What exactly is the purpose of the buffer and how does it affect the sound of the mutron?
Same question for the OBEL.
Same question for the OBEL.
PurpleTrails wrote:The OBEL (on board effects loop) feeds a full volume signal from your guitar to the pedal board, then gets the wet signal back from the board, sends it through the volume pot on the guitar and out to the amp. This means your effects always see a dimed signal, which is really important to consistently trigger an envelope filter like a mutron, but you can then vary the amount of volume your amp gets, which means you can use your guitar volume to push your amp into distorting. It's also typically switchable, so you can turn multiple effects on and then engage them all at once with the flick of a switch on your guitar.Between OBEL and the Buffer, which of the two is most essential to getting the Garcia Mutron Fire on the Mountain Quack?
The buffer is essentially a preamp that converts the high impedance output of passive pickups into a low impedance signal, which means you basically minimize signal loss and can drive longer cables. The high impedance you usually have with a regular guitar rolls off high frequencies as the cable run gets longer, so the sonic impact is to open up the sound and provide cleaner sound.