Category Archives: Pedal board

PU-2: New brain – Arduino Mega

Posted on 2011/06/09 by rt

The FCB1010/PU-2 has a new brain. The Arduino Mega (clone) has been connected in place of the main board. I have removed: the power transformer, the mains/120 volts plug and the on/off switch, because the PU-2 will be bus-powered. It was … Continue reading →

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FCB1010 – PU-2: Requirements and Wish List

Posted on 2011/06/01 by rt

I’ve identified some requirements for my second pedal board based on the Behringer FCB1010. Here’s a list for now: USB connection. This is a must, for fast and efficient programming and reprogramming. USB also makes it a lot easier to … Continue reading →

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PU-1: Emulating the Apogee Gio, Part 2

Posted on 2011/05/28 by rt

I have completed the second phase of this project. The PU-1 can now send commands to GarageBand/Logic/Mainstage and receive commands and other information using Midi commands (but not from GarageBand). Part 2 did not require more electronics. All additional changes … Continue reading →

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PU-1: Let’s do MIDI

Posted on 2011/05/14 by rt

After days spent trying to find reliable ways to get Midi data from the pedal board to the computer,  and more days trying to get data from the computer to the pedal board, the proverbial shovel finally hit me square … Continue reading →

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PU-1: Emulating the Apogee GIO, Part 1

Posted on 2011/05/09 by rt

The Apogee GIO is a small pedal board expressly made to interface with Apple’s Garageband or Logic. I use Logic for music production and control, as well as for live performance.   Since the PU-1 is awaiting a purpose in … Continue reading →

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PU-1: Complete V 1.0

Posted on 2011/04/24 by rt

The PU-1 is complete, at least in its prototyping phase. The connection board is done and the external Arduino/Shield is attached. In this picture, the PU-1 is powered by a 9 volt battery. At the top is the Arduino with … Continue reading →

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Line 6: Renaming it PU-1.

Posted on 2011/04/18 by rt

Time as come to put the Line 6 pedal board back together. I decided to call this particular board the Line 6/PU-1. I hacked it… then it is mine! The behringer FCB1010 will probably be the PU-2… The PU-1 will … Continue reading →

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FCB1010: More documentation

Posted on 2011/04/17 by rt

I have received a complete schematic for the Behringer FCB1010. I have updated my previous post about the components.

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Arduino: Using a rotary encoder

Posted on 2011/04/17 by rt

As explained in this post, rotary encoders are notoriously unreliable. Well, the cheap ones are. Why bother? But wait, could they be used at all? Most of the problems people complain about have to do with bouncing. But is bouncing … Continue reading →

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Side Project: understanding cheap Rotary encoders

Posted on 2011/04/14 by rt

Seven whole days! That’s how long I had to work to finally get my rotary encoder to work with the Arduino! The idea is to be able to quickly select a preset on a guitar pedal board using a rotary … Continue reading →

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