HX Effects and TRS instruments

[ttrenka]

Hi all, brand new HX Effects user. I have a question regarding using the HX Effects unit with instruments that do split outputs (think Chapman Stick):

Is it possible to plug one side of the instrument's output into the left input, and the other side to the right...and then be able to set up two paths within the HX Effects to route the signals onto two different block paths? As an example, said Chapman Stick has a bass side and a treble side. I'd like to be able to route the bass side through one path and the treble side to another.

All of my TRS-based instruments (I have two) are connected to a pedal board using (what amounts to) an insert cable.

Many thanks in advance!

[ttrenka]

I may have found a solution (have not tried it yet but should work, only got the pedal 2 days ago).

1. Set up a preset that will use both Path A and Path B.
2. In Path A, set up the bass side of the instrument using what you might normally use (for me, usually a Phase 90, Send/Return from an external Sans Amp)
3. In Path B, set up a volume block set to 0 (to mute the input signal), followed by a second Send/Return block and whatever effects chain you want for the treble side.
4. When plugging in the instrument, plug the bass side into the left input and the treble side into Return 1/2--and make sure the return you use is the one you assigned to the Path B block.

While I know this is not a common setup for most, one of the main reasons I bought the HX Effects in the first place was to give myself the ability to fully utilize any split output instrument I have (I have a Chapman Stick and a specially modified Squire VI in which the 2 lower strings go through a bass output, and the top four through the treble, with the ability to send all 6 strings together).

If anyone has any other suggestions, I am definitely all ears!