User Manual

Block Order and Stereo Imaging

The signal path in HX Stomp is stereo, carrying two channels of audio. When the

device is fed a stereo input source (i.e., when discrete left and right signals are con-

nected into the HX Stomp Left and Right input jacks), the source audio is processed

discretely in stereo wherever stereo blocks are used within the path. Whenever a mono

block is added within a path, both channels of audio are combined and sent out of the

block as mono.

MostoftheeectsmodelsinHXStomphavebothmonoandstereoversions.Astereo

block displays after its model name in the inspector. The stereo imaging—or how

wide your tone appears with stereo speakers or headphones—is highly dependent on

the type of blocks you add and in what order.

Legacyeectsmodelsvaryinbehavior,justasontheclassicLine6eectsfromwhere

these models originated.

• LegacyDistortion,Dynamics&Pitch/Syntheectsaremono

• LegacyModulation&Delayeectsvaryinthatsomearemono,somestereo,

and some mono in/stereo out, where adjusting the eect's Mix parameter

can narrow the stereo image that is fed into them. It's best to experiment

withtheseeectsandtweaktheMixparametertoachievethedesiredstereo

output results

• LegacyFilterandReverbeectsarestereo

TIP: Even if you’re running a single amp or other mono playback system, some-

timesstereoeectscanstillsound“fuller”thantheirmonocounterparts.Thisis

especially true with stereo reverbs.