Newbie Question

Quad Cortex
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New here and my first post. I have been a Kemper user for the last 7 years and am seriously considering switching to QC.

Question:

Can I have a single preset that utilizes both Input 1 and Input 2 where 1 is on the input block on line one and the other is on input on line two where the input block on line 2 immediately merges into line 1 to share the rest of the present blocks? In this scenario, I need both input blocks to each have their own input gain before merging into a common preset. What I’m trying to accomplish is, to have all me presets starting this was so that I can utilize my single coil guitar on Input 1 and my humbucker guitar on Input 2 for all of my presets. That way I can adjust the input gain for each so the they both hit the amp block with the same level so that the distortion level is the same for both my single coil and humbucker guitars.

Thanks for your help.

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You can do this, but not in a way that’s immediately obvious. I don’t think you can merge row line 2 into row line 1 with a typical split/merge thing the way you’re describing. I will need to check this on my QC unit and/or ask for anyone else’s help here to confirm.

BUT, there is a very useful and flexible utility block in the QC called Transparent Blend. It will allow you to merge signals from different places in the grid:

  • Set single coil guitar through Input 1 to Row 1
  • Set humbucker guitar through Input 2 to Row 2; this row does not need an output
  • Set Transparent Blend block at the beginning of Row 1. Within the block, set the source to Input 2.
  • Now you have the Input 2 guitar being merged with the Input 1 guitar. You can set the blend amount to 50/50 between the two guitars if you need each active all the time, or you can use Scenes or an expression pedal to switch the blend amount to 100% / 0% and vice versa between the two gutiars.
  • OPTIONAL: You can use Stomp mode to turn the block off when you need only the single coil (Input 1 guitar), and turn the block on when you need only the humbucker (Input 2 guitar) with the blend set 100% on that.
  • Set the output level of the block. If you’re going for a 50 / 50 blend between two guitars, you may need to boost the output by something like 3 dB to compensate.

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I hope this helps.

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