Re: Effects Loop Question

["Jesse Kudler" <jkudler@wesleyan.edu>]

Thanks a lot for the help.  Hopefully, I'll have some time to mess around
with it soon.

-Jesse

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Zwicky <chuck.zwicky@wavefront.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: Effects Loop Question


>Jesse,
> Yes, the dBu and dBm scales are the same, while the dBm scale is offset
>from those by 11.23dB.
>
>You should use the setting on the amp which allows you to set the vortex
>input level for sufficient headroom while providing unity gain while
>switching the effect loop in and out of the signal path. I would guess 
>that
>the +2 or the -11 would both work, and the -11 will provide more headroom
>through the vortex, at the expense of the signal to noise ratio.
>
>-Chuck Zwicky
>
>
>At 01:25 AM 2/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>This is probably a naive question, but here goes:
>>
>>I've never used my amp's effects loop, but I want to try running my 
>Vortex
>>through it.  The manual says the nominal output is -2dBu, but my amp only
>>has settings for +2dBv, -11dBv, and -24dBv.  Do I just use the closest?
>>Will this be okay?  Are "u" and "v" the same here?
>>
>>Also, is there a significant difference between going from guitar to
effect
>>to amp and using the amp's effect loop?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>>-Jesse
>>
>>
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>>
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