FRONT PANEL (Pedal I/O Jacks 1U)
Inputs & Outputs
[1]
SEND -
Connect a ¼” instrument cable from the
SEND
jack
to the input of your external FX pedal. If using the first
version
Pedal I/O
, then audio coming out the
SEND
jack is
an instrument-level & impedance-matched version of the
modular-level audio signal you connected to the
Pedal I/O
module’s IN jack. If using v2 of the
Pedal I/O
, then the
audio is switchable between line and pedal levels.
NOTE: This is an unbalanced TS cable (standard for
guitars and FX pedals), though you can use TRS cables —
you just won’t get any benefit from doing so.
[2]
RETURN -
Connect a ¼” instrument cable from the output
of your external FX pedal to the
RETURN
jack on this module. The audio arriving at this jack is
impedance-matched and converted to modular-level by the
Pedal I/O
module, where it’s then
made available at that module’s MIX jack.
You can also plug a guitar or other instrument directly into the
RETURN
jack and process it with
your modular synth. This is a high impedance input, allowing the Pedal I/O system to act as a
piezo pickup preamp for acoustic instruments. Audio arriving at the
RETURN
jack passes
through a Class A triode emulator (enabling anything from clean to tube-like distortion) and an
impedance converter and level shifter to insure full integration in a modular synth environment.
NOTE: This is an unbalanced TS cable (standard for guitars and FX pedals), though you can
use TRS cables — you just won’t get any benefit from doing so.
Pedal IO 1U System Manual
