DragonGuitar
Well-Known Member
So, most people run modulation or time effects such as delay or phaser through the FX loop in their amp rather than in front, to avoid the effect from going haywire when you switch channels (unless you don't use OD from the amp, but only from a pedal). I know what the difference between parallel and series FX loops are, but I have heard that parallel FX loops sometimes have problems with digital effects, especially modulation effects, because the dry signal is not delayed like the wet, and when they are mixed it just sounds terrible. But some people say that modulation sounds better with parallel. Does that make digital modulation and parallel loops mutually exclusive?
For example, say I'm using a digital delay or chorus. I don't want to run it in front of the amp since I need to use the amps gain. But I shouldn't run it in a parallel loop for the reasons stated above. So a serial loop or an analog delay would be my best options? Do time effects still sound good with a serial loop?
Other people say that parallel loops have trouble processing effects in general since the signal levels are sometimes out of sync, which cant always be fixed except by modding to a serial. So is there really any advantage to having a parallel loop? I have heard its an easy mod to switch over. Do series FX loops have trouble processing any types of signals? Tell me what you guys think.
For example, say I'm using a digital delay or chorus. I don't want to run it in front of the amp since I need to use the amps gain. But I shouldn't run it in a parallel loop for the reasons stated above. So a serial loop or an analog delay would be my best options? Do time effects still sound good with a serial loop?
Other people say that parallel loops have trouble processing effects in general since the signal levels are sometimes out of sync, which cant always be fixed except by modding to a serial. So is there really any advantage to having a parallel loop? I have heard its an easy mod to switch over. Do series FX loops have trouble processing any types of signals? Tell me what you guys think.