PeterHamm

You don't want exactly the same thing in the second path, but imho, a slightly different sound with a different cab or mic model or both, might make you really really happy. That said, first thing is just use the path you have now, but put a dual cab in instead of a single, especially if you're able to run stereo.

I do. I LOVE the sound of the mic at max distance on one side of a dual cab and close in (but not too close) on the other.

As soon as somebody wants to do something even the slightest bit sophisticated with the looper, I always wonder if they shouldn't get a real, dedicated, full-featured looper...

by the time you spend the money on a tablet good enough to do audio in the PC world, you may as well look for an old (you can actually still find them new, on clearance) mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13" Stick 8G of RAM in there (with ONE 8G DIMM in the slot furthest from the keyboard: too long a story, but that other slot gets wonky after 3 years) and a half-terabyte SSD and you have a SCREAMING computer for probably the same as an equivalent Surface Pro that will be, imho, way better for audio and Helix control... Not a tablet, but that's what I would do...

You will never enjoy all the capabilities of the Rack without Control as you would with. It's night and day. I know what you're saying and appreciate it, but I think Rack without Control would just frustrate the heck out of a person, especially if they want to use snapshots and stomps and such. Budget for it is my advice...

Probably not. But I wouldn't waste the electricity myself.

I've been on that road, there should be, somewhere in there, a wail of agony and the sound of a car going down down down...

I don't have a photo, but I use my Helix Rack with Logic Pro X on my Mac Pro 13" It works fantastic.

If you want to get the most out of the Rack, including using snapshots and assigning blocks to turn on/off, you will want Control. I think what you are describing can't be done. You need Control (and you want it, trust me).

I also prefer the stock cabs. I did download those recent free ones from 65 that Line 6 gave out. Will give them a listen, but there are a handful of cabs I love, 2 I use the most, that do everything I need. That said, I change EVERYTHING about them when I load them up. Different mic, distance, low cut, high cut, early reflections... so I found what works and stick with it I guess.

I used an HD 500 for years. Not only are you NOT losing sound quality, in my experience (and some others') the 1/4" output (with regular guitar cable) to a DI box to a balanced line sounded just a teeny bit BETTER than the XLR outs. Don't use TRS cables. It's not a TRS connection.

makes no sense to me!

C Can you screenshot the patch? That might help.

If you are hearing it when you're hooked up to logic, I'm guessing you're hearing the signal twice, once direct and once with Logic's latency. That would explain that. I always record from Helix into logic withOUT monitoring through Logic (zero latency that way).

I love the tuner. It works fantastically for me.

Download the patch and maybe copy the blocks one by one. Honestly, easier to probably use the patch and change the electric part to your preferred amp and stuff.

Assuming you can see your Helix Rack from where you're standing, instead of looking at the floor controller, the tuner is the same. Same display, same function.

Everybody keeps asking about this. Here's my approach. Also, I write about Helix and 2-voice and with acoustic here. https://pietrosquared.wordpress.com/helix-2-voice-guitar/

Absolute best way to learn Helix, or anything, is to program patches from scratch.

It's a very basic looper, i'm guessing it needs to be reprogrammed from the ground up to do what some are asking. Not sure I want that in Helix, but if they decide to add it... I'll take it!

yup, it's not a magic secret sauce. This is why most people I encounter using modeling aren't using a special FRFR designed for modelers (although I'm sure those are great) but are rather using a normal powered PA monitor wedge, hopefully something that sounds as much like their PA as possible.

I don't think so.

A standard PA monitor speaker is, basically, an FRFR speaker. imho, you are BEST served, if you are going to go direct, with a powered monitor that sounds like your pa. So, that might be the one that is already at your feet.