A/DA APP-1 - Modes of Operation; Tuner Mute Mode; True Bypass Mode; Optimizing Signal Levels

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Modes of Operation
1. PREAMP+BOOSTwiththedualbufferedFXLOOP
2. PREAMP+BOOST
3. BOOSTwiththedualbufferedFXLOOP
4. BOOSTonly
5. TUNERMUTE‐thissilenceseverythingexceptthesignal
toyourtuner,whichispluggedintothebackpanelofthe
APP‐1
6. TRUEBYPASS
(Hardwirebypass)Thisalsodisconnec ts
theTUNERfromyourguitar’ssignal.Theguitar’ssignalis
bufferedandthensenttotheTUNERjackisonly
connectedintheINmodeandTUNERMUTEmode.
ByswitchingtheFXLOOPinandout,theusercanadjustanygain
lossfrom
theeffectsinhesignalchainwiththeFXLOOPRTNLEVEL
pot.AlsowhentheFXRETURNjackisunplugged,thesignalpathis
normalized,meaningtheFXLOOPRTNLEVELpotisoutofthepath
andthepathgainisequalto1.
TheBOOSTcircuitispost
MASTER,sotheleveloftheMASTERis
alwaysboostedproportionallyupto+16dBofadditionalgain.
Optimizing Signal Levels
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Today’spedalboardsareheavilypopulatedwithallkindsofeffects
byplayersseekingtosculpttheirspecial,oftenuniquetone,and
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typicallyachainofahalfdozentoadozenstompboxes.Havingso
manypedalsusuallyresultsinalossofsignallevelandintegrity,and
mostoftenasignalpathfarfromoptimized.TheA/DAAPP‐1’s
effectsloophasalowimpedancebufferdrivingtheeffectsloop
and
ahighimpedancebuffertorecoveranylossesintheeffectschain.
Therecoverybufferwon’tcoloryoursignalandhasanadjustable
leveltoreturnthesamesignallevelthatdrivesth eeffectschain.
UsingtheFXLOOPIN/OUTswitch,youcan“A‐B”youreffects
individuallyorin
achaintochecktheirsignallevelsand,usingthe
APP‐1’sFXLOOPRTNLVL(ReturnLevel)trimpot,balanceand
optimizethesignalcomingfromyoureffectspedals.Thiswill
increaseheadroom,lowernoiseandprovideseamlessswitchingof
yourindividualeffectswithoutjumpsinsignallevels.Astep‐
by‐step
procedureisavailableonlineunderAPP‐1TipsandSettings.