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The name "pedalboard" might not be the most fitting if latency is too high. That said, it could still be very useful in a studio setting for post-production wor

The name "pedalboard" might not be the most fitting if latency is too high. That said, it could still be very useful in a studio setting for post-production work. What would be really exciting is a hardware device with all the standard plug-and-play inputs, capable of running Python... essentially a true open-source pedalboard for guitar enthusiasts.

Archit3ch 1y ago
So... a standard PC/Mac with an audio interface? ;) No, what would be really exciting is a Digitally-Controlled Analog device, like the FreqTube FT1. Then python would control actual switches.
- camtarn 1y ago
  If I was looking for a digital pedalboard device I'd want something that was extremely rugged, never had software issues or forced me to download updates, and booted up within about 10-15 seconds (that's how long the digital pedals on my actual pedalboard take to boot). It also needs a case with, at the very least, a couple of patch change switches and an on/off switch; but preferably a lot more. The ruggedness and built-in controls are really important. I used to gig with a standard laptop + audio interface + multiple MIDI controllers. The external gear was a real hassle to set up, even with everything labelled with bright coloured tape so I could just match colour to colour while plugging it in. And eventually the laptop got knocked over and fell a couple of feet onto a wooden stage - and even that minor impact smashed the screen, which was glued in so I couldn't replace it. I also have a horror story about a machine rebooting to apply Windows updates in the middle of a gig and requiring the rest of the band to improvise until I was done! I don't really gig any more, but if I took it up again, I would switch to using as much hardware as I could. But I really don't care about actual analog devices. I already have a decent few DSP-powered pedals on my pedalboard and I cannot tell the difference, other than the true analog ones are more noisy!
  - lambda 1y ago
    There is the MOD Dwarf, a Linux based pedal that is much as you describe. It has a pedal style case with three foot buttons, a few encoders and buttons and screen for changing parameters on the fly, but to fully configure it you use a laptop or tablet to connect to it and set up a patch.
    - camtarn 1y ago
      That's a lovely little bit of hardware, and it's not actually that expensive too! Great recommendation, thank you.
      - anton-c 1y ago
        Seems better than the absolutely crazy custom one I made myself when I was like 22 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG5IMOVYmI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG5IMOVYmI Also just normal computer footpedals that were like 34.99 worked great for controlling the software if there's extra things u still need to assign
        camtarn 1y ago
        That's really cool!

Archit3ch 1y ago

So... a standard PC/Mac with an audio interface? ;) No, what would be really exciting is a Digitally-Controlled Analog device, like the FreqTube FT1. Then python would control actual switches.

camtarn 1y ago
If I was looking for a digital pedalboard device I'd want something that was extremely rugged, never had software issues or forced me to download updates, and booted up within about 10-15 seconds (that's how long the digital pedals on my actual pedalboard take to boot). It also needs a case with, at the very least, a couple of patch change switches and an on/off switch; but preferably a lot more. The ruggedness and built-in controls are really important. I used to gig with a standard laptop + audio interface + multiple MIDI controllers. The external gear was a real hassle to set up, even with everything labelled with bright coloured tape so I could just match colour to colour while plugging it in. And eventually the laptop got knocked over and fell a couple of feet onto a wooden stage - and even that minor impact smashed the screen, which was glued in so I couldn't replace it. I also have a horror story about a machine rebooting to apply Windows updates in the middle of a gig and requiring the rest of the band to improvise until I was done! I don't really gig any more, but if I took it up again, I would switch to using as much hardware as I could. But I really don't care about actual analog devices. I already have a decent few DSP-powered pedals on my pedalboard and I cannot tell the difference, other than the true analog ones are more noisy!
- lambda 1y ago
  There is the MOD Dwarf, a Linux based pedal that is much as you describe. It has a pedal style case with three foot buttons, a few encoders and buttons and screen for changing parameters on the fly, but to fully configure it you use a laptop or tablet to connect to it and set up a patch.
  - camtarn 1y ago
    That's a lovely little bit of hardware, and it's not actually that expensive too! Great recommendation, thank you.
    - anton-c 1y ago
      Seems better than the absolutely crazy custom one I made myself when I was like 22 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG5IMOVYmI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG5IMOVYmI Also just normal computer footpedals that were like 34.99 worked great for controlling the software if there's extra things u still need to assign
      - camtarn 1y ago
        That's really cool!