rscherry

I am using the hx effects to channel switch the dual rec, through a voodoo lab control switcher. I am not turning off the FX loop, just turning off the individual effects in the hx effects. I think you are right about just taking effects out and adding them back in one at a time. I’ll try that next time I have the ability to really crank up the volume. Thanks for the feedback!

New to playing with a band and the HX Effects, sorry if there is an obvious answer to this. I recently picked up HX Effects to use with my MESA Dual Rectifier multi-watt head. I spent some time setting up the effects I wanted at home (bedroom volumes of course) and everything sounds great. However, when I turn up my amp at band practice to get over the drummer, I get a terrible squealing sound, very high pitched type of feedback. The squealing occurs when I turn up the output volume, even if I have the guitar volume all the way down, so it is not feedback coming through the pickups. I'm using the 4 cable method with a pretty standard setup: guitar > HX Effects > noise gate > red squeeze > Minotaur > FX Loop > chorus > simple delay > glitz > 10 band graphic > noise gate > speaker cab The problem only happens when I'm playing through the clean channel (channel 1). In this snapshot I have all of the effects on except the Minotaur. For my distortion channel 3, I turn on the minotaur and turn off all the effects in the FX loop (chorus, delay, reverb) and I have absolutely no issues at any volume. Levels on the effects are all set to zero except the red comp (+3.0, the Minotaur (+7.0) and the EQ (-3.0). I added the 10 band equalizer (rolled off the highs) and the second noise gate to eliminate the squealing, which works, but they are definitely impacting my tone. I'm at a loss on what to try next- I've fiddled with most of the settings to no avail. Could this be gain staging? If so, how might I adjust to get rid of the issue? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!