Gambit":1143hdmb said:
Zachman":1143hdmb said:
Gambit":1143hdmb said:
stephen sawall":1143hdmb said:
wow, to be honest I read through the GCX manual and there were a few examples of how it can be used but I didnt see any using multiple amps at once.
would you mind elaborating on how you connect everything. If I'm not mistaken the GCX is loops, so the send goes to the amp input.... where does the return go?
cool man
The GCX is a patch bay so think of it like this:
Guitar to GCX input
GCX individual loops-- pedals--to amp inputs
Amps line level sends to GCX
GCX sends to fx inputs and effects outs to line mixer to power amp
I think I understand the difference between preamp and poweramp now, how an FX loop seperates them and how they interact. I'm not 100% on the line path.
Guitar to GCX input. Check.
GCX individual loops-- pedals-- to amp inputs. Question. I understand how to run the pedals through the GCX loops from the examples. How do I then connect the pedals to the amps inputs?
Just an example
Guitar to GCX Input
GCX Loop 1 Input
GCX Loop 1 Send- pedal 1's Input
GCX Loop 1 Return-pedal 1's Output
GCX Loop 1 Output- GCX Loop 2 Input
GCX Loop 2 Input
GCX Loop 2 Send- pedal 2's Input
GCX Loop 2 Return-pedal 2's Output
GCX Loop 2 Output- GCX Loop 3 Input
GCX Loop 3 Input
GCX Loop 3 Send- Amp 1's Input
GCX Loop 3 Return- Load box out from AMP 1
GCX Loop 3 Output- GCX Loop 4 Input
GCX Loop 4 Input
GCX Loop 4 Send- Amp 2's Input
GCX Loop 4 Return- Load box out from AMP 2
GCX Loop 4 Output- GCX Loop 5 Input
GCX Loop 5 Input
GCX Loop 5 Send- Amp 3's Input
GCX Loop 5 Return- Load box out from AMP 3
GCX Loop 5 Output-- GCX Loop 6 Input
GCX Loop 6 Input
GCX Loop 6 Send- Y cable-- FX Processor A's L/R Inputs to mixer channel 1 and 2 Inputs
GCX Loop 6 Return-
GCX Loop 6 Output- GCX Loop 7 Input
GCX Loop 7 Input
GCX Loop 7 Send- Y cable-- FX Processor B's L/R Inputs to mixer channel 3 and 4 Inputs
GCX Loop 7 Return-
GCX Loop 7 Output- GCX Loop 8 Input
GCX Loop 8 Input
GCX Loop 8 Send- Y cable-- FX Processor C's L/R Inputs to mixer channel 5 and 6 Inputs
GCX Loop 8 Return-
GCX Loop 8 Output-
Mixer L/R outputs to stereo power amp to L/R "Wet" cabinets
Gambit":1143hdmb said:
Does the last pedals output on the GCX go to the first amps input?
Amps line level sends to GCX. Are these the FX sends? I dont know what line level sends are.
Trying to figure this out.
They can be, BUT by doing that you only use the pedal with the 1st amp. My way you can use the pedals with ANY of the 3 amps simultaneously, or individually.
A Line out/load box will give you NOT just your preamp tone-- BUT your entire preamp and poweramp sections tone, running your effects. translation-- It will sound bigger and better.
A Line out box which takes your preamp and power amp section and bumps that down to a line level signal that you can feed your processors with, and send those to the appropriate inputs on your GCX, and then from there go to the mixer and to the power amp-- as another example.
Wheew... That's it, I'm charging for anymore.
