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Are you using any kind of software on your PC - DAW, VST Host etc - if so, turn OFF the channel monitoring on the Helix channel (in the DAW). Using a different interface won't help if the problem is that you're using software monitoring. I believe that's what Thurston is trying to explain.

It's not the "ultimate bass rig", it's not gonna "bring the thunder" from your low B, but for average small combo r'n'r purposes, it'll do nicely! I'm considering getting a second one and setting them next to one another slightly off-axis for a "bipole" effect with bass. And of course, the ping-pong delay with guitar.....but I'm hoping that someone will try the Powercab with bass and report in on that!

The Mesa manual is very specific about how the tone stack works, and it differs somewhat depending on the channel. Do you know which of the 3 channels is modeled?

Below is the conversation that I had with Headrush/Inmusicbrands Support concerning the differences between the Headrush FRFR-112 and the Alto TS312. If, at some points, I seemed to be abrasive, and that bothers you, sorry 'bout that! I don't like being jerked around. Up front I would like to say that my FRFR-112, which replaced an AltoTS210, sounds REALLY GOOD! YMMV, Caveat Emptor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ME: 4/30/2018 I bought one of the first that Sweetwater received, for use with my Line6 Helix. As an active member of the L6 Helix forum, the question has arisen - What is the difference between the FRFR-112 and the new Alto TS312 (other than the logo)? Since Alto has not made the specs available to their dealers OR on their website. HRS (Head Rush Support): 5/3/2018 Thank you for reaching out to us. I appreciate the opportunity to assist you! The FRFR 12 is a full range speaker, so this will allow backing tracks to come through as well. it has the power and frequency range to handle such a task. - full range/ flat freq response - ideal for monitoring If you have additional questions or concerns, or if the information we provided today does not help completely resolve your inquiry, please let me know! ME: 5/3/2018 Thank you for your reply. Please answer the question, which was: "As an active member of the L6 Helix forum, the question has arisen - What is the difference between the FRFR-112 and the new Alto TS312 (other than the logo)?" I know what FRFR means, that's WHY I bought the FRFR-112. Note the word "difference", which is the essence of the question. HRS (Head Rush Support): 5/3 2018 Hello, As mention in my previous email, The FRFR 112 is a full range/ flat freq response, ideal for monitoring and does not have any preamp built inside for microphone usage compare to the TS series from alto professional. That would be the difference between the two items. Thank you for the opportunity to assist! Please let me know if I can be of further assistance! Best Regards, ME: 5/4/2018 Sorry if it seems like I'm being obtuse or combative, BUT.... If the lack of a mic preamp is the ONLY difference, imparts no special tonal advantage, and both units are the same price, then other than the free advertising from the giant logo, I wonder what's the point of the Headrush FRFR-112? Being the same company, you certainly knew that the TS312 was on the way. Seems like a good way to give the Headrush brand a negative image, selling a lesser device for the same price? OR.... is there actually a voicing difference that you, personally, are unaware of? If there's someone there with a better explanation of what's going on here, you really should get them involved, because I'm 5 minutes away from returning this to Sweetwater and posting my experience on every music and guitar forum of which I'm a member (which is every one that matters). What gives? HRS: 5/7/2018 Hello, Completely understand, I have CC’d in this message one of my senior technician in the department, (name redacted to protect the guilty), he will gladly be able to further assist with your question. Thank you for the opportunity to assist! Please let me know if I can be of further assistance! Best Regards, HRS: 5/9/2018 Senior Technician Hi EJ, Thank you for contacting me I’m glad to assist! The biggest differences between the TS3 series speakers and the FRFR 112 will be the flat response for a much cleaner guitar tone. Connecting a guitar to the TS3 speakers will give you an EQ curve that may be undesirable. Let me know if you have any questions! ME: 5/9/2018 Thanks for responding. Here is what we're all wondering. Below is from the "Features and Specs": Features 1-Specially-voiced 12-inch woofer and high-frequency compression driver deliver a precise, full response across the entire frequency range without any artificial coloration 2-2000 watts of peak power delivers clarity, punch and enough headroom for any venue 3-(2) XLR/TRS 1/4-inch combo inputs with independent volume controls and clip indicator 4-Contour EQ switch helps you cut through muddy-sounding stage mixes 5-Ground-Lift switch eliminates unwanted noise at venues with grounding issues 6-6LR output sends your mix to the front of house or links additional FRFR-112 cabinets 7-Lightweight and flexible tilt-back cabinet design that can also be pole-mounted Questions: 1- This seems to indicate that the speaker (the most important part of guitar tone) is NOT the same as the TS312, despite the specs being identical. YES or NO? 4- On the TS series, this is a typical boost lows and highs to compensate the Fletcher Munson curve and accentuate the "DJ" frequencies. "Cutting through the mix", on guitar, is usually accomplished by boosting the mids. Does this switch do the former or the latter? OR? How much of the "flat response" is accomplished by the "Specially-voiced 12-inch woofer and high-frequency compression driver", and how much is the result of eliminating the PA/DJ tuned mic preamp? Is the FRFR-112 really just a function impaired TS312? These questions are important to the modeling community because many are saying "Just get the TS312, it's the same thing." Inquiring minds want to know, what, exactly, IS the difference, or is it all just marketing hype? Again, I'm not being combative, I really LIKE the way my FRFR-112 sounds. But as the saying goes, "The devil is in the details". ME: 5/17/2018 So, I'm led to assume, from your lack of further response, that the ONLY difference between the FRFR-112 and the TS312 is the lack of mic preamps in the FRFR-112. That the speaker system is exactly the same, the contour switch is the same boost lows/highs, and there are no other differences (other than the grill)? Speak now, as this conversation WILL be posted on the modeling forums! HRS: 5/17/2018 Senior Technician Hi EJ, Thank you for contacting me I’m glad to assist! Sorry for the delay in response. As mentioned before, the major differences between the two speakers will be the mic preamps and the response curve Let me know if you have any questions! ME: 5/17/2018 "... the major differences between the two speakers will be the mic preamps and the response curve" Just so that I'm sure that I understand you correctly, the difference in the response curve is therefore the result of the absence of mic preamps. Yes? HRS: 5/17/2018 Senior Tecnician Hi EJ, Thank you for contacting me I’m glad to assist! The result for the absence of a mic preamp is due to the FRFR being a guitar monitor, so there was not a need to include mic pres Let me know if you have any questions! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Draw your own conclusions.

It happened to me...…..did an update, forgot to restore the Fremen IRs.....AARGH!

You might need to drop the output level on the PC's mixer. Click the little speaker icon on the right end of the taskbar.

I don't remember where I read it, Gearpage I'm pretty sure, but searching that thread with their minimal search engine is impossible! Anyhow, I'm pretty sure it was one of you "in the know" guys, or I wouldn't have repeated it, I'd've questioned it! Knew I should've saved a link to that post! Anyhow, if the screen is not the limiting factor, considering a couple of thousand upvotes on ideascale, is it in the works?

It's my understanding that metering isn't gonna happen because the screen response/redraw time is insufficient to implement this feature. Maybe Helix v2.

The manual......

EDIT - I probably misunderstood that.

It's OK NZ! We still love you! And I'm certain that your territory's application for statehood will be accorded all due consideration! (THAT'S sarcasm! Or is it wise-a$$ery? They're so easy to confuse!)

Attempting to inject a bit of humor into this totally off-topic (Helix, remember that gadget?) discussion, It was actually me, not our NZ friend, who mentioned zombies. Along with the Tolkien movies, Peter Jackson also wrote and directed the classic, all-time most totally over the top zombie/splatter movie "Brain Dead" (aka Dead Alive), which seems to be very much relative to the direction of this thread.....

Not to mention the zombie problem......

Bad dog!

I don't have an MPC. I looked at the manual, and per page 317, it should be possible, using the "DAW REMOTE (MMC) Template (04C). I tried using this template to control Sonar, and never could get it to work. Good Luck!

I think what spikey was getting at here was that the "entitlement mentality" and urge to "instant gratification" among modern youth is not purely an American thing. As for his seemingly arrogant nationalist sentiment, I'd hope that it was more by way of a possible explanation for the phenomenon......... As an aside, this whole thing is veering dangerously close to the kind of political BS that we don't need on this forum! I always just assumed that somewhere there was a law about defective merchandise, but that beyond that, returns policies were pretty much at the seller's discretion. But if you look at the returns policies of the biggest retailers today, it's pretty obvious that liberal returns policies are more of a positive than a negative. I worked at GC in SF in the early 80's, and as I remember it, while GC was always willing to do a trade up, simple returns for refund were not always as easy as they are today. They also sold a lot more cheap crap than they do today. Anybody remember the "Stone" guitars? They weren't actually made out of stone, but they might've played better if they were!:)

Once upon a time, if you wanted gear, you went to a brick and mortar store, tried it out, questioned a knowledgeable sales person, paid your money and took it home. If it turned out to be defective, you could return it, otherwise it was yours. We were careful how we spent our hard earned money. Then came the internet. On line retailers could undersell the local music store because they didn't need to charge tax. What always ticked me off was that people would go to the local store, try out the gear, then buy it on line. Not happy with the boon they'd been given, and seemingly oblivious to the damage they were doing, the on line stores started offering no questions asked returns. The volume they were doing made it possible to work with the lower margins that resulted from the returns. The local stores are mostly gone, and those that survive, even the once mighty Guitar Center, are pitiful shells of their former selves. There are no longer any knowledgeable sales people, just teenagers who (most of them) couldn't care less about you or the gear they're selling you. I still do my due diligence before I buy, and if, miraculously, I can find the item I want at a real store where I can try it out, that's where I buy it. Here in Colorado, if you buy on line and don't pay tax you're required by law to declare it on your taxes and pay the tax. Most don't, but I do. So, when I buy something on line sight unseen, and decide to return it, I don't feel bad about it at all. The on line retailers made their beds, the bedbugs are their just reward. That said, I buy primarily from Sweetwater*. Their sales folks may not know everything about everything they sell, but they do get basic training, and if you ask something they can't answer, they'll find out and get back to you, and they rarely hassle over returns, unless there's obvious damage. If the future of music retail is on line, we could do worse, but those who take unfair advantage are still turds....at LEAST do your homework! *I tempt the wrath of the forum mods because the business NEEDS a model of how it SHOULD be done, and those who provide that model should be acknowledged!

Put the whammy in a parallel path routed around the delay?

From the manual: Inputs & Recording Page The Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices - Inputs & Recording tab 9 Record Sends List: Displayed here are the Record Sends for the current Line 6 device that will be available to your audio software. For POD HD Pro X you’ll see the one, stereo “1-2 Main Out” Record Send. 10 Hardware Monitor Level: This slider independently controls the volume of your processed Source Input tone output for monitoring (the signal fed to the device’s main outputs). It does not affect the level of the signal fed to your computer via the Record Send. This allows you to balance your guitar’s monitor level against the playback audio from your computer, such as when recording in DAW software. Your DAW software may also offer its own “software monitoring” function. You may want to use the DAW’s software monitoring in some scenarios, such as if you want to hear your guitar signal processed with plug-ins on the DAW track. When utilizing DAW software monitoring, you’ll want to set this Hardware Monitor slider to minimum to allow you to hear only the DAW software monitoring signal.

From the Kemper manual: MIDI Program Change Assignments and Settings On the next System Settings page, you can assign up to 128 MIDI program change numbers to Rigs in your Browse Pool. Sending these program change numbers from any MIDI controller will load the assigned Rigs. To do so, first select the Rig you want to assign a program change number to and then press the System Button. Navigate to “Browser Mode PrgChg” page using the right Page Button, select a desired Program Change using the Soft Knob labeled “MIDI PrgChg#” and then press the Soft Button labeled “Assign”. Use the Soft Button labeled “Unassign” to unassign a Rig. On the following page “MIDI Settings” you find more options and parameters, which are explained in detail in the chapter MIDI. From the HX Effects manual: 3 MIDI PC Tx Determines whether the HX Effects device automatically sends MIDI program change (PC) messages from its MIDI OUT port, via USB, or both MIDI and USB when selecting presets. This setting does not affect the sending of any MIDI commands manually assigned from the Command Center page. -------------------------------------------------- In the Kemper, assign PC#s to the Rigs you want to call. In Helix/Global/MIDI, set MIDI Tx OFF - this prevents automatic sending of the default PC#. In Command Center, set an INSTANT COMMAND to the PC# corresponding to the Kemper Rig you wish to call. Either set the Kemper to RECEIVE MIDI on the same Channel as the Helix BASE Channel or be sure to set the INSTANT COMMAND to the Channel that the Kemper is set to RECEIVE MIDI on. That should get you there!

You're right! I got what I bought! It's good to know that there are still people in America who believe in the time honored business traditions of false or misleading advertising and "Let the buyer beware". Maybe I can still sell that beautiful ocean-front property in Phoenix....I don't suppose you'd be interested? "What?", you say, "it's just a big mud puddle you've named 'The Arizona Ocean!'" So? Those retirees who invested their life savings got what they bought! As another respondent pointed out, it's not uncommon, lots of companies do it. That doesn't make it right, and it doesn't make me wrong for wanting to set the record straight.

You might want to read the entire thread....

Have you optimized the computer for audio? There are how-to articles on both the Presonus and Steinberg sites, and elsewhere I'm sure. Most important optimizations I've found are to use the PERFORMANCE setting in Power Options, and turn off wireless. If you need to be connected use a cable.

What do you mean by "EXT"? Using the Helix S/PDIF OUT to your soundcard (assuming no S/PDIF INPUT LEVEL control) for recording, with the big knob set to MULTI or DIGITAL, if the record level in your DAW is good, then no. If the signal is too high or low then yes. If the signal is too weak with big knob maxxed, you might need to up the patch OUTPUT setting. Or did I misunderstand the question?

Since the Alto TS series doesn't differentiate the inputs, it's a pretty safe bet that it's the always-on wide range preamp type configuration. So, unless the preamp significantly colors the sound, there would be no tonal reason to remove the preamp in the Headrush. That brings me to the conclusion that, either by design or cost restraints (crappy preamp used to keep costs down?), the TS series is NOT nearly FRFR (though a decent budget speaker for PA/DJ use), and it's a happy coincidence that removing the preamp makes it MORE FRFR so that it sounds better with modelers (IMO) than the TS. Increased profits through product improvement as a result of feature subtraction! COOL! Since the preamp circuitry probably costs all of $5, I can see why they didn't bother changing the price. All in all, a logical explanation, though likely not one they'll admit....bottom line, I didn't buy it for PA/DJ use, it sounds really good with Helix, and it's cheap! I think I'll keep it!