Rig planning for triple split signal - low, and stereo high

[ndutyme]

I have been building my first bass pedalboard and already gone through several iterations. My current configuration uses different distortions for each output, after octave modulation. Two Notes Le Bass on low, Source Audio Aftershock stereo for the left and right stereo high signal. Voodoo Labs Digbat PX-8 is the base to use for configuration presets to sent MIDI changes to the pedals. Ultimately I would need to have a Sound Sculptures Switchblade to be able to have a full routable matrix of connections, in any order.

Right now I don't have any pedals going through the switch/looping of the Digbat, as I can't wrap my head aroundhow to use this with the triple signal path.

Looking for any suggestions from others on ways to incorporate the switch/lopper with the triple split signal path.

Thanks

 

[Warwick on Eden]

My head hurts

 

[gh0st42]

Love the concept!

Unfortunately, I think you might need to get either a Stereo Loop Switcher for everything, or a 2nd smaller Stereo Loop Switcher to run the Stereo High Path through.
(2nd Stereo Loop Switcher is probably better thinking about it, that way you can keep a separate isolated mono Low Path)

Otherwise on a Mono Loop Switcher, everything will be running in Mono through out and summed to Mono afterwards. Going with a single Stereo Switcher would drop one of your three signal paths out of the Switcher.

 

[micguy]

It's a cool idea, I'll admit, but there are some practical issues I see that you should anticipate.

When you run into a place where there's a PA, what signal are you going to feed to FOH? I'll guarantee you (unless you're on a national tour, and your (not the singer's) name is on the Marquee), they aren't going to use 3 mics on the bass rig. That's something you should consider, unless you're always playing small places, in which case....why such an elaborate rig? Will it even fit on stage? What if it doesn't? - what's your fallback position?. The point is not to paint yourself into a corner, where you get to a gig and don't have a workable rig.

The gig's I've played, if there was room for 3 amps on stage for the bass, it meant it was a big place; in those cases there was always a PA that carried most of the load.

 

[TOOL460002]

Parallel looping could really simplify both the pedalboard and amp/speaker setup. Unless I'm wrong, the two hi outs aren't for a panning effects, so maybe just use one amp and two speakers (and of course a 2-3ch parallel looper. Don't know your board or switchers, so this may or may not be easy.