Parallel signal chains

[chadd]

Anyone running parallel signal chains? I'm looking into some different options for doing this. I play into a FRFR setup so I'm thinking it would need to be something like this:
Guitar to splitter, splitter to Chain #1 and Chain #2
Chain #1 - dirty
Chain #2 - clean with FX
Both Chains' outputs to a "combiner"... is this a thing? What's it actually called?
"Combiner" to amp

I really want to get something like this going, and am debating some of these things. Are there pros and cons to digital vs analog? How do you arrange FX - like do you want 2 wahs, 2 compressors, etc or are some effects just "Master FX"?

Just some thoughts, and I welcome any opinions and experiences with parallel signal chains!

Personally, sounds like way more work than I want to deal with at a gig. "Easiest" way would be in one of the units that can handle that type of routing internally, so it would just be a matter of programming in your spare time. I've run splits like that for bass (dual DI) or guitar to get a bigger tone, but I don't use many effects. Effects start making it crazy pretty quickly.

As always, decide what sound you want and work backwards from that because wanting to do something complex for the sake of doing something different is usually a recipe for frustration and disappointment.

 

[Mincer]

Yes, "in the box" is much easier to deal with, and you can run through various routing possibilities very quickly.

 

[Bogner]

Anyone running parallel signal chains? I'm looking into some different options for doing this. I play into a FRFR setup so I'm thinking it would need to be something like this:
Guitar to splitter, splitter to Chain #1 and Chain #2
Chain #1 - dirty
Chain #2 - clean with FX
Both Chains' outputs to a "combiner"... is this a thing? What's it actually called?
"Combiner" to amp

I really want to get something like this going, and am debating some of these things. Are there pros and cons to digital vs analog? How do you arrange FX - like do you want 2 wahs, 2 compressors, etc or are some effects just "Master FX"?

Just some thoughts, and I welcome any opinions and experiences with parallel signal chains!

Are you meaning something like this?

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/amp...line-mixer/l79044000000000?rNtt=lehle&index=5

 

[NegativeEase]

If you modded this and moved the loops south of the output -this would be perfect and include a master OD and buffer and switcher function, with a tuner loop.

 

[Aceman]

This version is even funnier

Holy crap - that was so bad even I can't play it!

 

[NegativeEase]

If listening to that is the worst thing that happens to us this week, well do fine.

It is important to have perspective indeed, it's pretty bad -but damn he went big, but he made an impact and made some very great, impactful, and memorable music in likely the darkest radio period for hard rock 86-91 -when the Yamaha DX-7 ruled everything.

But seriously -watch it again.

 

[NegativeEase]

Holy crap - that was so bad even I can't play it!

It reminds me of when me and my friends first jammed in middle school in a basement and we traded imitating rock guitarist solos in a frantic fashion because we didn't know how to play actual solos yet -but because we knew punk rock stuff we could sweep pick really fast and do hammer ons.

Disclaimer: I understand Vernon Reid is a very good guitarist on the whole.

 

[alex1fly]

Yeah, I totally dig Living Colour.

Back to the OP, it will be much easier to just get an multi fx unit, it may cost a little more up front, but will save worlds of headaches trying to find the one bad cable before a gig.

Yeah, seems to be so. It's a little overwhelming to decide, before trying anything, on something. I want to dabble with "the latest tech" but also have it be useable live, not too many menus and such. I like the idea of user-driven downloads for specific songs, too. Headrush, Line 6, Bias, Boss, TC Electronic, Zoom seem to well regarded these days.

 

[Blille]

"combiner"

https://youtu.be/DrHeo_G_Dzk