5 Loop switcher with true-bypass footswitches
▹ Multiply your amp's FX Loop capacity by five.
▹ Instantly turn on/off any loop.
▹ Take noisy pedals out of the signal chain.
▹ Give any pedal true-bypass switching ability.
▹ LEDs indicate which loops are active.
▹ Give any pedal true-bypass switching ability.
▹ LEDs indicate which loops are active.
▹ Power supply is only required for the LEDs to lit up. The Loop Box doesn't require supply to operate.
▹ Enclosure Dimensions: 70 x 254 x 34.5mm (WxLxH)
▹ Weight: 530gr
This 5 Loop Switcher is a foot-controllable device that allows
a musician to insert a series of effect pedals into the signal chain
and take them out when not in use. Five separate loops make it easy to
prepare complex pedal setups in ‘standby’ and activate them with a
single foot stomp. Also, any old (and tone sucking) or noisy effects can
now be taken out of the signal chain when not required. All 5 loops are in series.
The switcher features a 100% passive audio path, without any buffering or loading of its own. Power supply is only needed for the LEDs to light, the switcher will also work without power. True-bypass switching guarantees the full natural tone of your instrument is always delivered to the amp.
- Loop footswitches: Each loop features its own true bypass footswitch. When the footswitches are in their bypass position (LEDs off), the instrument signal passes through the switch as if hardwired. Depressing the LOOP-1 footswitch diverts the signal to the SEND-1 jack and to the effect pedals in that loop. The signal is received back through the RETURN-1 jack and passed on to the LOOP-2 footswitch where the process is repeated using the SEND-2 and RETURN-2 jacks, and the same goes for the rest of the loops. Note that all loops are in series so the instrument's signal will pass through effect pedals in LOOP-1 before pedals in LOOP-2 and so on.
- Using the Loop Switcher in an amplifier’s effects loop: Since the Switcher has a passive circuit, it can be safely used in your amp’s effects loop. This will effectively multiply by 5 the amp’s effects loop capacity. To use it in your amplifier’s effects loop, simply connect the amplifier’s effect send to the Switcher's input. Then connect the Switcher's output to the amp’s effect return. Connect any number of effect pedals to the Switcher's SEND and RETURN jacks as described above.
The switcher features a 100% passive audio path, without any buffering or loading of its own. Power supply is only needed for the LEDs to light, the switcher will also work without power. True-bypass switching guarantees the full natural tone of your instrument is always delivered to the amp.
- Loop footswitches: Each loop features its own true bypass footswitch. When the footswitches are in their bypass position (LEDs off), the instrument signal passes through the switch as if hardwired. Depressing the LOOP-1 footswitch diverts the signal to the SEND-1 jack and to the effect pedals in that loop. The signal is received back through the RETURN-1 jack and passed on to the LOOP-2 footswitch where the process is repeated using the SEND-2 and RETURN-2 jacks, and the same goes for the rest of the loops. Note that all loops are in series so the instrument's signal will pass through effect pedals in LOOP-1 before pedals in LOOP-2 and so on.
- Using the Loop Switcher in an amplifier’s effects loop: Since the Switcher has a passive circuit, it can be safely used in your amp’s effects loop. This will effectively multiply by 5 the amp’s effects loop capacity. To use it in your amplifier’s effects loop, simply connect the amplifier’s effect send to the Switcher's input. Then connect the Switcher's output to the amp’s effect return. Connect any number of effect pedals to the Switcher's SEND and RETURN jacks as described above.
