Hughes & Kettner Tube 50 - Handbuch (Seite 11)

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TUBE 50/100 - MANUAL
ENGLISH
The following table depicts the different switching options the STAGEBOARD has to offer.
Once the MSM-1 MIDI Module has been installed, you can pro-
gram the switching functions for REVERB and FX-LOOP separately
Control Feature
STAGEBOARD
Switch 3 Simultaneous
REVERB & FX
switching
REVERB swit-
ching only, FX
LOOP continually
active
REVERB swit-
ching only, FX
LOOP inactive
FX LOOP swit-
ching only,
REVERB conti-
nually active
FX LOOP swit-
ching only,
REVERB inactive
REVERB FRONT
PANEL SELECTOR
SWITCH
off off off on does not apply
REVERB INTENSI-
TY CONTROL
POSITION
turned up turned up turned up turned up turned down ("0")
FRONT PANEL
SELECTOR
SWITCH
off on does not apply off off
FX MIX
CONTROL
POSITION
turned up turned up turned down
("dry")
turned up turned up
and active them via MIDI Program Change messages. Please refer
to Section 3.5!
3.4 USING SIGNAL PROCESSORS
The TUBE 50 / TUBE 100 is equipped with a PARALLEL effects
loop. The processed signal is mixed with the original signal so that
the original signal is still audible during the brief interruptions
caused by multi-effects processor switching. The FX-MIX knob
controls the dry/wet mix.
NOTE: As a rule of thumb, the best method for using signal pro-
cessors is to set the device so that it processes as much of the
signal as possible, and then mix the original signal with the pro-
cessed signal via the FX-MIX control to avoid the tone degradati-
on often caused by effects devices.
Connecting signal processors:
• Connect the device's INPUT to the SEND jack and its OUTPUT
to the amplfier‘s RETURN jack.
• Activate the FX LOOP via the front panel button or STAGEBO-
ARD Switch 3.
• Adjust the FX loop's level to the signal processor's level. Press
the -10 db switch for effects devices that are designed for guitar
signals. If the switch is not pushed in, the signal level remains at
line level for 19" rack-mounted processors. Check out the devi-
ce's level LEDs.
NOTE: It is usually more difficult to determine proper levels for
multi-effects processors featuring integrated "preamps." These do
not allow direct access to the FX section, so the signal actually
runs through two preamps. Effects processors without these "pre-
amp" sections are more suitable for use in FX loops because the
sound quality and dynamics are substantially better. However, if
you own one of these compact devices, dial in the FX unit's most
dynamic and cleanest sound. If you want to use any of the FX
unit's "preamp" section sounds, we recommend you use a separa-
te switcher/looper to switch back and forth between the two
preamps. If you want to amplify only the processed sounds, you
can eliminate the TUBE Series preamp from the signal chain by
using the RETURN input only to route the FX processor's output
signal to your TUBE 50 / TUBE 100.
• Regulate the relationship between the original and processed
signal via the FX MIX pot located on the front panel (towards
DRY = more original signal, towards WET = more processed sig-
nal).
NOTE: Some signal processors cause phase cancellations that are
detrimental to the overall sound. In this case, turn the FX control
all the way to the right (WET). The effects loop now operates as
a conventional serial loop, i.e. the volume relationship between
the original and the processed signal must be adjusted at the pro-
cessor. The same holds true if you want 100% of the signal to be
processed (for instance for extreme delays and volume pedals in
the FX loop).