HD500 STEREO SIGNAL FROM FX LOOP

[dodomoon]

I want to connect a gr55 to the pod hd500.

 

Please let me understand if i'm right:

 

I can use the fx return left and right to the second channel of the hd500 signal flow, so i can have 2 independent stereo signals that can go into the mixer trough left and right output.

 

so 

 

I can have channel 1: guitar with pingk pong delay --> l&r output of hd500

 

channel 2: synth sounds that enter the l&r input of fx loop and go out from l&r output of hd500

 

is it right?

[Rewolf48]

FX Loop can be placed anywhere in the signal chain, it will be Stereo output onto the path that is is placed on, but it will be forced to mono if you place a mono effect after it, amd it will loose half the stereo signal (only L or R side) if placed before the mixer and the A or B path is panned to hard Left or Right.

 

I have used a setup with a Yamaha Motif going into the HD500 for a few years now (as I play guitar and a bit of keyboards) - I place the FX Loop as the very last effect. It should be set to Mix of 50% which will mix the HD500 signal and FX Loop Return (left and right) at equal volume; it doesn't matter if the FX Loop is switched on or not because that only controls the FX Send.

 

Set up this way it is possible to have both sources playing at the same time in stereo - I sometimes for example play a rich droning sound from the keyboard using a MIDI Note ON triggered by an HD500 switch while playing guitar at the same time.

 

Obviously you need to duplicate the FX Loop set-up on every patch that you need both sources but I haven't noticed any significant drop in signal while switching HD500 patches. 

[dodomoon]

thank for the reply, very exhaustive answer!