Alesis 7-51-0121-A manual Bypass, Using the Foot Switch

3 Using the Smashup

Bypass

This button sends the signal directly from the input to the output without any compression. Press [BYPASS] to check the sound of the source without any effect from the Smashup. When the red BYPASS LED is lit, the compressor is off. The Bypass function can also be activated by the foot switch.

Since the Smashup is a digital effect, signal always passes through the digital A/D–D/A conversion process, so that digital signal will flow through to other effects in a ModLink chain even when [BYPASS] is on. So, unlike old analog effects, this is not a “hardwire” bypass switch—the Smashup must be powered on to pass signal through, even in bypass mode. Similarly, the [TRIM] control is always active, since it’s an analog control regulating the level feeding the analog-to-digital converters.

Using the Foot Switch

If you need to bypass the effect totally but your hands aren’t free, simply connect any momentary footswitch (such as those used for keyboard sustain pedals, either NC normally closed or NO normally open) to the [FOOT SWITCH] jack on the rear panel. The footswitch will turn the BYPASS LED on and off.

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