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"The unit is true bypass and passive, so it will work without a battery (a 9V battery is required for the LED to function)"
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Splitting instrument signal, then mixing into single output???
- Thread starter BurnsFury
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"The unit is true bypass and passive, so it will work without a battery (a 9V battery is required for the LED to function)"
That MF copy is crap, the description on the Morley page goes into better detail... sorta. It clearly describes an active circuit though. 'True tone bypass' buffered circuit they call it. The manual also describes a volume boost and the top end of the input volumes having some dirt to them.
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Yes, this setup will work just fine. The Morley ABY Mixer will mix the two back together just fine for sending to your amp head.
A superior pedal option to blend two signals is the 2 channel mixer from FEA Labs:
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Has some really nice features which include:
-summing both singals to mono for single amp use
-variable phase knob for making both signals phase coherent
-variable gain for each channel
-optional boost switch with a variable volume knob for setting the boost
-option to boost channel 1, channel 2 or channel 1 AND 2 simultaneously
-FET amp selection
Can't stress enough how important the variable phase control is... I use this pedal for blending a clean and distortion for my bass. But as some of you may already know summing two singals together with a simple ABY pedal can sound thin if they are not completely phase coherent. Phase issues arise from one of the signals arriving to the amp later than the other due to differences in length and variations of the signal paths. This more often than not results in certain frequencies being cancelled out.
Sure some combining pedals like the Xotic x-blender have a 180º phase switch, but this won't guarantee 100% phase coherency. By having the variable phase control of the FEA 2 channel mixer you can turn the knob until you hear both signals coming through 100%.
-Mark
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Has some really nice features which include:
-summing both singals to mono for single amp use
-variable phase knob for making both signals phase coherent
-variable gain for each channel
-optional boost switch with a variable volume knob for setting the boost
-option to boost channel 1, channel 2 or channel 1 AND 2 simultaneously
-FET amp selection
Can't stress enough how important the variable phase control is... I use this pedal for blending a clean and distortion for my bass. But as some of you may already know summing two singals together with a simple ABY pedal can sound thin if they are not completely phase coherent. Phase issues arise from one of the signals arriving to the amp later than the other due to differences in length and variations of the signal paths. This more often than not results in certain frequencies being cancelled out.
Sure some combining pedals like the Xotic x-blender have a 180º phase switch, but this won't guarantee 100% phase coherency. By having the variable phase control of the FEA 2 channel mixer you can turn the knob until you hear both signals coming through 100%.
-Mark
This is exactly what im looking for, bummer they are out of stock. :/ Im trying to accomplish the about the same, mixing a distorted signal with a clean, but the clean I plan on also adding in my markbass octave pedal, which sometimes gets lost in the mix or goes nuts when mixed with other pedals, no matter where it is in the chain.
What do you guys think of this pedal?
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Has anyone used it? Any idea if it's really True-Bypass? I don't know the brand so I'm a bit suspicious as always, but
I'm pretty interested. They also have a crossover version (splitls highs and lows) but apparently it's unavailable now (they are redesigning it)
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Has anyone used it? Any idea if it's really True-Bypass? I don't know the brand so I'm a bit suspicious as always, but
I'm pretty interested. They also have a crossover version (splitls highs and lows) but apparently it's unavailable now (they are redesigning it)
bongomania
Commercial User
[sfx] is a very small company, one guy really, and they are new--so that's why you haven't heard of them yet. But their products are superior, really among the very best. If he says something is true bypass, it is.
Plus, don't get too caught up in true bypass, as there's some misinformation in all the true-bypass hype. It's one good system, but not the only good system--and there are times when a different switching system is better.
Plus, don't get too caught up in true bypass, as there's some misinformation in all the true-bypass hype. It's one good system, but not the only good system--and there are times when a different switching system is better.
I might give it a try then! I really think this pedal will come in handy!
I wouldn't want to hijack this thread but...
At first I was looking more for a crossover. But after thinking about it, I still want some highs in my lows and some lows in my high if you know what I mean!
I would use it mostly to add distortions to my high frequencies while keeping my bass sound for the lows (therefore avoiding the blur that comes with distorting the lows). That is what did in studio, recorded two tracks and equalizing them, and I'm trying to recreate that live.
I already do that to a certain extent by adjusting the blend on my MXR blowtorch, but I have a feeling that being able to control both sounds independently will help me achieve a better mix. I'm thinking about having an almost bass-less distorted sound by turning down the bass and the blend knob turned to max mixed with my clean. What do you think?
Should be bad ass on the red ripper too!
I wouldn't want to hijack this thread but...
At first I was looking more for a crossover. But after thinking about it, I still want some highs in my lows and some lows in my high if you know what I mean!
I would use it mostly to add distortions to my high frequencies while keeping my bass sound for the lows (therefore avoiding the blur that comes with distorting the lows). That is what did in studio, recorded two tracks and equalizing them, and I'm trying to recreate that live.
I already do that to a certain extent by adjusting the blend on my MXR blowtorch, but I have a feeling that being able to control both sounds independently will help me achieve a better mix. I'm thinking about having an almost bass-less distorted sound by turning down the bass and the blend knob turned to max mixed with my clean. What do you think?
Should be bad ass on the red ripper too!
bongomania
Commercial User
Im on the list to be notified when its available. But in the meantime, im going to go ahead and get the morley... Got it for a steal...
Try using a small line mixer. Put the instrument input into your amp, then take the effect out to the line mixer. (Do this to provide a hot enough signal to your effects; running into the mixer first does not work as well.) Take that mixer's effects outs to your effects. Take the output from those effects into the return on the mixer. Then take the mixer's main out to your amp.
