mfalkler

Sounds about right. I'd like to think I'm a #1, but I'm only 32. So, a .75 maybe?

I'm sure there are other products that will do it, but I got a free VST called NadIR. Once you load it on your track, you navigate to the IR you want to load first. But once it's loaded, clicking on the path will bring up a little menu where you can quickly pick any other IR in that folder. Then I just make note of the ones I liked the best and load them in the helix.

Yep, those are all separate IRs. Each IR is like a snapshot of the response of a certain mic on a certain speaker on a certain cab, at a certain distance, angle, etc. So all those files are reflective of all those variables. I only have the free pack from Ownhammer, but my download had a Line6 folder included. Even if it doesn't, I think you can use any of the wav files in there - Ownhammer separates them into folders for convenience of the people using the different modelers. (Somebody please correct me if that's not right). It's a lot to load in to the Helix just to weed out ones you don't like. If you do any kind of recording on your computer, you might be able to try what I did. I recorded a quick noodle in my DAW and added an amp simulation but no cab. Then I used an IR loader to cycle through the ownhammer folder and see which ones I liked best. It's still a lot to go through, but it's quicker and less of a commitment than loading them on to the Helix to try them out. Generally if I don't like the way they sound in my DAW, I won't like them in the Helix either.

Figured I'd respond to this part in particular, since this took a while to get my head around it when I started with 4CM years ago. It's important to distinguish from the helix's sends and returns from your amp's send and return. The Helix loop is sending to the amp input and returning from the amp's effect send, so the only thing that's going to be between that send and return is the preamp section of your amp. The helix output is going to your amp's effects return, so the amp's effect loop resides between the loop return on the helix and the helix's output. Sounds like you had it sorted sound-wise. I just always find it helpful to know the whys and hows when I'm building a chain.

Whew. Glad it was an easy fix!

I'd start by checking out the footswitch assignments. It sounds like maybe the IR got inadvertently mapped to the toe switch? Not sure how such a thing would happen inadvertently, but it's worth a look.