
CONNECTING MONO AND STEREO DEVICES
The Mini E
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ect Gizmo X is capable of switching mono or stereo e
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ects. Its input, output and loops can
be all mono, all stereo or a combination thereof. The only audio feature of the MEGX that’s always mono
is the tuner output.
MONO CONNECTIONS
Mono connections are made as they are with any other typical guitar equipment, using 1/4-inch TS (tip-
sleeve) connectors. The MEGX is set to all mono right out of the box, so you can connect a typical setup
of guitar, amp and pedals with no settings changes required.
STEREO CONNECTIONS
If you have stereo e
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ects, you can configure your input, output and loops to be stereo using the
.
Stereo connections are done using the same jacks as mono connections, but you need to use 1/4-inch
TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) connectors. These have three conductors to carry left, right and ground signals, and
are the type used on headphones.
Most e
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ect pedals and e
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ect processors don’t have TRS connectors, so you’ll need a cable to adapt
from the stereo TRS jack on the Mini E
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ect Gizmo to the left and right TS jacks on your e
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ect. This type
of cable is called an insert cable, and is available from custom cable builders and some music stores.
You’ll need two of these per stereo pedal (one for input, one for output), and you’ll also need one for the
input and one for the output of the Mini E
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ect Gizmo if those are stereo as well.
If you’re able to build your own cables, this is how you would wire an insert cable:
MIXING MONO AND STEREO EFFECTS
You can use configure some loops to be mono and some stereo. This works according to two simple
rules:
• If a mono loop is followed by a stereo loop, the mono loop’s signal is sent to both the left and right side
of the stereo loop.
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Insert Cable
S
T
R
To MEGX Loop
Send or Return
S
T
To Pedal Left
In or Out
To Pedal Right
In or Out
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