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I've got an Ownhammer IR for one cab block and I want to also have a second cabinet (onboard one).  So I can have both going at the same time to get the sound blended.  I've tried this by using a splitter to the second cab but it sounds muffled.

 

Also when using the Archon Lead channel the gain is so overwhelming that it's hard to use for rhythm play (yes I realize it's a "lead" channel).  Suggestions?

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Just a heads up on mixing irs. Phasing issues can arise if you blend irs from different companies. I tried mixing Ownhammer with 3 Sigma, and the sound was muffled and unusable. I’m not sure if this issue arises when blending irs and Helix stock cabs, but I wasted a lot of time turning knobs before I figured out the problem.

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Phase isn't binary in the real world, unless the two sources are extremely well correlated. You're still absolutely right that flipping it is worth a try if you don't like what you're hearing though.

 

Some IR makers offer Minimum Phase versions, which are reputed to be subtly less natural on their own, but combine better with ones from other makers. I'm not sure exactly what processing is involved, how effective it is in particular specific cases, or even what companies offer it, but it is a thing.

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I'm newer to the Helix and am having the same "muffled" problem when running 2 cabs that came standard with the Helix. My path is: Matchless Amp into a Y, A1 is a cab and A2 is a separate cab, back together via mixer, then out. I've tried switching the phase on the mixer, panning the Y and the mixer hard R/L etc, but no luck (I'm using the stereo R/L 1/4 outs to test the signal). There is a significant volume decrease when running both cabs together and the sound is muffled. Am I missing something?

 

Thanks!

 

 

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Hmmm, a number of my patches have two cabs in parallel like yours, don't have that problem. I do mix them back to mono though, with a unity gain volume block. FX after that are stereo, for spacial-ness, but I want the cabs themselves on both sides, otherwise the mix of them changes when I move around.

 

Which doesn't actually answer your question, because I don't know :) Works For Me , which is about as unhelpful as it gets...

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