LIFT / GROUND:
A mini toggle Ground Float switch is provided for the DI Output, which can lift the circuit Ground (Pin 1) from
the chassis Ground. This Ground float switch can be helpful in eliminating ground loops caused by different references to Ground
between consoles and the CabClone IR’s circuitry. Always start with the unit set to the GROUND (toggle down) position when con-
necting the unit to a console. If you experience noise in the form of hum or buzz, you can try the LIFT (toggle up) position to see
if perhaps the noise you are experiencing is caused from a different ground reference between the console and the CabClone IR.
The switch does not always cure the noise problems associated with these differences in Ground, but it is very often effective and a
welcomed feature when your anxious to get rolling in the studio or do a timely sound check at a gig.
180 / PHASE:
Like the GROUND / LIFT feature above, the DI Output also has a Phase switch. This PHASE Reversal switch is
a common and useful feature in the Pro Audio world, and allows you to flip the phase 180 degrees and get a much closer relation-
ship to “in phase” when things are obviously out. This can come in handy not only when recording with an ensemble, but also when
combining tracks of overdubbed parts that may have been recorded with very different amplifiers, cabinets or even instruments than
that which you are attempting to blend. It also is invaluable should you want to combine amplifiers for a blended sound. This is even
more true if the sounds are very different in gain structure, like say a clean sound with one amp and an overdriven sound in a different
amp or even different Channel or Mode in the same amp. Very often different channels in an amp flip the phases depending on gain
staging. Regardless of the application, the PHASE REVERSE switch is a great feature most professional pieces include. As with the
GROUND switch, we suggest you start in the (toggle down) PHASE Normal position and try the 180 (toggle up) position if you notice
the sound being strange or unusually dry, harsh or brittle and/or the low end lacking or unusually rolled off. Often times this is caused
by an out of alignment phase relationship with other instruments.
DI OUTPUT:
The standard male XLR provides the main feed to a console, interface or any other destination your IRs need
to feed. The sound here will always be that of one of 16 PRESETS in the two BANKS, be they Factory IRs or others you might have
dragged and dropped into one of the PRESET locations. The volume level at this balanced output is controlled by the Top Panel’s
OUTPUT Level control. Being a balanced output, and therefore resistant to top end roll off due to capacitance, reasonably long cable
lengths may be used when interfacing to your destination, say up to 50 or 60 feet, without much if any signal degradation. Brightness
and top end cut/forwardness can be added or reduced with the Top Panel PRESENCE control.
NOTE: It is always good practice to start any session or sound check, Recording and Live, with the OUTPUT Level Control on the
CCIR’s Top Panel, as well as the input level fader or control on the console/interface, zeroed out before connecting the XLR cable to
the CabClone IR’s OUTPUT. This safeguard will prevent accidental overload of the console Input, Monitors, Headphones and ears
as well as possible component damage in other parts of the system. Everyone involved in the production, as well as your own ears,
will appreciate the thoughtfulness.
LINE OUT (DRY):
A mono ¼” phono Output is provided here for the unprocessed signal direct from the INPUT jacks, whether
it be the signal from your amplifier’s SPEAKER OUTPUT connected to the FROM AMP SPKR OUT Input, or the sound of a preamp
fed into the LINE Input. The processed IRs are fed ONLY to the DI OUTPUT and the HEADPHONES ¼” stereo Output. The signal
strength of the LINE OUT (DRY) Output is determined by the Top Panel’s INPUT Level Control (as well as whatever Output Controls
affect signal strength of the source sent to the CCIR’s INPUTS). The PRESENCE and OUTPUT Level controls have no effect on the
signal present at the LINE OUT (DRY) Output.
HEADPHONES:
The standard ¼” stereo phono jack provides the Output for Headphones. This allows the CabClone IR to not
only be easy to control in private between live performance as well as Recording passes, but also a great tool for “silent” consider-
ate practicing when you need an inspiring sound but don’t want to disturb those around you. Like the balanced XLR DI OUTPUT,
the volume level and brightness/character at the HEADPHONES Output is also determined by the Top Panel’s OUTPUT Level and
PRESENCE controls.
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