Effects Loops - The GigRig Pro 14 Manual

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4. Effects Loops

At the heart of the Pro-14's unique audio switching capabilities are the 10
effects loops located on the back of unit.
Each of these effects loops has a send (snd) and a return (rtn) except
for loop 10 which has 2 returns for stereo effects. The effects loops are
numbered 1~10 from right to left so as to illustrate the direction your
guitar signal travels.
E.g. your guitar signal travels from the input on the right hand side of
TheGigRig to the first effects loop i.e.: effect loop number 1, then 2 and
so on, until it reaches number 10.
From there, your signal travels to the outputs.
Your effects are plugged into these effects loops. The send (snd) from
TheGigRig is connected into the input of your effect and the output of
the effect back to the return (rtn).
The order in which you place your effects does make a difference to your
sound.
Check out the F.A.Q's section for more details on effects order; however,
back to those effects loops and why they are the key to retaining your
tone!
Normally when effects pedals are plugged into each other in series you
get what is known as tone sucking and volume loss.
Each pedal acts as a filter even when the pedals aren't on; the more
pedals you have in your chain the more loss you get.
So, less of your signal is getting through, this means less tone.
TheGigRig solves this problem as your guitar signal will only travels
through the effects loops that are selected for each particular sound you
use.
You can now connect in all your other less frequently used pedals, they
will no longer causes problems to your much-loved tone, if they are not
selected, it's as if they don't exist.
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