Direct Out; Line Out - Dry; Gnd/Lift - Mesa/Boogie MARK VII Owner's Manual

IR and IR+ units. These were captured using Dynamic and Ribbon microphones and are a bit brighter and more
open sounding than our "Studio" BANK B captures, to allow being used in ensemble mixes.
After manipulating (swapping locations or replacing) any Cab IRs within the Folders, you must eject the "MESA
IR" Drive before unplugging the USB Cable.
After doing so, you should see the INPUT LED ladder flashing for a period of up to 20 seconds while the in-
ternal processor is remembering (storing) your changes. When this flashing stops, turn off the amplifier and
turn it back on to finalize (load) your changes. You're ready to rock with your changes intact and memorized.
NOTE: When manipulating IRs within the MESA IR Drive, each memory location within the 8 Presets in the MESA IR Drive
must contain one IR and one IR only. Placing two IRs in each or any of the 8 locations or no IR at all in a memory location
will produce the same result as having a blank location; there will be no sound at all in that memory location on the Cab
Select Rotary.
NOTE: Important!! Don't forget to eject the CabClone IR Drive just as you would a Flash Drive/USB Stick Drive when you are
done manipulating the IRs.
And finally, perhaps one of the most valuable uses for the CabClone IR feature on the MARK VII lies in its use
as a personal practice tool via headphones at home, backstage, or wherever you might want to apply its great
tone and feel without necessarily having to share it with others.

DIRECT OUT

This standard 3-Pin Male XLR is for connecting to your Recording Console, Interface, Front of House Mixer,
or Monitor Board. Cable length is usually fine up to 75 Feet or so as it sends a Balanced Signal. The Level is
determined by the LEVEL Control here in the CabClone DI section and the setting of the MASTER controls on
the Channels.
NOTE: It is always a good practice to zero out the Channel and Master Faders on the destination Console or Interface, as
well as the LEVEL on the CabClone IR section of your amplifier, BEFORE connecting the cable to the XLR DIRECT OUT. This
routine will help avoid unwanted (hot) signals accidentally sent during hook-up from damaging your ears and those of oth-
ers, or damaging monitor speakers, etc.
LINE OUT – DRY
This ¼" buffered Output provides an unprocessed/uncompensated signal for feeding external IR Readers or
recording a signal for re-amping. The CabClone IR processing will NOT be utilized here and the sound will
contain all your gain, Tone, and EQ/REVERB/LOOP settings and processing, but will not resemble what you
hear through guitar Cabinets or the CabClone's XLR Direct Out. It will be much brighter and contain all the
characteristics present BEFORE the treatment of the signal by guitar speakers and cabinets or the Models/IRs
used in the CabClone IR derived from miking those.
The LINE OUT signal level is determined by the INPUT LEVEL control and the signal level here will not be affected
by the setting of the OUTPUT LEVEL control, which is dedicated to the CabClone IR's XLR Balanced OUTPUT
and the HEADPHONES Output. This is not a problem as any destination you are feeding with this output such
as an IR Reader or Console or Interface will have its own Input Level control for optimization of incoming signals.

GND/LIFT

A mini toggle Ground switch is provided, which can lift the circuit Ground from the chassis Ground. This "Ground
float" switch can be helpful in eliminating some Ground Loops caused by different references to Ground be-
tween Consoles, Interfaces, and the amplifier and its CabClone circuitry.
Always start with the unit set to the GND (GROUND/lower) position when connecting the unit to a Console. If
you experience noise in the form of hum or buzz, you can try the LIFT (upper) position to see if perhaps the
noise you are experiencing is caused by a different Ground reference between the Console and the CabClone
IR/amplifier. The switch does not always cure the noise problems associated with these differences in Ground,
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