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My post was in reference to the OP and the initial question/concern he had. You are talking about one reply from a different user. This post got derailed from something useful into a completely different issue (par for any forum I guess - LOL).... I was trying to steer it back on topic. Sorry if I confused the matter :)

This doesn't effect me in any way... but I can understand the need for a feature like this. It's so practical I can't understand how it was overlooked. This has nothing to do with tuning stability... guitars need to be tuned and sometimes they need to be tuned at the worst of times. I don't know any guitar player that has been immune to that scenario.

What happens if you set it to global. Do the presets and snapshots all see the pedal, or do they still lose it?

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Unless you changed it.... "Global > Preferences > EXP2/EXTAmp" defaults to EXP2... there should never be a reasons to mess around with that setting unless you need it to control your amps instead. More importantly, what is "Global > EXP Pedals > EXP 2 Pedal Position" set to? Based on your description, you should likely have that set to global. Every patch you go to will use the "current position" of the pedal, rather than a pre-defined value that needs a pedal refresh to break free from.

In a computer world you are right, but a Variax is NOT ethernet and neither are other Line 6 products. They just re-purpose CAT 5 for their own products.

That's your problem. You need to run the same versions of each. If you don't want to upgrade your Helix, downgrade your version of HX Edit.

This is what I would do.... YMMV. Create two paths... upper for electric, lower for acoustic Set the upper path input to "guitar" (plug you electric in here) Set the lower path input to "aux" (plug your acoustic in here) Using the mixer.... PAN the UPPER path to the left (send the left out to your amp) Using the mixer... PAN the LOWER path to the right (send the right side to the PA or to an Acoustic amp) IMPORTANT: If you use an XLR to send to the PA you MUST plug a dummy jack into the 1/4" RIGHT output. Put any number of effects into the two paths that you want... but save one effect block for the next step In the first block (before the paths slip) insert a LOOP and set the mix level to be 50%. Run a cable from the SEND to the VOICETONE (NOTE: You will need a STEREO to MONO cable for this... the STEREO end plugs into the SEND of the HD) This is what you end up with... Electric guitar path on the UPPER Path... outputting to the LEFT output Acoustic guitar path on the LOWER Path... outputting to the RIGHT output Both guitars use the SEND to feed the VOICETONE. It is the DRY guitar tone from either the acoustic or the electric. Now you can use your imagination to finish the patches using that template. For primary electric patches.... throw all the effects in the upper path. For an acoustic patch, toss a few effects in the lower path. You can "auto mute" the guitar you don't use in a patch by simply setting it's input to VARIAX (eg: on the electric patch, set the lower path input to VARIAX and the acoustic will be muted when you select that patch). Everything is now programmable... no A/B boxes, no swapping cables, etc... etc...

Just to clarify what seems to be a misunderstanding... (and it is a common misunderstanding) They are not "controlling apps in tablets via USB", they would be "controlling apps in tablets via MIDI over USB". Understanding that, "rd2rk" has already addressed everything that matters.

I had to read that a few times to make sure I was reading it correctly.... USB Output to the PC has latency Headphone Output to MIC Input on the PC has latency NOTE: why didn't you expand this and try the headphone output to the amp input.... that would have had no latency 1/4" out to the AMP has no latency NOTE: why didn't you expand this and try the 1/4" output to the MIC input on the computer... that would have produced latency. I hate to sound like a broken record, but everything you run into your PC has latency.... it's the PC that has latency, not the HD. Furthermore... this is actually normal.

NOTE: This only works if you don't use the global EQ... (I did a search and didn't see anything, but if this has been discussed before I apologize) Scenario... XLR out > FOH (PA) 1/4" outs to personal FRFR Volume control is disengaged from the XLR so you can adjust your stage volume without changing the level to the FOH (PA). The XLR outputs can be set to MIC or LINE in the global settings, but they don't have a PAD which is common on most DI boxes. Even set to MIC, when the volume knob is disengaged the signal can be borderline hot. What do you do when the tech yells out "Can you PAD the DI"? GLOBAL EQ to the rescue. Turn it on Make sure the EQ options are flat (no cuts or boosts) Assign it to JUST THE XLR outputs Turn the volume down in the Global EQ to -10 or -20 (somewhere in that range will always make the tech happy) The global EQ is now acting as a variable DI PAD across all patches... exactly what I needed. NOTE: Since the Global EQ and the Volume can be assigned to different outputs independently you are not limited to just my example.

Wow... those rings are what I rely on in the sun and they have worked for me. The scribble strips disappeared on me in the sun.

I fully agree with both of those statements... FWIW... I have about $2K tied up in 4 primary electrics. I have a Strat, a Tele, a Les Paul and a Variax 300 with a Fender Tele neck. But in fairness I don't know that I could replace them for that. That's why I would hunt down a Variax Standard or JTV to cover the ground. IMO... if you live in healthy used market, don't disregard that option.

If I had to make a choice and own just one guitar.... it would be a Variax Standard (I'm a single coil guy) or a Variax JTV in a pickup configuration I like. IMO, the flexibility of the magnetic pickups along with modeling when you need it is a perfect combination. Since this question is posted int he Helix forum.... is it safe to assume there is a Helix in the gear list? If so, all the more reason to get a Variax!

If the Helix is your mixer... then the parametric is your solution. Using the Q control you can isolate the exact frequency very tightly. If there is an actual mixer/pa, it should be solved there, not on the Helix (IMO). I have never been a fan of "feedback finders"... if you don't know how to use one you just end up chasing your tail due to all the false positives. Educating the ear on how to identify and find a trouble frequency is a great skill to have! HINT: Every note on your guitar corresponds to a frequency... and if you know what those 12 frequencies are (rounded off to practical EQ frequencies) it makes it really easy to zero in quickly. You only need to know the lower range... if it's an octave or two above, just multiple accordingly... each octave is double the previous (eg: 40hz, 80hz, 160hz, 320hz, 640hz, 1.3k, 2.6k, etc... etc...)

I'm assuming you still have the rings set to the default setting of "Lo/Brt"... this just dims the rings when not used. This might look nice but for me I could never really tell when something was on or off. You can change this setting so the rings turn OFF when not used, which IMO... works much better. Global Settings > Displays > LED Ring (Set this to "Off/Brt")

I don't disagree with anything you say (it's roughly how I use the Helix)... and it's a great tip on how to setup/use the Helix. I know you say "for further consideration"... but it should be stated (for clarity) that "spillover" and "what the op is experiencing" are two different things. The same problem the OP describes still exists when delay times are changed between snapshots, or even just using the tap tempo if that global setting is not changed.

I think you are over thinking this... Get all your backing tracks to the same level. (Personally, I would not work with backing tracks that are all over the map in regards to volume) Get all your presets to the same level... NOW > You only need to balance the Helix to the Backing Tracks one time... not song to song & patch to patch Prep work is always worth the time :) (IMO) Global Settings>Ins/Outs, "USB 1/2 Input Trim" should adjust the level of the audio coming from your iPad... however, I don't think there is a way to change that from preset to preset. Check with the software (app) to see if there is a midi implementation chart... and whether or not you can control the volume.

FYI: I edited my response for how to balance the paths... please re-read my response above.

sí ... para arreglar su parche actual que funcionará. Luego, ajuste el nivel de reverberación en la ruta b para la cantidad de "brillo" que desee. yes... to fix your current patch that will work. Then adjust the reverb level on path b for the amount of "shimmer" you want.

@gunpointmetal posted a possible solution above just as I was posting my response... I think both options (his or mine) will solve your problem. Pick the one that works best for you. His option includes your amp tone driving the shimmer (which is actually how I would do it as well) while my option is just a variant of your patch with the dry guitar signal driving the shimmer. --------------- This is how I would fix your current patch.... The gain structure is not changing... the problem is that path B is allowing the dry guitar (no amp tone) to blend with the amp tone from Path A makign it appear cleaner than it is. This is easy to correct. For your REVERB in PATH B.... make sure you set the MIX to 100%. This stops the guitar signal from passing through, and only allows the reverb/shimmer to pass through on path B.

Thank you.... I am providing the translation below so others can see what you are asking... Translation My problem is that I want to create a parallel path (as the manual says) to include a shimmer effect. I have two paths, A and B In path A it includes all my line of effects that I need without the shimmer In path B I put the shimmer But I notice that at that moment the signal is divided and line A does not sound the same, the distortion is noticeable without gain, and I think it is because the signal is divided at 50% and I wanted to know how to avoid that , that line A sounds as it is set up and part B line sounds with its perfect parallel without the signal being a problem The image is only a reflection of how it is composed Thank you

Yes there is a global setting to change.... Global > Preferences > Tap tempo pitch (ignore that is says "tap tempo"... it really applies to any delay time changes, tap or preset) Change that setting from Authentic to Transparent In the real world... if you change the speed of a delay it will "ramp up" or "ramp down" in real time. When set to authentic the Helix mimics the real world behavior (great for special effects by the way) but generally speaking, most of us would prefer that it didn't do that... "transparent" is how you solve it.

Can you post your problem in your language? The image does not match the problem I am reading... so I don't really understand the problem.

Language break down perhaps? Am I missing something? I honestly don't have a CLUE what you are talking about with these terms/sentences. The image you displayed doesn't show anything about gain or volume... that's the input gate. So I'm not following what the problem is here.