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Maybe loud enough to scare Cthulhu, but it might release a hoard of Charles Dexter Ward's!

Don't know if it's necessary or not, but I've started keeping backups of my custom presets linked to the firmware version, with the backup for the previous version done at the time of a firmware update. That way if something goes wrong, or you want to downgrade for whatever reason, the question of presets being backwards compatible no longer matters.

I doubt there's any sort of fix for this. The pitch blocks in Helix aren't meant to do more than one note. I get good results as long as I don't play a chord and let it sustain. Playing a chord and letting it ring out creates all kinds of warble, poor tracking. It's just not meant to do this. You can get good results, and even with chords, as long as you don't play riffs that require sustaining chords. For example, it would probably work ok for chugga-chugg-a type riffs.

When I switched back to logarithmic, I also set the minimum to 17%, instead of 3%. Below that, for me, there is too much pedal movement where the volume doesn't increase at all, or so little that it's not perceptible. I find it really smooth, and easy to control, with those settings; logarithmic and 17% minimum. An auto-volume would make things even easier, and more accurate.

Nice comparison. I personally prefer the tones I can get from Helix. I too have noticed a more in-your-face louder type of sound coming from Helix in almost all cases. But I think it's more than just loudness. There is definitely more headroom in Helix which can allow for more definition, clarity, dynamics and of course, loudness. Everything seems more predictable about how effects react with amps, amps with cabs, mics with cabs, regardless of where they are placed. I like predictability. But you're right in that most people probably wouldn't be able to tell a difference between the HD with IR loader and Helix when the tones are intentionally made to sound exactly the same. Effects quality in Helix demolishes the HD though. There just needs to be more to fill in the holes, which I think will happen in time. Bit of buyers remorse for Helix?

You're right. Worked for me too. Much easier than the import button method.

Use the Helix application. Select the spot where you want something to load. For me it's always location 001 because I keep a single, one-level-deep folder for IRs I find I like and just add new ones to this folder as I find more that I like. Then click import. On the dialog that opens, browse to where the IRs are and select the one you want to import. You can load more than one at once by selecting the first one and then shift-click the last one. The order they get loaded will be determined by how you see them in file selection dialog. I don't use drag and drop because I've had unpredictable results doing it that way. Maybe that's fixed in the just released 1.03 version of the Helix app, not sure. Specifically for the Redwirez Big Box, there should be a folder named 48KHz-24bit a couple of levels in from the cabinet you want. Use those. You also may want to rename the IRs because if the name is too long, it will be cut off when you import them.

Taken from the Hd model gallery:

I was messing around with this recently and found that when placed first in the chain, a volume block set to linear and a minimum of 3% works really well, better than logarithmic, which surprised me when I discovered this. The tone I'm using is somewhat higher gain, 5150, so a different amp might react worse. The 3% minimum is important because it helps to get rid of the sudden 'turning on' of the volume. If the block is placed last in the chain, I'm not sure what configuration might work best. Well, I just tried again, and at least today, logarithmic is working and feeling much better. Hmm ... something about Tuesdays.

Haha! You were certain you set it to line too. Damn gremlins. :lol: Worse than cockroaches.

This is one reason I still have to treasure my HD500X. Helix can't come close to stuff like this yet.

This is an effect I kind of miss in Helix. Line 6's HD has an effect called seeker, or the similar obi wah, which I think is what you're looking for. Regrettably, I know of no way Helix can duplicate this right now.

Great video, song, songwriting, and tones. Thanks for sharing. Not sure if Helix-is-only-good-with-third-party-IRs is a myth yet, but you've certainly helped prevent that. Personally, I see nothing wrong with the built in IRs. Sure there are really good third party ones out there (and am using one for my next song, in conjunction with a built in one) but out of the thousands you might have to sift through, how many become discarded?

It does seem odd. It's one of those things you take for granted and expect to work and when it's not there, you stumble over it. I've done it too. The HD Editor didn't have this either, so I wouldn't expect the Helix editor to have a simple delete to defaults option either.

I wouldn't worry too much about dust getting in there. Have you seen the insides of some computers? If I cleaned mine in the room it's in, I'd die of dust inhalation! Liquids could be more of a problem. Spilt beverages for the the gigging player, or just generally clumsy person? I have a feeling that if the pedal is used often, it's going to have to be maintained often, which is easy enough. I too prefer the top mounted pedal on the HD. But that one still has a 1cm hole underneath it.

When adding a volume block, it automatically assigns it to the EXP Toe. To get rid of that: 1. Select the volume block you want to remain on 2. Hit the menu button 3. Footswitch Assign 4. Turn the encoder until is says none

When adding a volume block, it automatically assigns it to the EXP Toe. To get rid of that: 1. Select the volume block you want to remain on 2. Hit the menu button 3. Footswitch Assign 4. Turn the encoder until is says none

It seems the expression pedal switch toggles a volume block, even multiple ones, whether you want it to or not. I can't find a way to prevent that. As a workaround, you could assign the wah to a footswitch, and just not use the expression pedal switch.

I used chapstick. I also removed the entire pedal assembly. There really isn't much more to take apart once you have the bottom removed. There's two screws attached to the chasis that holds an assembly containing a piece of metal and a nut (the metal keeps the nut from moving), which the long bolt screws into. Just use the allen wrench to remove the long bolt first. That was about it, if I remember right. The advantage of removing the whole pedal is you can lubricate the entire plastic surfaces. There was also a metal washer in there. Mine didn't squeak, but it made a night/day difference in smoothness of operation.

Copy a "New Preset" over the custom one.

Lower impedance versions would be more appropriate for portable uses, such as being powered by portable devices. They are easier to drive. I don't think that means you can't use lower impedance ones for other purposes though. Does anyone know the advantage(s) of having higher impedance?

The only thing I can think of is the global option for XLR outputs. Maybe it's set to mic? Which would be quieter than line.

It's probably a good thing that guitar processors don't progress as fast as computers. I have a feeling I'll being using my Helix for quite some time to come. A decade maybe.

I was thinking the same thing. :) How would a Helix user get anything at all written if they did that?!

It doesn't appear like the resource files are updated independently from an application update. There was an update recently that added a dual delay and reverse delay. Within the archive of version 1.01, those two effects are not present, but are with version 1.02, again within the archive, pre-installed. But it's no big deal because it's not like they release a new effect, amp, or cab every day.