RE: External Footswitch for Line 6 dl-4??

["Justin Fobes" <JustinFobes@JustinFobesMusic.com>]

Duncan,

Are you really giving these  midi-clock-derived pulses some serious 
thought?

If so, please use this list as a sounding board!

Are there any products already on the market that do this?  I've never
really looked into it before!

-Justin
http://www.JustinFobesMusic.com

goddard.duncan@mtvne.com wrote:
>>>I recall seeing somewhere some instructions on how to build and wire
> up an external footswitch for the DL-4 (or any line 6 stompbox I guess).
> The idea was to have the four control switches on the floor for your
> feet<<
>
> that ought to be easy enough, if you can solder and do a bit of 
>metalwork.
> I'd guess that the four existing switches are all closures-to-ground, but
> even if they're not, the worst case is that you'll need an 8-way socket
> mounting on the dl4 somewhere. a midi-type socket, though perhaps with a
> different pin orientation, would be ideal. then just wire the remote
> switches in parallel with the ones inside the dl4, via the socket, a
> suitable plug and whatever you're putting on the floor by way of a 
>remote.
> (incidentally, I am still aiming to introduce midi-clock-derived pulses
> into my dl4 as a midi version of tap-tempo.)
>
> but why not just use an expression pedal?
>
> d.
>
>
>
> 
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