Running into issues with ABY box re-joined with 2-female-to-1-male jack

[nedorama]

First issue off the bat -- you're using the wrong cable for splitting - you have a stereo to mono adapter, and you want a mono to mono splitter. If you want to stick with Hosa, you want the YPP-111 Mono 1/4" male to 2 1/4" females as shown here:

Professional Recording Equipment Accessories: Shop Our Selection of Audio Equipment Accessories, Custom Engraved Panels and Custom Audio Cables - HOSA YPP-111

Using a Y isn't the best idea - read here:
Why Not Wye?

Simple enough to build.

Your other issue is you have a cheap, poorly made ABY Box. Read the reviews - this is not a good ABY splitter. You should have transformer ISO, phase and ground lift to deal with various issues.

You may be better off with a true bypass loop pedal that lets you put your effects on a loop; some now have a variable mix control so you can mix that into the signal. That way, no splitting and merging - it's like an effects aux send, but for guitar signals.

WetBox

[kvd171]

Originally Posted by nedorama

First issue off the bat -- you're using the wrong cable for splitting - you have a stereo to mono adapter, and you want a mono to mono splitter. If you want to stick with Hosa, you want the YPP-111 Mono 1/4" male to 2 1/4" females as shown here:

Professional Recording Equipment Accessories: Shop Our Selection of Audio Equipment Accessories, Custom Engraved Panels and Custom Audio Cables - HOSA YPP-111

Using a Y isn't the best idea - read here:
Why Not Wye?

Simple enough to build.

Your other issue is you have a cheap, poorly made ABY Box. Read the reviews - this is not a good ABY splitter. You should have transformer ISO, phase and ground lift to deal with various issues.

You may be better off with a true bypass loop pedal that lets you put your effects on a loop; some now have a variable mix control so you can mix that into the signal. That way, no splitting and merging - it's like an effects aux send, but for guitar signals.

WetBox

Thanks for your help! I looked at my Amazon history and I actually linked to the wrong splitter--I have the mono to mono one you mentioned. And I have another Morley ABY box coming to me, are those any better? I got both for next to nothing so I could play around with this setup so I want to play around with this but don't want to ruin any gear. :(

Felt pretty confident I could tackle this after reading the first few paragraphs of that article. Then there was a giant whooshing sound around here:

One of the most common examples of tying two outputs together is in "monoing" the low end of multiway active crossover systems.

I'm interested in learning more about the tech side of my gear but I'm in over my head if I'd want to build one of those... Any commercially available summing boxes you know of for 2 or 3 inputs into one output? The only ones I'm seeing in my searches are all giant $1,500 summing units...

Would something like this DOD 240 work?

http://www.google.com/products/catal...ed=0CFcQ8wIwAA

Thanks again!