How to Configure the EXP Jack on BigSkyMX

Configuring the EXP Jack

The BigSkyMX rear panel’s EXP jack can be set to work with an expression pedal, Strymon MultiSwitch/Multiswitch Plus device, or TRS MIDI for different types of external control. The first step is to choose the Global Settings menu’s EXP MODE settings for the device you’ll be connecting.

Push and hold the VALUE encoder for 3 seconds to enter the Global Settings (GLOBAL) menu.
Turn VALUE to select EXP MODE, then push-release VALUE to display its options.
Turn VALUE to select the desired EXP MODE option, then push-release VALUE to commit the setting.

EXP MODE Options

Choose the option that provides the desired control functions for the controller device that you’ll be connecting to the EXP jack.

• Pedal – For use with an external expression pedal (TRS, 25k Ohm potentiometer minimum) for control of BigSky MX’s knobs.

• Bank – For use with an original Strymon MultiSwitch or a MultiSwitch Plus set to “TimeLine, BigSky, and Mobius mode”
The MultiSwitch device’s footswitches perform the following functions:

• Footswitch A (left footswitch) – Bank down
• Footswitch B (middle footswitch) – Toggles between the A and B presets of the current bank
• Footswitch C (right footswitch) – Bank up

Preset – For use with an original Strymon MultiSwitch or a MultiSwitch Plus set to “TimeLine, BigSky, and Mobius mode” The MultiSwitch device’s footswitches perform the following functions:
• Footswitch A (left footswitch) – Preset down
• Footswitch B (middle footswitch) – Bypasses/engages the currently loaded preset
• Footswitch C (right footswitch) – Preset up

• MIDI – For use with an external MIDI controller (TRS MIDI) for preset access and parameter control or preset changes. Alternatively, for use with a Strymon MultiSwitch Plus set to “Preset mode” to recall three specific presets. The MultiSwitch
Plus’s device’s footswitches perform the following
functions:
• Footswitch A (left footswitch) – Loads preset 0B
• Footswitch B (middle footswitch) – Loads preset 1A
• Footswitch C (right footswitch) – Loads preset 1B

NOTE: The EXP MODE jack setting persists across power cycles and is not saved per preset.