Starship Kaom is a MIDI pedalboard from Molten Voltage, presented by the maker as "the Modern MIDI PedalBoard"1. Rather than a single stompbox, it is a complete board design built from Molten Voltage's own MIDI gear, showing how the company's devices work together as one system12.
What it does
The board's switching is handled by two NODE units. Molten Voltage describes the arrangement simply: "Two NODEs switch eight of the effects"1. In practice, that means the NODEs act as the board's MIDI-controlled switching core, turning effects in and out across the board rather than each pedal being tapped by hand.
"Two NODEs switch eight of the effects"
For a player, the value of a design like this is in the wiring and control scheme rather than any one pedal: the MIDI devices on the board handle preset changes and effect switching from a central place, which is the approach Molten Voltage built its product range around12.
Where it came from
Molten Voltage introduced Starship Kaom in a blog post dated April 24, 2015, which described the board and listed the Molten Voltage devices it features2. The company's product page carries the same presentation, framing the board around its PedalSync and MIDI product line1.
The board sits alongside the rest of the maker's control range, which includes devices such as PedalSync Master Control and Molten MIDI, all built on the same PedalSync and MIDI approach1.
Starship Kaom is presented as a board design built around Molten Voltage's own devices, not a standalone product with its own controls or power supply. The switching work is done by the NODE units on the board1.
Sources (2)
- Molten Voltage™ presents Starship Kaom .:. the Modern MIDI PedalBoard, Molten Voltage
- MIDI PedalBoard Devices: Starship Kaom .:. the Modern MIDI PedalBoard by Molten Voltage, Molten Voltage (blog.moltenvoltage.com), 2015-04-24
