Bypassing Effects; Global Direct Signal Muting - Alesis 2 Reference Manual

Chapter 2 -Your First Session With The QuadraVerb 2

Bypassing Effects

At any time you can bypass all effects at once, thereby allowing the direct signal to
pass through the QuadraVerb 2 unchanged. This can be done in two ways:
• by pressing the [BYPASS] button on the front panel; or,
• by connecting a footswitch to the [BYPASS] jack and pressing the footswitch.
Each time either the [BYPASS] button is pressed, or the footswitch connected to the
[BYPASS] jack is pressed, Bypass mode is toggled on and off again. When Bypass
mode is turned on, the [BYPASS] button's LED will be lit.
When Bypass is enabled, all Effect Blocks are momentarily disabled and will not have
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audio routed from them to the outputs. However, if the Program does not route the
LR Inputs directly to the LR Outputs, you will not hear anything.
In order for the Bypass mode to function correctly, make sure the LR Inputs are
routed to the LR Outputs and that the Global Direct Signal Mute function is turned off
(see below). If the inputs are not routed directly to the outputs, the [BYPASS] button
acts more like a "mute" since nothing will be heard when it is enabled.

Global Direct Signal Muting

The purpose of this feature is to satisfy the conditions of a recording studio
environment. As described in chapter 1, when connecting the QuadraVerb 2 to a
mixing console's aux sends and returns, it is generally desirable to remove the direct
signal feed from the outputs of the QuadraVerb 2. This is because the signal coming
back from the QuadraVerb 2 should only contain wet (uneffected) signal. The dry
signal is then combined with the returning wet signal at the mixing console.
Since most QuadraVerb 2 Programs route the LR IN signal to the LR OUT, you will
need to mute this connection when connecting to a mixer's aux sends and returns.
This can be done globally for all Programs.
To remove all direct routings of inputs to outputs on all Programs simultaneously:
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Press [GLOBAL].
The [GLOBAL] LED will light.
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Press [< PAGE] once.
This selects Global Page 9. The display will read:
GLOBAL DIRECT SIGNAL MUTE:
OFF
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Turn the [VALUE/ENTER] knob to the right until the display reads "ON."
The next Program recalled which has the inputs routed to the outputs will not
display the routes ("patch cords") for these connections nor will you hear any
direct uneffected signal at the outputs.
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