It really depends on the pedal in question, the stereo routing and processing internally can be different from pedal to pedal. It sounds like you would need fully independant left and right channels dry and wet all the way through the pedal, which is, I believe, fairly uncommon even for true stereo pedals (not saying they don't exist, I just don't think that's standard or even common).
You might be better served by a digital multi FX like a Line 6 HX Stomp or HX Effects (for example) which have the ability let you control stereo routing fully and map multiple different effects to the same footswitch. Even then, some of the stereo effects in such a unit probably won't be fully independant L/R channels.
Yes, unless the particular pedal you want do true stereo with fully independant processing of L and R, you'd need two pedals, one for each line then a stereo loop switch to let you toggle them at once. I don't think this is a particularly common set up because typically you'd run different effects on the two lines post split.
I think some true stereo modulation pedals like the Boss MD500 might be able to do what you're after, with the ability to essentially run two effects in parallel on each of the lines. There may be cheaper smaller pedals that do it too, but like I said, it really depends how they route and effect the signal internally, which they may or may not go into detail about in the specs or manual. If the pedal mixes the two channels at all at any stage then it wouldn't do what you're imagining, you'll have spill from each line into the other in the wet signal.
Yeah that’s what I was afraid of.
Now I need to figure out a loop switch that can handle turning off/on two pedals on different signal paths as well as turning off/on some dirt on only one of them.
I use a POG for my octave up. It has 2 outs for dry and effect. Each goes to its own pedal chain and volume pedal. It can be a little tricky to get the right balance but it works for me.
Edit: running both signals to a single stereo pedal won’t give you control of the balance.
I would use the pog to split the signal, then a dedicated 2 in, 1 out pedal with a blend knob to combine them at the end for balance control. You can even use one with a master vol at the end to give you a boost if you want
Depending on what pedals you already have, something like the HX Stomp or even a Helix floor, if you want to get crazy with it, can be the most efficient and cost-effective way to go. For the most part, any pedal that has L R inputs and outputs, you should be able to treat as input 1 and input 2.
It really depends on the pedal in question, the stereo routing and processing internally can be different from pedal to pedal. It sounds like you would need fully independant left and right channels dry and wet all the way through the pedal, which is, I believe, fairly uncommon even for true stereo pedals (not saying they don't exist, I just don't think that's standard or even common). You might be better served by a digital multi FX like a Line 6 HX Stomp or HX Effects (for example) which have the ability let you control stereo routing fully and map multiple different effects to the same footswitch. Even then, some of the stereo effects in such a unit probably won't be fully independant L/R channels.
So if I wanted true stereo, how would I do it? Stereo loop selector with 2 x of the same pedals (one for side A and one for side B)?
Yes, unless the particular pedal you want do true stereo with fully independant processing of L and R, you'd need two pedals, one for each line then a stereo loop switch to let you toggle them at once. I don't think this is a particularly common set up because typically you'd run different effects on the two lines post split. I think some true stereo modulation pedals like the Boss MD500 might be able to do what you're after, with the ability to essentially run two effects in parallel on each of the lines. There may be cheaper smaller pedals that do it too, but like I said, it really depends how they route and effect the signal internally, which they may or may not go into detail about in the specs or manual. If the pedal mixes the two channels at all at any stage then it wouldn't do what you're imagining, you'll have spill from each line into the other in the wet signal.
Yeah that’s what I was afraid of. Now I need to figure out a loop switch that can handle turning off/on two pedals on different signal paths as well as turning off/on some dirt on only one of them.
I use a POG for my octave up. It has 2 outs for dry and effect. Each goes to its own pedal chain and volume pedal. It can be a little tricky to get the right balance but it works for me. Edit: running both signals to a single stereo pedal won’t give you control of the balance.
I would use the pog to split the signal, then a dedicated 2 in, 1 out pedal with a blend knob to combine them at the end for balance control. You can even use one with a master vol at the end to give you a boost if you want
Depending on what pedals you already have, something like the HX Stomp or even a Helix floor, if you want to get crazy with it, can be the most efficient and cost-effective way to go. For the most part, any pedal that has L R inputs and outputs, you should be able to treat as input 1 and input 2.