Re: Vortex sounds "bottled" when bypassed- ot?

[jpw77@together.net]

Sounds like the Vortex is being put out of phase somewhere in your setup. 
Could be 
cables  (swap 'em and see),another device inline with the Vortex,or your 
mixer. If 
you're bringing it back into dedicated efx returns try two normal channels 
on the 
board-on some mixers efx returns are (inexplicably) out of phase ( maybe 
to 
counteract the fact that the outputs of some budget efx boxes are out of 
phase). This 
means your wet signal from the Vortex is out too, and should sound a lot 
better if you 
track this down.

Jon Williams