Effects inserts and order switching in multi-effect pedals

junderwood

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Wampler's Gearbox pedal has the ability to insert an external loop between the two separate Tumnus and Pinnacle sides (or use it as a way to route each side independently for external switchers). I think that's pretty neato. Anybody ever do that with multi-effect DIY pedals here? Would that be a fairly simple circuit that could be used together with a 3PDT Order Switch? :unsure:
 
You only need the 3PDT order switch if you're swapping the order of, for ex, the Tonemess & Pinkankle circuits.

If you're not order-swapping the 2 main circuits, you can just wire up some switching jacks between the two circuits. If there's nothing in the loop, circuit Tonemess feeds Pinkankle. Insert a plug into the loop-jack and the direct connection is broken and the Tonemess will feed whatever effect(s) you've put in the loop and the loop-return in turn feeds the Pinkankle.

The switching jacks also let you route each pedal separately if using a switcherooniki.

So do you need to swap the order as well as have the effects loop? That makes it a tad more complicated, but still doable, I think.
 
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