Re: asking for some advice....

["K. Douglas Baldwin" <dbaldwin@suffolk.lib.ny.us>]

Todd Reynolds wrote:


>dear looping partner's in crime,
>
>am adding some new gear to my rack and so far have had some issues with
>gain structure.  i wondered if i could solicit some advice.
>
>here is the gear...
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>
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>sony freedom series wireless system  at line level...
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>a pendulum audio preamp
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>lexicon mpx G2 effects unit
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>jamman
>echoplex
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>all going to a walter woods amplifier.
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>the questions i have are concerned with signal path.  i have been
>sending my instrument thru the preamp to the amp, then sending and
>returning through all the other gear from the amp itself.  i'm thinking
>of sending and returning from the preamp itself, doing all the
>processing and looping, then going to the amp in the end with the
>effected signal.  would any of you be kind enough to offer me some
>suggestions or feedback?


First suggestion: add an instrument to your signal chain, preferably, but
not necessarily, at the beginning. :)
With a sonic image of what you're playing, I might unload my opinions on
youse. Overall, I would definitely put the preamp first. Generally, just
plug things in in different orders and use your ears. Make notes. And write
things down too.
Douglas Baldwin, Alpha male Coyote, the Trickster
dbaldwin@suffolk.lib.ny.us