Pipedal

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Download: <a href='https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/download.html'>v1.5.99</a> Website: https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal. Documentation: https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/Documentation.html.

NEW version 1.5.99 Release. See the release notes for details. TooB NAM calibration, manipulation of i/r files in Toob Convolution Reverb, new Parametric EQ and 3 Band EQ plugins, and MORE!

 

Use your Raspberry Pi as a guitar effects pedal. Configure and control PiPedal with your phone or tablet. PiPedal running on a Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi 5 provides stable super-low-latency audio via external USB audio devices, or internal Raspberry Pi audio hats. 

PiPedal will also run on Ubuntu 24.04, 24.10, or 25.04 (amd64/x64 or aarch64). Make sure you follow the Ubuntu post-install instructions to ensure that your Ubuntu OS is using a realtime-capable kernel.

PiPedal's user interface has been specifically designed to work well on small form-factor touch devices like phones or tablets. Clip a phone or tablet on your microphone stand on stage, and you're ready to play! Or connect via a desktop browser, for a slightly more luxurious experience. The PiPedal user-interface adapts to the screen size and orientation of your device, providing easy control of your guitar effects across a broad variety devices and screen sizes.

Install the PiPedal Remote Android app to get one-click access to PiPedal via Wi-Fi or via the PiPedal Wi-Fi hotspot. Or connect from PC or Laptop via a web browser. PiPedal provides a simple configuration tool that allows you to set up the PiPedal's Wi-Fi auto-hotspot access point on your Raspberry Pi.

PiPedal includes a pre-installed selection of LV2 plugins from the ToobAmp collection of plugins; but it works with most LV2 Audio plugins. There are literally hundreds of free high-quality LV2 audio plugins that will work with PiPedal. Just install them on your Raspberry Pi, and they will show up in PiPedal.

If your USB audio adapter has MIDI connectors, you can use MIDI devices (keyboards, controllers, or midi floor boards) to control PiPedal while performing. A simple interface allows you to select how you would like to bind PiPedal controls to midi messages.

 

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What PiPedal Is

System Requirements

Installing PiPedal

PiPedal on Ubuntu

Headless Operation

Configuring PiPedal After Installation

 

Using TooB Neural Amp Modeler

An Intro to Snapshots

Choosing a USB Audio Adapter

Optimizing Audio Latency

Command-Line Configuration of PiPedal

Changing the Web Server Port

 

Using LV2 Audio Plugins

Which LV2 Plugins does PiPedal support?

Support for LV2 Plugins with MOD User Interfaces

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Building PiPedal from Source

Build Prerequisites

The Build System

How to Debug PiPedal

 

PiPedal Architecture