The term "loop" is also used for send/return paths. I noticed that a lot has also evolved in the pedals during the past 10 years! I therefore expanded my stompbox setup and built a slightly larger pedalboard with a better power supply. With the arrival of the 2600 Gray Meanie (March 2021), the pedalboard has come back into focus for me, because the Gray Meanie (a re-interpretation of the ARP 2600 "Gray Meanie" from 1971) will not be integrated into my computer synth setup in the way MOTM and Buchla are, but more towards "standalone" and as a completely independent instrument (without computer). The Stereo Phaser (top right) I use only on the 2600 Gray Meanie (behind the Main Stereo Out), because I already have Phaser modules available in the MOTM and Buchla. The effects are organized in two loops and are mono. The board has Boost, Overdrive, Fuzz, Compressor, EQ, 2x Delay (analog and digital) and Reverb. Therefore, the sounds first run back into the synthesizer - hence they are still required to pass a VCA or LPG before they are delivered to amp and speaker. in the Buchla as an insert in the Matrix Mixer or in the 2600 between VCF and VCA. In my system, the pedalboard is placed in the "Aux path" of the synthesizer, e.g. The stompboxes allow a much improved and more multifaceted shape of the synthesizer sounds. With the effect boxes, exciting colors and a significant individualization of the instrumental sound can be achieved.įor the pedals I built myself a Pedalboard - however, I mostly don't switch it with my foot, but with my hand and via MIDI. Stompboxes are also popular with synthesizers, however rather in smaller quantities than with guitarists, as synthesizers already have filters, waveshapers, etc.