Top Reasons Why You need a Splitter and Buffer

Learn all about Splitters and Buffers, such as the Fortin SPLIFF and ROACH, and the reasons to use them!

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[FortinAmps]

Any uses for a buffer or splitter that we missed? Let us know!

[Saterfoo]

2 Products that I absolutely need! Mel's killing it!

[mickbarnes]

I would have never known about this without this video. Thanks

[shannonjones]

Excellent video! I’m at this issue right now! Thank you for sharing this! It’s greatly appreciated!

[michaeldejesus]

This is def awesome as a bassist. I can record my tone and give a raw signal to the engineer. So they know what I’m going for but can use their discretion for timing and saturation. It also helps live to give them a split tone in case it needs cleaning up.

[FacundoTupac]

I guess this would also work on a bass to get a split signal to octave up like Royal Blood

[Ortizsensei]

Great and informative video, guys! I had no idea how much all of this affected tone 😨 I gotta get a buffer asap!!

[southsidechoppers]

Where should I put my Wawa pedal on the chain?

[Guitarslinger]

Question: Why is the Zuul called "Zuul" and not "Blunt"?

[mirekandrassy]

I would like to splitt signal from the guitar wireless (Senn EW100 G4) into the 2 guitar preamps. Could I use the Roach in this way? Does it works without power supply (passive)? Cables will be up to 30cm (all is installed in one 8U rack case). Thank you

[smithy]

Mel, is the 33 the same as the GRIND or are people misinformed in thinking they're the same?

[roblivingston]

What is the difference between the roach and spliff? You shiwed what the roach can do but what about the spliff? I notice the spliff has an iso output what fies that do?

[didtoknan]

I don't understand why you use a splitter before the Zuul. What's the goal compared to plugging the guitar directly into the input of the Zuul and then put your drive pedals and preamp in the loop of the Zuul ?

[state.of.no.return]

Hey bro howd? not sure if this can be exactly used for this especific purpose i am going to ask ya...but here we goes.... is possible to create a dual-chain signal with this? ie. out 1 : runs a clean tone pedal, out 3 : runs a distortion pedal with volume a little bit lower...so you can actually hear the clean note bite. I quite in doubt about that...as the out1 would be going to daw from the clean pedal.. and out 3 from distortion pedal would be empty...not sure if that will work...can you confirm me this? Thank you for your time and video !! All The best

[romanduran]

If I use two amps would I need a noise gate for each amp to run into each effects loop?

[drdisastermath]

I got hum when I used the MXR A/B pedal when I plugged one into my guitar and the other into my mixer. Would the spliff or roach work for me? I use a mixer as an interface so I can use plugins for streaming and use my tube amp for the live monitor.