1032L
MLS-5+A 5-loop, MIDI-Controlled Switcher
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UPDATED FOR 2026!
What Has Changed?
There have been several notable improvements and changes made to the new revision, including:
• Full Stereo Loops
• More responsive and robust switching
• Press and Hold Momentary functionality
• Exclusivity (flip/flop) switching
• MIDI-Thru
Read below for more details!
The core of my pedalboard is a Boss MS-3, which I quite like. However, the drive sounds were a little hit and miss for me, so the onboard loops got filled with overdrives pretty quickly and I wanted more. I decided that what I needed was a loop switcher that the MS-3 could control via MIDI. I set to work in the top secret lab with the only real constraints being that I had to be able to fit it all into a 1032l enclosure.
Taking some measurements, I found that 5 loops was about as good as I could get, so that determined that. I then set to designing the r
Schematic
The schematic is in the vendor's build document. Open the build document. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 126 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 29 | ||||
| R1 | 1k | 1k | ||
| R2 | 100k | 100k | ||
| R3 | 47k | 47k | ||
| R4 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R6 | 470R | 470 | ||
| R7 | 220R | 220 | ||
| R8 | 10k | 10k | ||
| R9 | 47k | 47k | ||
| R10 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R11 | 47k | 47k | ||
| R12 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R13 | 47k | 47k | ||
| R14 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R15 | 47k | 47k | ||
| R16 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R17 | 1k | 1k | ||
| R18 | 100k | 100k | ||
| R20 | 1k | 1k | ||
| R21 | 100k | 100k | ||
| R23 | 1k | 1k | ||
| R24 | 100k | 100k | ||
| R26 | 1k | 1k | ||
| R27 | 100k | 100k | ||
| R29 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R30 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R31 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R32 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R33 | 4k7 | 4.7k | ||
| R34 | 220R | 220 | ||
| Capacitors 8 | ||||
| C1 | 47u | 47u | ||
| C2 | 47u | 47u | ||
| C3 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C4 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C5 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C6 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C7 | 100n | 100n | ||
| C8 | 100n | 100n | ||
| Diodes 7 | ||||
| D1 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | ||
| D2 | 1n5817 | 1N5817 | ||
| D3 | 1n4148 | 1N4148 | ||
| D5 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | ||
| D7 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | ||
| D9 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | ||
| D11 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | ||
| Transistors 5 | ||||
| Q1 | BC549 | BC549 | ||
| Q2 | BC549 | BC549 | ||
| Q3 | BC549 | BC549 | ||
| Q4 | BC549 | BC549 | ||
| Q5 | BC549 | BC549 | ||
| ICs 2 | ||||
| IC1 | 7805TV | 7805TV | ||
| REG1 | LM78L | LM78L | ||
| Opto 1 | ||||
| OK1 | 6N138 | 6N138 | ||
| Switches 10 | ||||
| FSW_1 | SPST | SPST | ||
| FSW_2 | SPST | SPST | ||
| FSW_3 | SPST | SPST | ||
| FSW_4 | SPST | SPST | ||
| FSW_5 | SPST | SPST | ||
| XSW_1 | SPST | SPST | ||
| XSW_2 | SPST | SPST | ||
| XSW_3 | SPST | SPST | ||
| XSW_4 | SPST | SPST | ||
| XSW_5 | SPST | SPST | ||
| LEDs 10 | ||||
| D4 | LED | LED | ||
| D6 | LED | LED | ||
| D8 | LED | LED | ||
| D10 | LED | LED | ||
| D12 | LED | LED | ||
| R5 | RLED | RLED | ||
| R19 | RLED | RLED | ||
| R22 | RLED | RLED | ||
| R25 | RLED | RLED | ||
| R28 | RLED | RLED | ||
| Other 54 | ||||
| +9V | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| GND | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| GND_IN | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| GND_IN1 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| GND_OUT | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| IN_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| IN_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND1 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND2 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND3 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND4 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND5 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND6 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND7 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| LP_GND8 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| MIDI_IN4 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| MIDI_IN5 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| MIDI_THRU2 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| MIDI_THRU4 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| MIDI_THRU5 | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| OUT_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| OUT_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RELAY1 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY2 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY3 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY4 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY5 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY6 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY7 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY8 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY9 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RELAY10 | EC2-5NU | EC2-5NU | ||
| RET1_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET1_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET2_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET2_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET3_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET3_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET4_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET4_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET5_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| RET5_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND1_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND1_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND2_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND2_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND3_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND3_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND4_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND4_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND5_L | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| SEND5_R | LSP10 | LSP10 | ||
| U$1 | NANO | NANO | ||