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We just goofin' on ya!

Try restoring your setlist backup. You DID make backups, right?

No. The reverb and univibe come AFTER the amp. Keep in mind that you're only getting the PREAMP portion of your amp. If you want the sound of your amp's POWER amp in the PA, you'll need to get one of the reactive load type boxes, such as "Universal Audio OX Reactive Amp Attenuator with Speaker Modeling" ($1299). You leave off the HX Impulse, send the HX OUT to your amp's FX Return, and put the box between your Power amp and speaker You can then use the impulses in the box for the PA, and your guitar amp speaker cab for stage monitoring at whatever volume you need, with full crank tone. This is the PRO way to go. It's WAY expensive, but allows total control over the whole signal chain. You could just mic your amp. But, how loud do you need to get your amp in order to hit the "sweet spot"? Will the neighbors call the cops? Will the bar owner pull your plug? Between the OX BOX, your HX and your amp, you've got a very expensive rig with lots of pieces to carry around and setup/tear down. Or, you could return the HXFX in trade for a full Helix and forget the real guitar amp. In the immortal words of the great philosopher Fee Waybill: "What do you want from life? Well, you can't have that. BUT - If you are an American Citizen, you ARE entitled to...........and, a baby's arm holding an apple!"

Guitar => HX IN => HX drive/delay/comp => HX Loop Send => Amp IN => Amp FX SEND => HX Loop Return => HX reverb/univibe/Cab Impulse => HX OUT => PA

Just goes to show how subjective this all is. Elsewhere (Gearpage?) I've seen people rave about how accurate the Shiva is. As hideout said, modelers give you the sound of a modeled amp through a mic'd cab. The mics and cabs are themselves modeled. It'll NEVER sound EXACTLY like the real, amp in the room that you remember from years ago. Before you get all crazy with eq, try swapping out different mic and cab combos. Sometimes the most illogical seeming choice is the one that does it for your ears! Then use the eq to fine tune.

Which is where Native can be handy. If you record a dry track as well as a (Helix) effected track, you can route the dry track to a Native track (or several for that MASSIVE guitar sound) and do whatever you want with it. When you think you've done all you can with Native, you can use "post" processing effects to make your "perfect" Helix/Native track fit perfectly in the final mix.

If you want to use the Helix with your Fender amps (no fx loop), think of the Helix as a traditional pedal board. Don't use Helix amps or cabs, just use the fx. Running through your PA gets you into the realm of FRFR (Full Range Flat Response). In theory, FRFR systems are designed to not color the sound - what comes in is what goes out. In real life, however, it doesn't work out that way. Even if the amplifier section is clean, all speaker cabs color the sound to a greater or lesser extent. You didn't specify which Kustom Profile system you have, so I've no idea of the speaker configuration, but if you're a play-at-home/jam with friends only person it should be ok for starters. If you want to get the best out of the Helix and/or you play professionally, you'll definitely want a better system. L6 has just released the Powercab series. The Alto TS310/312 powered speakers are decent and affordable. The Headrush FRFR112 (what I have) is essentially a TS312 without mic preamps. Lots of people here use the Yamaha DXR10/12 series as well as the JBL EON and QSC K series. If you've got really deep pockets, there's other guitar specific FRFR solutions available (Friedman ASM12. Atomic CLR, others). Bottom line - what are your needs (amateur/pro) and how much ya wanna spend?

One of the very few joys of having a local GC is their returns policy......

To be honest, I've been somewhat underwhelmed by the Helix bass amps. They just sound dull to my ears. Then again, I haven't spent much time dialing them in, because I keep going back to my ME-50b! As far as your need for serious stage levels, the PV seems somewhat underpowered. Compare it's specs to the Alto TS315: Output Power: 2000 W peak (1300 LF + 700 HF) 1000 W continuous RMS (650 LF + 350 HF) LF Driver: 15-inch (381 mm) LF driver, 3-inch (76 mm) high-temperature voice coil HF Driver: 1.4-inch (35 mm) neodymium magnet HF driver with precision wave guide Crossover: 2 kHz Maximum SPL: 134 dB peak, 131 dB continuous (dB SPL @ 1 m) Frequency Response: 50 - 20 kHz (+/- 3 dB) Frequency Range: 43 Hz - 22 kHz (-10 dB) Horn Coverage: 90° H x 60° V nominal Equalization: Contour Switch Low and High Frequency +3dB Boost Connectors: (2) XLR/TRS 1/4” (6.35 mm) combo inputs, (1) XLR link output, (1) IEC power cable input Controls: (2) Volume, Power on/off switch, Contour switch, Ground-Lift switch Indicators: 2 x Power LED (front and rear), Clip limiter LED Protection: Electronic clip, Thermal and transducer overdrive protection Power Connection: IEC with Mains Fuse AC Voltage Input: 100,110-120,220–240 V, 50/60 Hz Enclosure: Trapezoidal, injection-molded, polypropylene enclosure, with perforated steel grille Mounting/Installation: 36 mm standard pole mount, Wall or ceiling mount using TSB125 bracket, Flown application with integral M10 suspension points, Wedge monitor Dimensions: (H x W x D): 25.7” x 16.6” x 15.4” / 652mm x 421mm x 392mm Net Weight: 41.3 lbs. / 18.8 kg. Design Origin: Designed and tuned in the USA Accessories: TSB125 Bracket, TS215 Cover A pair of these will run you $700. However, while the Altos will be a lot easier to deal with than your Markbass rig, that's a hard rig to beat with FRFR speakers!

Example: Path 1a - Input=Guitar Output=USB1/2 Path 2a - Input=MIC Output=USB3/4 Just as you now have guitar on 1&2, you should then have MIC on 3&4.

Download and install the Helix Editor. That installs the editor and the updater. Then open the Updater and select your device. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS to install the latest firmware.

Have you tried a factory reset? Helix Floorboard/LT 1. Holding footswitch 5+6 on boot restores Global parameters 2. Holding footswitch 7+8 on boot restores presets and setlists—THIS WILL OVERWRITE ALL USER PRESETS AND SETLISTS 3. Holding footswitch 8+9 on boot restores presets, setlists, and IRs—THIS WILL OVERWRITE ALL USER PRESETS AND SETLISTS 4. Holding footswitch 9+10 on boot restores presets, setlists, globals and IRs (restores factory bundle)—THIS WILL OVERWRITE ALL USER PRESETS AND SETLISTS 5. Holding footswitch 10+11 on boot will rebuild your presets in the latest loaded firmware 6. Helix can now restore by clearing only the current preset instead of wiping out all presets. While holding footswitches 11 + 12 7. Helix can now, after firmware 1.06.5, enter update mode manually by holding footswitches 6 + 12

DOH!

Maybe you should post that on Ideascale? I'd vote it up!

Any word on when the Helix Watch Control and Expression Pedal Implant will be ready?

It was fun - but it's time for Star Wars to end......... To avoid temptation, Unfollowing.........

Another interesting (dumb?) observation - has anyone noticed that in all the hoorah about Steel Panther's sexist presentation, no one has ventured any opinion on Lexxi Foxx? Not my type, but s/he is kinda cute...but is s/he PC? Are there no LGBTQ musicians in the audience? Not that I mean to stir the pot or anything.....

The "slippery slope" concept is certainly valid, and something that all thinking people need to be vigilant of, both in our own beliefs and in society. It is also inherent in the acceptance of the idea of the gray scale. In my opinion, Trump's "grabbing" statement, while typical of "locker room" banter, is certainly way over on the dark side. I'm under no delusion that Steel Panther's stirring of the pot stems from high moral motivations. They're capitalist artists in it for a buck and their hedonistic perceptions of "good times". But whether or not an artist is consciously striving to influence society in a positive way or just making a buck doesn't change the fact that it DOES stimulate dialog through art. For better or worse is up to the participants in that dialog, and history will be the judge. Has anybody else noticed that there doesn't seem to be many women on this forum? There are quite a few over on Gearpage, but the moderators seem to have shut down the discussions before they got involved. Was that the result of a chauvinistic conspiracy? My tin foil hat is vibrating......:)

In my first post I pointed out that this discussion was maybe not appropriate to this forum. The fact that the moderator has not shut it down is a tribute to how civil we've all been. With that in mind I'll add: The world is not black and white. As much as some people insist that it is, there are many shades of gray. It's not implausible that there exists some degree of racism hard wired into our genetic coding. How we handle that is what matters. Boys and girls making naughty jokes about each other's genitalia is entirely different than misogyny. Comedians making jokes about racial stereotypes can be considered "edgy", but is entirely different from a bunch of dirtbags viciously asserting their imagined racial superiority. There is also a difference between criticizing someone's righteous indignation over overt racism or misogyny and kidding someone over being a snowflake. Where one falls in any of those spectrums (spectra?) depends in part on one's own life experiences. Sometimes "stirring the pot" is essential to stimulating dialog and getting people to examine their core beliefs. That has, historically, been one of the functions of art, and especially of comedy. Whether critics are being "righteously indignant" or being "snowflakes" is part of that dialog.

Indeed!

Glad you figured it. I live in Colorado, but much of my family lives in and around Hart. TURN IT UP!

Set Ableton to send CC#69 with a value of 0-7.

What are you using for an Audio Interface? Helix or_______________________________? A picture of your Sound Control Panel (from Control Panel, like the one I sent) or Settings/Sound (like j_hotch sent) might be helpful.

What's really hysterical about this is the amount of discussion it's generated! Over on Gearpage, two or three threads have started and been shut down by the moderators. One was a poll, where the winner was "not buying, but not offended either. Different strokes...". Not everyone gets the humor, some people want everyone to know how PC they are, others how little they care about being PC. Meanwhile, a band I'd never heard of (and who some say are pretty good, if you like comedy and 80s hair metal), got a TON of free publicity. It'll be interesting to see if they actually sell a bunch of pedals. They probably will, if for no other reason than as collectibles. My bet is that it's nothing but another TS with funny paint. I'm on my way over to YouTube to find out if they're any good, should be good for a laugh at least..... EDIT: OK, so, the show I watched was from their current "Lower the Bar" tour. I won't try to describe it, I couldn't do it justice. Just a couple of comments: 1) It's no wonder that the critics are NOT AMUSED! 2) They're both fine musicians and excellent performers. Their audience (boys AND girls) loved every minute, and both they and the band were fully engaged with each other the whole time. And when I say "fully engaged", that's exactly what I mean. 3) I laughed my a$$ off, and was not offended. It's comedy. For $200 I won't be buying one of their pedals, but I hope they sell LOTS!

I mean, who WOULDN'T be offended by people who get offended by products created specifically to be offensive to people who are easily (even RIGHTEOUSLY) offended by people who make a living from being offensive? I think I'm offended by that....