Patch point

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In electronic audio technology, a patch point is a connection that allows a signal to be withdrawn from a device, modified in some way, and returned.{{Cite book |last=Savage |first=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ph5wAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Patch+point%22+audio+cable&pg=PP1 |title=The Art of Digital Audio Recording: A Practical Guide for Home and Studio |date=2011-06-01 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-987523-8 |language=en}} This can, for example, be done using a phone connector, using the tip of the plug for the outgoing mono signal, and the ring for the returning signal, a configuration known as "tip send, ring return".{{Cite journal |last=Lockwood |first=Dave |date=1991-12-01 |title=Born In The USA (SOS Dec 1991) |url=http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/born-in-the-usa/7548 |journal=Sound on Sound |issue=Dec 1991 |pages=58–65}} It is commonly known as an insert on professional audio mixing consoles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}