One Control Bjf Buffer Split - Urgent Info Please

I did see a discussion on BJF forums and Donner said that Bjorn did design the buffer and license it to One Control. He also said that One Control pedals were well made. Other than that, I don't know anything about it.

It sounds like you already have it. Does it work well?

 

http://www.bjfe.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4765 It's just about the buffer and whether or not Bjorn designed it. I would assume that it is true bypass if the buffer is off. There shouldn't be anything else on the PCB, unless it has some sort of relay switching. Buffers either buffer or they don't, there isn't really such a thing as buffering too much. The input impedance can make a difference in how it sounds. I'm sure a buffer designed by Bjorn will be very good.

Are any of the pedals before it or in the loop buffered?

 

I don't see how it could not be true bypass. Their other loop pedals are true bypass. There are 3 main types of bypass, True Bypass, Buffered Bypass and a bypass scheme that leaves part of the circuitry still connected (for instances, switches the output of the circuitry in and out but leaves the input connected). There really isn't any circuitry to leave connected in this type of pedal, other than the buffer. It would be possible to build a loop pedal that only switched the output of the loop, but that would kind of defeat the purpose and the pedal couldn't be used as an AB pedal if that were the case. If you only switched the input and not the output, it wouldn't work for selecting between two guitars. So, the Buffer Split must switch both input and output and with the buffer switched out, that should leave it true bypass.

Of course, since you have the pedal your best bet is to try it and see if it sounds better with the buffer and if it sounds as good as true bypass with the buffer off.

 

...yes Bjorn designed it....yes its well made by One Control (I use their power distro on my test board)....but if you only ever use it in bypass without the buffer then it is just a loop.

 

Bit of a necrobump, but since there's not much info out there on these I thought I'd weigh in and say I've been using one for a while to switch between keys and guitar and haven't had any issues. Seems to work as advertised.

 

The buffer is nice, then?
Thanks.

 

Now that's been resurrected, one last question: did you compared them both in non-buffered And buffered mode of the One Control?

 

I'm looking for a parallel mixer that won't break the bank but has a good buffer as well (specially to keep the treble) and One control seems to have solid offerings...

 

one control pedals are great. Quality built.

 

I am not sure if it's the same buffer as in the BJFe.org forum project Cherry Buster (booster and buffer combo) but if it is, I think it's excellent. This is one pedal that always lives on my board. Great boost with an excellent buffer.

 

I think that Empress does the job, tuner independent, in/out and fx loop...