mixing dry and wet

[countshockula]

I want to be able to blend my "Wet" signal with some dry bass.
Would a Boss LS-2 do this?
i.e. could I run my fuzz pedal on one of the loops and blend that with my dry "direct" bass signal? Or does it just switch between loops?
I'm kinda unclear on what options the ls-2 has.

 

[jetofuj]

LS-2 has different modes. You can switch between loops as well as blend dry and wet signals. Go to Boss site and look at the manual. There are pictures of all modes.

 

[countshockula]

so I take it that's a "Yes"

 

[grovest]

Here's a pedal I've had on my wish list for a while that accomplishes this:

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I don't know about the Boss, but I have bought from Link Removed before and really like their products. They make a couple popular blenders, too.

 

[countshockula]

That X-blender looks nice, but Expensive!

 

[moles]

With the LS-22, what you'd have to do is run the mode "A + B Mix / bypass". You'd get loops at the same time, but that way you can make use of both volume knobs to get the proper balance.

If that's all you want it for, a possibly cheaper option would be a Radial Bix Shot Mix. I say possibly, because I'm sure a used LS-2 would run about the same as a new Big Shot Mix - I don't see the Radial stuff on the used market around here very often.

 

[ACRX]

The Barge products look very interesting. I am also looking for a blender and true bypass, the VB jr. with the option for an expression pedal to adjust on the fly sounds great.

 

[chuck3]

I am holding out for the Xotic X-blender when I have the discretionary funds to get it. It looks like the pedal most organized around the wet/dry function. Like most pedals, I don't really need it, but I want it!

 

[improvpwnd]

Split with an aby, and use 2 amps.

 

[Vic Winters]

Boss LS-2 is awesome. It's the Swiss Army Knife of splitters, loopers and blenders.

 

[Getaway Driver]

I've been wondering about the same thing... I'd like to run all of my dirt in one loop with a volume/expression pedal to control the blend with the clean signal, possibly the same in a separate loop with modulation effects. I suppose you could do that pretty easy with the LS-2?

 

[countshockula]

Two amps is not an option, at least not now

 

[rratajski]

Wounded Paw Blender!

 

[Vic Winters]

I've been wondering about the same thing... I'd like to run all of my dirt in one loop with a volume/expression pedal to control the blend with the clean signal, possibly the same in a separate loop with modulation effects. I suppose you could do that pretty easy with the LS-2?

A+B Mix - Bypass Mode. Bass into Input. Dirt effects followed by volume pedal in one channel. Other channel left empty. Set desired blend with knobs then use the volume pedal to vary the amount of dirt.

Or there's the Morley FX Blender which has it all in one.

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[Getaway Driver]

A+B Mix - Bypass Mode. Bass into Input. Dirt effects followed by volume pedal in one channel. Other channel left empty. Set desired blend with knobs then use the volume pedal to vary the amount of dirt.

Or there's the Morley FX Blender which has it all in one.

it's so easy! Now i understand why so many people have a looper of some sort on their board...

 

[countshockula]

The morley looks cool

 

[sunbeast]

Be prepared for the results to not necessarily be as great as you may expect- pedals can do all sorts of things to their signals that can make a blended signal sound weak. Most notably phase shifting- which will cause your effected and clean signals to be in reverse phase from each other. The Xotic Blender has a phase reverse button to deal with this, but it means that whatever effect is reversing your phase must always be on, or you will still be putting the signal out of phase with the button in... it can be alot of trouble for nothing in my experience- using two amps, one clean and one effected, seems to work much better!

 

[greenwoodwanabe]

I have the Morley. I like it a lot, it retains the lows really well. My only complaint is that the sweep of clean to wet isn't really even. Just a side note- it can also be used as a sort of kill switch. If you have a lot of effects activated in the loop (particularly distortion), and rock the pedal back and forth quickly, it'll switch between the two channels fast (obviously), producing a sort of kill switchy sound. Hope that helps.
EDIT: Oh and the morley has a phase inverter switch inside the pedal where you would put in the battery.

 

[deepestend]

Check out the Bass Paralooper: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[The Lurker]

Be prepared for the results to not necessarily be as great as you may expect- pedals can do all sorts of things to their signals that can make a blended signal sound weak. Most notably phase shifting- which will cause your effected and clean signals to be in reverse phase from each other. The Xotic Blender has a phase reverse button to deal with this, but it means that whatever effect is reversing your phase must always be on, or you will still be putting the signal out of phase with the button in... it can be alot of trouble for nothing in my experience- using two amps, one clean and one effected, seems to work much better!

+1. I learned the phaser thing through hard experience..... "where the heck did my signal go????"

I suppose you could always put the phase inverter into a loop itself