PS-2A and Cyclops

Stage & Studio Power Station PS-2
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Hi. I’m trying to decide if the PS-2A and Cyclops are the fit for my goals.

I have a combo amp and a pedalboard. The pedal board includes a tube preamp pedal (currently used for playing through studio monitors/headphones using power amp emulation and speaker IR from my Two Notes Opus and then into my Scarlett Focusrite audio interface), and then your standard overdrive pedals and wet effects pedals.

Here is what I’d like to do:

  • Run my combo amp through the Power Station to attenuate it and go back out to the combo amps speaker.

  • Run my tube preamp pedal through the Power Station for power amp duties and then ultimately to my Two Notes Opus for speaker IR and then into my Scarlett Focusrite audio interface to play through studio monitors/headphones.

  • Be able to switch between the two playing options (attenuated combo amp vs. studio monitors/headphones).

  • Use my overdrive pedals into both my combo amp front of amp and into my tube preamp pedal.

  • Use my wet effects pedals into both options.

In my research, it feels like I can utilize the PS-2A and Cyclops to achieve this but it feels like I might need an ABY switcher for the overdrive pedals to be able to send them into the front of the combo amp or tube preamp pedal depending which scenario I want to play through. And then run my wet effects through the FX in/out.

Is someone able to confirm if I’m on the right track and perhaps diagram out how to make sure I do this properly?

Thanks!

Patrick

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Hi Patrick,

Looking at what you are trying to do, the Cyclops and PS-2A will work just fine. The issue you’ll have is actually getting the information to your interface for use with your headphones. The easiest way I could come up with was actually an A/B unit right before the return of the PS-2A effects loop. This would give you the ability to either run your amp or run into the Opus. If you weren’t concerned about your “post effects” going out to the Opus, then you could simply use the XLR line out on the PS-2A and send that to the line in on the Opus and wouldn’t need an A/B unit. If you want the effects on everything though, then the A/B before the PS-2A effects return would be the way to go.

Hope that helps!

Thank You,

Terry