Is my home setup correct?

[Notguildy]

Hello,

I’m pretty new to amplification, effects, looper, etc... I’ve just bough some material and I’d like to know if my setup is correct in terms of signal quality and if I use the right inputs/outputs of my materials. I play at home so far and don’t expect to play in a different situation.

Setup:

Acoustic guitar with K&K pure mini > 1/4 cable > Boss pedal tuner TU-3 > 1/4 patch cable > Boss pedal octave OC-3 > 1/4 patch cable > Helicon Play Acoustic “guitar in” input > from “guitar DI” output, female xlr to 1/4 patch cable > Boss loop station RC 300 “inst L/mono” input

Mic Shure SM 58 > xlr cable > Helicon Play Acoustic “mic” input > from “vocal” output, female xlr to male xlr cable > Boss loop station RC 300 “mic” input

Then:
Boss loop station RC 300 “main L/mono” output > 1/4 cable > Fishman amp Loudbox mini “instrument” input

Questions:
1/ Do you see anything wrong in my setup?

2/ a) Should I rather run the looper to the “mic” input of my amp rather than “instrument” input?
b) if yes, is it ok to use the following cable that I already own between looper and amp? https://www.staggmusic.com/en/products/view/SAC3PXMDL
c) is there any interest to split guitar and mic from looper to amp or one unique signal is fine?

3/ I own two different xlr to female xlr to 1/4 patch cables:
https://m.thomann.de/gb/cae_1755309_patchkabel.htm and https://m.thomann.de/gb/the_sssnake_...audiokabel.htm
Is one better or more appropriate than another from Play Acoustic to RC 300?

4/ do I need a DI box in this setup?

Here are the links to some material mentioned if you need to check the specs:

Helicon Play acoustic:
https://www.tc-helicon.com/Categorie...OUSTIC/p/P0CDJ

Boss loop station RC 300:
https://www.boss.info/fr-ca/products/rc-300

Fishman amp Loudbox mini:
https://www.fishman.com/products/ser...ini-amplifier/

Thank you very much for your help.

[MikeBmusic]

The octave pedal should be AFTER the Play Acoustic or its going to mess up the Play's 'reading' the notes played by the guitar.

[Notguildy]

Thank you Mike. Very good point! I guess though it is only an issue when pedal is on?

Has anyone answers to my other questions?

Thanks
Nicolas

[Marty C]

Is there any reason you prefer to use the Boss Looper rather than the one that is in the Play Acoustic? Just curious. I don’t loop much other than practicing at home.

Everything else is fine. I always use an eq pedal prior to the Play Acoustic. It just gives me a few more options.... quickly.

I agree with the previous post about placing the octave pedal after the Play Acoustic instead of before. Seems like a lot could go wrong since there is a lot happening under the hood of the Play Acoustic and it needs a clean signal to make that happen. However I never used an octave pedal and not sure what it is used for.

[Notguildy]

Thanks Marty

No particular reason except that I bought the Boss looper first. Two weeks ago I had never heard of vocal processors such the PA!

I went with the RC 300 because I liked the 3-track functionality and the independent stop pedals. I guess, as a newbie, I was looking for something “simple” (quoting because this looper is very rich in terms of functions and not that simple).

I don’t plan to get rid of it so far.

[Notguildy]

Double post

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Notguildy

Thanks Marty

No particular reason except that I bought the Boss looper first. Two weeks ago I had never heard of vocal processors such the PA!

I went with the RC 300 because I liked the 3-track functionality and the independent stop pedals. I guess, as a newbie, I was looking for something “simple” (quoting because this looper is very rich in terms of functions and not that simple).

I don’t plan to get rid of it so far.

Other than Mikes suggestion for the Octave pedal it is the way I would do it.
Unless floor space becomes and issue I would definitely keep the Boss RC 300 it is a far more versatile looper

[Notguildy]

Thanks Kev