T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Insert for External Effects
Q: How do I use external effects with the T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine. Is there an effects loop?
A: There is no effects loop in the T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine as there was with the L1 Classic and L1 Model I, so there isn't a true way to have serial effects however if you have an unused T1® Channel or are not using the Aux output, you can do some creative things with your signal path.
Parallel Effects Path
- From your main input (for example, a microphone into Channel 1) take the Preamp Out to your external effects unit.
- From the external effects unit, take the the return (the output from the effects unit) and use that as the input to an unused T1® Channel (for example, Channel 4/5).
You can work out the mix and the balance of the effects with Channel 1 and Channel 4/5 volume controls. You can also add effects in either Channel. The effects will run in parallel because the Preamp Outs are post-trim only.
In this example, turning up Channel 1 Vol will increase the dry signal. That is, the signal that is not affected by your external effects unit. You can use the T1® internal effects though, and those will be heard in parallel to the external effects unit.
Serial Effects Path
Assuming that your primary signal is into T1® Channel 1, you can route that to Aux. You have the choice of doing that as Preamp Out, Pre Effects and Volume or Post Effects and Volume. If you use the last one, then you can run the T1® Effects AND your external effects in series.
That is: You take the Aux output to your external effects unit, and the return (effects unit output) back to an unused T1® Channel (e.g. 4/5)
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