When you want to add stereo effects to your dry sound, you have many possibilities. With this 2HE rackspace unit, you can mix up to 5 (pro, +4dB) stereo effect units in an 3way (Wet-Dry-Wet) system. (All in- and outputs are balanced, and midi controllable!) Main in- and outputs have high quality audio transformers.
And yes, this Stereo effect Mixer can be used Live and/or in the studio. And has on board features that will be very handy both live and studio! There are two separate stereo output sections that can feed stereo (tube) amps (in a live set, or a monitor set in the studio), and a balanced output set that can feed the FOH (or your recording device). The balanced output have a analog cab-simulation on board.
With midi you have control to feed the effect units with signal.
Front panel controls:
Input level. Sets the level of the balanced input.
VU-meter to monitor the incoming signal.
5 Effect buttons to select desired effects.
Save button, to save preset in the present Program Control (midi).
Midi/manual switches, so you can choose to let the effects respond to midi or not.
Line Level (out 1): Controls the amount of Stereo signal to the floating outputs on the rear panel.
Line Level (out 2): Controls the amount of Stereo signal to the(compensated balanced outputs on the rear panel.
2 mute switches. Manual mute an stereo output.
Meter read switch. Select which Stereo output you want to monitor.