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You've got one or more corrupted presets. Backup your setlists one at a time until you identify the setlist(s) that fail, then export 5 or 10 presets at a time until you narrow it down. When you find the culprit, delete it and you should be good to go! For me it was one of the Fremen presets. I re-imported it later and it was fine, so who knows what I did to mess it up.

Good Work. Thanks!

LMAO!!!

With Windows, you can use one or the other, but not both. I've heard you can use two on a MAC (composite?), but that doesn't help you. If you'd like a long-winded discussion of the pros/cons of using one or the other, try this: http://line6.com/support/topic/31613-record-dry-signal-and-wet-signal-at-same-time-with-separate-interface/ I don't use ProTools, but in Reaper and Sonar you can go into the Options or Preferences page and choose which driver to use, and HX Edit should continue to work regardless.

Sounds nice. Thanks!

Tried downloading it, twice. Just a blank preset. Am I missing something?

Depends what version he's got. The mkIII goes for $995. There's a point where average human ears can't tell the difference between the ultra high spec pre-amps and something that gets the job done. On that level, the Helix is NOT better than the $3000 UA, RME or Antelope. And if you're recording the Helix over S/PDIF, it's digital anyway, same as over USB, the pre-amps are irrelevant. If you need 8 inputs to record your band, and you're not rich, you get what you can afford that gets the job done. I'm quite happy with my $500 2nd Gen Focusrite 18i20, (and my Helix) thank you very much! Is this the point where everybody chimes in that my ears suck, and theirs are better? Please :rolleyes: ! Oh drat! There I go being aggressive again! I'm so bad!

Peace is good, and often screwed up by language issues - Tower of Babel and all that. I am, aggressively, trying to help solve the OP's problem. If you read my last post, I hope that it comes across as a sincere attempt to summarize what EVERYONE has said into a list of options. I'm all about options, and the only thing I've been adamant about is that while the Helix is a great device, it's not necessarily the solution to everyone's needs. It's been my unfortunate experience on this and other device specific forums, that any suggestion that the device in question is less than the Holy Grail tends to bring out the torches and pitchforks. But I am fearless in my pursuit of Truth, Justice and the Perfect Jelly Donut ;) !

So, trying to sum up OP's options: You have a MAC optimized Interface and a Windows computer. Option 1 - Sell the MOTU and get a Windows compatible interface. Use ABY or send block method with your new Helix Floor. Option 2 - Sell the Windows box and get a MAC. Use ABY or send block method with your new Helix Floor. Option 3 - Unless you have the sort of I/O needs I detailed previously (see options 1/2), sell the MOTU, use the Helix Floor as interface and the send block method to record your dry track. Option 4 - Unless you have the sort of I/O needs I detailed previously (see options 1/2), sell the MOTU, sell the fancy multi fx you currently have, return the Helix Floor in exchange for a Helix Rack, Controller and Mission SP1-L6H pedal. Might put money back in your pocket. Option 5 - If you DO have the sort of I/O needs I detailed previously, use option 4 and add a Windows compatible interface. Maximum flexibility, possible financial break-even. Bottom line - You've either got to sell the Motu or get a MAC. Option 4 will likely put money back in your pocket. Option 5 will solve ALL your problems. Additional considerations - You're still using Win7. If that's because your box is too old and under-powered to use Win10, then you're going to have to get a new computer sooner or later. Factor that cost into your plans. Of course, if the computer is not the problem, and you're running Win7 because of Win10 phobia, you need more help than we can provide.... :)!

I think spikey is right. I don't see how it could be done, but I learn something new every day....

I'm not interested, but I think somebody already submitted this on Ideascale. If you can't find it, Go for it!

Let me start by saying that, I like my Helix. Much better than the HD500X, which was a major improvement over the Behringer V-Guitar that I started with. For live performance, at it's price point it can't be beat! That said, for recording, there are MANY software amp sims that sound at least as good, some better (IMO). "With Helix you have no latency at all, while monitoring" While monitoring HELIX. If you use sw amp sims, that's where the latency thing comes into play. Helix was marketed as an 8in/8out mixer. It is, sort of. An 8x8 mixer should (IMO) allow any (analog) input to be used for mics (or line), not just 1 (with at least 1 instrument input, mine has 2) , and allow routing from a DAW DIRECTLY to ALL 8 outs, without having to configure each preset for each desired routing scheme. THAT'S the kind of capability that makes a mixer "the nerve center for your entire studio". "Break out the big box only when you have to record full band at once." If rewiring your studio for each different situation works for you, go for it! For me it's an unnecessary PITA. "I can't think of any reason having 109 dB of dynamic range on an 18i20 would be any better than the 123 dB you get on the Helix" If you think you need that 123db, you got it! I (so far) don't need it. Other considerations take precedence. This thread started because OP has a VERY nice interface that he wants to use because it suits HIS needs. I've used MOTU stuff. It's great HW, and works great with a MAC. But their PC drivers are crap, poorly supported afterthoughts to attract a market segment that they don't really care about. OP's need is to be able to use his MOTU interface with Helix to record a dry track AND a Helix processed track. This was possible with the HD500 using S/PDIF. Why did L6 drop that capability in Helix? To repeat, before y'all get out your torches and pitchforks - I LIKE MY HELIX! What I'm trying to say is that, for all it's wonderfulness, Helix is NOT the end-all be-all solution for everybody's needs.

"As soon as I arm a track it recorded the track with my guitar." When you stopped the recording you saved it (a dialog box opens automatically). Yes? Since it won't play back, I'm assuming that you know it recorded because you can see the recorded waveform. Yes? In that case, I would suspect that you may have bad sectors on the hard drive (the "media"). If the track is recording (you can see the recorded waveform), and you've checked the disk for bad sectors, try the Reaper forums. If this is a common problem then someone there will know about it. I recently started using Reaper after Gibson killed Sonar (screw Henry!), did the basic setup with all defaults except for the locations of recordings (set to a different drive), and have had no problems using Helix (or Native).

The hangup is simple. WE DON'T WANT TO USE THE HELIX AS THE INTERFACE! We're not insane. We'd just rather use the BETTER INTERFACE THAT WE HAVE. This used to be possible with the HD500, by configuring S/PDIF to send the CLEAN signal. That option is no longer available. Is there another way, without configuring every preset separately for that purpose (GLOBALLY)?

I think OP is looking for the easiest way to do this. The only way I know of (as I posted above) requires each and every preset to be specially configured for that purpose. Suppose he just wants to use ready-made presets. There's a lot of them, and that method would be annoying at best. Is there a way to configure the Helix Globally to do this? Seems to me that the HD500 allowed the S/PDIF ports to be set up like this, but the Helix did away with that capability. If there's a similar GLOBAL way to do this in Helix, I would also like to know how.

When you select a preset on the Helix, it sends the corresponding midi Program Change# - 01A sends 000, 01B sends 001, etc. You probably don't want Mainstage to load that particular preset. To prevent this default behavior, in GLOBAL-MIDI/TEMPO, on Page 2, set MIDI PC SEND to OFF. Then, to make Helix send the PC# of your choice, press the preset button you want to program and, in Command Center, select the first Instant Command (the lightning bolts). Turn the knob until you see COMMAND. Set it to Bank/Prog. Make sure the Midi Channel matches the channel that Mainstage receives on. Set PROGRAM to the PC# you need. Don't sweat the other stuff unless whatever you're trying to control in Mainstage also requires a Bank Change to get you where you want to go. DON'T FORGET TO SAVE THE PRESET! Now, when you select a Helix preset, the PC# you set will instantly be sent to Mainstage, selecting the song of your choice!

We need a separate section for Helix FX!

Thanks!

"Is it part of a specific package? What is the actual patch name?" You said you bought it. As part of which package? 1959SLP is what it's called in the YouTube demo, but he doesn't give details for all packages, and I haven't found this one.

+1 Maybe this should go on Ideascale?

So, just to be clear, what you ACTUALLY meant to say was: "NONE of the Plexi Marshalls .......... that are modeled in the Helix sound to me like Marshalls, or accurate Marshalls." The statement that "MOST don't" means that "SOME do", and I was asking WHICH ones do, as modeled in the Helix, not as modded by a third party. Also, when I went looking, for comparison, for the preset that you referenced - "Marshall 1959" - on GD's site, I couldn't find it. Is it part of a specific package? What is the actual patch name?

"Most of the Plexi Marshalls (and I have owned some and restored several) that are modeled in the Helix don't sound to me like Marshalls, or accurate Marshalls." So, which ones DO sound right to you?

"My Questions: Can helix be configured to: Bypass my amps front-end input and give me clean tones via effects-loop return?" If the Marshall power amp is capable of clean tones, then yes. "When I plug my guitar directly into the effects-loop return of my amp, I cant’ seem to control the volume – will helx preamps be able to drive my output levels to match the level of my front-end input?" You set it up using 4cm (guitar-Helix in-Helix send-Marshall guitar in- Marshall send-Helix return-Helix 1/4" out- Marshall return), then set up the preamp the way you want it and use a combination of the preamp "channel volume"(doesn't affect preamp tone) and the main output volume knob to control the level sent to the Marshall. There's also send/return levels on the fx loop. "Use my amps front-end and use helix to give me effects in the front-end and effects in the loop?" Yes "Any creative ways I can use my QSC K12 monitors along with my Marshall?" Yes. Many.

I/O looks a lot like the LT, so, yes on 4cm. As far as tube amp response, I had a Katana for a while and was very impressed. Whether their specific amp emulations are any good, we'll have to wait and see. I'm sure there will be FW updates, they're doing that with the Katanas, but I suspect they won't be as frequent or as comprehensive as the Helix updates. Competition? for the HD500x, definitely. If you're OK with monochrome screens and multi-level menus, then the price point (if it sounds good) could make it a serious competitor for the LT and Headrush. As for Fractal, maybe if I hit the lottery......but I wouldn't sell my Helix and go into debt to finance one.

Turning off wifi was one of the first optimizations I did, along with making sure that sleep mode is turned off everyplace it raises it's ugly head!