PedalPCB 5-Loop True Bypass Switcher
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DailyDovetails
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I like the dip switch idea as well. I find that I enjoy using pedals with easy to use analog 1 component has 1 function control.
I have found myself selling off gear that is more complicated to use even if it sounds good because I end up spending playing time reading manuals and menu diving. The line 6 helix was a good example of that for me.
For the send receive jacks I think the internal bypass is a good idea.
DailyDovetails
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Just read your comment on the milling I can. See that would be difficult for 5 dip switches. What if each loop also had an indicator LED and a momentary toggle/push button. When you press the stomp switch it illuminates the LEDs for the loops that you are turning on. When you hold down the stomp switch and press one of the momentary buttons by the LED it turn the light on or off and that is how you select which loops will be used for that foot switch. I still think the DIP switches are more intuitive but this would get rid of the milling and require drilling only. It sure what the electronics part would look like tho.The biggest problem I see with dipswitches is physical space and milling the enclosure.
Which reminds me, if everyone could shoot Hugo at Tayda a message expressing interest in powdercoating / drilling service for the 1032L that'd be great.
Half normaled connection on the return jack
So the return ack passes the unbuffered bypass connection if nothing is inserted while the send jack has the buffered split signal on it.
Essentially, switche6s return jack's switch is a true bypass switch itself.
That would allow it to operate as a splitter without breaking signal flow.
Say, a wet/dry or clean/dirty setup.
Example.
On footswitch 2, only send connected and going to a clean amp.
Time based effects on later channels.
The footswitch would then alternate the clean amp sens off and on with no change in the rest of the signal path.
I would also ask a phase invert on the final output.
So the return ack passes the unbuffered bypass connection if nothing is inserted while the send jack has the buffered split signal on it.
Essentially, switche6s return jack's switch is a true bypass switch itself.
That would allow it to operate as a splitter without breaking signal flow.
Say, a wet/dry or clean/dirty setup.
Example.
On footswitch 2, only send connected and going to a clean amp.
Time based effects on later channels.
The footswitch would then alternate the clean amp sens off and on with no change in the rest of the signal path.
I would also ask a phase invert on the final output.
To spend hours trying to get everything straight, burning at least two fingers, borking 2 footswitches, then throwing the $60 worth of hardware in the box with the other failures.
Big Monk
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@Robert
This is my previous thread that had all my wish list items:
forum.pedalpcb.com
This is my previous thread that had all my wish list items:
An Open Source Programmable Effects Switcher
Ladies and Gents, A proposal: Let's open source and try to figure out how to make a 1032L based, microcontroller brained, programmable effects switcher. The inspiration is my powerful yet simple to use Joyo PXL8 Pro switcher: I love many things about the PXL8 Pro but really wanted something...
forum.pedalpcb.com
Robert
Reverse Engineer
Have you ever wanted to be
(This will be addressed, obviously)
I was just snooping around your thread earlier today.
Big Monk
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I was just snooping around your thread earlier today.
That’s everything I could possibly think of that I wanted. Not sure how feasible it is but I was aiming for an improved version of the Joyo, which I owned for a while.
chris.knudson
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It ain't that hard -- building a pedal from a pcb and a pile of resistors is harder. Besides, there are other forums you can point users to for help with Arduinos. But I get it -- keeping up with libraries and code is a whole other set of problems.
Cybercow
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Five loops, but there are thirteen ¼" jacks. Would you be so kind as to clarify? I can't seem to sort out how that works.
Bricksnbeatles
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Tuner out
Cybercow
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OK, so 1 pair for straight thru I/O (no loop), 5 pairs for the five I/O loops, and an extra 1 out (total of 13 ¼" jacks) for tuner out. Right?
benny_profane
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Without knowing the exact functionality, that's hard to answer. Saturnworks sells true bypass loopers for remarkably cheap (~$130 for five loops).
Robert
Reverse Engineer
We can make room.
Those are closer to the one I'm drawing up today. Passive 3PDT switching, no relays.
DailyDovetails
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It would be cool if a couple of the inputs would let you run a Y off a TRS cable between the input and output to switch channels, effects loops ect on and off. I’m guessing it would need a switch somewhere to connect the 2 inputs instead of summing them or adding them in series or however it works.
benny_profane
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Seven segment display(s) for loop number would be very cool. I think at that point we’d be wading into Arduino territory though.
Robert
Reverse Engineer
Anything that can be run on an Arduino can be supplied on a pre-programmed ATMEGA328P.
The issue there is that we'd need 1032L line cutting / milling and so far we don't even have drilling.
Also, I'm not sure if it's easy to see in the pics above, but there isn't a lot of depth to work with in the area where the jacks are located. The jacks are almost touching the top and bottom of the enclosure.
We could squeeze them closer together, but then you might have issues with pancake plugs.
Before we get too carried away I need to get LEDs in this thing...
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