# 5.12 PatMan

Patman is a GUS-patch (.PAT) player.

![Patman](https://2299305010-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LRtsae7H2l0Wn3A4biK%2F-LuiQZzHF-cGCHbyQ9Db%2F-LuiQfB2ZZguvmQIvY-S%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=41d508b6-ba78-4e67-b9bc-9090604a8ebc)

GUS patches are patches associated with Gravis Ultrasound soundcards. Their concept is very similar to SoundFont and they can be considered SoundFont predecessors.

Patman is a simple patch loader. It also allows looping of the patch. There aren't many patches online, but you can find a pretty good collection [here](http://freepats.zenvoid.org/).