External Electronic switching wiring/device..???

Colonel Monk · Post by **Colonel Monk** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:45 pm

hey guys

I've been thinking about this some more, and I'm deadlocked to decide how I want to do this. There are pros/cons of all ways of footswitching moogers in and out.

I was set on just doing remote switching and leaving the signal chain on my mooger rack, but the other night I remembered that funky "interference" that can come out of the ring mod when it's in bypass mode. Ugh.

So then I start thinking about using a looper again. And I agree, it's good to have both switches at chest level where you're twiddling knobs, and on the floor so you can switch in and out if you're playing a guitar/bass/etc. Problem solved, right?

Ah, but what if a certain patch requires you to change the signal path? I.E. putting the ring mod or phaser into the ext loop on the delay -- then the looper doesn't make so much sense.

So what/how are most of you doing this? Looping, Switching, The old fashioned way?

Thanks,

Col Monk

ColorForm2113 · Post by **ColorForm2113** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:55 am

right now i just have them set up in an old fashion pedal chain set up. but eventually i want to build (well have some one else build it for me cuz i suck at that stuff) a rack case were the MFs would be flat so i could still use them on the floor when i play guitar but have a small vertical case on the back with a patch bay/power supply/CP251 in it kinda like a mooger modular that has been talked about alot on here lately. i just need to figure out a way to easily expand it when i eventually get more MFs

choice_of_meat · Post by **choice_of_meat** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:58 pm

Carl martin is now making the Octaswitch, which seems like a good way to accomplish some of this.

Check it out @ carlmartin.com

willi · Post by **willi** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:46 pm

In a way it adds complexity, but using a patch bay might facilitate changing the effects order, etc.