Description

TS8-MS is the only MIDI enabled Analog Overdrive & MIDI Guitar Amp Channel Switcher in a classic and tiny guitar effect pedal!

TS8-MS is an analog overdrive pedal with classic 808 tubescreamer feel but with added quirks. It is hand-built in a compact and roadworthy Hammond 1590B aluminum case. Alongside being a tubescreamer pedal it combines MIDI functionalities and switching capabilities. It can be used as MIDI amp channel switcher making it a reliable, one-of-a-kind tool for guitarists. We call it the Swiss Army Knife of Tone.

TS8-MS responds to MIDI Program Change (PC) and Control Change (CC) messages for all of its switching capabilities – bypass and external switching. It can even be used as a very simple MIDI Controller! On footswitch action, TS8-MS transmits three MIDI Program Change numbers, one for each pedal state: Bypass, Overdrive, and Extended (long push on the footswitch). A 16-position Multi-Function Switch inside pedal assigns a switching pattern in relation to pedal’s state for the two Switching Relays, on footswitch action alone.

From smooth to overdriven tone

TS8-MS MIDI Overdrive has classic analog controls: Gain, Tone, Output, plus an additional 3-toggle switch for selecting clipping mode, which complements the Gain control:

• Classic – symmetric clipping with Silicon diodes used for classic tube screamer feel & sound, where more saturated compression is needed.
• Asymmetric – also using Silicon diodes, provides a bit of air into the clipping and adds a little more gain; it really helps with higher gain amplifiers.
• Custom – it comes with our selection of LEDs. This mode is better for almost clean (AC) sound & boost in lower gain setting, or wilder distortion in the higher gain setting. It may be used to drive hard an amplifier’s clean/crunch channel. We provided sockets for customization, so you can swap these LEDs with ease. For example, experiment with Germanium diodes or mix Germanium and Silicon, for smoothest creamy overdrive – as opposed to LED’s type of sound.

On all settings, the playing dynamics is gracefully complemented by tube-like musical distortion, with gentle recovery. Higher gain settings reveal more clipping, compression and singing sustain, especially with Classic and Asymmetric clipping, while LEDs behave more like a distortion effect.

A highly versatile pedal – MIDI-enabled analog overdrive, MIDI switcher, MIDI transmitter

With TS8-MS pedal you can not only add a quality analog overdrive in front of a guitar amplifier and switch it remotely with a programmable MIDI controller but, through it, you can also switch amplifier’s channels with MIDI commands – adding MIDI RELAY SWITCHING to almost any guitar amplifier that supports external switching! Of course, you can as well use TS8-MS’s MIDI switching capabilities to control other pedals which support external switching.

More info

 Manual

 Quick Setup

 MIDI Controller Programming

 TS8-MS dedicated website