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THE JACKBOX 

 

User Manual  v.1

 

 

Summary of Contents for JackBox

Page 1: ...THE JACKBOX User Manual v 1...

Page 2: ...nected to the JackBox 7 Advanced expression pedal functionality 8 The expression pedal commands an overview 8 Changing the expression pedal range or sweep style 9 Using one expression pedal to control...

Page 3: ...wide range of potmeter resistances Also the type of potmeter logarithmic or linear is not important since the TinyBox digital processing allows you to choose a sweep curve which adapts the expression...

Page 4: ...ontrollers The MIDI stream of the JackBox can be seamlessly merged with the UnO4Kemper MIDI stream coming from the FCB1010 by connecting the FCB1010 to the JackBox as depicted below using a short 7 pi...

Page 5: ...ack Instead you run one single MIDI cable which carries power and the digital MIDI signal Adding the JackBox to a Kemper Remote equipped setup When using the Remote as MIDI controller adding a JackBox...

Page 6: ...perate with an optical sensor and a printed film the sweep of some units may be subpar due to dirt or light leakage or sometimes correct calibration is not possible due to misalignment of the optical...

Page 7: ...can be fully programmed to do advanced stuff with the expression pedal signals as you can read in next chapters The JackBox uses following hardcoded settings MIDI channel 13 MIDI ControlChange value...

Page 8: ...uring that short period a few incorrect MIDI messages may be transmitted A second restriction is that this auto calibration circuit requires a specific type of wiring for the expression pedals it expe...

Page 9: ...C01 CC04 CC07 CC11 channelname ChannelPressure BlockSweep CC01 CC04 CC07 CC11 channelname Once you are familiar with the TinyBox4Kemper you will know you can fully program the box using a simple progr...

Page 10: ...full expression pedal sweep Apart from the sweep range also the sweep style can be specified You can use 3 possible sweep styles Linear is obvioulsy the default style which gives a linear pedal behavi...

Page 11: ...first copied to multiple MIDI channels and after that a sweep style and range can be applied to each of those channels As a result multiple devices can have a different adjustment range or sweep curve...

Page 12: ...ssure messages on the given MIDI channel Remark While most MIDI messages have a 7 bit resolution PitchBend is an exception which can use 14 bit values Therefore JackBox calculates PitchBend messages w...

Page 13: ...efault expression pedal behavior stored inside the TinyBox4Kemper Dynamic expression pedal behavior A big asset of the JackBox TinyBox4Kemper combination is that the expression behavior can be modifie...

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