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Topic: Series vs Parallel Effects |
Ken Morgan
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Midland, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2012 6:40 am |
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Just wondering how many of you steel guys have ever experimented with running time based effects in parallel instead of the usual series mode?
As a guitar guy, I LOVE the sound of a 6 string with the echo, chorus, and reverb running in parallel brought back together with a small stereo (or even mono!)summing mixer. Makes each effect sound as subtle or pronounced on its own instead of interacting with the next one in line.
Thoughts?
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67 Shobud Blue Darling III, scads of pedals and such, more 6 strings than I got room for
Ken Morgan
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2012 7:51 am
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I like parallel processing because the original guitar signal is retained, with the effects added on top.
Of course this is only appealing to a player if he loves his unaltered guitar tone and doesn't want to loose it.
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Jeff Valentine
From:
Colorado Springs, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2012 6:16 pm
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| I've always used parallel. I use a Revelation Tube Preamp, which is designed to use effects in parallel. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 3:49 am
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Those little 8 and 10 channel mixers are the single best thing I've ever bought for music outside of instruments. They have two mono inputs with microphone power plus a 1/4" jack, and 3 or 4 stereo inputs. But there's also a stereo tape input, and a stereo effects return. So if you're not using the effects loop, a 10-channel mixer has 14 inputs. You leave your stereo, TV and drum machine hooked up to it and still have channels to fill.
Besides having multiple inputs, you have stereo outputs labeled control room and main, but there's also the tape stereo output, a stereo headphone out and the mono effects send. So if you have a few adapters around, you can do a ridiculous amount of processing. I am setting up a double looper system and I'm going to need every one of those! 
They also have 3-band EQ's on each channel, which is really helpful if you are using overdrive or tape loops or something hissy in one input - turn your overdrive channel to all mids and a clean channel pick up the highs and lows. Like using a Marshall and a Twin Reverb together.*
I paid like $80 for a New Samson and $25 and $35 for two used Behringers.
*(hahaha! Yeah, like, ri-ight.) |
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