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This is an updated version of the CGS60 Stomp
Box Adapter. It can be used as an external input
amplifier, a way to use effects pedals with synthesizer
signal levels, or as a way to use synthesizer modules
with instruments such as electric guitars.
A
little on how it works:
Modular synthesizers generally use much higher
signal levels than are used in effects pedals, so
directly connection the two will create two problems.
First, the excessive signal will cause the input of the
effects pedal to overload/distort. Second, the output
from effects pedal is too weak to drive synthesizer
modules without some amplification. To compensate for
these problems, the signal from the synthesizer must be
dropped to a fraction of what it was, while the output
of the effects pedal must be amplified by the same
amount to restore it to a level suitable for the
synthesizer.
The default CGS760 build uses a ratio of 20 as
this encompases the signal levels of many synths. If you
know for certain that the ratio is too great, the ratio
can be reduced to reduce the amplification of any
effects pedal noise. For example, if an effects pedal
works on a 1V p-p signal, and a synthesizer has a
maximum output of 5V p-p, a ratio of 5 would be
adequate. Refer to the Build Guide for details.
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