Here’s what the footswitches do:
Loop 1:
Press this to engage
Loop 1
. It features Flexi-Switch
™
Technology and is unbuffered
for use with all distortion, overdrive, and fuzz pedals, or anything else that doesn’t like being
buffered.
Loop 2:
Press this to engage
Loop 2
. It also features Flexi-Switch
™
Technology and is
buffered for use with time-based effects (delay, reverb, modulation, etc.).
Note: when nothing is plugged into Loop 2, it functions as a mute.
Boost:
press this to activate the boost. It is Flexi-Switch
™
Technology enabled and provides
up to 20dB of clean boost post-effects loops and is intended for use as an output booster.
A/B:
selects between
Output A
and
Output B
.
Note: Output B is transformer-isolated and includes a Phase switch for use with pedals
and/or amplifiers which invert phase.
Both:
activates
Output A
and
Output B
at the same time and features Flexi-Switch
™
Technology.
Here’s what the input, output, send, return, and expression jacks are for:
Input:
plug your instrument in here.
Note: If you have any “always-on” pedals (compressors, preamps, EQs, etc.) place them
before Swiss Things’ input.
Loop 1 Send:
Plug this into the input of the first pedal in the overdrive/distortion/fuzz section
of your board.
Loop 1 Return:
Plug the output of the last pedal of the overdrive/distortion/fuzz section into
this jack.
Loop 2 Send:
Plug this into the input of the first pedal in the modulation section of your board.
Loop 2 Return:
Plug the output of the last pedal of your modulation section into this jack.
Tuner Output:
Connect this to the input of your tuner.
Note: Tuner must be always turned on. If you bypass your tuner, you may experience
ground loops or hum.
Volume EXP:
Connect any expression pedal to this output to control volume.
Note: Most volume pedals create “tone-suck” by loading the signal down and have limited
travel. This solves that problem with a buffered output and allows you to use any expression
pedal with the same results. The expression jack is placed after the “dirt” effects loop (Loop 1)
which allows you to change volume levels without affecting gain.
Output A:
connect this to the input of your amplifier.
Output B:
connect this to the input of a separate amplifier to use multiple amps and/or to play
in stereo.
Note: To use Swiss Things with stereo effects, they should be placed after Outputs A & B
and both outputs must be selected using the Both switch.
Note: Output B is transformer-isolated and includes a Phase switch for use with pedals
and/or amplifiers which invert phase.
Note: To use stereo effects after Swiss Things, do not have the Phase switch engaged
otherwise the L & R inputs of your stereo effects will be out of phase.
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