PeterHamm

Global EQ or input impedance issues?

With that thinking in mind... I think this can be done. It will drive you totally crazy, but I think it can be done.

Even though you shouldn't use a hub, sometimes ADDING a POWERED hub works.

You've made Helix the single point of failure for way way too much imho. yes, it CAN do all those things, but I don't feel it should. I personally have 3 different sounds coming from Helix all the time, but they are coming from just the one instrument.

Imho, even if you can do all this with Helix, you shouldn't. That's too much to ask from one piece of gear in a gig situation.

I recreate my patches from scratch on a regular basis as part of the beta test procedure, and I think I've found some unique bugs that way. But more to the point, I learn more about what makes my signal chain work every time, and I refine the way I think about it. At this point, I feel like I know more about Helix than any other piece of gear like this I've ever used.

Sounds like the editor didn't update correctly. If you're on a PC uninstall what's there and re-install the latest editor.

Yes, I've seen this, too, but I know they are working on it as we speak.

Is this audio from your computer coming through Helix as if it's a sound card? If so, that MIGHT be normal behavior...?

Your DAW probably already has the capability to do what you need once you really master it. I think using a box that was designed for guitar to do some of those things is counter-productive.

Q is counter-intuitive. Think of it as focus. The higher the Q, the greater the focus. If it's at 0, you're boosting all frequencies. Set it higher and you're zoning in on a freq. Here's what I do. Dial up a parametric EQ. DO NOT TOUCH Q. Now, if you're looking to cut a low freq, boost low ALL THE WAY and sweep through as you are playing (setting a looper temporarily early in the chain is great for this). Once you find the frequency that annoys you the most, cut it, start with 3 or 5 db. THEN adjust Q last. btw, boosting low frequencies might not work as well as finding the low mid or mid frequencies that need to be cut and cut them. And boosting ultra low frequencies will sound great when it's just you and will often suck when it's the whole band (even on bass). 90% of my use of parametric EQ, personally, is cutting. And even on bass, I roll off ultra low freqs below 30 - 60 hz.

No (and I think you should use your ears, not a visual... but...) If you think that visually, then do all the EQing in the global EQ, then write down the settings, and input them into the para EQ. Simple. But I think you should use your ears, really...

Why not the parametric EQ? Only one I ever use.

imho, the HD 500 still holds up. If I had to use it and Helix didn't exist, I wouldn't necessarily be shopping for something new. I don't have mine anymore, but may pick up a used one again as a backup.

For recording vocals, I would never use FX from a guitar processor. For live, I generally rely on the board, too. I don't get the desire for vocal FX, I very very much want to never see them in here at the expense of ANYTHING else.

Why would you go back, though?

Never tried this, but I've been assured it can be done.

That is very cool. I would want/need 4 or 5 spaces, but I'm sure he could do that, too. Honestly, I want a lightweight 5-space rack bag for Helix, and as far as I can tell, no such animal exists.

The problem with using amp+cab models, imho, is that certain FX BEG to between the amp and the cab, like tremolo and spring reverb. So I never ever ever do it.

Here it is if you don't want to re-direct.

Yes, you can do what you want I think with an external controller but man oh man you want Snapshots for this.

That has happened to me when connected to the Editor.

I almost always have two available. They are almost always the Vintage Digital and the Adriatic.

It's super easy to compare a 1024 and 2048 IR with a footswitch and decide if you can hear the difference. When I did this test with an acoustic guitar IR (I don't use 3rd party IRs for cabinets, preferring what is built in to the unit), I discovered that in the room I play in, I can NOT hear any difference at all. Yet I still use the 2048 sample ones since I have the CPU power available. As far as bit rate, Helix changes whatever you throw in to 16-bit 48K. There's no benefit to using higher bit rate/depth ones as they get converted, and it could be argued that it's best to just use 16-bit 48K so they don't get changed at all.

I bet that the HD 500 sounds just fine to your audience in your scenario. That said, I do like the Helix better, but do you NEED to upgrade? No. Do you WANT to? Only you can decide. Wait till you have the speakers upgraded and then decide if you're not happy.