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  • March 11, 2010 at 8:34 pm #80024
    ChromeClone
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    Can i run my synths and MPCs though EHX effect pedals? I been told that you can’t because the output from the synths are too powerful and will blown the effect pedals.
    IS that true?

    Thanks

    March 11, 2010 at 9:19 pm #108402
    electro-melx
    Moderator

    I seriously doubt it, plenty of people do use them with keyboards and other instruments. … as far as I know the only way you will blow up a pedal is by running too much voltage into it.

    Probably best to wait for more comments though.

    March 11, 2010 at 9:54 pm #108405
    ChromeClone
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    Too scared to try it, i love my EHX pedals too much LOL. Hopefully someone was can help me.

    March 12, 2010 at 12:24 am #108408
    Toonster
    Member

    I did it alot with old vintage synthesizers. DIfferent kind of pedals and it works fine, never read on synth forums that other people had problems. So just do it! Use your usual powersupplies for your pedals.

    March 12, 2010 at 3:59 am #108411
    PumpkinPieces
    Member

    Just do it, if I and others can pummel a 50dbs clean boost into our pedals I doubt a synth can hurt it.

    March 12, 2010 at 4:24 am #108412
    ChromeClone
    Participant

    what about buying a signal pad?

    Signal Pad

    March 19, 2010 at 12:50 am #108628
    inmemoryofthom
    Member

    I run my Korg R3 through my board all the time and never had a problem.

    March 19, 2010 at 3:40 am #108630
    Cybananna1
    Participant

    I’ve run my synths through lots of pedals. Running it normal may cause the pedal to clip. You can use a passive attenuator like the signal pad, or just turning the volume down a lot may stop the clipping. I normally either run straight into a pedal or attenuate it if I know the pedal will clip too hard. You shouldn’t be able to damage the pedal though.

    March 19, 2010 at 8:19 pm #108643
    ChromeClone
    Participant

    Thanks guys. Going to try it this weekend.
    How can you test the output of the signal?

    March 20, 2010 at 4:05 am #108651
    Toonster
    Member

    Well you don’t have to, if you think the pedal is overloaded, with the input-sinal, just put the volume on your synth down..

    March 24, 2010 at 10:53 pm #108792
    Bad Chile
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    Before moving onto the guitar (about five years ago), I was a synthesist for 20 years. One of the bands (ok, me an another synth player) was pretty much noisecore industrial.

    Anyway, I played three synths, each of which had a dedicated distortion pedal on the output, velcro’d to the top of the synth. No damage.

    So go nuts. Pedals on synths is fine.

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