Rackmount assistance.

[MichaelPregeant]

I just purchased my first piece of rackmount gear.. and I need a bit of a "Tutorial" on how it works..and what I will need in the future. I decided to seperate my confusion into a series of question.. and here they be.

1) Do all racks (As in the rack itself) need a power supply? Or is a power supply for a rack just a convienent way to hook all of the units up and keep them tidy? (I assume each unit comes with a power supply of its own..)

2) Is hooking your guitar up through a rack system any more complicated than say having a few foot pedals? (I just bought a Eventide H3000-B Ultra-Harmonizer.. I don't know what to expect when it gets here. :D)

3) Can someone explain the difference between Mono and Stereo for me please? :D This confuses me a bit as well.

4) Preamps/Power Amps take the PLACE of a...say.. half stack head or are just before the amp? (I assume pre-amp means before amp.. lol)

I'm going for a Fripp sound with this setup, been playing for 6 years.. but don't know anything about rack units other than they spank. I plan on buying another harmonizer, 4 TC Electronic 2290s or D-twos (Check my other thread)

Any help will be useful.

Thanks!

[bucky]

1) Every piece of rack equipment will come with a power cord to plug into an outlet. It will get very messy very quickly though when you have multiple power cords running to a wall outlet. A power supply, like the Furman line, allows you to hook them all to the unit, and run a single power cord to the wall. You also get benefits like power conditioning and surge protection.

2) It can be a little difficult if you aren't used to it, but it's not rocket science.

3) Mono is one signal. Stereo is two signals running in a left/right configuration. This allows you to use stereo effects, or panning.

4) A head contains a preamp and a poweramp. With rack gear, they are separate so that you can mix and match.

[Imzadimark777]

Did you say you were going to get FOUR 2290s??? :eek: :eek:

[MichaelPregeant]

Yeah, basically going to split the signal into two different amps (Two delays per cab) for neat pan effects and whatnot.

[Chizad]

Four TC 2290 AND an Ultra-Harmonizer:eek: :eek: :eek:

How on earth can you afford all of that?? Do you like own a small country or something?? I'd be lucky to get one 2290, and I always thought Eventide stuff cost more $ than a ... err.... well, you get the idea...

But I'm sure that setup would sound kick-ass! Good luck with it (and please post some pics when you get it all together)!

:)

[MichaelPregeant]

No.. I make pretzels for 5 dollars an hour. I simply save up for something I want and buy it. :D

[Imzadimark777]

They have discontinued the 2290, so you better hit e-bay.
;)