Pre/Post: The Old Way; Pre/Post: The Fx8 Way - Fractal Audio FX8 Owner's Manual

1 : IntroductIon
KEY CONCEPTS
Musicians are not exactly famous for RTFM ("Reading Their Fancy Manuals") but in the name of instant
gratification, here are a few key concepts so that you "play now, read later" types can jump right in.

PRE/POST: THE OLD WAY...

Look over this diagram of a traditional rig,
showing how some effects are PRE (between
the guitar and the amp) and some effects are
POST EFFECTS
POST (in the amp's FX loop).
Send Return
Preamp Power
SPEAKER CAB
PRE EFFECTS
Sec on Sec on
AMPLIFIER

PRE/POST: THE FX8 WAY...

Here's the same type of setup on the FX8,
PRE EFFECTS POST EFFECTS
which plays the role of both
PRE and POST effects.
Notice that (aside from the
speaker cable) this setup uses
four different patch cables?
That's why we call it . . .
"The Four Cable Method. "
FX8
Creative right? Whatever you
call it, we think this is the best
and most flexible way to set up
the FX8.
Send Return
Preamp Power
AMPLIFIER
SPEAKER CAB
Sec on Sec on
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