Pedal board connection system for musical instruments

1. A device for providing power and signal connection between a plurality of front and back sound stage music equipment, comprising:

a front stage housing, supporting connection to a plurality of music equipment and to an input power;

a first plurality of music equipment signal sockets disposed on an exterior of the front stage housing, the first plurality of music equipment signal sockets adapted to provide connection to front stage music equipment for an amplifier instrument-in signal, an instrument-in signal, and a foot switch signal;

at least one power connector disposed on the exterior of the front stage housing, adapted to provide the input power;

a first aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector having a cable side and front stage side, disposed on the exterior of the front stage housing, the front stage side of the first aggregate connector having a first plurality of electrical contacts interior to the front stage housing, designated for connection to the amplifier instrument-in signal, the instrument-in signal, the foot switch signal, and the input power, wherein the cable side of the first aggregate connector is adapted to be removably connected to a single, multi-conductor cable;

a single, power and signal conveying cable having a front stage end and a back stage end, the front stage end having a first connector adapted to removably mate to the first aggregate connector, wherein the cable contains one or more shielded multi-electrical conductors and is adapted to convey the amplifier instrument-in stage signal, instrument-in stage signal, the foot switch stage signal, and the power input; and

at least one conditioning circuit having access to supplied power and providing the input power through the cable to the front stage music equipment,

wherein the device enables power and signals between the front and back sound stage music equipment to be conveyed by a single cable.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of music equipment signal sockets is further adapted to provide connection to at least one of a MIDI signal and/or MIDI power, microphone signal, effects loop send and return signal, and a wireless signal.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a first plurality of plugs for the music equipment signal and the input power, terminating the back stage end of the cable and connected to the first plurality of electrical conductors, the plugs adapted to mate directly to respective back stage music equipment and wherein the input power is at least one of a power main AC, DC power, regulated DC power, and regulated AC power.

4. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a first plurality of plugs for the music equipment signal and input power, terminating the back stage end of the cable and connected to the first plurality of electrical conductors, the plugs adapted to mate directly to respective back stage music equipment and wherein the input power is at least one of a power main AC, DC power, regulated DC power, and regulated AC power.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a second plurality of music equipment signal plugs, terminating the back stage end of the cable and connected to a second plurality of electrical conductors in the cable, the plugs adapted to mate directly to respective back stage music equipment.

6. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a second plurality of music equipment signal plugs, terminating the back stage end of the cable and connected to a second plurality of electrical conductors in the single cable, the plugs adapted to mate directly to respective back stage music equipment.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a second aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector disposed on the exterior of the front stage housing, a front stage side of the second aggregate connector having a second plurality of electrical contacts interior to the front stage housing, designated for connection to a cable side of the second aggregate connector, wherein the front stage end of the cable has a second connector adapted to removably mate to the second aggregate connector.

8. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a second aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector disposed on the exterior of the front stage housing, a front stage side of the second aggregate connector having a second plurality of electrical contacts interior to the front stage housing, designated for connection to a cable side of the second aggregate connector, wherein the front stage end of the cable has a second connector adapted to removably mate to the second aggregate connector.

9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a front stage pedal board station connected to the cable via the first aggregate connector, the pedal board station adapted to support a plurality of musical instrument effects pedals and having a flat cover disposed at a top end and removably coupled to a hollow enclosure, wherein stage signals and the power to the plurality of musical instrument effects pedals are provided via the single cable connection.

10. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a front stage pedal board station connected to the cable via the first aggregate connector, the pedal board station adapted to support a plurality of musical instrument effects pedals and having a flat cover disposed at a top end and removably coupled to a hollow enclosure, wherein stage signals and the power to the plurality of musical instrument effects pedals are provided via the single cable connection.

11. The device of claim 7 , further comprising a front stage pedal board station connected to the cable via at least one of the first and second aggregate connector, the pedal board station adapted to support a plurality of musical instrument effects pedals and having a flat cover disposed at a top end and removably coupled to a hollow enclosure, wherein stage signals and the power to the plurality of musical instrument effects pedals are provided via the single cable connection.

12. The device of claim 8 , further comprising a front stage pedal board station connected to the cable via at least one of the first and second aggregate connector, the pedal board station adapted to support a plurality of musical instrument effects pedals and having a flat cover disposed at a top end and removably coupled to a hollow enclosure, wherein stage signals and the power to the plurality of musical instrument effects pedals are provided via the single cable connection.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of music equipment signal sockets convey at least one of a stereophonic electrical signal, monophonic electrical signal, —stage signal from a wireless receiver, USB signal, and USB power.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the back stage end of the cable has a single connector adapted to mate to another aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector having a back stage side and a cable side, disposed on the exterior of a back stage housing, the back stage side of the another aggregate connector having another plurality of electrical contacts interior to the back stage housing, designated for connection to the amplifier instrument-in signal, the instrument-in signal, and the foot switch signal.

15. The device of claim 2 , wherein the back stage end of the cable has a single connector adapted to mate to another aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector having a back stage side and a cable side, disposed on the exterior of a back stage housing, the back stage side of the another aggregate connector having another plurality of electrical contacts interior to the back stage housing, designated for connection to the amplifier instrument-in signal, the instrument-in signal, and the foot switch signal.

16. The device of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the signals is in a digital format.

17. The device of claim 2 , wherein one or more of the signals is in a digital format.

18. The device of claim 1 , wherein power for the input power is provided through a separate line, independent from the single cable.

19. A single cable method for providing power and signal connection between a plurality of front and back sound stage music equipment, comprising:

forming a front stage housing, supporting signal and power connection to a plurality of sound stage music equipment;

disposing at least one plurality of signal sockets on an exterior of the front stage housing for connection to the plurality of sound stage music equipment, the at least one plurality of signal sockets adapted to provide connection to front stage music equipment for one or more amplifier instrument-in signals, one or more instrument-in signals, and a one or more foot switch signals;

disposing at least one power socket on the exterior of the housing, adapted to provide input power;

disposing at least one aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector, having a cable side and front stage side, onto the exterior of the front stage housing, the front stage side of the at least one aggregate connector having a plurality of electrical contacts interior to the front stage housing, designated for connection to the one or more amplifier instrument-in signals, one or more instrument-in signals, one or more foot switch signals, and to the input power, wherein the cable side of the at least one aggregate connector is adapted to be removably connected to a single shielded, multi-conductor cable;

connecting a single cable to the at least one aggregate connector, the cable having a front stage end and a back stage end, the front stage end having at least one connector adapted to removably mate the at least one aggregate connectors, wherein the cable contains shielded multi-electrical conductors for signal and power transmission; and

providing at least one of a regulated DC power and regulated AC power through the cable to supply power to the front stage music equipment,

wherein the method enables power and signals between the front and back sound stage music equipment to be conveyed by a single cable connection.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising sending at least one of a MIDI signal, MIDI power, microphone signal, effects loop send and return signal, and a wireless signal through the cable via the music equipment signal sockets.