If you’ve ever turned effects down just to keep your tone punchy — or wondered why a “stereo” rig doesn’t feel wide — you’re not imagining it.
Why great pedals still end up fighting each other
Most pedalboards route every effect through one long series chain.
That works at first — but as boards grow, this structure forces compromises:
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Stereo effects collapse back to mono
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Reverb and Delay blur note attack
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One pedal reshaping everything after it
The result is a rig that feels harder to control the more you invest in it.
Series vs Parallel Routing — The difference that changes everything
In studios, effects aren’t stacked one after another.
They’re added in parallel — blended around the dry sound to preserve clarity and control.
Guitar pedalboards usually don’t work this way.
And that’s where many problems begin...
Meet the Parallelarator
Routing infrastructure designed to remove compromises — not add complexity.
The Parallelarator keeps your core tone intact while letting effects run alongside it in parallel, then blends everything back together in a controlled, musical way.
It allows one pedalboard to scale from mono to stereo to wet/dry/wet without rewiring or rebuilding.
If you're ready to explore the hardware, you can find full details below.
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About Cosmic Loop FX
Cosmic Loop FX is a boutique pedal maker focused on clarity, control, and intentional signal design.
We design both effects and pedalboard infrastructure with the same philosophy: minimise hidden compromises, preserve the core tone, and make complex rigs behave predictably.
All Cosmic Loop FX products are designed, tested, and hand-built in the UK, with real-world pedalboards in mind.
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