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Clean/Driven signal blend without blend knob on pedal

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pitris

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Dec 4, 2013
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#1
Hi folks,
since my overdrive pedal have no blend knob, i was thinking about Boss line selector. Is it used to blend signals? I never used one so i really dont know how it works, and i am not much experienced with effects usage in general. Can a signal chain like this work? So a clean signal from bass would be blended with signal from pedal and then sent into eden?
Bass -> Boss line selector ->send into overdrive into return -> eden wtdi -> pc/mix/whatever?
 
#2
Yes, it can be used like that and in many other ways (because it actually has 2 loops and it looks like you're only going to use one), but beware that some overdrive pedals reverse the phase of the signal and since the Boss LS-2 doesn't have a phase-reverse switch this may not work as expected. Things can get even more weird if the overdrive has latency (e.g. due to being digital).

So first step: Say which overdrive pedals you're actually using.
 
#3
ProfFrink said:
... (because it actually has 2 loops and it looks like you're only going to use one)...
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I'm actually going to correct myself here because this wan't entirely accurate: The only "mix" mode that the LS-2 has is "a+b mix" so you're actually going to be using the 2 loops, it's just that in your case you will leave one of them disconnected, which the LS-2 "treats" as if it was the dry signal.

(Forgot it can't mix the actual dry... This is probably due to the way the internal buffers are arranged, I'm guessing)
 
#4
I am using EC Overlord bass overdrive
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So if it really possible, can i even add some EQ pedal to cut low frequencies, so the overdrive pedal would receive only mids/treble?
 
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#5
There are really 4 different things that you are sort of touching on here:
  1. Blending the dry with the overdriven signal.
  2. EQing the overdrive (before or after).
  3. EQing one of the channels in option 1.
  4. Using a crossover so that only the highs or the lows go to the effect.
1 is probably the most common, and with most analog pedals, you just need to take care of phase issues, if any. I personally know nothing of this specific pedal so can't tell. Something like the Xotic X-blender has a phase switch (there are other options in the market) - so possibly a somewhat safer bet than the Boss.

2 is pretty easy to do and you're really almost there because the WTDI has some EQ options. What happens when you use them?

4 has been discussed in a recent thread in this forum. A simple search for "xover" or "crossover" or "cross over" should probably work. It had some useful information. I never tried this approach myself.
 
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Feral Feline said:
I think One-Control has a suitable product for your needs.
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yes the mosquite blender fits the bill

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