FP-100 Foot Pedal PB-008427 Rev G
October 14, 2015 Page 2 of 22
Multi-Taper © “Foot Pedal” Audio Control System
General Description:
Th s “pedal” s actually a fam ly of advanced technology volume and/or aud o effects control
systems based upon a ser es of revolut onary technolog es developed by Telon cs, Inc. Th s system
takes the mechan cal form of a convent onal foot pedal wh ch can be conf gured w th the
axle/p vot po nt nstalled n what has h stor cally been called “h gh” or “low” conf gurat on
(although th s h stor cal term nology s st ll used, the actual phys cal he ght s “low” regardless of
the p vot po nt chosen). It can be used as a foot pedal of the s mplest form; however t conta ns
techn cal capab l t es wh ch far exceed those of any currently ava lable aud o dynam cs control
dev ce. The bas c model ncludes accurate emulat ons of v rtually all aud o tapers of mechan cal
potent ometers (“pots”) used n the past, as well as the aud o control “taper” of all popular
electron c foot pedals. It also ncludes one or more recently developed tapers wh ch add
capab l t es related such th ngs as ga n and susta n – wh ch have not been ava lable to mus c ans n
the past. (Add t onal repl ca tapers or custom tapers can be factory nstalled v a the USB port).
Tapers are selectable by means of a d g tal sw tch on the s de of the un t near the nput and output
jacks. Th s patented control system does not ut l ze potent ometers, encoders or l ght dev ces of
any type. There are no components to phys cally wear out.
It ncorporates the latest technology n low-no se, analog h gh headroom ampl f cat on - n a class
w th the latest except onal dynam c response stud o-grade ampl f ers, wh le preserv ng the warmth
of v ntage tone. L ke all Telon cs equ pment, t s fully analog. The s gnal cha n s never d g t zed,
therefore A/D or D/A no se s Not added to your s gnal. The FP-100 system does not mod fy your
tone (unless you load down your p ckup w th the Impedance Control). In terms of frequency
response, t s “flat”, or “transparent”. You may “th nk” t boosts the h gh frequency response, but
t Does Not. It s mply allows you to hear what has always been there, but was attenuated by your
system pr or to nstall ng the FP-100. It s fully buffered, prevent ng no se from externally
connected tuners and other dev ces from enter ng the s gnal cha n as well as prov d ng safety from
system malfunct on due to shorted or nterm ttent cables. A full-t me tuner output allows tun ng
w th the pedal n any pos t on, nclud ng the “off”/m n mum pos t on. It s factory programmed v a
a m n ature USB port. Subsequent software updates and add t onal capab l t es may be uploaded
v a th s USB port. The FP-100 s mach ned from sol d alum num b llet block. It w ll not skate
around the floor w th normal foot movement. It s des gned to accept most popular pedal bar
brackets and attachment dev ces. A patented blue LED pedal-board l ght also nd cates both proper
power and that t s operat ng w th n acceptable parameters. The l ght can also nd cate abnormal
operat on through an nternal error code report ng system.
An opt onal micro-miniature remote sensor is available which assumes full control of the pedal
in terms of treadle movement when plugged n. Th s remote control system opens l m tless
poss b l t es, from mechan cal control by nstruments, to usage by mus c ans who have a phys cal
mpa rment and have been prevented from play ng unt l now. (A remote sensor w ll be suppl ed at
no charge to nd v duals who suffer a phys cal mpa rment wh ch can be a ded by th s remote
control dev ce).
Its nternal c rcu try s well-behaved n terms of power supply connect on, nterrupt on or
d sconnect on, thereby m n m z ng no se wh ch m ght annoy l steners or poss bly damage speaker
systems. Th s s no garage-shop hobby st toy. It s the culm nat on of years of research, des gned
