Why does adding a shunt block in a parallel row increase the volume?

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kelso1

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Start with a Bypass preset (all shunts)

Add a shunt block to a parallel row and the preset gets slightly louder.

just wondering... :?
 
That's the way sound works. You are effectively doubling the signal, which results in a volume increase. In a nutshell.
 
Yes - but there is room for confusion here.
Someone could think that adding a shunt first divides by 2 (at the shunt's start point) and then multiplies by 2 (at the shunt's end point) for a net result of 0.
If you could double a signal in real life by adding shunts, people would be running around shunting everthing imaginable (no need to add sexual innuendoes here) ....
 
Sadly, the AxeFx grid is not true bypass. Each connection between blocks has a buffer. That's how when you split the signal and recombine, the signal strength is doubled.

We need true bypass routing!!!
 
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Yes - but there is room for confusion here.
Someone could think that adding a shunt first divides by 2 (at the shunt's start point) and then multiplies by 2 (at the shunt's end point) for a net result of 0.
If you could double a signal in real life by adding shunts, people would be running around shunting everthing imaginable (no need to add sexual innuendoes here) ....
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In normal practice if you split a signal into two (passively) you'll end up with the same volume overall as each side will basically receive half the signal. In the Axe this doesn't happen. Split the signal into two and each row receives the same level, so adding a parallel row will double the overall level. IMO it's easier to work with this way.
 
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