Operators Manual:
1. INPUTS (1 aNd 2)
The StepABout allows you to preamp and equalize two audio INPUT signals and route them as two audio
OUTPUT signals, in various mix combinations. The INPUTs can be from any audio source — a two-channel instru-
ment like The Stick, a pair of mono instruments, or any combination of two signals.
Examples of INPUT combinations could be:
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
Stick bass
Stick melody
Stick bass
electric bass
Stick melody
electric guitar
electric guitar
acoustic guitar
acoustic bass
electric bass
electric guitar 1
electric guitar 2
2. FOOTSWITCHES
The four-button switching matrix routes the INPUT
signals to the two OUTPUTs (A and B) in any combination
from “full-bypass” to both INTPUTs going to both OUTPUTs.
When these switches are all bypassed no signal will be pres-
ent at either OUTPUT A or OUTPUT B, but a mono mix of
the two inputs is still sent to the HEADPHONE/TUNER out. A
blue LED above each switch indicates when a routing path
is active. If you want to plug or unplug your instrument,
first bypass all of the routing switches to avoid pops at the
OUTPUT jacks.
3. OUTPUTS
MaIN OUTS (a and B)
The two OUTPUTs are TRS 1/4 jacks, for running
into balanced or unbalanced effects, mixers, amplifiers or
computer audio interfaces. When all of the four routing
switches are bypassed, there will be no signal present at these OUTPUTs. The signal level at these OUTPUTs is
like a high-level instrument out. Balanced (stereo) and unbalanced (mono) shielded 1/4” cables can be used.
PHONES/TUNER OUT
The signal at this jack is the mix of the two
preamplified INPUTs in mono. This is an amplified stereo
headphone amp jack, so if you want to use it as a tuner
out, some precautions must be made (see below).
The output level controls only the level of
the PHONES/TUNER output. The headphone amplifier
provides a maximum of 10 dB gain over the preamped
signal.
WARNING: using a standard 1/4” mono to
1/4” patch cable or guitar cord in this jack will cause
a short in the headphone amp. To use this output
as a tuner output, plug in the TRS (stereo) end of a
stereo 1/4” insert cable (or a Stick audio cable) into
the PHONES/TUNER jack and plug either of the mono
ends into the tuner. The other mono end can be
used as an additional unswitched output from the
StepABout, or left unused.
StepABout is a trademark of Greg Howard
BassXX is a trademark of Richter Electronic Engineering (Ingenieurbuero Richter)
Stick and Chapman Stick are registered trademarks of Stick Enterprises, Inc.
