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Splitting clean sound with effects

u84six

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What do you guys use to split your clean sound from your effects processed sound? Is there some kind of mixer/splitter that you recommend?

Also, if I want to compress everything, meaning processed sound and clean, my compressor should go at the end of the chain, correct? So does that mean I'll need 2 mixer pedals, or is there some sort of mixer pedal that can handle it all?
 
Badger Schism, Wounded Paw Ultra Blender, Boss LS-2, Xotic Xblender. These all act as a splitter/ mixer in one. They are called parallel loopers.

To use the compressor after all of it your chain will go

Bass-> Parallel Looper -> Compressor -> Amp.
Loop1 Send -> Your awesome effects -> Loop 1 Return
Loop 2 Send -> Your awesomer effects -> Loop 2 Return

My profile has a description of a parallel loop setup.
 
Badger Schism, Wounded Paw Ultra Blender, Boss LS-2, Xotic Xblender. These all act as a splitter/ mixer in one. They are called parallel loopers.

To use the compressor after all of it your chain will go

Bass-> Parallel Looper -> Compressor -> Amp.
Loop1 Send -> Your awesome effects -> Loop 1 Return
Loop 2 Send -> Your awesomer effects -> Loop 2 Return

My profile has a description of a parallel loop setup.

Thanks for the info!
 

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