One idea for a compact pedalboard that can go direct into a mixing board is the following:
#2 handles the guitar cabinet/mic simulation. This contributes greatly to a guitar's sound. It also supports full stereo so that you can have either a mono or stereo guitar signal pass through separate IRs and out to pedal #3.
#3 supports stereo in and out and is what creates the sense of ambience and space. The Zoom MS-70CDR has an amazing number of choruses, flangers, phasers and modulation effects as well as delays and reverbs -- some modeled after famous units.
Out of all these units, #2 costs the most, but it is professional grade. It reproduces IRs with stunning accuracy and low latency -- as good as any digital modeling unit (Fractal, Kemper, Line6, Torpedo, etc.) which costs much more.
So for under $500, you can have a pro-sounding pedalboard ready for direct recording or into a mixing board and PA. You can forgo #1 if you already have distortion effects, pedals, etc. since those can be used as the source into the Logidy.
Zoom G3
![[Image: leadImage_g3.png]](https://www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/styles/png_to_jpg/public/products/hero-image/leadImage_g3.png)
Logidy EPSi
![[Image: EPSi1Full.jpg]](http://www.logidy.com/images/EPSi1Full.jpg)
Zoom MS-70CDR
- Pedal or gear that can create the necessary overdrive or distortion tone. Example is the Zoom G3. $150
- Logidy EPSi for Impulse Response (IR). $200
- Zoom MS-70CDR for chorus/delay/reverb. $120
#2 handles the guitar cabinet/mic simulation. This contributes greatly to a guitar's sound. It also supports full stereo so that you can have either a mono or stereo guitar signal pass through separate IRs and out to pedal #3.
#3 supports stereo in and out and is what creates the sense of ambience and space. The Zoom MS-70CDR has an amazing number of choruses, flangers, phasers and modulation effects as well as delays and reverbs -- some modeled after famous units.
Out of all these units, #2 costs the most, but it is professional grade. It reproduces IRs with stunning accuracy and low latency -- as good as any digital modeling unit (Fractal, Kemper, Line6, Torpedo, etc.) which costs much more.
So for under $500, you can have a pro-sounding pedalboard ready for direct recording or into a mixing board and PA. You can forgo #1 if you already have distortion effects, pedals, etc. since those can be used as the source into the Logidy.
Zoom G3
![[Image: leadImage_g3.png]](https://www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/styles/png_to_jpg/public/products/hero-image/leadImage_g3.png)
Logidy EPSi
![[Image: EPSi1Full.jpg]](http://www.logidy.com/images/EPSi1Full.jpg)
Zoom MS-70CDR
![[Image: zoom-cdr-70.jpg?w=640&h=640]](https://jimatwood.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/zoom-cdr-70.jpg?w=640&h=640)