guitarslinger":2qdfo3lt said:
Seriously, that toggling of the dry switch seems confusing with the intensity knobs on the 1210.
It really seems pretty complicated
BTW, I finally hooked up my quadmidi-thru box and I'm switching stuff on 4 different Midi PC channels.
re: the Dry switch... I'll try to explain it for you.
Instead of having a normal parallel setup where each device goes to a channel (then panned) of a mixer and then the stereo outs that sum the signal together come out L/R outputs (which means that each device is only being affected by the original line signal from that device right?.?.) Well, we did 2 mixes not just one like the example I just gave of the typical scenario.
I am technically running not only W/D/W but rather/in addition WD/D/WD.
Mix 1 = dry signal (switchable), TC 1210, and
Eventide H8000FW... Mix 1 feeds Mix 2.
Mix 2=
TC 2290, and
the Lexicon PCM-80
SO... I HAVE TO have a signal from Mix 1 going to Mix 2 in order for the stuff in Mix 2 to work (ie 2290, and the PCM-80).
There are a couple ways I can do this. Either I can have the 1210 on (It's in Mix 1), or the Eventide on (it's in mix 1), OR I can just have the DRY signal ON, OR any combination of those 3, which means that there is NOW signal feeding Mix 2. In this way I can have the 2290 not only delaying the original unaffected amp signal, rather I can have it delaying
the TC 1210's chorused signal, OR the Eventide Signal OR BOTH OR (In other words the delay repeats will include the chorus and harmonizer sounds in it's repeats, where If we didn't do this all that would happen is an echo of the original amp signal, and the Reverb (PCM-80 in Mix 2) can also be reverberating the Dry signal, Chorus TC 1210, and The H8000FW or the combination with the dry signal)
This multi-layered approach allows the rig to be run as a W/D/W, WD/D/WD, OR if using the hotplate on load- stereo L/R with the ability to mix in the Dry signal from Mix 1 to the L/R cabs, OR have it 100% wet, by stepping on the DRY switch to turn the dry signal off, and just running the 1210 or H8000 instead so I can have a signal feeding Mix 2.
Whew... I REALLY hope this helps to clarify it. Here is the signal diagram (I know you've seen it before), but perhaps now it'll make a bit more sense.
I'm actually in the process of building 2 rigs. One will be my rack rig where I'll have rack units, head switchers, pedals in midi controlled loops, amps, blah blah. The other will have only pedals (few boosts, delay, flanger, phaser, wah, and tuner). That way, I'll be able to choose whatever I want based on my mood. 
