Active Consistent Connectivity

“To Actively A and B or not to B – that is the question.” Enrico Shakespeare, ye-olde scribe of Berlin

ABY boxes are not something that will set the world on fire. We know that. But what a good ABY box can do, is start a flame that’ll fully ignite your creativity, and our Active ABY pedal is a REALLY GOOD one. Expertly built, noise-free, gorgeous looks AND affordable – it just ticks all the boxes.

As an additional offering to our Passive ABY box that has graced thousands of rigs the world over, the Active ABY is ideal for those who like to use the Y splitting or combining functions – at least with some signals that don’t always play nicely together, due to often differing impedances between connected devices. With KMA’s high quality active buffer, the pedal can also help with level mismatches or signal loss due to long cable runs.

Whether you’re looking to switch or combine your Mono input signal using two separate outputs, switch or combine two separate input signals into one output, the Active ABY pedal is a dependable little helper for your tonal quest – the fate of your signal is in your hands!

Main Features:

KMA’s ABY Series has been created with a focus on durability, reliability, simplicity and hassle-free operation.

The Active ABY pedal features a fully active design along with our active silent CMOS switching. While that might be a hell of a wordy mouthful (or even sound scary to some), what it means practically is that the pedal is completely silent in operation.

This has the added benefit of allowing for all sorts of hookups helping to prevent signal loss. Being active, it can also minimise any potential level mismatch between hookups.

It can be electronically difficult to achieve this kind of switching without interference between the switching and signal paths, but by employing our own implementation of this switching technology, not only are the mechanical switching noises greatly reduced, but the risk of any pesky loud clicks and pops that has plagued so many boards and has haunted so many musicians, since the inception of ABY boxes when switching, is virtually eliminated.

The bears eyes light up – how awesome is that!? Okay, besides just looking cool and fulfilling our boyhood dreams of an army of robot bears with freaking lasers as eyes, the 3 distinct LEDs actually serve a practical purpose; to quickly and easily show you what signal path you’ve selected at a glance.

Red for A, Yellow for B and Blue in the centre for A&B.

With the A&B>Y or Y>A&B switch you can use the device in either direction, for sending to different sets of amps, synths or effects or for switching inputs/ instruments/ devices into your chain via the Y channel, for even more creative combining or splitting. While the Phase switch allows for flipping the A Channel by 180°. This can prevent signal cancellation and tone issues that can happen in some setups when combining or splitting signals.

This pedalboard-friendly device seamlessly integrates with your existing setup. It’s compact, rugged, lightweight, durable, affordable and can be powered via a standard 9V DC power supply, making it convenient for all walks of sonic life.

What’s not to like?

So, will you choose A or B? With the KMA Machines Active ABY pedal, all you have to do is choose your path and perform!

With the Active ABY there are some very creative yet simple scenarios you can use other than just plain switching. Here are a couple of examples to get you going:

1.Easily switch between a delay, then a distortion or even combine them together.

2. The pedal can send your rig into a totally different direction when performing or looping etc.; play a riff with a guitar connected to A through a drive pedal and then switch the Active AB/Y to B and perform a bassline seamlessly, through exactly the same pedal or chain.