Hey guys,
I’m slowly turning my Quad Cortex into a spaceship and now I’m considering running vocals through it too 
(Currently QC is MIDI controlled from Ableton.)
Photo 1 is basically my preset structure.
The idea would be to run vocals on Line 4 for synced delays/reverbs etc.
First question:
We agree that the small audio gap when changing presets is basically unavoidable, right?
Because if vocals are running through the QC too, I’ll obviously get the same cut there.
Even on guitar live, I already notice the little gap between preset changes — usually hidden a bit by ambient trails/fill/etc — but I assume that’s just how it is on the QC.
Now the REAL question:
I work entirely in Scenes mode.
1 preset = 1 song.
For vocals, the signal would be split with an XLR Y:
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DRY vocal straight to FOH/mixer
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FX send → QC → mixer
The issue is:
Since I’m working with Scenes, I can’t really “enable/disable” Line 4 independently (for example mute it or set volume to 0%) without affecting the whole scene structure.
Do you guys know if there’s a way to control ONLY the vocal FX path externally from Ableton?
Like sending a dedicated MIDI CC just for mute/unmute of that line/path, independently from Scene changes (CC#43)?
Basically I’d love:
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Scenes still handling the guitar/song automation
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another independent CC only controlling vocal FX ON/OFF
I could duplicate scenes with/without vocals, but I’m trying to build something cleaner and more autonomous long term.
Maybe I’m overcomplicating this and there’s an obvious solution
If anyone has ideas or a smarter workflow, I’m all ears!