I want to be able to take the 3 outputs from the OBNE Beam splitter and run them into an ABC switch so i can have any one of the three OD circuits on independently (or all together or variations on that). It would seem the Morley ABC and OBNE signal blender can do this but they are both north of £130.
Is it a simple build? I follow instructions fine but need help for wiring. so 3 in 1 out all three switched independently
I know the parts will set me back about 30 quid or so ( 3 switches, 4 jack sockets, a box, some wire, leds and probably some resistors) or should I just bite the bullet and buy a switch/signal blender?
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Idk if as you are only planning to use the Beam Splitter that phase isn't an issue (i'd assume it's already correctly done internally) in which case an ABC should work. But if you add anything else to any of the parallel chains that might be an issue when you combine them?
I'll most likely open it up and see how its wired as well if anyone is interested
Guitar ----> Beam Splitter--- 3 outputs of Splitter-----> Morley A B C-------> Morley Out to Amp
If the Beam splitter is on then A B or C allows me to switch each overdrive/distortion section on or off (well not really but lets each switch allow the signal through) and all is well in the world. If the Beam Splitter is off then all three ABC switches have to be on to let signal pass through.
I'm beginning to think that I can do this the way I want to. OBNE say that their Signal Blender will allow me to switch each overdrive on or off independently but I have no guarantee that it wont end up working the same as the Morley. I could buy a Signal Blender and if it doesnt send it back (given OBNE have assured me it will work I wont feel bad).
TLDR : all i want is to switch each overdrive on/off independently and let the clean signal pass through if the splitter is off.
I get the feeling that it will have to be a tap dancing nightmare of switching splitter off and Morley on 3 times
I think I know how it's wired, and if I'm right it might be quite easy to fix.
It sounds to me like the Morley is muting (short to ground) the unused inputs - with no pedals in the loops, these inputs are connected directly to the outputs of the Beam Splitter, so it kills the signal unless all three Morley switches are on, ie none of them are grounded. If you had actual pedals in the loops this wouldn't happen because the pedals (if on, even if true bypass) would isolate the Beam Splitter outputs from the Morley.
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heres the guts of it anyway.
I take it then, as the beam splitter is 1 in that can either sum to 1 out or split to 3 the Morley won't do the job I'd like it to do?
Ah well, can't have everything. My pedal board is currently an Ibanez Fuzz the Beam Splitter and a Plethora X3 for my modulation etc. I'll try a Signal Blender, if it doesn't do the job (OBNE seemed to think it would) then I can send it back and have a rethink
It's difficult to tell exactly how the Morley is wired with everything being on the PCB, and it will definitely be more difficult to modify than if it was separate components. However, it clearly isn't buffered since there are no active components on the PCB, the power is just for the LEDs as far as I can see.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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