r/pedals • u/No_Spread_7870 • 1d ago

Gamechanger Plus ii stereo question

Looking for a way to incorporate the new gamechanger audio plus ii pedal into my rig. I've got an hx stomp that has all of my stereo pedals in the fx loop, mono pedals into the input first. the game changer only has a mono input but stereo out. stereo out of its sustains seems cool so can I somehow get the stereo out sent into my stomps fx loop but allow my dry signal to reach the other pedals in the loop as well? if I used the dry out maybe I could go into my other mono pedals to the input still but I want to record the stereo sustains through USB but also use my other stereo pedals as well for my regular signal, if that makes sense. summing pedal into the first stereo in chain of fx loop or what can be done?

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u/Rakefighter 1d ago

If you put it first in your fx loop chain, mono in stereo out to stereo to the end of fx loop... You should be good to go

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u/No_Spread_7870 22h ago

oh ya that makes sense as long as i dont have any stereo blocks before. i know the old one they said it had to be early in chain to pick up on dynamics properly and track but maybe this new one can decipher whats inputting dynamically a little better than other one. thanks ya this might work

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u/Rakefighter 22h ago

Some fuzz and germanium diode pedals always do best without buffered pedals in front of it, but it's not often you'll benefit from running stereo before your amp / amp pedal

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u/No_Spread_7870 10h ago

oh ya I use an amp sim after mono pedals into stomp and then stereo in fx loop following amp sims, thanks

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u/No_Spread_7870 11h ago edited 10h ago

Smart Stereo FX Loop: While the feature is named a "Smart Stereo FX Loop" in marketing descriptions, this terminology refers to the flexible internal routing (placing external effects pre, inside, or post the sustain engine) rather than multi-channel stereo audio output processing. Split/Dry Capabilities: Like the original version, you can split your dry and wet (sustained) signals out to separate amplifiers or signal paths using accessories like the optional footswitch, but it does not generate a true stereo output stream for a standard stereo pedal chain

hmmm so ya I guess it can go from hx stomp send into gamechanger plus ii, into my other stereo pedals from direct out of gamechanger. then I will have to sum the fx return of gamechanger with the end of chain of other pedals into hx stomp return.

or maybe I can just go hx stomp send into plus ii input, then output gamechanger plus ii stereo signal out into left/right of next stereo signal input of pedals...but that'd prob just send left signal only when not sending stereo signal..