Format: 1U (power supply shared with Eurorack 3U)
Width: 10HP
Depth: 35mm
Current: 10mA @ + 12V, 7mA @ -12V
Flexibilite is a 1U format expression pedal interface.You can connect an expression pedal and control the module with your foot.
By default, it produces a 0V-5V signal (unipolar) or a -5V/+5V signal (bipolar) that can be attenuated by the foot pedal.
Flexibilite has an external signal input so it can be used as an audio volume pedal or as an attenuator/attenuverter for CV signals.
Expression pedals are used to control various parameters of musical gear such as digital amplifiers, rack effects, MIDI controllers and keyboards.Expression pedals do not produce sound per se, but can be interpreted simply as foot-controlled 'remote knobs' to remotely control various aspects of connected devices.
Inside the pedal is a potentiometer (variable resistance) that moves relative to the pedal.This potentiometer is connected to an output jack or output cable that connects to the expression pedal input of the device you want to control.Unlike in-line volume pedals, expression pedals do not have an 'input' as they are not connected to the instrument's signal chain.There is only one output that goes to the dedicated expression pedal input of the controlled device.This device sends a CV down one of the conductors of the cable through the potentiometer and returns it through another conductor.As the pedal is moved up or down, the resistance in the potentiometer changes, increasing or decreasing the amount of input CV returned.Expression pedals are typically passive devices that do not require their own power supply, as the CV is generated by the device they are connected to.
Flexibilite sends +5V or input signal to the pedal's potentiometer and reads how much of the original signal comes back.For this action,TRS("Tip/Ring/Sleeve" or "Stereo") You will need an expression pedal that uses a cable.The wiring from the internal potentiometer to the cable end may differ depending on which model of pedal you are using.
Flexibilite has a polarity switch on the back of the module.There is no label on the switch as there is no industry standard for such polarity.Many expression pedals on the market have their own polarity switch, but if you feel that the Flexibilite is not working properly, try changing the module's polarity switch setting.
Flexibilite does not work with pedals that use TS ("Tip/Sleeve" or "Mono") cables.
The website below has specs and polarities for most expression pedals on the market.
http://expressionpedals.com/list-of-expression-pedals
Uni(polar)
With no input, the module will output a voltage ranging from 0V (pedal fully closed) to 5V (pedal fully open).
If there is a signal input, you can get a XNUMX:XNUMX signal (original signal with full open/no attenuation) from no output signal (pedal fully closed).
Bipolar
With no input, the module will output a voltage ranging from -5V (pedal fully closed) to 5V (pedal fully open).It is also possible to get 0V on the way.
Flexibilite acts like an attenuverter when a signal is input.When the pedal is closed, it is -1 (signal inversion), 0 (inverted signal is attenuated to 0, then the original signal is attenuated), and when the pedal is fully open, it is 1 (no attenuation).
