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1. Controls a power tip 2 1mm jack 4 tuner output to tuner or use as a second output for a stereo setup DI for recording or for a key signal for something that likes a clean signal such as a gate or compressor ta Glance 9V DC negative 2mA or greater guitar in plug your guitar in here The high impedance input will not load down your guitars pickups and will result in the full range of your tone to pass through amp out This buffered output can drive a long cable run without signal loss Controls a input boost or cut the input of the buffer by 3dB Use this to balance the output of different guitars or to power increase decrease the output to tip 2 1mm jack 8 the pedals in the loop tuner output to tuner or use as a second output for a stereo setup DI for recording or for a key signal for something that likes a clean signal such as a gate or compressor boost stompswitch press to engage the boost amout of boost set by boost knob Hold for 1 second to mute the output while tuning ta Glance 9V DC negative OmA or greater amp out This buffered output can noise filter use noise filter to reduce noise generated from pedals in the loop boost set how much volume boost is added when engaged by the boost switch input loading control how much load is placed on your pickups fully clockwise will produce the cleanest sou2. empress buffer amp buffer CN empress 7 p buffer G boost puffer quitarin wii poost go user manual Introduction The Empress buffer and buffer were designed to be the complete I O interface for the pedal board while maintaining the highest fidelity to your guitar s signal Signal loss due to long un buffered cable runs is an issue that has plagued guitar players for decades The primary goal of the buffer is to eliminate this signal loss ensuing that your tone is unchanged by your cables Additionally all the connectivity of your pedal board is consolidated to make set up quick and easy In the buffer extra features such as selectable boost and noise filtering ensure maximum control of your tone Boost mode The buffer can provide up to 30dB of clean boost To activate the boost simply press the boost stomp switch and use the boost knob to set the level A blue led will light to indicate that you are in boost mode Press the stomp switch again to turn off the boost Silent Tuning mode The tuner out can be used for silent tuning by holding the boost stomp switch down for about 1 second This will mute the signal being sent from the amp out A red LED will light to indicate that you are in silent tuning mode Press the boost stomp switch again to exit silent tuning mode The buffer will return to whichever boost state on or off it was in prior to entering silent tuning mode
3. l is normally routed to the loop out and tuner out When nothing is connected to the loop in jack the input signal will also be routed to the amp out jack essentially making the buffer a 1in 30ut splitter This could be useful to run multiple amps or to record a second dry signal when tracking for re amping later note the grounds of each output are not isolated and connecting to multiple sources could cause a ground loop Lifting the audio ground not the power ground on one of the devices connected to the ouputs should solve ground loop issues Specifications Input Impedance Output Impedance Freq Response SNR Headroom THD Input Voltage Required Current Power Connector Height Length Width Weight 10kQ 1MQ 5100 5Hz 40kHz 105 3dB 9 4dBu 0 02 9VDC 80 mA 2 1mm Barrel 1 25 4 5 2 5 0 5 Ibs Warranty Serial Empress Effects products come with a two year warranty against failures resulting from defective parts and or faulty workmanship The warranty can be extended to 4 years for free by registering online at www empresseffects com register The warranty applies only to the original owner of the product While a product is under warranty Empress Effects will repair the product free of charge We reserve the right to cancel the warranty should the product be tampered with modified damaged through misuse or damaged through failure to follow the operati
4. nd with the most bandwidth guitar in plug your guitar in here drive a long cable run without signal loss Noise filter The noise filter can help eliminate certain types of undesired noise from you signal path especially white noise and hiss generated from digital pedals The noise filter will reduce this noise on any pedal that is inside the loop Note that when using the noise filter with high gain pedals eg distortion in the loop you might notice a change in the high frequency response This is normal and can usually be corrected with some gentle EQ Input This switch allows you to boost or pad the input signal at the guitar in jack by 3dB This can be useful for matching levels from different instruments ie passive and active pickups or single coil and humbucking guitars It can also be used to pusha hotter signal to your pedalboard resulting in a better signal to noise ratio Set the switch to OdB for unity gain Input Loading This knob allows you to vary the load seen by your guitar pickups at the guitar in Turning the knob fully clockwise increases the load and allows the full frequency range of your guitar to pass through As you turn the knob counter clockwise you ll begin loading down your guitar changing the response of the pickups and rolling off some high frequencies Alternate Use The buffer and buffer can also be used to split the input signal to multiple outputs The input signa
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