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Volume control in the rear determines how much effect signal is
beingadded to the original signal, which now still flows through the
amplifier. There isalways an analog connection between the send and
return jacks; a parallel loop!Important: You must set the mix control
on the effects unit to 100% wet when using the parallel loop.
Otherwise there will be nasty phasing problems resultingin
unsatisfactory tone. The signal portion that is unaffected by the mix
control inthe effects unit would reach the amplifier at a different time
due to the cabling,and cause phasing cancellations.
3.2.3 Top 5 Reasons for dynamic losses in the effects loop
Many different factors can be responsible for loss of dynamics, aside
from thosementioned in 3.2.2 (ADA conversion). A vital point that
often leads to frustrationis a maladjusted output level of an effects
unit. If the output level is too high, thenit will cause unwanted
distortion in the power amp. If it is too low, then the rig
will not sound punchy and might get lost in the band sound. When
used in the
serial loop, the output of the effects unit determines the ultimate drive
signal
strength of the power amp. The output level should be matched to
give the best
possible sound with all channels without over driving the power amp
section.
(Unless this is desired for power amp distortion)
Headroom adjustments of 10% are usually sufficient.
3.2.4 Compensated Out
A frequency corrected signal will leave this jack if you connect it to a
mixer orrecording device. Use it to quietly compose or send an
auxiliary signal to aconsole etc. For quiet sessions, just turn the master
volumes to “0”.Recording a loudspeaker through a microphone is the
preferred choice ofrecording engineers. The compensated out was
designed as an alternative forthose that don’t have a studio at your
fingertips.