Sending a Clean Guitar Signal to Out 3 Without Affecting My Main Tone (Quad Cortex)

[emilgronvall]

Hi!

My singer uses a TC Helicon-style vocal processor pedal, and for that I need to send a completely clean guitar signal. On my previous analog board, I used a BJF buffer split to divide the signal in two. One signal continued through my pedalboard as usual, and the other went straight to her vocal processor.

To recreate this setup, I want to dedicate Row 2 for the clean split. The goal is for the untouched signal to come out of Output 3.

Right now in my Quad Cortex, my guitar comes into Input 1 on Row 1, continues on Row 3, and finally goes out through Stereo Out 1/2. On Row 4, I have my vocal microphone.

Row 2 is where I want to create this split, but I need help setting it up correctly. I’ve experimented with Split, Merge, Balance, etc., but every time I try something, it affects my main tone.

What I want is a completely clean signal routed directly from Input 1 to Output 3 — without affecting my main sound at all (Rows 1 and 3).

What’s the correct way to do this?

[DiffractionCircuit]

You should be able to set the input of row 2 to Input 1. No split/merge at all. Simple.

[emilgronvall]

Yes, I’ve tried that. But I get an increase in volume and a bit more “hiss” in the original sound. How can that happen?

[DiffractionCircuit]

That’s strange. If you’re sending Input 1 to multiple rows, they shouldn’t affect each other. Can you share this preset?

Also, can anyone else speak to this?

[xush]

when you say ‘original sound,’ how are you monitoring this? Headphones? PA? Separating Outputs like that should not affect each other, but you’d also have to monitor those outputs separately to really judge the results. Headphones combines them all and can be misleading, though you can adjust what’s being routed

[emilgronvall]

Hi, I was using headphones all night, so that might be why it sounded strange. I’ve now done what you suggested, and I’ll try playing through speakers tomorrow to see if it sounds correct then.

[emilgronvall]

Hi! See my answer to xush!