SPECIAL FEATURES
AUDIO BUFFER
Using long cables or many e
ff
ects may degrade the guitar signal, causing it to lose clarity and definition.
The audio bu
ff
er is used to “strengthen” the guitar signal and preserve sound quality. The e
ff
ect may
vary from subtle to significant, depending on the length and quality of cables and type of e
ff
ects used in
your rig.
The main input goes through an input bu
ff
er before being sent to the switching matrix. The bu
ff
er can be
turned on or o
ff
by pressing the Bu
ff
er button on the front panel. If the bu
ff
er LED is green, the bu
ff
er is
on. If it’s yellow, the bu
ff
er is o
ff
. The bu
ff
er can be programmed to turn on or o
ff
for each preset, and can
be set to automatically turn o
ff
when certain loops are active, using
.
BUILT-IN TUNER
The Mini E
ff
ect Gizmo X has an integrated tuner that’s available when used with one of our Mastermind
controllers (GT, LT and PBC). The Mini E
ff
ect Gizmo X does the actual calculations, and sends the tuner
data to the Mastermind to be displayed on its main display.
The Mastermind needs to be running firmware 4.6.1 or later to support this feature. Also, the Mini E
ff
ect
Gizmo X’s MIDI input needs to be connected directly to the Mastermind’s MIDI output using a 5-pin
active MIDI cable (A 5-pin MIDI cable with all 5 pins wired) or 7-pin MIDI cable. There can’t be any other
MIDI devices in between the MEGX and Mastermind. Also, bidirectional MIDI needs to be turned on in
the Mastermind’s MIDI settings (applies only to the Mastermind GT and Mastermind PBC/10)
FUNCTION SWITCHES
The Mini E
ff
ect Gizmo X has the ability to control footswitchable features on many amps. This could be
channel switching, reverb, tremolo, etc - just about anything that’s controlled by a 1/4-inch footswitch
jack. The
FN SW
jack is used for this purpose. You can use a standard 1/4-inch mono (TS) cable, a TRS
1/4-inch cable or an insert cable to connect to these jacks:
Mono 1/4-inch cable
- a mono or TS cable allows you to control one function on an amp using Function
Switch 1. This type of connection is typically used with amps that have single button footswitches.
TRS 1/4 inch cable
- a stereo or TRS cable allows you to control two functions on an amp that has a two
button footswitch.
Insert cable
- an insert cable is a 1/4-inch cable that has a TRS (stereo) connector on one end and two
1/4-inch TS (mono) connectors on the other. This allows you to connect to two 1/4-inch TS switching jacks
on the same amp. Some amps - most notably Mesa/Boogies - have multiple switching jacks that would
work with this arrangement.
Please note!
Don’t connect the two mono plugs of an insert cable to two
di
ff
erent amps or two di
ff
erent pedals - in many cases, this could cause a ground loop or worse electrical
problems.
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