middle_pickup
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I'm adding a DD-5 to my rig. I have three ideas about how I should wire it up to the second insert loop on my PBC/10. The first working idea is being discussed in another thread since it's kind of complicated and needs its own space just to keep the logic straight.
First idea. This is a bit unconventional, so please help me think it through...
In this diagram I'm using the first loop of the Hex to feed the dry signal to the DD-5, and take the left channel out of the DD-5. Loop two of the Hex is taking the right channel from the DD-5, and loop three will always be on so it can be used as an output. I think that this signal path has a problem though. I'm concerned that this signal path will mute the right channel of audio when in bypass. If I'm right about this, that means I would get a volume boost when I bring the DD-5 loops into the signal path.
Another downside to this plan is that I will give up delay trails.
Second idea. This one is a little easier to brain through, but I have one question about it.
In this diagram, I'm using loop one of the Hex as an A/B switch to either send the dry signal to the DD-5 or the mini line mixer. This routing is nice because loop one of the Hex still gets to function as a normal true bypass loop as far as the PBC knows. When I tell the PBC to engage the loop, the DD-5 gets fed the guitar signal. When I tell the PBC to bypass the loop, the DD-5 is effectively bypassed. I also get to keep my sweet delay trails.
I have one question though. Will the dry signal being sent to the MLM's channel 4 input be sent to both the left and right sides? If it doesn't, I'm going to have the same problem as I think I do in the first diagram.a
First idea. This is a bit unconventional, so please help me think it through...
In this diagram I'm using the first loop of the Hex to feed the dry signal to the DD-5, and take the left channel out of the DD-5. Loop two of the Hex is taking the right channel from the DD-5, and loop three will always be on so it can be used as an output. I think that this signal path has a problem though. I'm concerned that this signal path will mute the right channel of audio when in bypass. If I'm right about this, that means I would get a volume boost when I bring the DD-5 loops into the signal path.
Another downside to this plan is that I will give up delay trails.
Second idea. This one is a little easier to brain through, but I have one question about it.
In this diagram, I'm using loop one of the Hex as an A/B switch to either send the dry signal to the DD-5 or the mini line mixer. This routing is nice because loop one of the Hex still gets to function as a normal true bypass loop as far as the PBC knows. When I tell the PBC to engage the loop, the DD-5 gets fed the guitar signal. When I tell the PBC to bypass the loop, the DD-5 is effectively bypassed. I also get to keep my sweet delay trails.
I have one question though. Will the dry signal being sent to the MLM's channel 4 input be sent to both the left and right sides? If it doesn't, I'm going to have the same problem as I think I do in the first diagram.a
