adagosto Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Hi all, I just started using my HX Stomp XL with monitors and the stereo thing has happened!! Question... Do ALL blocks need to be stereo blocks in order for the patch to work in stereo OR can you get away with some being stereo and others being mono? If you can mix, it seems to me that the Boost/Overdrive can be mono and the modulation, delay and reverb ought to be stereo, but does mixing them detract from the stereo sound at all? Thank you for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Only the last block needs to be stereo to get a stereo signal, but any mono block that follows a stereo block collapses the signal to mono. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilrahi Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 10:00 AM, adagosto said: Hi all, I just started using my HX Stomp XL with monitors and the stereo thing has happened!! Question... Do ALL blocks need to be stereo blocks in order for the patch to work in stereo OR can you get away with some being stereo and others being mono? If you can mix, it seems to me that the Boost/Overdrive can be mono and the modulation, delay and reverb ought to be stereo, but does mixing them detract from the stereo sound at all? Thank you for the help! On 8/19/2022 at 10:03 AM, rd2rk said: Only the last block needs to be stereo to get a stereo signal, but any mono block that follows a stereo block collapses the signal to mono. Building upon what @rd2rk said, my general practice if I want stereo is to have all things BEFORE the amp/cab block be mono (the amp will just crush it to mono anyway) and all things POST the amp/cab block be stereo. Now, it is good to know that mono blocks use less DSP than stereo. So, sometimes I use some blocks post amp/cab as mono in order to conserve DSP for DSP intensive blocks. The key point is your final block always needs to be stereo if you want a stereo signal. It should also be pointed out, that stereo Distortion blocks prior to the amp/cab that get crushed to mono seem to sound slightly different than mono distortion blocks. I haven't experimented with it that much, but it's good to know. Maybe someone will find a cool unique tone that way so like all things, while it may be a general "rule" to use mono blocks prior to amp/cab, there may be times it's worth breaking that rule. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adagosto Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 This is a huge help! Thank you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adagosto Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 HOLY CRAP!! Why didn't you guys tell me how freaken cool stereo is!! All this time I've had my monitors collecting dust and I'm been dinking around with the 4CM when I could have been in the promised land all this time!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 10:16 PM, adagosto said: HOLY CRAP!! Why didn't you guys tell me how freaken cool stereo is!! All this time I've had my monitors collecting dust and I'm been dinking around with the 4CM when I could have been in the promised land all this time!!! The best way to think about how the Helix functions, is when used to it’s full potential, it’s not like the amp in the room scenario, but it’s actually more like listening to a fully produced guitar tone in a studio control room. Now you have discovered stereo as it really is and can be used. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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