PANNING PEDAL

PEDALE DE PANORAMIQUAGE

English Abstract

ABSTRACT
In the use of some of the modern musical amplifiers, it is possible to
blend the sounds from two separate channels. This invention is a foot
pedal equipped with a "panning potentiometer" to provide remote control,
infinite degrees of mixing of the sounds, and the possibility of mixing
sounds between two amplifiers. The advantage of this invention, aside
from giving all amplifiers the capability of channel mixing, is that
from a remote position the user can acquire an infinite number of
mixtures and be assured that the volume of sound will never exceed the
preset limits. The mix can be changed during performance and the
necessity of making time consuming adjustments at the amplifier is
eliminated.

Claims

CLAIM:
1)A remote device containing a panning control wired in such a way as to
direct the signal from one musical instrument to two sources of
amplification creating a situation electronically such that a change in
the position of the panning control will cause an increase in the
strength of the signal sent to one source of amplification while
simultaneously and in equal proportion decreasing the signal sent to
the other source of amplification.

Description

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SP~CIPICATION .
Thl6 13vention relates to the muslc lndu~try and 16 de61gned to provlde
remote control for mlxlng the sounds from two ampllflsrs or two
ampllfier channels whlle provldln~ an lnflnite number o~ po~slble
comblnatlons wlthout volum~ changes.
In the muslc lnduçtry lt 18 common for dern ampllfler~ to be equlpped
to slmultaneously use two channels, for exa~ple lf the lnstrument 16
~ultar one settlng ~ay be dl~tortlon and one settln~ may be clean. ~hll~
thla 18 a welcom~ deslgn advance, lt 16 not ef~lclent 1~ a profe~slonal
sltuatlon where there i8 a de~and for ~any dlfferent settln~s from one
son~ to the next ~nd there 16 not tlme avallable to m~ke changes to tbe ~ :
ampllfler, nor can one be ~ure that these chan~es wlll be accurate. ~-~
This lnventlon 18 a rlgld box contalnlng a pannlng control pot. From ~y
experlence, the value of the control pot can range from 50K to ~OOK
dependlng on the appllcatlon. The pot 18 operated by a plate mountad on
top oi the box on a fulcrum. One end of the plate 18 connected to a flat
gear whlch protrudes lnto the box, lnteri'aces with a round Bear on the
pot shaft and adJu6ts the posltlon of the pot when moved by the user'6
foot. There 18 one lnput Jack for the lnstrument to feed the pedal a
6ignal, and two output Jacks through whlch the pedal dlstrlbute~ ~ound
to elther of two ampllflers or ampllfler channels. Thls prqvldes ths
player wlth remote control, operable durlng perform~nce, ant capable of
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lnflnlte mixtures of the two sounds wlthout change6 1D volum~, and
elimlnates having to make ad~,Zu6tments at the ampllfler. As earlier
stated, lt also glve6 all ampllfler6 the capablll$y of mlxln~ channels
and makes it posslble to mlx two dlfferent ampllfier6
The foot pedal 16 equlpped wlth an lnput Jack for the lnstrument and two
output ~acks for the ampliflcatlon~ Other effect6 pedals can be
connected ln llne elther before or after the pedal dependlng on artlstlc
requirements. If only one output ls used, the pedal functlons as a
normal volume control ln whlchever dlrectlon the usqr de61res. Another
posslble appllcatlon i6 to plug two dlfferent ~ultar6 lnto the output
lack6 and run both lnto one ampllfler which enable6 rapid change of
gultars lf thls is deslred.
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