Sidivan
Fractal Fanatic
I've had this insane idea bouncing around in my head for quite some time now and it's actually moved into the planning stages. I'm now looking for ways to streamline some things and I'm hoping some of you will have some ideas.
The Goal:
Use the Axe FX as a "Brain" for my tone, but leave it located in the basement of my house.
Setup:
I have 2 main level rooms I'd like to use the axefx in; my office, which is where my computer/recording setup is, and my living room, for TV watching/doodling purposes. In order to pull this off, we figure we'll need to run a 1/4" balanced line for the guitar in, 2x XLR returns for stereo recording, 2x 1/4" returns for Output 2 dry stereo recording, and a 2x 5-pin midi (for axe edit control). Ideally, we would also run USB and Ethernet for Axe FX II/MFC-101 planning purposes.
I've spoken with my friend, who is an electrician, and this should all be possible. I do have a few things in mind that I need opinions/advice on.
1.) Am I going to get massive interference running all these cables through my house walls?
2.) Do I really need a stereo signal for dry recording? I'm thinking I could eliminate one of those 1/4" returns as it would save a cable run and since it's the dry signal it shouldn't matter if it's stereo or not.
3.) Is there a company out there that does custom snake cabling that would incorporate these different connections into 1 cable? It would be nice to not have to cut, run, and solder all of them individually.
4.) Since this is two rooms, I'm thinking I only need 1XLR, a 1/4", and a 7-pin Midi in the room without the computer. What would be the best way to wire this system up to choose which room the signal gets sent to?
5.) Latency. Is there going to be lag running a signal 100' to the Axe and back?
I'm not worried about having all these extra jacks when I go from the Ultra to the II as my wife is going to be using the Ultra for bass. If I can pull this off, it'll be amazing to have a monitor the size of a practice amp (atomic wedge) and get the full tone of the Axe FX. Any thoughts, comments, and concerns are welcome.
Edit: The reason the Axe FX is in the basement is because that's where my band rehearses.
The Goal:
Use the Axe FX as a "Brain" for my tone, but leave it located in the basement of my house.
Setup:
I have 2 main level rooms I'd like to use the axefx in; my office, which is where my computer/recording setup is, and my living room, for TV watching/doodling purposes. In order to pull this off, we figure we'll need to run a 1/4" balanced line for the guitar in, 2x XLR returns for stereo recording, 2x 1/4" returns for Output 2 dry stereo recording, and a 2x 5-pin midi (for axe edit control). Ideally, we would also run USB and Ethernet for Axe FX II/MFC-101 planning purposes.
I've spoken with my friend, who is an electrician, and this should all be possible. I do have a few things in mind that I need opinions/advice on.
1.) Am I going to get massive interference running all these cables through my house walls?
2.) Do I really need a stereo signal for dry recording? I'm thinking I could eliminate one of those 1/4" returns as it would save a cable run and since it's the dry signal it shouldn't matter if it's stereo or not.
3.) Is there a company out there that does custom snake cabling that would incorporate these different connections into 1 cable? It would be nice to not have to cut, run, and solder all of them individually.
4.) Since this is two rooms, I'm thinking I only need 1XLR, a 1/4", and a 7-pin Midi in the room without the computer. What would be the best way to wire this system up to choose which room the signal gets sent to?
5.) Latency. Is there going to be lag running a signal 100' to the Axe and back?
I'm not worried about having all these extra jacks when I go from the Ultra to the II as my wife is going to be using the Ultra for bass. If I can pull this off, it'll be amazing to have a monitor the size of a practice amp (atomic wedge) and get the full tone of the Axe FX. Any thoughts, comments, and concerns are welcome.
Edit: The reason the Axe FX is in the basement is because that's where my band rehearses.