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We're not telling HIM to STFU, we're telling HIM not to waste his time on a troll. Everything in his post, you've been told multiple times previously. You claim it doesn't work, then turn around and insult those who try to help. As I previously suggested, it's time to return your POS Helix, get an AXE, and go bother THEIR community. We can't help you! DA#n! There I go again, feeding the troll. DOH!

Excellent explanation! One other advantage of snaps over presets is that there is a slight lag with potential momentary audio dropout when loading presets.

Rumors of troll armies massing at the borders, waiting for the spring release of v2.8 with it's top secret mid-range attenuator! Guthrie Govan to demo at Summer NAMM! Get your tickets now!

DANGER Kilrahi, DANGER! Textbook definition of TROLL! When shown proof, he ignores it and demands DIFFERENT proof. He's getting off on pushing our buttons. NOW can we lock this thread?

Not only does Niarolf possess superior ears, even his Spectrum Analyzer is superior! Just like other terrible people in this horrible community, I was forced to re-evaluate the evidence of my ears. By application of a spectrum analyzer, I discovered some amazing facts about this POS NO-MIDS Helix! SOME AMPS HAVE LESS MIDS THAN OTHERS! I arrived at this shocking conclusion by setting all tone controls at 5 (nominally flat - not always true for every tone stack). Then I did some WILD experiments! I turned down the BASS and TREBLE, and turned UP the mids. Amazingly, the mids displayed in the spectrum analyzer stayed the same - until I turned UP the channel volume. SURPRISE! MORE MIDS! And when I added a Cali Q Graphic with an inverted smiley face - MORE MIDS! It's so obvious to me now that, not only are my ears defective, MY SPECTRUM ANALYZER IS A PAID AGENT OF THE MIDS HATING EVIL LINE6 ENGINEERS! My Conclusion - We are SO lucky to have Niarolf to show us the TRUE PATH to sonic nirvana!

For your ears only. The rest of us hear mids just fine.

You wanted Helix portability with Fractal sound. I get it. You tried, it didn't work for you. If the trade-off is minor, like, Helix is 95% there, then portability might win out, but you don't seem to be happy AT ALL with Helix. None of our suggestions work for you. Time to move on, before your return window closes!

Your last post in that deleted thread was "SMH this community is the worst ". And yet, you're still here! Look, this whole exercise is pointless. You've done the best you could to describe your problem. You've received the best advice possible from the most helpful members of this community. The hostility/frustration level (and I include myself here) is rising, is totally unnecessary and not at all constructive. At this point, it's really simple - and I've said it before - Time to return the Helix and get what you wanted in the first place - an AXE! Don't blame the Helix. Don't blame the community. Say "THANK YOU" to those who've tried to help, and LET IT GO!

Niarolf's now deleted thread "How to make Helix sound warm and fat". His last post - "SMH this community is the worst " Are we still trying to help this guy? Must've been Brue58ski's post - "How to make a Helix warm and fat? Put it in a warm bath and feed it donuts. " I thought that was right on point! :-)

Well, EXCUUUUSE me! Maybe it's time to walk your Enormous Reptile....just KEEP IT OFF MY LAWN :-).

Of course! That MUST be it! And since the upcoming Linux version of HX Edit has a tuner in it, everybody's sucky midrange problems will be solved! BRILLIANT!

NOTE EVERYBODY! DecayingWings' problem was solved by PM from another forum user. It happens a lot on all forums, but just a remender - PLEASE read the thread before posting! MODERATOR - As Niarolf has started a new thread to address HIS problem, can this one be locked? The somewhat offensive title will otherwise continue to draw comments FOREVER!

I have Fremen (my favorites) and GlennD (also good). Never tried Choptones. Sometimes I just want to flip through a lot of ready-made presets until inspiration strikes. Give a man a fish... AND/OR you could go to CustomTone, DL all of Jason Sadites' presets, then check out his YouTube channel for videos on how and why he made them the way he did. You'll be making your own in no time! Teach a man to fish......

Way to go. I'm using a Headrush FRFR112 (cheap and sounds good), but any quality powered PA cab will work. Go to GC and try several!

You don't NEED HX Edit to create and edit your presets, that can be done directly on the board, and some people prefer that method. I use the board for on-the-fly adjustments, but overall, HX Edit is a lot easier on the back....

You can get a really cheap ($10) DI to convert the 1/4" out to XLR: https://smile.amazon.com/Premium-Direct-Injection-Audio-Box/dp/B0027V760M/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1UGU066430O5Q&keywords=di+box&qid=1553559810&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=di+%2Caps%2C327&sr=1-6 You can also pay a lot more for the same features from a PRO level brand name, but it works for me.

The Fletcher-Munson curve describes how our ears perceive sound. At lower volumes we hear a drop-off of the highs and lows. If you create a preset at a low volume level, when you crank it up live it'll seem too bass-y or screechy. If you create presets with headphones, the headphones themselves will color the sound, and when you use the preset live it won't sound right. If you create your presets through the equipment you intend to use live, at a level around/over 85-90db, you should be good.

Way too much latency with BT. Even the rather expensive Sennheiser HD185 digital RF had too much latency. Tried the Galaxy Audio AS-900 ($200.00), but they were cheap plastic crap, noisy, with dropouts a compressed sound and really awful earbuds. Maybe the top of the line Galaxy stuff ($600) is better, but the bottom of the pro spectrum starts around $700. Pro IEM systems are expensive because, well, they work!

What model EV speakers are you using? On the floor or on stands? Vertical or horizontal? How far apart? Room acoustics make a difference. How far you're standing from the speakers and typical volume levels (a smartphone SPL meter can help determine if Fletcher-Munson curve is a factor). There's lots of variables involved, more details would be helpful. EDIT: also make sure you don't have a mono block at the end of the chain

Think you need to look again - if that were true all us PC folks would be in big trouble! Unless, of course, you're using Linux.........

You might want to do a factory reset or update (if you're not on 2.71. Reason being that it's possible the previous owner modded the factory presets and replaced the stock cabs with the IRs. This way you'd KNOW that you're using the original presets, and if they sound like poo at least you'd know it's not something the previous owner did!

This has come up before. The general opinion seems to be that, while more is better, we'd prfer to see more of what the Helix is designed to be - an amp and effects modeler. But feel free to go to Ideascale, do a search BEFORE POSTING AS A NEW IDEA, Then vote for ALL the previously posted entries.

Up front, I don't own either an HX FX (have Helix Floor) or a KPA. I am pretty good with MIDI, and had a look at the KPA 5.5 maual (I assume you have this), and here's what it looks like to me: Page MIDI 210 contains these directions, with links to the manual sections that describe the operations: "Transmitting MIDI Commands to Two External Devices in Performance Mode MIDI commands can be triggered and transmitted to external devices (maximum 2), whenever a Slot is loaded in Performance Mode. You can, for instance, use this to switch presets, or to control parameters, of effects devices by other manufacturers that are connected to the Profiler’s effects loop. • In the System Settings, navigate to page “Perform Mode: MIDI”, and use Soft Knobs 1 and 2 to assign a MIDI channel to each of the external devices. This page is only accessible in Performance Mode! • Use the Soft Buttons 1 and 2 to determine whether the corresponding external devices are connected to MIDI Out or MIDI Thru. • For your convenience, you could also assign meaningful names to those two external devices using the Soft Buttons 3 and 4. • Press “Edit, “Slot Settings”, “MIDI Settings”, and select the MIDI program change numbers associated with the Slot currently loaded. Repeat this step for every Slot you intend sending MIDI program changes from. ✓ As soon as you select MIDI Thru to transmit MIDI commands by Slot the Profiler will stop forwarding incoming MIDI data to MIDI Thru." ------------------------------------ Once you've assigned a MIDI Channel for the KPA to transmit to the HXFX on, you'll need to set the HXFX to that same channel. Each SLOT in the KPA can be assigned a MIDI Program Change # to send to the external device (your HXFX) on loading the slot. Assign the HXFX MIDI Program # that you want to call. It would be pointless for me to describe the specific steps required in the KPA, since I don't own one and can't test my directions for accuracy (you WILL have to RTM!), but it really seems to be that simple. This sentence: "✓ As soon as you select MIDI Thru to transmit MIDI commands by Slot the Profiler will stop forwarding incoming MIDI data to MIDI Thru." Just means that once you've selected "MIDI Thru to transmit MIDI commands by Slot" the KPA Remote won't send it's MIDI commands directly to the HXFX, it will load the KPA Slot and THAT action will send the PC# assigned to that slot to the HXFX. If you have other questions (after reading the related manual sections) such as "what do they mean by this?", I can have a look at that section of the manual to try and decipher it for you.

PLEASE do a search first! This is already on there at least twice! VOTE for ONE, VOTE FOR ALL! But PLEASE don't request it again, it just dilutes the votes!

Yep, that's the one that you use when you do the assignment I described in my first response. Using a small mixer (I use a Behringer Xenyx502 - $50) you can get all your levels matched nicely. As for the noise, what kind of noise? Hum? This is a well known problem. A hum eliminator like this might help: https://smile.amazon.com/Pyle-Eliminator-Destroyer-2-Channel-PHE300/dp/B00BARTW3I/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1OT8WO6PZCMET&keywords=hum+eliminator+audio&qid=1552663606&s=electronics&sprefix=hum+%2Caps%2C172&sr=1-3-catcorr Do a search here and on the Helix thread over at TGP (Gearpage) for "4cm hum". There could be other helpful suggestions.