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Solutions -- will this setup work?

Swimming Bird

Swimming Bird

Apr 18, 2006
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Wheaton MD
#1
Hey all, I've got four audio sources (two pedal boards running in parallel, mic and some circuit bent toys) and I want to be able to mute any source at a touch and be able to select which ones go through my Kaoss Pad 3 before it all goes to my RC-50.

What I wanted was a 4-channel mixer with mute and effects send buttons, but I couldn't find one.

The new idea is to make a box with four kill switches and four A/Bs:

1 >> kill >> A/B
2 >> kill >> A/B
3 >> kill >> A/B
4 >> kill >> A/B

With this all going into a Invalid Link Removed with all of the As set to full left pan and Bs set to full right. Left out goes straight to the RC-50, and right would go through the KP3 first.

This setup lets me have my cake and eat it too (if it works): I can mute any signal, switch whether or not it goes through the Kaoss Pad using footswitches and I've got fairly good volume and EQ controls on most channels

Okay, so is there any glaring fault with this setup? Second, is there a better way of doing this for a vaguely similar price?

Any other thoughts would be welcome,

Thanks.

EDIT: also, any ideas on what enclosure size I would need? It needs to house eight stomp switches, twelve 1/4" jacks and no circuitry.
 
#6
I can make it myself for about $20, versus that costing well over a hundred.

Signal path:


1)pedal board 1 >> kill >> a/b >> mixer
2) pedal board 2 >> kill >> a/b >> mixer
3) mic >> kill >> a/b >> mixer
4) other >> kill >> a/b >> mixer

Mixer:

1a > \
2a > \__>> RC-50 >> amp
3a > /
4a > /
1b > \
2b > \__>> KP3 >> RC-50 >> amp
3b > /
4b > /

Clear?
 
#7
Isn't having a kill/mute switch and an A/B switch a little redundant? Especially since I can't see where you're actually A/B'ing anything. Looks like all you're wanting to do is input four signals into a mixer with the option of muting (turning off) each one.

You'd only need a single switch for each if that's the case. If you're truly wanting to A/B something then I'm way off base, but your diagram looks like a straight through to me.
 
#10
Swimming Bird said:
I can make it myself for about $20, versus that costing well over a hundred.

Signal path:


1)pedal board 1 >> kill >> a/b >> mixer
2) pedal board 2 >> kill >> a/b >> mixer
3) mic >> kill >> a/b >> mixer
4) other >> kill >> a/b >> mixer

Mixer:

1a > \
2a > \__>> RC-50 >> amp
3a > /
4a > /
1b > \
2b > \__>> KP3 >> RC-50 >> amp
3b > /
4b > /

Clear?
Click to expand...

OK, so looks like you will have 4 ins and 8 outs from your switch box, but you won't be doing any splitting -- just alternative signal routing, right?

Then you'll be taking the 8 outs into your mixer, with all A channels going to one side and the B channels to the other... check.

Couple things -- you don't have as much flexibility with second 4 channels on that mixer as you do with the first 4 channels -- I'd look closely to make sure the signal routing will accomplish what you need. I'm not sure if all the channels have FX sends or not, and it looks like the last two channels are actually stereo, so you won't have individual control over the levels .

Other than that, it looks like a solid idea to me. I have a larger Behringer mixer at our practice studio, and the sound quality is there but you gotta be careful with it on the road -- they aren't built extremely well.

Lastly, you might be suprised how much it ends up costing -- I'm guessing you'll use 3pdt switches for the A/B and they can cost 10 bucks each pretty easily.

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