mortenbach Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hi!Yesterday we wanted to do a quick demo recording of our band in our rehearsal room before hitting a studio in october. But, I couldn't figure out how to get 8 simultaneous inputs working.Here's what I managed to do:By setting the input of the first signal path to 'return 1/2' (and the output to USB 1/2), the input of the second signal path to 'return 3/4' (and the output to USB 3/4), and using the 'guitar in', We got 5 simultaneous inputs working (1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 which the 'guitar in' is routed to).But when I plugged a dynamic mic directly to the 'mic in' I didn't get anything on channel 8 - this should work, right? Maybe it was a faulty cable?Is there a physical input I can route to outputs USB 5/6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 You can record all eight USB channels simultaneously, but there are some caveats. One is that for all the USB pairs other than USB 1/2, you won't have hardware direct monitoring available. The other issue is the USB 7 & 8 will always be reserved for a dry track (you can choose what the input for each is in Global Settings>Ins/Outs. As far as USB 3/4 and 5/6, you can simply select those as the output in the output block. Like I said, though, you lose hardware monitoring when you select these. If you want to add a physical output to these paths, you can insert a send block right before the output block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksteruk Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hi! Yesterday we wanted to do a quick demo recording of our band in our rehearsal room before hitting a studio in october. But, I couldn't figure out how to get 8 simultaneous inputs working. Here's what I managed to do: By setting the input of the first signal path to 'return 1/2' (and the output to USB 1/2), the input of the second signal path to 'return 3/4' (and the output to USB 3/4), and using the 'guitar in', We got 5 simultaneous inputs working (1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 which the 'guitar in' is routed to). But when I plugged a dynamic mic directly to the 'mic in' I didn't get anything on channel 8 - this should work, right? Maybe it was a faulty cable? Is there a physical input I can route to outputs USB 5/6? There are 7 easily accessible inputs on Helix: Return 1 Return 2 Return 3 Return 4 Guitar In Mic In Aux In I think to get an 8th input you'd either need to use the variax input or go in via the SPDIF if you have a device like an old DAT machine or something lying around with an AD converter and digital out you could use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenbach Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Ah! I didn't think I needed to to use the SPDIF. I'll look through all my old gear. I think I have a Roland V880 somewhere. Or perhaps I can use my tc electronics G-force. Thanks!And I don't need hardware monitoring at all. I just want to record the band as we play on full blown volume in the rehearsal room. Thank you for your answers (sorry I can't mark both as best answer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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