spikey Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 What exactly does "Buffered" mean on this output? Is this output designed to go right into an amp's guitar input, or is it at line level? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagmusenmagnus1 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I dont know where you find this, but my guess is that it would mean that an empty signal chain would either be buffered or "true bypass"... But only if the chain is empty. (Or all blocks turned off) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 I dont know where you find this If you would goto the "Sweetwater" site, they show a Helix Rack unit from the back side. On the top right side in the back of the Helix Rack, you will see a 1/4" out called Guitar Thru "Buffered". I am hoping this is a dry guitar signal output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHamm Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 If you would goto the "Sweetwater" site, they show a Helix Rack unit from the back side. On the top right side in the back of the Helix Rack, you will see a 1/4" out called Guitar Thru "Buffered". I am hoping this is a dry guitar signal output. It is exactly that, buffered, so that if you ran a longer cable, you would probably not experience noticeable signal loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagmusenmagnus1 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Exactly. And it is not a Dry Signal, but if you would like a dry signal beside your processed signal, you can just you one of the Sends in the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 So, is buffered line level or instrument level signal? Edited- Nvm I looked it up- Its instrument level with very hi input impedance and low output impedance. Improves high freq response over the pedal chain. Like Hamm said- you can run a long cable without Hi end losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHamm Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Exactly. And it is not a Dry Signal, but if you would like a dry signal beside your processed signal, you can just you one of the Sends in the unit. it's getting confused in here. according to the manual, "GUITAR THRU OUT Passes the signal received at the front panel Guitar In with no A/D/A conversion." very simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 fyi- The reason I used the word "Buffered" is because thats what Line 6 used on the back of the Rack unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagmusenmagnus1 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yeah. My bad... Didnt realize that this output was specific for the Rack-unit... Then I dont know anything about it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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