Wet/dry recording with the UAFX Ruby/Lion/Woodrow

[LeFisk27]

So, I'm then a happy owner of the 3 pedals mentioned and before I received them, I used to wet/dry record with my Apollo Twin X/Line 6 Helix rack. I always ending up using the dry signal, but I'm thinking since these pedal sounds so good the story will be different. So, maybe I'm overthinking this as maybe the only way is to use a splitter since the processing now happens inside the pedal and a dry signal needs to splitted before the pedal, would I then have any latency issues btw?
Or is the overthinking actually right meaning there is another way of recording wet and dry with the UAFX? Asking in case I don't need to buy a splitter like the JHS buffered splitter.

 

[Dazlermac]

I haven’t tried this with the UAFX pedals or a twin but it might work for you - you’d have to test it.

Potentially you could plug into the guitar input on your twin. Using the console app, route the output of channel 1 to line out 3 (I think you get the option to route to mix out as well - don’t pick this option). Connect output 3 to the input of the pedal, and connect the output of the pedal into input 2.

Monitor channel 2 via the console. Record a separate track each for inputs 1, and 2 in your DAW.

Again I haven’t tested with a pedal, but I have cascading inputs on my eight channels Apollo in the past.

It’s worth a try, and if it works you can insert some of the guitar fx like space echo, Korg delay, EP or compression in front of the pedal as a bonus.

 

[klasaine]

No noticeable latency using a DI into one channel of my Apollo and the ‘through’ into a uafx amp pedal and that into another channel on the Apollo.
IMO, that’s the simplest way.

 

[exoslime]

i also do this wet / dry setup:

Guitar into Apollo DI Input 1
send out the DI Signal via Line out to the Pedal
Pedal return back into a line channel

in the DAW you setup 2 mono channels, one for the DI Input 1 and the 2nd one for the Line Input of the UAFX Pedal
works like a charme

Apollo DI also does have a higher Impedance than the UAFX pedals (they only have 500KOhm) which is a good thing too
if you are having 3 UAFX pedals you can use 3 Line Outs and 3 Line ins (or 6 Line In if you are using stereo), and the great thing is, you can create Console Presets, they also save the Console Routing, so you can easily switch between the 3 pedals

another great thing is, you can also use Insert FX on the DI Input 1 before you send the signal out to the pedals
like an 1176 compressor, or the Tubescreamer plugin, which works fantastic.

 

[LeFisk27]

Awesome, thanks a lot for the replies, works perfect

 

[MakerDP]

The way it's been done for decades is to use a direct box. Guitar into that, "thru" jack into pedal/amp/whatever for the wet, XLR into Apollo for the dry.

The problem with going guitar into the Apollo (or any interface) and then back out to your wet setup is the extra latency. You have two AD conversions and one DA just with the interface plus any AD/DA that happens in your wet chain. Only you can decide if the amount of latency is acceptable - but for me it's too much because it's the wet mix used for monitoring while I record.

If you don't have a DI box then you need at least one decent one in your studio so you might as well bite the bullet and invest in a Radial DI or equivalent - or better if you have the funds. I actually use a DI always instead of the HiZ inputs on my Apollos.