In electronic audio technology, a patch point is a connection that allows a signal to be withdrawn from a device, modified in some way, and returned. This can, for example, be done using a jack plug, using the tip of the plug for the outgoing mono

Monaural

Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...

 signal, and the ring for the returning signal, a configuration known as "tip send, ring return". Commonly known as an insert

Insert

Insert may refer to:*Insert *Insert *Insert *Insert *Insert key on a computer keyboard, used to switch between insert mode and overstrike mode*Insert *Insert *Fireplace insert...

on professional audio mixing consoles.