Josh Demolar
Well-Known Member
This is part gear-nerd-discussion-topic and part question/problem, but I have an H9 in a stereo loop on my PBC 10 and have been trying to think of how to optimize its use on my pedalboard, particularly regarding dry signal and parallel/series in various amp configurations as I use it for different effect types.
My goal is to have my PBC presets work across stereo, mono, W/D, or W/D/W configurations without having to change anything on the PBC's presets. My board is set up with three outputs and a couple utility devices to externally mute my dry amp and/or sum the stereo signal so that my configuration is separate from my preset programming.
I use TimeLine and BigSky for most of my delay/reverb, and the H9 is mainly used for the few cases where I need tremolo, chorus, pitch shifter, or other less frequently used effects. However, I do like the delays and reverbs on the H9 and may use those from time to time too. Therefore, I have it placed in loop 8, after the TimeLine and before the BigSky to enable me to use the H9 to replace either of those two pedals while still following the general convention of "first delay, then reverb."
I have my H9 set to kill dry at the global level and by default run it in parallel, similar to how I set up the Strymons. This is ideal for delays and reverbs, and works ok with chorus since that's typically an effect that uses a combination of wet and dry signal. But for tremolo, pitch shifting, and many other effects, I obviously want to use it without the dry signal, or in series rather than in parallel.
I've been thinking about how to approach this to allow flexibility with my different configurations (e.g., my dry signal is off and locked that way when running in W/D or W/D/W) and to not have to use completely different H9 presets in a song if I'm playing with 1 amp vs. 2 or 3 amps.
What I'm currently thinking is to set the global default on the H9 to dry signal ON, but any delay or reverb I can use kill dry on the preset level. Then my default on the PBC would be to run it in series with the line mixer set to use the dry signal.
Has anyone done something similar? How do you set it up? Interested to hear about different implementations.
My goal is to have my PBC presets work across stereo, mono, W/D, or W/D/W configurations without having to change anything on the PBC's presets. My board is set up with three outputs and a couple utility devices to externally mute my dry amp and/or sum the stereo signal so that my configuration is separate from my preset programming.
I use TimeLine and BigSky for most of my delay/reverb, and the H9 is mainly used for the few cases where I need tremolo, chorus, pitch shifter, or other less frequently used effects. However, I do like the delays and reverbs on the H9 and may use those from time to time too. Therefore, I have it placed in loop 8, after the TimeLine and before the BigSky to enable me to use the H9 to replace either of those two pedals while still following the general convention of "first delay, then reverb."
I have my H9 set to kill dry at the global level and by default run it in parallel, similar to how I set up the Strymons. This is ideal for delays and reverbs, and works ok with chorus since that's typically an effect that uses a combination of wet and dry signal. But for tremolo, pitch shifting, and many other effects, I obviously want to use it without the dry signal, or in series rather than in parallel.
I've been thinking about how to approach this to allow flexibility with my different configurations (e.g., my dry signal is off and locked that way when running in W/D or W/D/W) and to not have to use completely different H9 presets in a song if I'm playing with 1 amp vs. 2 or 3 amps.
What I'm currently thinking is to set the global default on the H9 to dry signal ON, but any delay or reverb I can use kill dry on the preset level. Then my default on the PBC would be to run it in series with the line mixer set to use the dry signal.
Has anyone done something similar? How do you set it up? Interested to hear about different implementations.