2 instruments with insert mode H90

Hello cellicello,

cellicello wrote:

I was planning to use the Dual mode, but I can only have one algorithm for each insert max.

Inserts are not available in Dual mode, so I assume you mean signal path. In Dual Mode you may place one algorithm per path, or two on Path 1 only, or two on Path 2 only.

cellicello wrote:

I was surprised that the programs I already made in insert mode were not available

The manual states that all programs created in the Insert Global Routing mode will not be available in Dual Routing, since the signal flow architecture is different.

cellicello wrote:

I was thinking of using the insert mode and plugging the mic in input one and the pickup in insert two. I get a level difference issue.

Are you using preamps for your mic and pickups? Do you have a way of adjusting levels for these capturing devices? Pickups tend to be high-impedance (Hi-Z) instrument level signals where mics tend to be +4 dBu or -10 dB line level depending on the model of preamp. A preamp helps convert to the appropriate signal type, which for line level is -10 dB. Make sure the I/O in the System Menu of the H90 is set for line level on the inputs for the mic and set to instrument level for the pickup.

I play violin with pickup and sometimes a mic also. I just got an H90 and I will use it with a two channel preamp that takes both the pickup and mic inputs and has an effects loop. I can then do separate gain, EQ and then mix the inputs. I put effects like H90 into the effects loop. There are several two channel preamps for acoustic instruments that will do this. I use the Grace Design Felix. The latest version has a stereo effects loop but isn’t cheap. Search for “The Pickup Test” for lots of related info, much of it specific to cello.