Pedalboard
One chain serves three keyboards via the Lehle 3at1. Order matters: dynamics and dirt up front, modulation in the middle, time and space at the end — the Big Sky MX's output sets the DI gain into the J48.
The chain
Lehle 3at1 out → … → Radial J48 in
01
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Filter sweep
02
Origin Effects Cali76 FET Compressor
Dynamics
03
Ibanez TS808DX
Overdrive
04
EHX POG 2
Octaves
05
Walrus Fundamental Phaser
Modulation
06
Dreadbox Komorebi
Chorus / flanger
07
Fairfield Shallow Water
Lo-fi warble
08
Way Huge Supa-Puss
Analog delay
09
Strymon Big Sky MX
Reverb
01 Dunlop Cry Baby Wah — First in line so it sweeps the raw pickup signal. Essential clav voice — park it half-cocked for a fixed formant.
02 Origin Effects Cali76 FET Compressor — Studio-grade 1176-style FET compression in a pedal. Fast attack tames clav spank; ratio around 4:1 with 4–5 dB reduction is the sweet spot. Use the dry blend for parallel feel — the Prophet keeps its own breathing.
03 Ibanez TS808DX — Mid-hump warms the Model D into lead territory. Boost side alone fattens without hair.
04 EHX POG 2 — After drive so octaves track a fatter signal. Sub-octave under the clav = instant bass part; attack fade for organ swells.
05 Walrus Fundamental Phaser — Slow 4-stage on the Prophet strings. This plus clav is the Billy Preston zone.
06 Dreadbox Komorebi — Analog chorus widens mono synths before the dirt of Shallow Water. Flange mode on the D6 for tape-y drama.
07 Fairfield Shallow Water — K-field vibrato + dynamic LPF. Late in the chain so it degrades the whole voice. Small doses — it owns everything it touches.
08 Way Huge Supa-Puss — Up to ~900ms, dark repeats. Tap in dotted 8ths from the Clock Lab table. Self-oscillation as a transition FX.
09 Strymon Big Sky MX — Twelve reverb machines under one hood. Plate on the clav for slap, Hall on the Prophet, Cloud for Currents-era wash, Shimmer for Broken Tape territory. Last in the chain — feeds the J48, so its output level sets your DI gain staging.
Recipes
Combinations that have earned names
Clav FunkClavinet D6 (Lehle 1)
Cry Baby (rocked live)Cali76 (4:1, blend up)Big Sky MX (Plate, low mix)
The Superstition rig. Wah does the talking; the Cali76 keeps every 16th even.
Model D LeadMinimoog (Lehle 3)
TS808DX (low gain, boost on)Supa-Puss (dotted 8th)Big Sky MX (Hall)
Gilmour-brain applied to the Moog. Filter does the sweep, delay does the size.
Prophet HazeProphet-5 (Lehle 2)
Phaser (slow)Komorebi (chorus)Shallow Water (subtle)Big Sky MX (Cloud, long)
Currents-era wash. Poly pads through slow modulation into a bloomed reverb tail.
Broken TapeAny (best on Prophet)
Shallow Water (deep)Supa-Puss (long, high feedback)Big Sky MX (Shimmer)
Boards-of-Canada decay. Print it wet — this one is the sound, not an effect.
Octave OrganClavinet D6
Cali76POG 2 (sub + octave up, attack fade)KomorebiBig Sky MX (Plate)
The D6 impersonates a Continental. Attack fade removes the pluck entirely.
On the bench
Off the board, ready to swap in
EHX Micro Q-Tron — On the bench. Swap in before the Cali76 when the clav needs auto-wah instead of foot wah.
Boss RC-1 Loop Station — On the bench. Drop at the very end of the chain for practice loops; keep out of the recording path.
Boss TU-3 Tuner — On the bench. Grab it for guitar days — the synths tune from the panel.
Jam Pedals Tiny Amp Destroyer — On the bench. The Stu Mackenzie collab — a King Gizzard amp-in-a-box in a small footprint. Patch it in on the Strat for the microtonal-fuzz Nonagon Infinity vibe, or on the Model D for a destroyed lead. Runs into the front of the Deluxe Reverb or straight into the J48 for a fully-DI'd wall.