Fx Mix; Silent Recording; Speakers - Mesa/Boogie Rocket 44 Owner's Manual

REAR PANEL:

FX MIX:

This control determines the dry/wet blend of the FX Loop signal in relation to the unaffected signal. Set to 10% you will experience
only the dry signal (no noticeable FX) and at a setting of 100% the entire signal will be wet (total effect.)
For the best results...Set the mix of your effect to 100% wet. Then dial in the amount of effect that you wish to hear,
starting at 10% with the FX LOOP MIX control. The drier (closer to 10%) signal you use, the better your tone
10% 1 0 0%
should be. This parallel type FX Loop allows the amplifier to retain its purity with the smallest amount of degredation
FX MIX
due to possible effect impedance mismatching.
RETURN

SILENT RECORDING:

This rocker switch which is located down under the chassis and selects between the live "Speaker On" setting and the silent "Speaker
Mute" setting. This is a perfect solution for all-nighters! This switch mutes all of the signal at the power section driver stage, removing
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MIX
TURN
MUTE SPKR ON
SILENT RECORDING

SPEAKERS:

Sensitivity to speaker mismatching in regards to ohmage differences is low, hence no damage to the amplifier will occur. However,
very low ohmage loads will cause the power tubes to wear faster. The ROCKET 44 is equipped with a single 12 inch 8 Ohm
speaker, but as you can see, other speaker configurations may be used. When using two 8 Ohm speakers, connect each of them to
SPEAKERS
4 OHM
8 OHM 4 OHM
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the need for a speaker load IN THIS POSITION ONLY!
NOTE: When this switch is set to the "ON" position, a speaker load must be maintained by
either a load resistor of some type or a speaker itself. Failure to comply with this instruction
could result in major damage to the amplifier. Leave your speaker connected.
the 4 Ohm speaker jacks that are provided, this will equal a 4 Ohm load which is the proper imped-
ance required when using this particular speaker configuration.
4x12 cabinets may be 4, 8 or 16 Ohms. If you are not sure of the impedance of your cabinet, you
may need to remove the rear panel in order to verify the impedance rating of the individual speaker
or speakers. Mesa/Boogie 4x12 and 4x10 cabinets come standard wired to 8 Ohms, and are wired
in series-parallel. Some Non-Mesa 4x12 cabinets are wired 16 Ohms using four 16 Ohm speakers.
By wiring all four speakers in parallel, you can reduce the cabinet to an impedance load of 4 Ohms
(assuming the speakers are 16 Ohms each.) No matter how unusual your speaker setup, it is always
possible to get good performance.
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