Disaster Area Designs Midi Box 4

Updated and more powerful than ever, the MIDI Box 4 converts standard 5-pin (DIN) MIDI communications to a variety of 1/4″ formats.

Four independent control ports interface to your devices, and new user-accessible configuration switches make setup easier than ever.

Each control port may be set to one of four output modes, selectable using the DIP switches on the face of the MIDI Box 4.

Tip Active:. Suits Alexander, Meris, Empress, Bondi, and other devices using voltage mode on the jack tip
Ring Active:  Suits Chase Bliss Audio and other devices using voltage mode on the jack ring
Tip and Ring Active:  Provides separate outputs on tip and ring of the control port, enabling two MIDI outputs using our TRS Insert Cable
TRS MIDI:  Sets the tip active and pulls the ring terminal high, for use with Boss, Jackson, Cooper, Swindler and other devices that conform to the MIDI TRS specification.  Also works with our MJ-5P MultiJack to MIDI cable to provide additional standard MIDI outputs from the MIDI Box 4.

Power:  Requires 9-12v DC input, 50mA maximum.

Status LED:  Lights blue when powered, blinks red when MIDI data is received.  Constant high-speed MIDI data such as MIDI Clock may cause the LED to remain violet.

MIDI THRU:  Dedicated hardware MIDI Thru, repeats any MIDI data received to send to your other MIDI devices.  You can chain multiple MIDI Box 4 units by linking the MIDI THRU from the first box to the MIDI IN of the next and so on.

Dimensions: 4.4 in x 2.38 in x 1.06 in (112 mm x 60 mm x 27 mm) not including jack nuts.

Supported Devices:

Chase Bliss Audio:  All current pedals.  Connect with TRS cable, set port to RING ACTIVE.

Blooper
Brothers
Condor
Dark World
Gravitas
MOOD
Spectre (all versions)
Thermae
Tonal Recall (blue and RKM)
Warped Vinyl Mk1 (supports MIDI clock only)
Warped Vinyl Mk2 and HiFi
Wombtone Mk1 (supports MIDI clock only)
Wombtone Mk2
Alexander Pedals:  All Neo Series pedals.  Connect with mono / TS cable.  Set port to TIP ACTIVE.

Colour Theory
Defender
F.13 Neo
Marshmallow
Quadrant
Radical Delay DX
Sky 5000
Space Race
Super Neo-Matic
Superball
Syntax Error
Wavelength
Empress Effects:  Connect with mono / TS cable.  Set port to TIP ACTIVE.

Echosystem
Phaser
Tremolo 2
Reverb
ZOIA
Meris: All current pedals.  Connect with mono / TS cable.  Set port to TIP ACTIVE.

Enzo
Hedra
Mercury 7
Ottobit Jr
Polymoon
Bondi Effects:  Connect with mono / TS cable.  Set port to TIP ACTIVE.

Art Van Delay
Boss:  All 200-series pedals with 1/8″ MIDI jacks.  Use TRS / stereo cable.  Set port to TRS MIDI.

DD-200
OD-200
EQ-200
MD-200
Jackson Audio:  All MIDI-compatible pedals.  Use TRS / stereo cable.  Set port to TRS MIDI.

Golden Boy
Broken Arrow v2
Bloom v2
Swindler Effects:  All MIDI-compatible pedals.  Use TRS / stereo cable.  Set port to TRS MIDI.

The Gulf v2
Red Mountain v2
Cooper FX:  All MIDI-compatible pedals.  Use TRS / stereo cable.  Set port to TRS MIDI.

Outward v2
Arcades
Please note that device support also requires a compatible MIDI controller.  The MIDIBox is a data converter only, and won’t magically make your controller work with these devices.  If you’re not sure about controller support, contact your controller manufacturer!

Manufacturers and Safety Information

You can also find the economic operator responsible for the product on the respective product, its packaging, or in a document accompanying the product.

Specific safety instructions applicable to the product can be found in the user guide.