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Overview
1•5
Rear Panel I/O
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Preamp Out –
Use the Preamp Out to send your Spider Valve MkII DSP Amp
and FX modeling output to an external power amp, guitar amp or FX device.
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Power Amp In –
Plug into your Bogner-designed power amp here. Some
players use a POD X3 or M13 as a front end, for example, driving the all-tube power amp.
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Ground Lift –
When using the Direct Out, you can lift the ground if desired.
This may help eliminate buzz when you have two different devices connected.
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Direct Output –
This jack is a Direct Output to connect your Spider Valve
MkII to a mixer, PA, computer DAW, recording interface or other line input equipment.
You can select Studio Mode or Performance Mode output via a Setup menu. See
Chapter
3•4
for more details.
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FBV Pedal Input –
This jack is the standard Line 6 connector for FBV Foot
Controllers. You can now update your Spider Valve MkII’s firmware via FBV Mk II pedals.
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MIDI Input –
This is a standard MIDI Input jack. With a MIDI interface you
can send and receive Program Change and other MIDI messages to control your amp from
a computer. You can also update the amp’s firmware via MIDI.
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MIDI Out/Thru –
This is your MIDI Output jack. In addition to computer
interfacing you can daisy-chain multiple amps together and both amps will respond to
FBV foot controller messages (with v1.18 firmware or higher).
* For MIDI Program Change and CC info, see
Appendix A: MIDI
. You can also download
a comprehensive sysex MIDI spec at www.line6.com/manuals.
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