HD500 users

[anotherfreak]

With the A/B patches, is it possible to run a dual output guitar (acoustic/electric) through different patches at the same time? Can I have my electric guitar go from the guitar input through the A side, while having my acoustic side of the guitar going from the aux input through the B side of the processor? I want to use the two amp setup to run two inputs, direct straight to the board.

Also, can you set up the expression pedal to pan between the two inputs?

[i8guitar]

You should be able to set up 2 distinct signal paths within in one patch - in your case, electric guitar going to input 1 (guitar in) and acoustic going to input 2 (aux in). You can assign the input sources for each path in System setup. Then you create your dual signal path, say an amp block and reverb in path "A" for the electric, and a chorus and reverb in path "B" for the acoustic. Then you could assign the expression pedal to pan between the paths. You would set that expression pan control before the split into "A" and "B" paths.

[atquinn]

The X3Live was actually setup for the use you're describing much better than the HD500. The HD500 sounds much better, but because of the CPU limits you might find that you're not able to get all that much on each path. For each chain to be completely separate, you will have to put everything before the mixer (which means each chain would have to have it's own chorus, delay, reverb, etc...)and then pan one side hard right and the other hard left at the mixer. Then you would be able to send them out the unit to a board and have them manipulated independently. LIke I said, it's possible, but you won't be able to use any of the more CPU-intensive amp models or reverbs or you'll run out of processing power.

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Austin

[anotherfreak]

's okay, If anything I'll use 'verb from the board. I want to use the guitar in for amp simulation and sparse effects(drive, trem, chorus, delay) and the Aux input for the acoustic(comp,delay,chorus). I'd like to be able to pan from the HD500 deck, but I've been using my knobs for years I just wanted to make sure it was possible, especially the hard A-right/B-left panning, before sinking the $$, I already own a HD400, so I feel kinda like I missed the boat on that one.

Thanks for the info, manuals occasionally say different things from the users

[tomteriffic]

Well, this is a bit of a revelation. I'd been looking for something that could process both sides of my Duotone Custom separately, up to a point, and then combine them for the final output. I figure that, for my purposes, time based stuff (chorus, delay, etc.) could be shared for the most part while the front end stuff would differ. I'll have to go play around with one.

[anotherfreak]

Me too

[atquinn]

Well, this is a bit of a revelation. I'd been looking for something that could process both sides of my Duotone Custom separately, up to a point, and then combine them for the final output. I figure that, for my purposes, time based stuff (chorus, delay, etc.) could be shared for the most part while the front end stuff would differ. I'll have to go play around with one.

I used my HD500 with my Duotone Custom a little bit and that's exactly how I used it. If you're sharing the time based stuff, you should be fine on CPU power for the most part. And you can set the foot pedal to pan between the two outputs.

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Austin

[anotherfreak]

'sup,

did you use it stereo? having the pan select the different inputs, or did you run it with electric to one side and acoustic to the other side? can you do both?