Rockboard MOD 1 User manual

MOD
The RockBoard® MODs offer you the solution you need to organize all the connections to and from your RockBoard®.
Fitting all RockBoard®’s, except the Duo 2.1, each MOD has various cable connections to t a wide variety of needs as a convenient ‘thru box’.
RockBoard® MODs allow you to hook up your pedals permanently underneath your board and have a central access point for your instrument,
amp and power supply. You are using TRS, XLR, MIDI or USB in your setup? We’ve got you covered!
The RockBoard® MODs provide you with all the connections you’ll need.
Installation is as easy and convenient as it gets:
Depending on your choice, the RockBoard® MODs offer different options, but let’s start with the ones they have in common:
•TRS In/Output: You can use these for MONO, STEREO or Balanced Inputs or Outputs, Effects Loops, Looper Switcher and
basically anything that uses a 1/4” jack
•IEC In/Output: This allows you to connect the AC IEC of your multi-power supply
Here are the connections only found in MOD 1:
• XLR IN/Output: This allows the routing of any audio signal from a DI box or other balanced output directly into a mixing board
or audio interface for recording purposes
• DC In/Output: Some multi-Power supplies use an external power adapters instead of an AC IEC cable,
like the RockBoard® Power Block or the MXR M238 ISO-BrickTM* Power Supply for example. We’ve got that covered, too
MOD 1 Connections:
5x TRS In/Output
manuals
1 + 2 + 3
MOD
1
9V
Input AC IEC Input 9V
Input 5x TRS In/Output
STEP 2
Turn the RockBoards®
pedalboard upside
down.
STEP 1
Remove the rubber
frame of your
RockBoard®’s front
cavaity.
STEP 4
Secure the MOD
using the included
screw nuts, and
TX10 wrench.
That’s all, now you
are ready to go!
STEP 3
Load your chosen
MOD from the front
into the slot.
AC IEC
Input
XLR
In/Out XLR
In/Out
* M238 ISO-BrickTM Power Supply is a registered Trademark by Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.

All the connections of the MOD 3 are being covered by the above points.
MOD 3 Connections:
MOD
3
AC IEC
Input 3x TRS In/OutputAC IEC Input 2x XLR Output
XLR
Input
3x TRS In/Output 2x XLR
Output XLR Input
1. Let’s say you have an amp with an FX loop you’d like to utilize for your fancy Delay and send out a dry signal to FOH,
then this is what your setup might look like.
Instrument Input
Amp Input
Amp FX Send
Amp FX Return
Input Amp Footswitch
DI-Out to FOH
1ST pedal of signal chain
Last pedal of signal chain (front end)
DI-Out to FOH
Footswitch Amp 1st pedal for FX Loop
Last pedal for FX Loop
Examples
And here the connections unique to MOD 2:
• MIDI Thru: These two allow you to route MIDI commands to and from your pedalboard via an audio interface to your PC or Mac.
You can Program setups and scenes comfortably from your workstation and load them into your MIDI capable devices
on your RockBoard®.
• USB Thru: Just like with MIDI, you can control and save/load presets without removing your FX pedals from your board.
MOD 2 Connections:
MOD
2
4x TRS In/Output MIDI
Thru AC IEC Input 4x TRS In/OutputUSB Thru AC IEC Input MIDI Thru
USB
Thru

2. You are recording at home, tracking guitar and bass, in the process adjusting your digital FX pedals via software on your PC/Mac and
comparing your guitar tone of your favorite amp to the tracks you just laid down. Then your setup might resemble this:
Instrument 1 Input
Instrument 2 Input
Amp 1
Audio Interface
MIDI to PC/Mac
MIDI from PC/Mac
USB Connection to from PC/Mac
A/B Splitter
Last FX Pedal
MIDI from FX Pedal
MIDI to FX Pedal
USB Connection to from PC/Mac
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3. You want to play guitar and sing and use one pedal board to transport your vocal and guitar effects rig. Your setup might look like this:
Instrument Input
Amp Input
Footswitch Input Amp
Mic Output FOH Left
Mic Output FOH Right
1st Pedal in Chain Splitter
Last Pedal in Chain Splitter
Mic Output Right
Mic Output Left
Mic Input
Mic Input
Amp Footswitch

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[email protected] / www.rockboard.net / www.facebook.com/warwickmusicdistribution