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MANUAL AND PATCH GUIDE 

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Summary of Contents for Patch Box

Page 1: ...MANUAL AND PATCH GUIDE 1...

Page 2: ...v power supply Please pay very close attention to the orientation of the ribbon cable when adding and removing modules The stripe on the ribbon cable marks 12v This stripe needs to line up with the 12...

Page 3: ...d Power Specifications 4 Patch Box Package Contents 4 Front Panel Controls 5 Rear Panel Controls 6 An Introduction to Modular Patching 7 Installing Modules 8 Working inside the Patch Box 9 Patch Guide...

Page 4: ...l DC Power Adapter Patch Box Case and Power Supply Info External Dimensions 9 5 w x 9 d x 2 25 h 42 hp Space Available for Modules 9 Sliding Square Nuts Per Rail 42mm Depth Available for Modules 12v 1...

Page 5: ...of the installed modules EXP 2 Jack Output of Expression pedal 2 Outputs a voltage between 0 5v used to control one or more voltage controllable parameters of the installed modules MULTIPLE Jacks Use...

Page 6: ...4 input for universal expression pedal such as the Moog EP 3 or M Audio EX P expression pedals When using the Moog EP 3 place the switch on the bottom of the expression pedal to the normal position EX...

Page 7: ...nd such a filter delay crusher reverb phase shifter or other effects module Control voltages CV manipulate the audio signal in several different ways Gates are represented by a high on or low off cont...

Page 8: ...e 4 feet and additional 2 screws into the bottom panel 5 Flip the case back to right side up 6 Install modules one at a time First plug the module into a power ribbon cable The red stripe on the ribbo...

Page 9: ...a starting point and are not definitive settings Experimentation is essential The patch guide provides at least one Test Patch for each feature of the Patch Bo These patches showcase the core functio...

Page 10: ...is bypassed Press the BYPASS button to turn on the red bypass LED and engage the Patch Box circuitry Use an 1 8 patch cable to patch between one of the INPUTS and output OUT jacks The GAIN knob offer...

Page 11: ...en one of the INPUTS and the input jack of an effects module In the example we have patched the INPUTS into the input jack of a Filter module The output of the Filter module is then patched into the O...

Page 12: ...ch cable connecting EXP 1 to the Frequency CV input of the Filter module For this to work an expression pedal such as the Moog EP 3 needs to be plugged into the EXP1 input on the rear of the Patch Box...

Page 13: ...s example outputs a control voltage that is based on the signal level of the incoming audio signal This creates an auto wah type effect in our example patch This patch uses the basic Patching a Module...

Page 14: ...l two parameters at the same time A second effects module is patched between the output of the Filter and the OUT jack of the Patch Box We have used a Pittsburgh Modular Crush an analog downsampling s...

Page 15: ...like the previous example second effects module is patched between the output of the Filter and the OUT jack of the Patch Box An LFO triangle waveform output is patched into the Multiple A second pat...

Page 16: ...ion flips between the left and right jacks That means when the LED is off the center jack is connected to the left jack and when the LED is on the center jack is connected to the right jack This patch...

Page 17: ...between to destinations To do this the input audio or control voltage signal is patched into the center jack and the left and right jacks are used as output jacks This patch connects the triangle wave...

Page 18: ...th effects modules bypassed Effect module 1 active and effect module 2 bypassed Effect module 1 bypassed and effect module 2 active Both effects modules active The preamp input is sent to effect 1 Fil...

Page 19: ...defects in materials and workmanship for 1 year This warranty is void if in our opinion the instrument has been damaged by accident mishandled altered improperly serviced or repaired by the customer...

Page 20: ...Service and Contact Information Please contact us for service or other information info pittsburghmodular com www pittsburghmodular com contact 20...

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