Damn Noob

[AmbientJack]

My Triaxis is shipping!

I've had a 2:90 for a year and finally scored the preamp. I'll be trying to incorporate a GT-8, mostly for effects.

My noobie question has to do with the switch jacks. My understanding is that guitar cable will work for connecting to the 2:90 for switching amp voices, correct?

Not sure I understand how the switch jack are congifured in saving a patch but I reckon I'll figure it out. I'd just like to be ready to audition the amp voices when the unit arrives. Someone mentioned somethng about using 90-degree plugs on the cables; not sure why, though. I maybe could solder up a few of these using some 14 ga. zip cord.

Thanks for any feedback.

I'm stoked.

 

[ibanezgtr]

It will be simple when you get it, you can select what option you want and save it within the patch. If you want just Modern... or Deep or All three or to activate the effects loop and then save it, they will light up when activated on both units.

 

[18&Life]

My Triaxis is shipping!

My noobie question has to do with the switch jacks. My understanding is that guitar cable will work for connecting to the 2:90 for switching amp voices, correct?

Someone mentioned somethng about using 90-degree plugs on the cables; not sure why, though.

1- You should use speakers cable :wink:

2- 90-degree plugs will fit better when you close your rackcase :wink:

 

[ytse_jam]

You should use speakers cable :wink:

what's the reason?

 

[18&Life]

It is not audio that goes through this cables,so if you use intrument cables to your speakers they could melt cause instrument cables are very week compared to speaker cables.
The same to the voices of the 2.90,there's no audio there ,only voltage.
Try using instrument cables to do your house's wires,they will melt .
I think you got it :wink:

 

[disassembled]

It is not audio that goes through this cables,so if you use intrument cables to your speakers they could melt cause instrument cables are very week compared to speaker cables.
The same to the voices of the 2.90,there's no audio there ,only voltage.

This statement holds no ground when talking about the voicing jacks on the 2:90. These are just tip to ground jacks so you can use ANY kind of cable. Very little, if any, voltage goes through these jacks. Yes you should use speaker cables to go between the amp and the speaker cab but we are not talking about that.

You can use the cheapest cables you can find (those packs of HOSA cables come to mind) and it would last for years as long as you don't constastly unplug them. Buying speaker cables to run the switching jacks would be a waste of money IMO.



Greg

 

[phyrexia]

I think the problem is that instrument cable is a lead wrapped in a shield and a speaker cable is a lead and a ground running side by side, so for switching purposes the two discreet wires work better than a lead/shield setup.

 

[Rayder]

Not sure I understand how the switch jack are congifured in saving a patch but I reckon I'll figure it out

the 2:90 basically has 3 switches, like on and off (which are deep, half drive and modern.) you will notice that there are 4 swithes on the back of the triaxis. connect any 1/4" cable to 3 of the jacks, and plug them into the 2:90's voicings. all the triaxis does, is tell the 2:90 which modes to turn on and off, and these settings are saved within the patch.

you can cycle through the modes with the [loop/sw] button. its near the top-right corner of the triaxis. this goes through all the possible combinations of the 4 switches and either fx loop on or off. you will understand what i mean when u use it.

 

[mesa_vht]

I think the problem is that instrument cable is a lead wrapped in a shield and a speaker cable is a lead and a ground running side by side, so for switching purposes the two discreet wires work better than a lead/shield setup.

As far as I know, there is no voltage in any type of switching system. It's just a matter of the connection (conducter) being open or closed or combination of tip connected to ground (or ring. There are instances where a TRS cable is needed to switch functions such as reverb and EQ from the same jack.

Scott

 

[t0aj15]

As far as I know, there is no voltage in any type of switching system. Scott

Of course there's voltage there, it may be small but it's there. Otherwise there would no reason for a cable at all.

 

[Tuna141]

Speaker cables and instrument cables will both work fine to switch the 2:Ninety.

 

[AmbientJack]

Thanks for the feedback.

The TA is in da house! Having a blast already. I'm happy this worked out as an ebay score. Unit looks brand new.

I think I'll try to rig up a few short speaker cables.

Trying to implment the GT-8 into this setup is going to take some time. I've resisted getting deep into programming the GT-8 but it's clear that to make the best of this union, it will take some tweaking. All kinds of possibilties.