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Post by gmello on May 18, 2008 12:04:14 GMT -5
Is it possible to modify a pedal with a jack to switch the effect on/off with a remote footswitch?? I was thinking of doing that to keep my audio cables short (especially for the effects that go through the loop)
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Post by efnikbug on May 18, 2008 21:27:47 GMT -5
First I didn't get what you were trying to get at. But I think I understand. You want to keep your effects as close as possible to the amp with short audio cables, but have a long remote on/off footswitch. I get it.
I've seen a professional version where all the effects sit in a tray in a rack, and the footswitches are all in a single box on stage.
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Post by gmello on May 19, 2008 0:46:43 GMT -5
exactly, I want to mount my pedals on a rack tray and control them from the front of the stage, I was looking into one of the high-end system you are taking about (ground control, axess etc) but it is overkill since I only use 3 pedals, so I just want to modify the units
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Post by Rob DiStefano on May 19, 2008 5:24:13 GMT -5
Yes and no. It can be done passively, but a long audio cable would be required and wouldn't that defeat the purpose of keeping the signal close to the amp(s)? Lo-Z buffering the switch would be one way around that. So, it would be best to use a remote switching panel.
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Post by gmello on May 19, 2008 9:16:33 GMT -5
Yes and no. It can be done passively, but a long audio cable would be required and wouldn't that defeat the purpose of keeping the signal close to the amp(s)? no what I was thinking of doing is replacing the switch with a relay and install a jack to open/close the relay... yes you would still need a long instrument cable and a footswitch to control it but the cable would not be in the audio path.. (kinda like switching channels on an amp..) |
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Post by Rob DiStefano on May 19, 2008 12:59:44 GMT -5
Yes and no. It can be done passively, but a long audio cable would be required and wouldn't that defeat the purpose of keeping the signal close to the amp(s)? no what I was thinking of doing is replacing the switch with a relay and install a jack to open/close the relay... yes you would still need a long instrument cable and a footswitch to control it but the cable would not be in the audio path.. (kinda like switching channels on an amp..) Oh. You need an active switcher. |
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Post by gmello on May 19, 2008 21:14:41 GMT -5
yeah ... is this a hard mod to do?
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Post by Rob DiStefano on May 20, 2008 4:13:44 GMT -5
yeah ... is this a hard mod to do? Typically - there needs to be a buncha room in the pedal to add the switching electronics. Better off with an external switching panel with banks of switches. |
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Post by gmello on May 20, 2008 12:23:10 GMT -5
oh ok scratch that then  |
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Post by efnikbug on May 20, 2008 22:18:06 GMT -5
Re-box 'em! Get a box, drill holes, and install all the circuitry in it. Then you'll have plenty of room for mods.
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Post by gmello on May 21, 2008 1:03:02 GMT -5
hmmmmm.. yeah that's good idea
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Post by Ray M. on May 21, 2008 14:57:48 GMT -5
I thought you used a rack setup, g.
Don't those usually have a switch matrix for the floor...maybe with some auxilliary switches for pedals?
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Post by gmello on May 22, 2008 0:22:09 GMT -5
no I gave up on racks a while ago..
nowadays I'm actually going straight into the amp... but I wanted to add a delay and maybe a tremolo through the loop
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