Did the Walrus Audio CANVAS Stereo just SAVE my SIGNAL?! 

Thank you! Perfect solution for my "going DI to FOH" (out of a stereo amp modeler) needs.

As ever, your tone is the best.

Excellent job! Thank you.

Thanks for this - finally understand what this beauty does :)

You answered my question!!! Thanks for the video. Subbed!

Sounds amazing! I only have been using amp+mic environment, but recently I am looking for amp&cap simulation pedals and canvas stereo. I think it is awesome tool. Walrus Audio did a good job.

Sounds amazing in Stereo! Always prefer it.

Awesome, thanks for this, getting one today!

Nice video bro, keep it up. ⚡️

Exactly the solution I’m looking for…when I’ve tried to sum in other ways my stereo chorus disappears, I assume due to phasing problems. Oddly, I loose the room reverb on the ACS-1 when I sum also…again I’m guessing that’s a phase issue. Looks like Canvas will solve these issues.

This video is very informative and helpful! But I do wanna comment the fact that, there are quite sound pedals which will sum to mono if it detected only one output Jack is plugged in, even though they are taking stereo in

If you’ve ever needed to put two guitars to front of house and they only have room for one, you can plug em both in and sum them to one(left) channel. Not ideal, but in a pinch…it works.

Hi man! As always another great master classe. Please shed some light on my thougts do you use ACS1 at the very end of the chain?

Great video. It’s great that we have new options for DI’ing equipment and running mono or stereo rigs. Line isolators are fairly new being essentially a transformer based DI that gives a flat frequency response, with a unity gain low-impedance signal output. This signal can travel long distances through balanced cables with no degradation in quality. A traditional passive DI does that but with the signal being decreased to a microphone level output ready to go into the front end of a desk through balanced cables. It should be said that with passive (Transformer based) DI boxes, they are not all created equally. This is the same for active DI’s but they shouldn’t really be compared against the Walrus Canvas. Cheap DI boxes can have very basic transformers within them that can alter the character of the source material. Better quality DI boxes have higher quality transformers and better shielding to keep the signal as close to the source. I’ve been using a Radial ProD2 DI box for about 8 years in a band. I use it for sending my modeller based guitar signal and keyboards, both in mono to the desk. I get my monitor mix sent to my feet through my QSC K10.2 monitor. I’ve never had a sound engineer complain of too low signal level. They take the XLR in and put it through a mic preamp on the input channel as with any traditional passive DI box Saying that, I have options to adjust the signal from the keyboard and the guitar modeller before the DI, but I don’t run them very hot. The reason that I don’t run a stereo rig live? I want to hear it, my band members need some of it in their monitors, and I want everyone listening to hear all of it. For the gigs I do, mono is definitely the way to go. The stereo chorus pedal is a great example of why. In stereo, you can have audience members on one side of the stage only hearing the unaffected side of the chorus pedal, and those in the other side only hearing vibrato. Only The people standing right in the middle of the sound stage hear what you are trying to convey I think it’s great to have options but I feel that running a stereo rig for most gigs is a vanity project for most guitar players. If the sound installation in the room has been designed so everyone can hear the stereo image perfectly then go stereo every time. Most rooms are not like this unfortunately. The Canvas is an interesting and great sounding product. It definitely gives people another option to get their signal to the desk. I play guitar in another band and have the pleasure and privilege of running through my 18watt Marshall clone amp at volume (mostly for festival gigs). That just needs a microphone, and the sound engineer does the rest. I have a Boss CE-2 clone (mono) chorus pedal and it sounds exceptional.

Hey man. Love all your videos. For your live settings, You didnt go to amp and mic the amp?or ACS1 to Canvas to PA?

Nice video! WA: Phase switcher would have been really nice.

Great video! Thank you. Does anyone know what those small cable end plugs used on this board are?

Thanks for the helpful video? What volume pedal do you have on your board?

Omg!!! Thank you so much for this! Just a quick question though, I’m assuming the L thru output goes to the amp when in Sum?

Hey there, thanks for the useful info here! As far as i understand, the sum function does not route the signal to one of the xlr outs...so in a live situation where i have to go to the FOH mono, i would have to use another mono DI box connected to the thru out? Am i right? Thank you!

Thanks for the video. Do you know if the sum / merge function on Radial's Stagebug SB-2 will give the same result?

Hi, I have a question. I usually run 2 DI signals, 1 before my effects and 1 after, to keep my low end intact (bass). If there is only 1 FOH line available, could I use the sum function on the canvas to combine the 2 signals into 1 DI line to FOH? So chain would be bass -> canvas input 1 -> canvas through 1 -> effects -> canvas input 2 -> canvas through 2 -> amp And then use 1 DI line to send a mix of both signals

Nice video! Quick question, what guitar amp simulator did you use to record the intro of the video? Sounds very real!!

Hey, great video. Was just curious what pedal board that is?

The sum button fixes that issue only at home. As it only sums on the thru outs. If you play out and get to a place that they have no extra room on the board. Or just no xtra cables Ran, It doesn’t sum the XLR side. Big downside. Huge miss needs a 2.0 with XLR sum.

Thanks for the video. Is the walrus harsh sounding? To me it sounds like the high mids are piercing, and that the lower mids are a bit recessed. What is your take on my observation,?

Ok that's great and all, but say you've got your stereo rig and you have to go to FoH in mono via the XLR outs on the Canvas. Does that automatically sum or would you only be able to send L/R to FoH?

Hey man, any suggestions on running the ACS1/Canvas Stereo combo as a mono XLR out? Currently running the summed 1/4” out into another DI to get it to FOH.

It seems really great. The only thing I don't really understand is dealing with a situation like this 0:44. Since the stereo sum only sums the thru outputs, the thru outputs must surely also be balanced? In other words, 0:44, sound guy wants to go mono instead of stereo - you press the button and give him one TRS-cable from the thru instead of two XLR (L+R) cables from the normal outputs? Thanks!

If I needed to get a mono signal through the xlr outs is there anything I could buy that would mix the 2 signals to mono?

thanks for the explanation. I understand the value of this when gigging. but if you're just recording at home, directly to an audio interface, and then to a DAW; is this also needed/useful?

Wouldn't an active di with phantom power from house do the same thing of solving the low signal as from the pedal chain to passive to house?

Can the stereo canvas be used as a mono canvas? Or do I have to buy a mono canvas? Figured I’d buy the stereo version and play in mono until I’m ready to get into a stereo setup. That way I don’t have to spend extra on getting another canvas. Great video by the way!

Beautiful playing and explanation. What is the pedalboard that all your pedals sit on?

could you use this in front of a Red Sea by Jet pedals and go into a single amp?

That’s an awesome video and great options. I’m looking at this pedal for what I need. So I used to have Kemper and I used one main output direct to my IEM so I could hear exactly what I was playing and then I would take an output from the desk to hear the singer. I’m now going back to pedalboard and proper amps. My plan with this or the mono version (Y cable for mono) would be Instrument - pedalboard - input canvas - canvas thru to amp DI out - Y cable - one to IEM and the other to FOH for mono Stereo version Instrument - pedalboard - canvas in left dry canvas in right effect - (sum activated) Left thru to Amp Left DI out to FOH Right DI out to IEM You think this would work ?

Thanks for this video!! Would you say this is a good solution for eliminating noise from your signal?

Cool video.. question does that function work with the XLR output as well?

Can I have the sum active and send a mono signal to FOH via the XLR out?

Do you run your guitar stereo when you play live? I’ve been told it’s “pointless” for live situations but I’m not convinced that is the case…

Brother, I bought the JDI stereo for my Iridium. Quick question: does it really make a signal difference? I’m asking because I’m not in a financial position where it’s easy for me to spend $250 freely :’)

Awesome, did you have the canvas stereo on DI or LI mode in this video?

Does mono sum also works on XLR outs? or just thru jacks?

I have a question. Most of my pedals are stereo in and out, I think one is mono out. As long as that mono pedal isn’t last BEFORE the walrus pedal I should still get stereo out, right? So if right before the walrus pedal I have a reverb or delay that is stereo out, that’s what it should ultimately produce.

Hello? I have a Helix do I still need this? My sound engineer told me that I have low output sound at FOH even the meter is max out? Thanks!

Question - how does the summing sound if you are running two different amps on the ACS1? If you are running a Fender and a Vox, and then sum the signal, does it seem to capture the tone combination?

If you select the sum to mono button, do you just use the left output then?

i´m still quite confused though. i have a stereo rig but i can´t enjoy it yet because i have a fender tone master deluxe reverb as an amp which is obviously just a mono, and i am also almost only using the line out of my tone master to the audio interface - you´re saying that this will fix my problem and will be able to enjoy the stereo? guitar-pedalboard-amp-canvas-audio interface am i right?

what is the difference between this canvass and the buffer??are they have the same purpose??

Why the cavas over the DISO + ?

Is this going straight into your interface? Or an amp and mic?

Unless you have your pedals setup incorrectly, I think you are describing a problem that doesn’t exist. If you are running some kind of IR pedal, you will have line level or pretty close to it coming out of your board. A passive DI uses a transformer to balance and impedance match the signal to the mic pre. Typically a DI will drop the signal down to mic level. All of the other inputs on stage are mic level, which is obviously not a problem. However, running a line level signal in the same multi core snake can introduce crosstalk on the other lines. In other words, your line level guitar signal can bleed into the other channels through the wires in the snake. How much probability depends on the length of the snake and other factors. Will you notice a higher dynamic range in a live setting by running line level to FOH? Probably not. There is too much ambient noise from lighting fans and other gear that it makes no difference. Plus, some consoles will need to pad the input so it doesn’t clip the converter on the input. You send a hot signal and then they turn it down with a pad at the board. What have you really gained here? Also, your DI used for comparison is a cheap ACTIVE DI and the Canvas is passive. Not the same thing at all. Generally you would use a passive DI for an active source, like a bass with a built in preamp or a keyboard. And you would use an active DI with a passive source, like a bass with no built in preamp. Sending a line level signal to an active DI can overdrive the transformer and other circuits. If you are having issues with an extremely low signal coming from your board through a regular passive DI, I’d guess that you don’t have your output high enough on your IR pedal or whatever you are using to do cab sim. If you signal through the Canvas is about the same as all the other mics when it is set to Line ISO, I’d guess you are fine using it that way. But in my experience as a FOH engineer and guitar player, that has not ever been the case for me. All the modeling pedals and IR pedals can output close to pro line level and a results DI is 100% fine. The only thing I can think is that some of your other effects pedals cannot handle line level inputs so you are running the signal super low. I use a Meris Mercury 7 and that can only handle +12.5 dBu on the input. My Headrush pedal can output +18 dBu so I have to run the output at about 3/4 to avoid clipping the Meris. Still, a +12.5 output is line level and DI mode on the Canvas is the better option if you are going into a typical mic pre. Hope that helps.

Do the stereo sum work with the xlr?

Like you can go mono after playing stereo.

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goin from BUDGET to high class not nice not nice, walrus makes amazing stuff non the less

Summing isn't the best idea ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a6XH5zEeR4o.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--9UML7OmG2s.html Though the sum in this video sounded better than the ones in the examples above

As one who has toured and recorded for 40 plus years, I’d just point this out. The output level is the responsibility of the sound guy - not the musician. You know what he does? Turns a knob to increase your input into his board. Ok this box can increase it a bit and fine. But never in my career have I had a soundman tell me my output was insufficient and I’ve used direct boxes as outs for years. My last touring experience was with The Miracles. We actually had a sound guy who was with Michael Jackson for years. He loved my sound and had no issue with my output from a direct box. Just sayin….. Nice marketing line but in reality it’s no big deal and musicians have been playing without a device like this for decades. This is a perfect example of creating a need where there isn’t one. It’s also passive so if you play a passive instrument it’s pretty much useless for driving a long signal.

Summing a stereo signal is not a great idea.