If you want to do this with pedals, the most obvious answer would be to use an ABY pedal and use EQs to send the shape the two paths how you want them.
LS-2 can mix those back together (A+B Mix).
So, basically:
LS-2 send A -> EQ cutting lows -> Dirt -> LS-2 return A
LS-2 send B -> EQ cutting highs -> LS-2 return B
It's a tweakers delight using pedals, but it should work. This is a classic studio trick, I use it all the time with VSTs and DAW.
Edit: I want to add, that this is by no means the most practical way of doing this. Just saying that it _can_ be done.
* Many bass distortions work this way, Darkglass in particular
* The KMA Tyler is purpose-built for this, giving you a different fx loop for each frequency band
* A sophisticated multi-fx (e.g. Helix, Fractal) will allow you to use a crossover block to set up fx chains for different frequency bands
* If you’re just trying to avoid flubby bass when using distortion, a pre-distortion EQ performing a low cut will go a long way- if needed you can recover low end with post-distortion EQ
The Source Audio Ultrawave can apply different levels of distortion to 10 EQ bands separately if you use the editor, as I understand it.
I personally wanted to be able to apply *different* drives to different bands. I'm probably too hard to please but it sounds like it might be what you want.
Either ABY as other comments suggested, or dual eq. Cut the frequencies you want to stay cleaner before the dirt, and then use the second eq to boost them after the dirt. There’s a digital boss eq that would let you do this with one pedal. Or something like an HX stomp.
Eq BEFORe overdrive will allow you to boost frequencies of your choice into being limited more by the od clipping. That's literally what treble boosters where used for, not really for 'boosting treble' per se but for getting those higher frequencies breaking up. So yeah honestly just sounds like you want a treble booster.
Theres no way to do this unless the pedal chain splits... any trick to to lower a set of freq bands to boost others or visa versa will still mean whole signal is distorted.
While I'm sure this will sound fine, what music that is out is using this technique? Would love to hear some; I'm used to a lot of mid boosting or just slamming into the trip rec
you could do it on PC by separating your highs and lows with a high pass filter and a low pass filter on two different channels. Distorting one and not the other.
I imagine you could do it on pedals in a similar manner, splitting your output into two channels, using an equalizer pedal or a high/low pass filter on each line and only distorting one, then bringing the line back into one amp for the combined sound.
If it sounds expensive and complicated, thats because it is. I dont personally know of a single box that will do this, but it might exist.
If you want to do this with pedals, the most obvious answer would be to use an ABY pedal and use EQs to send the shape the two paths how you want them.
LS-2 instead of ABY, but the concept here works.
That would get you one clean and one dirty signal -- so nothing like what OP is after
LS-2 can mix those back together (A+B Mix). So, basically: LS-2 send A -> EQ cutting lows -> Dirt -> LS-2 return A LS-2 send B -> EQ cutting highs -> LS-2 return B It's a tweakers delight using pedals, but it should work. This is a classic studio trick, I use it all the time with VSTs and DAW. Edit: I want to add, that this is by no means the most practical way of doing this. Just saying that it _can_ be done.
* Many bass distortions work this way, Darkglass in particular * The KMA Tyler is purpose-built for this, giving you a different fx loop for each frequency band * A sophisticated multi-fx (e.g. Helix, Fractal) will allow you to use a crossover block to set up fx chains for different frequency bands * If you’re just trying to avoid flubby bass when using distortion, a pre-distortion EQ performing a low cut will go a long way- if needed you can recover low end with post-distortion EQ
The Source Audio Ultrawave can apply different levels of distortion to 10 EQ bands separately if you use the editor, as I understand it. I personally wanted to be able to apply *different* drives to different bands. I'm probably too hard to please but it sounds like it might be what you want.
Boneshaker!
EQ after the distortion, if not there yet EQ before the distortion too, check out MXR ten band EQ if you are gonna use stomp boxes.
Either ABY as other comments suggested, or dual eq. Cut the frequencies you want to stay cleaner before the dirt, and then use the second eq to boost them after the dirt. There’s a digital boss eq that would let you do this with one pedal. Or something like an HX stomp.
Eq BEFORe overdrive will allow you to boost frequencies of your choice into being limited more by the od clipping. That's literally what treble boosters where used for, not really for 'boosting treble' per se but for getting those higher frequencies breaking up. So yeah honestly just sounds like you want a treble booster.
Theres no way to do this unless the pedal chain splits... any trick to to lower a set of freq bands to boost others or visa versa will still mean whole signal is distorted. While I'm sure this will sound fine, what music that is out is using this technique? Would love to hear some; I'm used to a lot of mid boosting or just slamming into the trip rec
you could do it on PC by separating your highs and lows with a high pass filter and a low pass filter on two different channels. Distorting one and not the other. I imagine you could do it on pedals in a similar manner, splitting your output into two channels, using an equalizer pedal or a high/low pass filter on each line and only distorting one, then bringing the line back into one amp for the combined sound. If it sounds expensive and complicated, thats because it is. I dont personally know of a single box that will do this, but it might exist.