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ChesterAllen

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  1. I purchased an HD500 years ago as an alternative to my pedalboard for playing live but the latency/dropout was unacceptable. I measured the gaps using Protools and some exceeded a half second. Nothing like being mid solo and you want to change a patch and trying to deal with a drop out like that. It became pointless for me as a live tool. It was a bedroom toy that sounded good but not meant for my style and needs. I gave it away to my neighbours son. So I went back to my traditional pedalboard. When I heard this unit was being released I was very curious if they had resolved the drop out issue. Looks like they haven't. Watch every demo, it's play stop switch, play stop switch. No one is playing continuous... Because that drop out is very noticeable. One workaround was to run a delay pedal on the output so the hole/dropout wasn't as noticeable. Go figure. All that dsp and I needed a pedal to make it useable. It's too bad, the potential is incredible but once again it's a studio or bedroom toy. A half second dropout when you play in a 3 piece live rock outfit is totally unacceptable. It's mind blowing that the Helix still has this issue. I'm glad you posted this.
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