Questions/Help - New to Fryette PS-100 & Zmacs

Hi, I’m new here, new to Fryette and I need some help and advice, Please and thank you. Below I will describe what gear I have, I use and what I’d like to accomplish. I will say I have a brand new PS-100 being delivered tomorrow and I believe a Zmacs would be a nice addition and best. See below please.

3 amp heads (16 ohm)
2 cabs (16 ohm)
Pedalboard with lots of pedals

Purchased the PS 100 to attenuate three heads (not ant the same time of course) lol. Plus I want to run my pedalboard through the effects loop so I don’t have to unplug and plug my pedalboard for each amp head.

With the Zmacs I’d like to attenuate each head without having to unplug and plug for each head/cab into the PS 100. And when I select which head and cab I use that the effects loop with my pedalboard is available to use via the PS 100 and have the ability to switch on/off effects loop via foot switch.

Lastly I only have two 16 ohm cabs but three heads. Is it easy to just use one cab or store one cab for two different heads.
Anyways trying to wrap my head around the Zmacs and whether I have I have the right idea and if this is a pretty easy setup.

Appreciate it and thank you

Hi Lyric, and welcome to the forum! You can easily create the setup you described with the PS-100 and ZMACS. The Application Examples in the ZMACS user manual describes this setup along with a couple of additional variations if needed. Storing any cab configuration you want is just a simple button push. You can recall the configurations with our optional simple 2-button foot switch, or you can use any midi controller to expand the possibilities. Cheers! Gil
https://fryette.com/content/ZMACS_Owners_Manual.pdf

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Thank you for your quick reply Gil.

Question and I hope this question isn’t to stupid but could you explain better the Attenuator Loop Normal vs Attenuator Loop Switched? Thank you

Never a dumb question, the switched attenuator loop simply means that it is wired internally to be remotely switched in or out of the signal path via a foot switch whereas the other attenuator loop is always active, if connected to an attenuator, and can only be disengaged by disconnecting the attenuator from the loop’s send and return jacks.

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