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6. Additionally, you can connect the rear panel Direct Outs, or the front panel Balanced Outs to a
mixing console or recorder. Be sure the Cabinet Simulator is on.
In this example, the Mix 1 knob controls the level of the preamp and FX 1 and 2. The Mix 2
knob controls the level of the entire mix. Please refer to Section 3.3 to correctly set levels.
6.2 Using With a Switching System
Switching systems, such as the Digital Music Corp. GCX Guitar Audio Switcher, can be used to
connect/disconnect the amp signal from the input of the effects. By muting the
input
of the
effect, not the
output,
effects like delays and reverbs will trail off gradually. This means the last
delayed notes of your solo can linger on as you start to play rhythm again. There are many
benefits and uses of this type of smooth transition.
The following examples show how to use the GCX with the System Mix Plus. For simplicity's
sake, they show how the GCX would be added to the same systems described above.
System #1 + GCX Loops
This example uses two GCX loops to switch the inputs of the two effects devices.
1.
The guitar is connected to the amp or
preamp input. The preamp output or amp
effect send is connected to the Left volume
control input.
2.
The signal comes out of
the volume control and is fed
into Mix 1 In 1 Left. The
passive split sends copies of the
preamp signal to the inputs of
two different GCX loops
instead of going directly to the
inputs of the effects devices.
Next, the Send of each GCX
loop is connected to effect inputs. When the loops are on, the signals pass through. When the
loops are off, the sends to the effects are muted.
