Parallel Guitar Effect Routing Explained Concisely

If you've ever wondered why some guitarists go through the maze of setting up a pedalboard with parallel effect mixing, this video will attempt to answer that question.
Gear:
Wounded Paw Blender - reverb.grsm.io/woundedpaw
AMT S2 - reverb.grsm.io/s2
Strymon Timeline - reverb.grsm.io/timeline2705
Strymon BigSky - reverb.grsm.io/bigsky6327
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Four Reasons
2:01 Which FX?
2:12 Kill Dry
2:48 Mix Example
3:21 Routing
4:42 Trails
5:16 Final Thoughts

[@jmkmusicpedals]

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[@rontaylor9736]

Awesome! Best explanation I have seen on parallel mixing for guitars. Much appreciated.

[@jascoskrepedevich]

A 5th reason is so you can independently process the wet signal - for example, adding modulation FX (envelope filers, phasers, etc) to delays without affecting the dry signal.

[@Bebopboo]

This makes so much more sense, THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION!

[@ChrisSamuel1729]

Does this mixer support stereo (via TRS split cord)? As far as I know the Electro Harmonix Tri Parallel mixer doesn't.

[@jmkmusicpedals]

The Blender I'm using in the video does not support stereo in any way. If you want basic analog routing and stereo is a must, you might need to look at some line mixers like the Samson SM10.

[@dudeseriously79]

Nice. Would you recommend the V4 blender?

[@jmkmusicpedals]

I think the only difference is that the V4 has an extra channel? I don't know, the V3 does the job nicely, but I wouldn't mind sometimes having an extra channel.

[@dudeseriously79]

@@jmkmusicpedals Thank you. Also, if you don't mind me asking, would you say that the Blender is better than the EHX Tri Parallel mixer?