Telonics TCA-500C Combo Amp
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DRY/WET Fader
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Your effects send and return levels should now be optimised. We
suggest you note the settings.
Series Effects Loop Mode
By setting the Dry/Wet Fader fully Wet, mono effects can be
introduced in a series chain i.e. the entire signal passes through the
effects loop and no thru signal is added to the effected signal. This
mode is useful where compression or modulation effects need to be
added.
Most effects processor manufacturers recommend series mode, there is
however a down side when using effects processors as part of series
chain. To generate high quality effects requires complex mathematics
and powerful processors, and time to perform the calculations. This
introduces a small delay as the signal passes through the effects
processor; this delay is called ‘latency’. A high performance processor
like the T.C. Electronics G-Major/2 introduces a delay of about 1.6
milliseconds into the signal chain.
If you consider reverb or delay effects this latency has negligible effect,
as the effect you are using is in fact delay based itself. But in a series
chain effect arrangement the straight through signal will also be delayed
by 1.6 milliseconds. There is considerable debate whether or not this
delay can be detected by the player. In tests we’ve carried out,
comparing series and parallel effects patches, it is our opinion that it is,
in fact, detectable by some players.
For this reason we would therefore not recommend using effects
processors in a series mode that introduce latency.
