[sdiy] easy way to reduce synth levels to guitar FX Levels?

Paul Anderson wackyvorlon at gmail.com
Tue Nov 4 20:02:40 CET 2008


On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Dan Snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> if i have a synth level output which is going to be switched between ON and bypass and then fed into other FX pedals and an amp, should I, and if so, how should I reduce the levels to a more manageable level?
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In ham radio it's common to use a "pad".  This link seems to provide a
good overview:

http://urgentcomm.com/mag/radio_demystifying_rf_attenuators/

Three resistors, setup like the letter pi.  A 3db attentuation will
roughly halve the signal amplitude.

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Paul Anderson
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