I bought a Y cable splitter because before I would simply plug in a single guitar cable from my behringer xenyx 802 into my pod xt live. There is a "L" and an "R" on the MAIN OUT for the xenyx 802 and I would just plug into the left channel and then record. Since I was only technically plugged into one channel I'd assume I was recording in mono.


Since I got my Y Splitter I am now plugged into both "L" and "R" on the main out yet when I lay tracks down I don't know if I really hear much of a difference.


My real question is whether or not I really needed a Y Splitter cable


thoughts?

Unless you are using a stereo effect on your guitar, you will only have a mono signal, even if you run it through two channels. The left and right will be identical.

Just to elaborate on Uncles comment.

They DO make an actual XLR splitter which differentiates from the left and right sections of a stereo signal, but you need a stereo signal to begin with. If you are using a mono signal, a splitter will run the same signal to both pre-amps.

In your scenario, you do not need a splitter. unless you want to run a single signal to dual pre-amps.