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Connecting to the Main Outputs of a mixing
console:
In addition to channel inserts, most mixing consoles have main
insert jacks near the main outputs. You can use insert cables to
connect the Smashup to the main L/R bus the same way you
connect it to a pair of channels. Simply connect one insert cable
to the left main insert of the mixer, and connect the two mono
jacks to the left INPUT and OUTPUT of the Smashup. Use
another insert cable to connect the right main insert to the right
INPUT and OUTPUT of the Smashup.
Alternatively, you could plug the mixing console’s main outputs
directly into the Smashup’s inputs, then feed the Smashup’s
outputs to your monitor amps or mixdown recorder. However,
with this method if you fade down the volume at the end of the
song, the sound quality will change as you fade, since the signal
will fall below the threshold setting. That’s why it’s better to use
insert jacks, if they’re available.
Connecting to the inserts on an instrument
amplifier:
The insert send on a guitar or bass amp is usually labeled "effects
send and return" or "insert send and return". This allows you
to preamplify your instrument before compressing it and
sending it to the power amp.
Most guitar amps are single channel, so connect a single insert
cable from the amp to the LEFT INPUT and LEFT OUTPUT of
the Smashup. Some amps have separate “effect send” and “effect
return” jacks; for these, use standard cables. Check the manual of
your amplifier for details.
If you are using a dedicated rack-mount preamplifier, another
method would be to insert the Smashup between the preamp and
the input(s) of the power amp.
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