per row
A readable source name for the sheet and a short strip name for the console, derived automatically and editable. 12 characters reach an X32/M32; an SQ shows 6.
Instrument recognition
Type “Kick In” or “Lead Vox” and the row gets its colour and the 80 Hz low cut by convention: drums cyan, bass red, guitars green, keys yellow, vocals magenta. Your own setting always wins.
Stereo pairs the desk can link
A console links only odd→even pairs: 1-2, 3-4. PatchSmith enforces that as you type, so you find out now, not at soundcheck.
DCA groups
Eight DCAs with a name and a colour. The sheet prints the DCAs per channel and lists the groups. Switch DCAs off for shows that don't use them.
Outputs on the sheet
Main, mix buses, matrices and the output sockets each one feeds, printed for the monitor tech and the stage hand. Routing presets per console. No console file gets the sockets.
Paste what you have
From Excel, Sheets or Numbers, or a CSV file. Columns are detected, and a corrected list from the band updates the channels you already have.
From your stage plot
Pull the input list from Stage Plot Generator (€49) — a separate purchase. You see every channel before it is added.
A sheet the crew can read
A4 PDF or print: 48 V white on black, colour names next to the swatches, a “Last updated” date and page numbers. The PDF covers Latin, Greek and Cyrillic; Japanese, Korean and Chinese go through Print.
Patches, versions, sync
One patch per show, act or venue. Save named versions like “as sent to the festival”. Signed in, patches, presets and versions follow your account.
Pricing
Planned price: €24 one-time · via Gumroad · not on sale yet
PatchSmith is in beta. When it launches it will be a one-time purchase — no subscription, no seats. The licence unlocks PatchSmith on your Squaresmile account, alongside every free tool the platform ships.
Coming soon — in beta
Who it's for
Anyone who has typed the same patch twice.
Freelance FOH & monitor engineers
The sheet and the desk agree, because both come from the same patch. Bring your own scene, keep your gains and routing.
Bands with their own engineer
The same patch to every venue: one sheet to mail ahead, one file for the USB stick.
Venues & festivals on X32, M32 or SQ
A patch per act, prepared in advance, printed for the stage crew and named on the desk before the changeover.
FAQ
Quick answers.
Which consoles does PatchSmith support?
Two families today: Behringer X32 / Midas M32 and Allen & Heath SQ-5, SQ-6 and SQ-7. The console you pick sets the limits: mix buses, matrices, output sockets, and how many characters of the strip name reach the desk — 12 on an X32/M32, 6 on an SQ. A patch holds up to 64 channels; the X32/M32 scene takes channels 1–32 and the SQ show 1–48. The rest stay on the printed sheet.
What does the console file change on the desk?
X32/M32 scene: channel names and colours, stereo links, DCA names and assignments, bus, matrix and DCA names, and low cuts. SQ show: channel names and colours only — no stereo links and no DCAs yet. Output routing stays on the sheet; no console file gets it.
Will the export overwrite my console setup?
Not if you start from your own scene or show, which is the recommended way. PatchSmith rewrites only the lines it owns and copies everything else through, so your routing, gains, EQ, dynamics and faders come back as they were. On your own scene it writes only the low cuts you set yourself. The blank-console option is a factory-default file with its own routing: fine at the top of the day, but with a stagebox it will switch your inputs.
Has it been tested on a real desk?
Not yet. The scene format was learned from two scene files saved by a real M32. 23 September 2026: a PatchSmith scene was loaded in M32-Edit (the editor software, not a desk) and saved back out. It matched line for line. That check covered DCA 1; DCAs 2–8 use the same layout and have not been checked. 1 October 2026: the writer changed (low cuts only where you set them, stereo links only where both channels are on the sheet). That version has not been loaded on a desk or in M32-Edit yet; automated tests check it against the September files. No PatchSmith scene has been loaded on an X32 or in X32-Edit yet. The X32 and the M32 share the scene format. 27 September 2026: SQ-MixPad 1.6.1 opened a PatchSmith show with every channel name and colour in place. No PatchSmith show has been loaded on an SQ desk yet.
Do my scene or show files get uploaded?
No. Your scene and show files never leave your device. PatchSmith rewrites them in the browser and hands you the result as a download.
Why must stereo pairs be odd→even?
Because that is the only place an X32/M32 or an SQ can link two channels: 1-2, 3-4 and so on. PatchSmith enforces it while you type and offers to move a misplaced pair to the next free odd channel.
Does the 48 V column do anything on the console?
No. Phantom power is a column on the printed sheet only. Settings that depend on routing, or could do damage, are kept out of every console file.
Can I import my existing patch?
Yes. Paste from Excel, Sheets or Numbers, or open a CSV file — the columns are detected, and every row is shown for review before anything is added. You can also pull the input list from Stage Plot Generator (€49), a separate purchase.
Does the PDF work in every language?
The PDF font covers Latin, Greek and Cyrillic, including Polish, Czech and Turkish. Japanese, Chinese and Korean are not in it: a sheet with those characters says so and you use Print instead, where your browser has the fonts.
Will PatchSmith be a subscription?
No. It will be a one-time purchase through Gumroad that unlocks on your Squaresmile account — the planned price is €24. PatchSmith is in beta and not on sale yet.
Where is my patch stored?
In the browser first, then in your Squaresmile account when you are signed in, so the same patch opens on your other devices — together with your routing presets and named versions.
Ready when you are
Patch it once. Print it. Load it.
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