Disaster Area Designs Disaster Area Designs MIDI Box 4.2

Presenting the updated Disaster Area Designs MIDI Box 4.2 control interface for pedals. Updated and more powerful than ever, the MIDI Box 4.2 converts standard 5-pin (DIN) MIDI communications to a variety of 1/4″ formats. Four independent control ports interface to your devices, configurable on the fly without a computer or editor. Just flip the switches to the correct mode and play! Each control port may be set to one of several output modes, selectable using the DIP switches on the face of the MIDI Box 4.2. Tip Active: Suits Strymon, Alexander, Meris, Empress, Bondi, and other devices using voltage mode on the jack tip Ring Active: Suits Chase Bliss Audio and other devices using voltage mode on the jack ring TRS MIDI TYPE A: Sets the tip active and pulls the ring terminal high, for use with Boss, EAE, Jackson, and other devices that conform to the MIDI TRS specification. Also works with the MJ-5P MultiJack to MIDI cable to provide additional standard MIDI outputs from the MIDI Box 4.2 TRS MIDI TYPE B: Alternate wiring option, most commonly used by European makers. Sends signal on the jack ring, pulls the jack tip high. Suits Darkglass, Arturia, 1010 Music, many modular synths. Tip and Ring Active: Provides separate outputs on tip and ring of the control port, enabling two MIDI outputs using a TRS Insert Cable. *Not shown on enclosure: set TH & RH OFF, R & T ON. Supported Devices: Chase Bliss Audio: All current pedals. Connect with TRS cable, set port to RING ACTIVE. Meris: All current pedals using 1/4” MIDI. Connect with mono / TS cable. Set port to TIP ACTIVE. Boss: All 200-series pedals and any other pedals with 1/8″ MIDI jacks. Use TRS / stereo cable. Set port to TRS MIDI TYPE A. Jackson Audio: All MIDI-compatible pedals. Use TRS / stereo cable. Set port to TRS MIDI TYPE A. Alexander Pedals: Connect with mono / TS cable. Set port to TIP ACTIVE. ALL NEO SERIES PEDALS (Colour Theory, Defender, F.13 Neo, History Lesson Vol.3, Marshmallow, Quadrant, Radical Delay DX, Sky 5000, Space Race, Sugarcube, Super Neo-Matic, Superball, Syntax Error, Wavelength) ALL LEAP SERIES PEDALS (Space Force, Rewind, Luminous, Dynaflanger 213, Syntax Error XP) ALL VENTURE SERIES PEDALS (Syntax Error 2, Faver Pitch) Forget-Me-Not, Now We Are Ghosts Empress Effects: Connect with mono / TS cable. Set port to TIP ACTIVE. Echosystem Phaser Tremolo 2 Reverb ZOIA Swindler Effects: All MIDI-compatible pedals. Use TRS / stereo cable. Set port to TRS MIDI TYPE A. The Gulf v2 Red Mountain v2 Cooper FX: All MIDI-compatible pedals. Use TRS / stereo cable. Set port to TRS MIDI TYPE A. Outward v2 Arcades Neunaber Effects: MIDI-compatible pedals with 1/8″ TRS jacks. Use TRS / stereo cable. Set port to TRS MIDI TYPE A. Neuron All pedals using 1/8” MIDI input Bondi Effects: Connect with mono / TS cable. Set port to TIP ACTIVE. Art Van Delay Darkglass: All pedals using 1/8” for MIDI input, set port to TRS TYPE B Strymon: All V2 pedals using 1/4” for MIDI input, set port to TIP ACTIVE El Cap V2 BlueSky V2 Zelzah Cloudburst EC-1 Flint V2 NOTE: V1 pedals don’t support MIDI! Please note that device support also requires a compatible MIDI controller. The MIDIBox is a data converter only, and won’t magically make your controller work with these devices. If you’re not sure about controller support, contact your controller manufacturer! Power: 9V DC, 40mA or greater, center negative (not included) 5-pin MIDI input and thru ports 4 TRS MIDI output ports Status LED: Lights blue when powered, blinks red when MIDI data is received. Constant high-speed MIDI data such as MIDI Clock may cause the LED to remain violet. MIDI THRU: Dedicated hardware MIDI Thru, repeats any MIDI data received to send to your other MIDI devices. You can chain multiple MIDI Box 4 units by linking the MIDI THRU from the first box to the MIDI IN of the next and so on. Dimensions: 4.4 in x 2.38 in x 1.06 in (112 mm x 60 mm x 27 mm) not including jack nuts.