HX Effects Stereo Out/Sum question, if using pedalboard interface...

RandomGecko

If I have my HX hooked up in stereo to a pedalboard junction box/interface, but only run into one amp, if I only hear the left side, is that the same as running in mono, or is the mono usually a summed signal? 

Obviously if you run in mono as per any "normal" setup, say using the FX loop of an amp, and you set run a stereo delay, it sums that, but if you run a mono delay, come out of the HX in stereo, but only use say the left side, is that half a signal or is it sending an equally strong signal down both channels... if that makes sense?

Thanks in advance!

siremoon

Tbh I have no idea what you're asking but from the Helix perspective my understanding is that a given stereo output will sum to mono if only the left channel jack is connected.  I have no idea whether that's done by the Helix detecting the physical presence/absence of the right channel jack or whether it is done by detecting that the right channel is open circuit or something else.

Sporky

If your patch box connects to both outputs of the Helix then for stereo outputs the two will differ.

You could, I reckon, make a controller per patch that monos the output, and control that from an external toggle switch...