VT-3 notes

On the loopback

The VT-3 has a loopback feature (defaults to on) that copies USB incoming sound (unprocessed) to to output (analog out and USB out).

This makes perfect sense if you use it live performance (think DJ / beatbox), e.g.

playing music from your PC,

adding the VT-3's processed output,

and then either

taking the VT3's analog out to the console, or

routing the PC-side output (assuming it wasn't being played anywhere else) to be played somehwere

It makes much less sense when you think you can use this as an effect from a DAW, because most DAWs will input and output on the same device, and that means you'll always get doubling. Of the thing you sent it, no processing. Worse if you monitor from the DAW.

No, you can't get it to process the USB-sourced audio. You can only it as an effects unit the analog way.

If you use it as your DAW's main output, you may still want to disable the loopback.

Turning the loopback off is described in the manual, but short version:

• hold MANUAL while powering on.
• change settings:

The 1 button now signals whether sound from USB in

on: goes to analog out and back over USB or

off: only to analog out.

(2 and 3 relate to footpedals. You can also get bypass to act as a mute)

• if you're done, press BYPASS to save, and power off and on again

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• Bypass on: B0127F
• Bypass off: B01200

• Pitch: 12 (0C)

• Formant: 13 (0D)

• Mix: 16 (10)

• Robot: 17 (11)

• Bypass: 18 (12)

• Pedal: 19 (13)

• Character: 48 (30)

• Reverb: 91 (5B)