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Signal flow

I had a number of people ask me questions about what the gear was in my 
rack
at Loopfest. I figured I'd send out one message and try to cover those
questions:


Klein electric ---> Arion Chorus pedal ---> Line6 DM4 ---> Roland GP100

In the effects loop of the GP100: Electrix FilterQueen ---> Korg DL8000R

GP100 output A --> EDP --> Korg AM8000R --> Electrix EQ Killer

GP100 output B --> effects returns on the EQ Killer

EQ Killer outputs --> Loopfest direct boxes


For those who were asking by color, the GP100 is gold. The Korg units are
silver.

I was using the EQ Killer in a somewhat contorted way since the idea is 
that
you'd use the killer to send signals into an effects loop and instead I was
using the effects returns on the EQ Killer to mix in a signal that had not
gone through the Killer circuitry. I didn't use the EQ Killer that much at
Loopfest, but it's a lot of fun for isolating pieces of loops.

For control, I had a pedal for the cutoff frequency on the FilterQueen --
those were low-pass filter sweeps not volume sweeps. I also had a pedal for
feedback on the DL8000R.

The EDP footswitch and the built-in switches on the Line6 and the Arion
rounded it out.

I normally use a Yamaha DG-Stomp and have contemplated selling the GP-100. 
I
like the way the DG-Stomp reacts to the Klein though the GP-100 certainly
has a broader range of sounds and effects. I went with the GP-100 because 
it
saved me from needing to set up and power another device on the floor.
(Despite the benefits I got out of it at Loopfest, the GP-100 is 
essentially
for sale if anyone is interested.)

I feel a little weird running an instrument like the Klein into a cheap
little chorus pedal (that I got with my first electric guitar), but it's
actually a relatively nice if somewhat lo-fi pedal that doesn't seem to add
a huge amount of noise.

I also had an interesting discussion with Rick before Loopfest about the
non-pro-issues with ending with a box that only has RCA outputs. I guess
that tells us what market Electrix was aiming for with the EQ Killer.

My home configuration is built around a Mackie mixer and is a lot more
freeform in the signal routing, but my Loopfest configuration had the
benefit of being simple and easy to move if less flexible. I was, however,
very tempted by Jon Wagner's rack configuration.

Mark