mrsunnybunny
Member
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2015
- Messages
- 14
- Reaction score
- 0
I have a question regarding the Mini Rectifier 25 FX Loop, although I am sure the same will apply to any other Mesa amp with an FX channel.
I currently have my looper plugged in the FX channel. This is to enable the recording and looping of the signal after the pre-amp stage; eg record a loop on the clean channel and play over it on the overdrive which works really well.
I noticed that when I play the loop through the FX channel and change the master volume of the channel, the volume of the loop does not change at all. For example, I can turn the master volume all the way up or even completely down and the volume of the loop does not change. Basically, the loop volume always seems to be set to the same volume which it was recorded at.
This doesn't really make sense to me as I would have thought that the FX loop is post the pre-amp but pre the post-amp tubes. Thus, any signal would still have to travel through the final amplification stage. Am I wrong and how does the wiring of the FX loop really work?
I currently have my looper plugged in the FX channel. This is to enable the recording and looping of the signal after the pre-amp stage; eg record a loop on the clean channel and play over it on the overdrive which works really well.
I noticed that when I play the loop through the FX channel and change the master volume of the channel, the volume of the loop does not change at all. For example, I can turn the master volume all the way up or even completely down and the volume of the loop does not change. Basically, the loop volume always seems to be set to the same volume which it was recorded at.
This doesn't really make sense to me as I would have thought that the FX loop is post the pre-amp but pre the post-amp tubes. Thus, any signal would still have to travel through the final amplification stage. Am I wrong and how does the wiring of the FX loop really work?