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Using the VF-1 with a parallel effect-loop

Using the VF-1 with a parallel effect-loop

2002-04-05 by quasar90

Hi everybody,
I am a bass player, I am going to buy a VF-1 and my intention is to 
connect it to my preamp through the PARALLEL effect loop, so I can 
preserve the true, unadulterd sound of my bass and ADD on top of it 
just the WET SIGNAL.
The problem is also that if you connect an effect through a parallel 
effect-loop with dry and wet signals mixed you will encounter latency 
problems (will create phase correlations), resulting in a very 
unpleasant effect.
So, in order to do it successfully (and before buying the unit...), I 
must be sure that it is possible to have at the VF-1 output ONLY THE 
WET SIGNAL, getting TOTALLY RID of the dry signal. Do you think it is 
possible?
In other words: Does it have, for any preset (or patchÂ…) separate 
volumes for DRY and WET signals? Or, even better, is it possible to 
configure the VF-1 to output only WET signal as a "global parameter" 
(or something like that...). Just think of it as the knob 
labeled "dry/wet" you can find on units like Lexicon MPX100/200/500 
etc... 
Please note: I don't want to use effects like speaker or amp 
simulator, just FX! 
Let me give an example: I set the pitch shifter at +12 (1 octave
above the note I play with my bass). What I want to hear out of the 
VF-1 is ONLY the note 1 octave above and nothing else, because the 
original note will pass through the preamp and will be mixed with the 
"processed" note just after the "return" of the preamp.
I hope I have been clear although my english is not that good! 
Many thanks in advance for your kind help.
Guido 
ITALY

Re: Using the VF-1 with a parallel effect-loop

2002-04-05 by th3madcap

Of course it's possible.
You can set up your patches excluding dry signal having (for example) 
a totally wet chorus, or a reverb without the original signal.
(You can write me an email 'cos I'm italian too but this group is in 
EN Language)
Cheers
Sebastiano

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