Why does the master out of my Pulsar sound so much better than the individual ou

[grassghostParticipant]

Hey folks, I’ve noticed something odd but consistent in my setup and wanted to get your take on it.

I’m using an SSL12 into Ableton. Everything works fine routing-wise, but I’ve noticed a big tonal difference when recording from my Pulsars independent outs into the SSL12. Specifically:

• The master out of the Pulsar sounds rich, full, and punchy, with longer decays and a nice cohesive tone also with FX.
• The individual voice outs, even when run through the SSL12, sound different. Almost like something’s missing, also the FX don’t come out as compared to the master out.

I’m assuming the Pulsar’s internal summing or analog processing is giving the master output that magic touch, but I’d love to know if others have experienced the same thing. I know Vlad mentioned that the “out” pin on each voice module is independent of the volume control for each but it seems like it’s also independent of the FX knob.

Would appreciate any insights or tips!

[subconscious0Participant]

Your observation that the effects are not present on the individual voice outputs is consistent with the signal flow described in the manual

RTFM XD

[subconscious0Participant]

RTFM XD

Your observation that the effects are not present on the individual voice outputs is consistent with the signal flow described in the manual

https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/2bb5788b-0f95-42ef-b126-aba0f6698123

[grassghostParticipant]

I just saw that yesterday while reading the manual. Thank you

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