Flextone Manual Rev E; bookfile Page 42 Tuesday, September 8, 1998 10:31 AM
InsideYour Head: USING THE EFFECTS LOOP
USING THE EFFECTS LOOP
The back panel of the HD shows an illustration of part of the HD signal flow, including the Effects Loop. As you can see, the series/parallel switch controls whether
(1)some sound flows directly through the amp, bypassing the effect loop (this would be parallel), or (2) the direct path through the amp is interrupted, so all the guitar signal flows through the effect (this would be series).
Note that the Master Volume control comes after the effects loop; you get the same signal level flowing to your effect, no matter what Master Volume level you set.
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MAKING CONNECTIONS
Run a cable from the HD effect send to the inputs of your effect unit. This HD’s effect send gives you a stereo, TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) connection. You can use a mono cable to connect to a mono input effect (in this case, the HD’s left signal will flow to the effect). For a stereo effect device that has separate left and right input jacks, use an “insert” cable – it’ll have a TRS connector on one end (that plugs into the HD effect send), and will fan out to two mono connectors on the other end, (those plug into your effect unit’s two inputs).
For the return, do the same thing. Generally, you’ll want to use another “insert” cable, with the two mono connectors plugged into your effect’s left and right outputs, and the TRS connector plugged into the HD’s effect return. If you use a mono cable for the return, you will get the looped signal on only one side. If the effect loop is set for series operation, that means only the left channel of your HD will be heard. In that case, you’ll need to use a