rd2rk
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It's a simple either or toggle. IF Default (saved state) = FS1 Block1 ON Block2 OFF THEN when you press FS1, Block1 toggles OFF Block2 toggles ON. Only 2 states allowed: You can toggle: both blocks ON both blocks OFF OR Block1 ON / Block2 OFF Block1 OFF / Block2 ON Hope that's clear.
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My 2 cents was based on a false assumption, that, like the combo, the head didn't have an FX Loop. Codamedia is right, you're much better off running the Helix into the FX Return. Better yet, use 4cm and have the benefit of being able to use the Helix preamps OR the Vox preamp.
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Touch the desired switch. Pess the last knob (Assign Footswitch - OK).
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Try it. Use the amp's eq. Use the Helix preamp's eq. Use a full Helix amp and it's eq. Try a cab (no rules in digital land). Add Helix eq pedals. There's so many tone-shaping options in the Helix, you never know what might work. Best bet - trade the Vox for a FRFR. Spend more time playing, less time tweaking.
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You mean that the ASIO driver doesn't appear? Try re-seating the USB plug (both ends, and/or re-installing the driver. Latest is v1.91,
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If you want to use your amp's preamp, you'll need to use 4cm (page 9 of the manual) - Guitar>HX Input>S/R Block>HX Send>Amp Input>Amp FX Loop Out>HX Return>Delays/Reverbs etc>HX Out>Amp FX Loop Return.
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If you're using the G10, plug the 1/4" into the Helix Input and the XLR (from the G10) into Input 5 - gives a good level in Reaper for the clean (or VST) track. FWIW - I'm 68. Words have meanings, both in the dictionary (dyslexia is a real thing) AND to our subconscious. Those meanings are not always the same. Unless you've actually been diagnosed as being dyslexic, odds are that you're not and, in any case dyslexia is not the same as having trouble figuring out audio routing. If you keep telling yourself "I can't, I'm dyslexic!" you won't ever be able to, and it'll be nobody's fault but your own. Always be "The little engine that could" no matter how long it takes to get up the hill! Unless the hill is actually Mt Everest. Then you might want to stay home with a cup of tea and play yer guitar......
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Then you'll wake up tomorrow and it won't work again. Last time: DUMP ASIO4ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Reaper, use the Focusrite USB ASIO. Input Start = 1 Input End = 8 (unless you're using SPDIF, then 9) Output Start = 1 Output End = 9 Get a Relay G10 or an A/B box to split your guitar signal A = Helix Input, B=Focusrite Input 1. That assumes that you've got the Helix output going to the Focusrite Inputs 3-4 and the speakers connected to Focusrite Outputs 1-2, and the BIG KNOB on the Helix set to the default (1/4 and XLR) and it's set to 10 (MAX, FULL CLOCKWISE). In Helix Globals, set the Output for whichever (1/4 or XLR) to MIC (or the signal could be too hot). I'm probably confusing you suggesting that you use the Focusrite Inputs the way that they're designed to be used, but hey, what do I know.....I'm the guy whose system (same system as yours) WORKS! FIRST TIME, EVERYTIME. DON'T LISTEN TO ME, I"M STUPID!
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You're not giving us a lot of information here.... If you can get the mix you want from the Helix Headphone jack, plug in a Bluetooth transmitter and pair it to the AirPods. Easy. You might be able to get the audio from the Helix headphone out to your Apple device (iPhone?) using the camera kit, thereby using the iThingy as Bluetooth transmitter. However, unless Apple has performed a major bluetooth miracle, you're going to get a LOT of latency. Good Luck!
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General practice is, when going into a FRFR speaker, use a cab. When going into the FX return of a guitar amp, don't. Real world - try it both ways, see what you like.
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Had to google (I live in Colorado, USA). Pretty beaches in Bournemouth, but I'll bet it's cold this time of year! Not real warm here on the mile-high prairie, either! Anyhow, have fun!
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I have an acoustic guitar. No pickups, just steel strings and wood. What could go wrong? Temperature, humidity, and sometimes, it seems, planetary alignments. Welcome to computer world! As separation sometimes makes the heart grow fonder, it can also clear the brain! Have a nice trip!
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You have latency issues because you're using ASIO4ALL. Take an out from the Scarlett to the PV or FBD or whatever. The past is the past. Nobody's going to waste their time figuring that out, especially when there is an easy solution readily at hand. We've all been there! Every so often i rip it all apart and start over with KISS in mind. That said, my current setup is so simple that I can reconfigure it in minutes to duplicate someone's setup for help purposes (as I did at the beginning of this thread), and set it back in minutes. Don't worry about it, we're all a little masochistic here....:-) If you insist, good luck with that! Seriously, dude, I've just described the simplest, most flexible setup you can have with your hardware, and all you need (since you already have VSTs for re-amping) is a signal splitter of some sort (and Native if you prefer to re-amp with Helix sounds). Take a deep breath, delete ASIO4ALL, pull out all the extraneous wires and boxes, and get down to turn on, load up (Reaper), and ROCK OUT! IT CAN BE DONE! I do it every day!
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Here's another fun thing you can do: 2 Guitars, bass, e-drums, keys and vocals all thru the Scarlett. In Reaper I set up a matrix so that everyone can get their own custom headphone mix. All the neighbors (I live in an apartment) hear is the vocals.
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Here's another fun thing you can do with my setup: Take an effected track from the Helix. Take a clean track from the splitter (can't recommend the G10 highly enough!). In Reaper, take your clean signal from the clean track to multiple tracks with amps/effects from multiple VSTs (I have used Native, Amplitube, Guitar Rig, BIAS FX, TH3 and S-Gear - if your computer has the CPU to handle it!), all over EZDrummer and a synth loop (that's getting crazy!). Switch amps at will on any and all tracks. When you find a combination you like, put slight (X ms) delays on some of the tracks. It'll sound like several PERFECT guitar players with different rigs all doubling the part. CRAZY THICK!
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Now you've introduced ASIO4ALL into the mix. Please re-read my post about the KISS method. Please re-read my post about using Scarlett as ASIO with a splitter or G10. To use a backing track, send the track from the audio output of either your other computer or a smartphone to a pair of inputs on the Scarlett and take those to a track in Reaper. Piece o' cake, I do it all the time. This too!
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One thing I don't get is why OP is wasting a perfectly good 18i20 by using the Helix as his ASIO Soundcard. Use the Scarlett as the ASIO Soundcard, get an A/B box to split the signal between Helix and Scarlett inputs (recommend an active vs passive)to get a clean track, OR, do what I do. I use a Relay G10 and send the 1/4" to the Helix and the XLR to the Scarlett. If re-amping is a requirement, get NATIVE! His only problem is his insistence on using the Helix as his soundcard. With my setup, I get to use all of the Scarlett inputs (many more than Helix) AND use HX Edit AND re-amp, all at the same time with NO GRIEF EVER!!
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Actually, the Communications device is used by programs like Skype, even if he disables it, that won't fix his problem.
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AS LONG AS YOU USE THE HELIX AS YOUR ASIO IN YOUR DAW THE DAW PLAYBACK WILL COME THRU THE HELIX TO THE SCARLETT BECAUSE HELIX IS YOUR SOUNDCARD AND YOU CAN"T ROUTE THE DAW PLAYBACK DIRECT TO THE FOCUSRITE UNLESS THE FOCUSRITE IS THE SOUNDCARD IN THE DAW!!!! Sorry to shout, but no matter how many times and ways I say this, you keep missing the point! In your configuration, the Scarlett is ONLY a MIXER! You can route streaming audio from the computer to the Scarlett by setting it as the default device in the Windows Sound Panel, in which case: in the Focusrite Control you set Monitor 1-2/Software (DAW) playback to 1-2 And you can route any Scarlett Input to any Scarlett output BUT YOU CAN"T SEND THE OUTPUT OF YOUR DAW DIRECT TO THE SCARLETT UNLESS THE SCARLETT IS SET IN YOUR DAW AS THE ASIO! Even though the Control SW CALLS it SOFTWARE (DAW) Playback, it only plays back from the DAW if the Scarlett is the ASIO in the DAW. You've already got the Scarlett set as the default device in Windows Sound Panel (per your screenshots). The reason the DAW is playing back thru the Helix is because you're using the Helix as your ASIO Soundcard in your DAW!
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When troubleshooting complex systems, it's often useful to cut down to bare bones, and add variables from there. You're getting strange and inconsistent results. The manufacturer says "DON"T USE A HUB!" A fellow user with a very similar system that has NO PROBLEMS says "DON"T USE A HUB!" AND you're sending DATA thru a SWITCH? Start by applying KISS theory.
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They’re pretty specific about NOT putting the Helix thru a hub and, fwiw, I never put the Scarlett thru a hub either. Worth a try.
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MY complaint, not yours. THEN I go to the thread and YOUR screenshot worked! AARGH! Oh well, I'd rather have problems posting screenshots than using my system! I'm starting to think that your problem is gremlins...:-) Apart from the basic computer hardware and OS (did you post that info? I might've missed it), I'm running all the same stuff as you, got no problems no matter how I configure it! Are you sure you've got all the proper drivers installed? Helix v2.71? I forget if that installs the latest ASIO drivers Does HX Edit (v2.71) work? Have you tried connecting the speakers to the Helix? Is all of this really worth it to have the Helix under the desk? Just throwing stuff at the wall here.......
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One more complaint about this horrible new forum software - any screenshot worth looking at is bigger than 102.4kb! Merry Christmas!
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I've never seen anybody complain about 5 SECOND latency on ANY L6 product. The reason that you haven't seen anybody else complaining is that this is a problem specific to OP's configuration. I have no clue what it could be, but it's certainly not standard. OP - time to open a support ticket! Actually, I'd call and get a human on the phone. This sounds like that kind of problem!
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It sure would be helpful if you could post a screenshotof the Sound Panel. If the Scarlett is connected to the laptop by USB, you should be able to make it the DEFAULT DEVICE in the Windows Sound Panel. That will send YouTube to the Scarlett. If your XLRs are connected from Helix to Scarlett 1 and 2, attached is a screenshot of what Focusrite Control (the Scarlett mixer) should look like. Obviously, MUTE should be OFF if you want to hear anything..... Also, on the Device Settings tab, be sure that the sample rate matches the Helix and what you've set in Reaper.
