User Manual

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Owner’s Manual
Connecting the Voluum
The simplest way of connecting the V oluum is between your guitar and amp: connect the output of
your guitar to the input (
IN ) of the Voluum. Connect the output ( OUT ) of the Voluum to your amp’s
input.
When using other effects in your signal chain, there is no right or wrong effect order— experiment
to see what you can do, and be creative.
Typically, time-based effects such as reverb and delay are placed after the Voluum so that these
effects are applied to the Voluum’s sound.
When using distortion, the effect of connecting this before or after the Voluum are different. When
distortion is used after the Voluum, the intensity of distortion can change as the signal level is
modified by the Vo l uum. When distortion is placed before the Voluum, the V oluum is able to shape
the harmonically-rich signal from the distortion without changing the intensity of the distortion.
You can also connect the Voluum to the effects loop of your amp: connect the output of your guitar
to the input of your amp, then connect the “send” of your amp to the Voluum
IN , and the OUT of the
Voluum back to the “return” of your amp. Depending on your amp this can give rise to excessive
noise if the signal level in the effects loop is too small. If you try this, it is best to set the effects loop
level to +4dBu if you have that option.
MIDI operation using the USB connector or the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connectors is detailed in “ MIDI
operation” on page 31.