TL;DR: In this paper, a programmable pedalboard for a musical instrument is presented, which includes a docking station for receiving a removable portable computer that provides a plurality of instrument effects, and the docking station is configured to receive an audio signal from the musical instrument and to modify the audio signal based on at least one instrument effect from the plurality of effects.
Abstract: In one embodiment, a programmable pedalboard for a musical instrument is provided. The pedalboard includes a docking station for receiving a removable portable computer that provides a plurality of instrument effects. The docking station is configured to receive an audio signal from a musical instrument and to modify the audio signal from the musical instrument based on at least one instrument effect from the plurality of instrument effects.