Possible to run looper on only one of the two signal paths? [HD Pro/FBV Shortboard MkII]

[aaronbagby]

I am playing a solo acoustic gig where I'll be using my Pod HD Pro for vocal and guitar effects, straight into a 2-channel interface to the house sound system. I run guitar through the left side of the POD, and the vocals through the right. There are a few parts in my set that require the looper functions of the unit, but they coincide with my singing at times. Is it possible to run the looper on only the guitar's signal path? Thanks in advance.

[ColonelForbin]

That seems like it will be tricky.. The looper can be set to pre or post; I use it in the post position 99.99999% of the time.

 

Since you are already splitting the signal path into left / right, presumably into two sections of amp model and no-amp model, before the mixer block?

 

In that case, you might be able to do something with the FX loop to intercept the output of the vocal portion of the path before it gets to the looper, but then you wouldn't be sending the vocals through the XLR output.

 

Put the FX loop effect block at the end of the vocal signal chain, just BEFORE the mixer block, set the mix to 100% and only connect the send out from the HD500. Technically, you wouldn't need to pan the signals left right anymore - when you have two paths like that, they are both in full stereo. It's only when there is a mono effects block after the mixer that the signal becomes mono, or when the loooper is involved.

 

In theory, this should prevent the vocal portion of the signal from merging with the guitar signal, and prevent the vocals from being sent out the main outputs of the POD, hence also removing the vocals from being sent to the looper.

 

So, the upside to this workaround is you could put some cool stereo delay effects on your vocals, and using a stereo 1/4" to dual mono 1/4", (since the FX loop send is stereo) run that into the mixer with the 1/4" cables. You could also do stereo effects on your guitar this way, if applicable -  though the looper is mono no matter what you do.