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Re: Mackie 1202vlz and loop devices config.



Thanks for the tip Mark ill try that out.
cheers
L.a

--- mark <sine@zerocrossing.net> wrote:
> It's going to be a tough one without line outs.  If
> you had line outs 
> you could buy a Behringer DI box with speaker
> simulation for about $30 
> (x2 for stereo) and go right into your amp.  I've
> read good reviews 
> about it, but I've never heard or used it myself.
> 
> You could just try using the effect send of the amp,
> but again it will 
> probably not sound very good, as to much of your
> sound coming from the 
> tone of the power amp and speaker.  The interaction
> of the tube power 
> stage and speaker is a big part of the tube sound
> (see last week's 
> thread).  The DI box I spoke of would also help
> here.  How good are 
> they?  I don't know.
> 
> Here's how I tackled the same problem:  I take the
> effect loop out and 
> go into a Lexicon MPX G2 and instead of going back
> into the amp, I go 
> into the mixer.  Luckily, the G2 has amp and speaker
> simulation built 
> in so it seems to do the trick.  Is it the same as
> using the amp all 
> the way?  No, but it's close enough for my purposes.
> 
> Mark
> 
> On Monday, April 7, 2003, at 01:06 PM, Louie Angulo
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi fellows,
> > Well i finally bought a little 1202VLZ Mackie and
> here
> > i am trying to plug things together but i have
> never
> > done anything with a mixer so i am calling for
> > suggestions to all you gurus outhere:-)
> > Here is what i am trying to accomplish:
> > I want to hook up both the repeater and EDP into
> the
> > mixer so that i can loop different instruments
> into
> > both loopers.I however want to play through my
> tube
> > guitar amplifier (because i dont like the sound i
> am
> > getting directly into the mixer) and feed it into
> the
> > mackie so that i can have the punchy tube sound
> > looped. My amp only has efx loop send and return
> but
> > unfortunately no line OR XLR out. I am however
> > satisfied with the clean sound of my Roland guitar
> > synth through the mackie.
> > I know one of the solutions would be miking the
> amp
> > but i want to avoid as much noise as possible.
> > here is what i have so far:
> > Guitar in-GP100 out-echo pro- out-mackie (channel
> 1)
> > Mackie send-GP100 -out-mackie return
> > Guitar synth- stereo outs-mackie (channel 5,6)
> > Mackie send-Repeater-out-mackie return.
> >
> > I would dearly appreciate sharing your experiences
> or
> > suggestions to other wiser configurations:
> > Cheers
> > l.a
> >
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