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Oh it does not have to be easy! :) I have all the time in the world(well... sort of)... Thanks for the link by the way! I'll check that now.

This is defenitely not working just as easy as it seems to be. I'd try to keep it simple for a start. The right combination of compression, boosts, drives and amps can take you a long way already. Here's a little silly thing I recorded when someone asked for a somewhat fuzzy yet dynamic sound out of the HX ecosystem. It's not exactly like a rhythm/leads thing, but think it works pretty well. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nhNYRGXFWBFEs1ZEeykXW4RTtScjlsnI/view?usp=sharing

I am taking a dive into the split settings(dynamic) so I can use two cabs for a mix of the sound. Apparently you can select a frequency to 'split' the sound into the two cabs. That way I should be able to control the tone with my tone control know on the guitar. Add more high and the other cab kicks in. And when/if I can get that to work I can even put the split before the amp and add one more amp to respond to the dynamic split. To be continued... :)

Thanks. I am already working with that solution yes, I may need a treble bleed on my ES335 style guitar. For the rest I am indeed working more and more with the volume and tone controls. Sometimes it is easier to just make a snapshot for both pickups but I am trying to get it so that I can do exactly what the great guitar tone folks do. Call it a hobby! :) I have several Pod Go patch packs for sale and now that I have switched to the Helix Floorboard I want to start creating packs for that beautiful machine. And to have something in there that would respond to your pickup settings would - I think - be a great patch for people to work with.

Some additional info for you all ; chatgpt is useless in this case. It advises settings that are not even on the Helix, so that is not perfect.... :)

- Optimize the volume controls on your guitars. There's no single solution for anybody, I personally prefer using a treble bleed cap on most of my guitars. Other people like the socalled "50s wiring". And yet some others like it stock. - Don't overgain your sounds. Too much gain and the sound won't react too much to your playing and/or guitar volume and/or pickup switching. - Use a very dynamic amp. In the HX series, the Grammatico GSG is excellent. - If you want more "sustain" (it actually is decay, but hey...) without raising the amp gain, you might want to try a little compression before the amp. I like the legacy Vetta Comp for such stuff. - Get used to play accordingly. This is possibly the hardest part.

My bass player runs our mixerr (A&H Qu16) and records everything. My rig is guitar to Helix LT XLR mono to Bishopsound FRFR BO108 then mix out from the FRFR to the desk. Last night he sent me this message and image: Nick, I don't know if you are aware, but your guitar sound gives a very strange wave shape on the recordings. I actually have no idea how you get this shape other than putting a faulty diode in line with the input. To me it looks like clipping on the +ve side of the waveform but surely it would clip on the -ve side too.

No worries. Hopefully someone out there can successfully recreate what I am after. Otherwise ill just have to increase my track count ;)

Hello to all, I could use some help ; When we see someone like Joe Bonamassa playing his Les Paul, we can see that when he selects his bridge pickup the sound is rhythm and quite clean but when he then switches to the bridge pickup he immediately has a soaring lead solo sound. Without touching anything except the controls on his guitar. He often does not activate/deactivate any pedals for this; he just switches the pickup selection and the other sound is heard. I program my own patches, and that goes very very well(and is enormous fun), but I am trying to emulate the behaviour of the amp sound based on the pickup selection. I am getting there slowly but I wonder if you have any tips. So my ideal situation would be that I can switch pickups and get two distinctly different sounds without using snapshots etcetera. So the way people like Joe Bonamassa and other professionals work; they hardly touch the effects(or snapshots) and are still able to switch the sound by just using the controls on my guitar. All input is welcome. Please keep in mind that I am now quite experienced in programming the Pod Go and the Helix(I am also a software developer in real life...). So extremely basic hints and tips, as welcome as the help is, probably will not be very useful. If anyone has a patch I can use as a starting point that would be even better! Hope to get some tips here, thanks in advance.

Yes, I'm aware. As I said, I didn't know that Reaper could run the AU version even on a MAC. I have used the AAX version with ProTools, but I hate ProTools and, TBH, having the HW Helix, I only ever use Native for re-amping. But FWIW - changing SetLists and Presets works fine in ProTools with Native AAX.

It's an Eminence Beta 12CX>> with a compression driver Celestion CDX1-1010>> as a HF driver. You only see the driver label (Celestion). Label of Eminence is removed for some reason (custom made perhaps). The compression driver/HF can be turned on/off depending on mode or via midi. //Per

That was my understanding also, did you ever get a reply on this?

i does say in the pilots guide to use the AU version

TBH, I was wondering how you got Preset Changes to work at all. I didn't even know you could run the AU (MAC) version in Reaper, I thought that only worked in Logic. Since I'm on a PC I tested this on my physical Helix. When I try it in Reaper it doesn't work because Program Changes on VST/VST3 are not supported. @datacommando- you're a MAC dude, can you help this guy?

I appreciate your prompt reply. I don't want the midi message to toggle but just select the setlist and preset when triggered. here is the screen recording on dropbox. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y2yy3qq3ks8fn6nr47ftl/Screen-Recording-2025-10-24-at-11.30.44-am.mov?rlkey=mivehcakphjup8ps4sbsgz5sa&dl=0 and the Midi event editor

Your .mov link isn't found and your attachment is .php which is not supported. In the MIDI Event Editor go to ACTIONS and select "Insert bank/program select event. Enter the LSB (that means CC#32) VALUE (SetList#). Enter the Program #. If that doesn't work attach a screenshot of the Reaper MIDI Event Editor. Below toggles between two setlists and presets.

I hace successfully got the CC/PC to work but everytime the event is triggered it toggles beween factory and the user setlist. test.mov

CC#0/32 are the MIDI specifiers for a BANK(SetList in Helix speak) change. A VALUE is required to specify the BANK/SetList#. Some devices use CC#0, some use CC#32, some respond to either. CC#32 tells Helix that the VALUE provided is the BANK/SetList#. You then follow with a PC# to specify the Preset in the specified BANK/SetList. CC#32 Value 0 = SetList 1 CC#32 Value 5 = SetList 6

I have a question regarding controlling Helix native with a midi item CC/PC messages in Reaper. I have successfully got it to select the playlist CC32 and preset PC (09) as per the documentation but when triggered by the timeline it toggles between factory and user playlists. Am i missing something somewhere?

What did they say when you opened a Support Ticket? ??????? They haven't stopped, there just hasn't been one lately. They're a little busy with Stadium, but there WILL be updates. https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/helix-3-9-wishlist.2714547/post-42223469 Take a positive view. Open a Support Ticket. Even if it's out of warranty, they've been known to help anyway. For all you know it could be a known issue with a simple solution. TIP - be positive when asking for help. Nobody likes a negative Nancy.

Wow thanks, you can order a replacement foot switch board. I’ll try that as long as it’s not 20- dollars. Line 6 isn’t cheap

I think it is built pretty good. Mass produced in China mind you but what isn’t. I didn’t open mine but I saw another one open online. It resembled all the other pod foot switches. A bunch of PCBs all connected with that flat cable. I do dig the new foot switch buttons. I still have the originally FBV short board. It’s so old you stomp on a switch and it’s very difficult to press. Probably dirty. Can’t selll it on eBay because version 2 has midi. But beware all of the pod foot controllers are a little different. Anyway, I’m about to reset my helix after creating a backup. My on board express pedal has been stuck on exp 2 since I bought it new. I do have a mission controller expression pedal. I plug it in 2 or 3 nothing changes. I did the hardware test, I can slam on the toe switch.. nothing. But as I move the pedal it showed exp 2 mo ing. I tried manually assigning a persmiter toe p 1 but as soon as I move the pedal it jumps to 2. I have the last firmware 3.8 sadly the firmware upgrades have stopped. Typical when lone 6 gets a new toy it abandons the former. Variax? DT 50? Never heard of them !

Hi all, Hope some one can help - I have an HX one with latest firmware and when set to true bypass has absolutely no sound when disengaged. Fine on DSP bypass though. Google suggests this could be expected behaviour but that doesn't sound right to me. Any help would be appreciated! Cheers Paul

(answer to the OP) On my Stomp one foot switch's touch function was defective. It was a faulty TVS diode (GG040205170N2P) on the foot switch board. Because it's a tiny smd part (0.6 mm x 1.0 mm) it's not easy to replace it using a soldering iron. With a heat gun and some soldering paste it's easier. You can also order a replacement foot switch board from one of the Service Centers.

I’m about to do this switch replacement now. I’m hoping to find some more details on how exactly to do it. Especially switch orientation and how flat to the board it should be