Bypass; Using The Foot Switch - Alesis ModFx Ampliton Reference Manual

Amplitude modulator

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Using the Ampliton

Bypass

This button sends the signal directly from the input to the output

without any effect. Press [BYPASS] to check the sound of the

source without any effect from the Ampliton. When the red

BYPASS LED is lit, both Tremolo and Autopan are off. The

Bypass function can also be activated by the foot switch.

Since the Ampliton is a digital effect, signal always passes through

the digital A/D–D/A conversion process, so that digital signal will

flow through to other effects in a ModLink chain even when

[BYPASS] is on. So, unlike old analog effects, this is not a

"hardwire" bypass switch—the Ampliton must be powered on to

pass signal through, even in bypass mode. Similarly, the [TRIM]

control is always active, since it's an analog control regulating the

level feeding the analog-to-digital converters.

If you need to bypass the effect totally but your hands aren't free,

simply connect any momentary footswitch (such as those used for

keyboard sustain pedals, either NC normally closed or NO

normally open) to the [FOOT SWITCH] jack on the rear panel.

The footswitch will turn the BYPASS LED on and off.

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