HX Stomp Left/Right outputs always plugged into on board junction box...

[johnnygomezmusic]

Hey all!

 

I'm working on a rig for a customer that has the HX Stomp with a Vertex Interface on the board.

 

Basically, Left/Right outputs are always plugged into the interface's L/R inputs that go out to the two amps/DIs.

 

After reaching out to Vertex, using only the LEFT out of the interface sums both outputs for mono operation.

 

I know that the Stomp itself sums stereo effects to mono when plugging into just the left output, but in this case, they're always plugged in and the summing happens at the interface.

 

Here's the quirk: customer had a patch with an amp/cab block and legacy plate reverb.  I turned off the amp/cab block because I was plugging into an amp.  Using the left output of the vertex interface, I was only getting reverb with little to no dry signal.  plugging into the right output on the interface had dry signal plus reverb.  so I removed all blocks to test.  left output on the interface has nothing and right output has dry signal.

 

while plugged into the LEFT output, panning either direction at the output block did nothing.

while plugged into the RIGHT output, panning fully left muted everything and panning fully right was dry signal back again.

 

I have tried several settings and variations but can't seem to figure this one out after a few hours.  any input to give me new perspective/something else to check out would be immensely helpful!

 

chain is:

GTR > Interface

Tuner

Fender Switchboard with 4 drive pedals, out to

H90 stereo

BigSky stereo

HX Stomp stereo, back to interface

 

Thank you!

jg

[rd2rk]

Your description of the signal chain sounds like the Vertex "Stereo" wiring that you get when you scan the QR Code.

In terms of physical wiring that's pretty straight forward, with the addition of the L/R from the last "Time Based Effect" being connected to the HXS L/R Inputs and the HXS L/R Main Outputs connected to the Vertex L/R Inputs and on to the amps.

If I've got that right, then apart from defective cables, that leaves the internal routings of the patches in the "Time Based Effects" and the HXS.

Check the patches in the H90 and Big Sky to be sure that they are outputting on both channels.

Remember that unless ALL blocks in the HXS signal chain are stereo (or the Path is SPLIT and recombined, in which case BOTH the A and B paths will be STEREO and can contain stereo FX) the signal will be summed to MONO.

Check any SPLIT and MIX points for panning issues.

Attach a copy of the preset that you want to use (the client's original? NOT a screenshot!) so that we can have a look at it.

[Schmalle]

I read through the post and didn't find a question mark. Bummer.

[johnnygomezmusic]

@rd2rkthanks for checking this out!  He has the board now and doing some gigs, it works fine despite the quirk just using the right output.  We still want to solve it so we are meeting next week to double check his settings and patches, as well as cabling.

[Schmalle]

Use the left input of the Stomp.