Recording Stereo Effects From HX Stomp

[MHoffpauir]

I'm new to home studio recording and I'm trying to get the most out of my HX stomp.

 

One area that confuses me is in regards to recording the stereo effects, such as ping pong delay and reverbs. I've been trying to route that into logic so that I capture the stereo effects but I've been stumped on how to do that through the USB connection to my computer. It always sounds mono, even when I plug headphones into HX Stomp directly I don't get the bouncing ping pong effect that I expected. 

 

Can anyone advise me on how to record this? Are my settings incorrect on the Stomp or in Logic? Can it be done all through the USB or do I need to use the left and right outputs and go into my interface channel 1 and 2 and just record two tracks simultaneously?   Any advise is very appreciated. Thanks.

[silverhead]

The order of the FX blocks in the signal chain is important here. A mono FX block will send a mono signal from its output even if the incoming signal is stereo. Make sure your stereo FX blocks are the last ones in the signal chain - no mono block following them.

[Digital_Igloo]

Assuming you're not splitting and then merging a signal with the Ping Pong delay before the split (which requires a tiny bit of work to maintain its stereo spread), all you need to do is record a stereo track in Logic set to USB In 1/2 from HX Stomp.

 

Also make sure there are no mono blocks after your delay that might collapse everything to mono. All amps, preamps, and single cabs are mono.

[MHoffpauir]

You guys are genius! I had a mono LA Studio Comp and an IR at the end of the chain that was causing the problem. I changed those and now I get the full stereo effects.

Thank you for the great advice.