jrrjr68

1k lol 
I started to write a thousand I think..  I dunno. 1,000 + bucks

Helloo posted this in another thread.. should work for you too. 
 

OK.. you have to select track input DAW to 7/8 {stereo}
[Of course this is considering you have already ENABLED inputs 7/8 in your DAW software]

Also the output. This will go to helix to re amp. 
Global settings on Helix >>> USB 7 {Guitar}  USB 8 {Guitar}
Done


If you only select one input.. say 7 or 8 you will get mono.. enable 7AND 8 {stereo}.. and output 7/8 stereo.. that is dry back to Helix. However you need to change input on Helix to USB also to re-amp. // hope this helps brother

For me.. cramming a 1k + piece of gear into a backpack just seemed like a bad idea. 
Especially if you ever want to load up for a show.. with other gear in the trailer or van.. no thanks.
That is a PLANO AR15 case. The seal is missing but not for long.. will be 100% watertight and safe from accidental crushes , falls, or random acts of nature

@jrrjr68, what case is that? Looks fairly sturdy.

That is my AR15 case. WAS my AR15 case lol 

PLANO brother 

OK.. you have to select track input DAW to 7/8 {stereo}
[Of course this is considering you have already ENABLED inputs 7/8 in your DAW software]

Also the output. This will go to helix to re amp. 
Global settings on Helix >>> USB 7 {Guitar}  USB 8 {Guitar}
Done
 

Hi guys,

 

I know the fix is a simple one, but I cant'a not figure it's out. I have spent days googling and watching video... help...

 

When I run my DI track into helix over USB and record the output in my DAW (Reaper), my track isn't stereo? It's double mono? I can't pan the track at all (i.e. that's how I know it's duel mono and it doesn't sound 'stereo'). Yes, my Helix patch is Stereo out. Here is my setup:

 

- I set my recorded DI Guitar DAW track to send to hardware input USB 7 (the default re-amp channel in Helix)

- I set new blank track to record/capture the re-amped tone to receive from hardware input USB 7.  

 

The results - both the previewed sound and the recorded sound are duel/double mono. I tried changing the Helix input/output channels to 7/8 instead of just 7. I made sure that both of my Reaper channels are stereo. 

 

Any/all suggestions are very muchly appreciated. :D

 

 

Dan

Hey ... been a while since I've used reaper.. but on cakewalk I have to set my track input to either left right or stereo. 

Otherwise.. no stereo. 

This holds true with USB as well 

One of the most important features that the Helix is missing is tone matching.

I guess that the Helix would be way more easily to dial in if you could just use some amp matching algorithms.

 

A few days ago a friend showed me his Bias Amp software which is pretty good.

But the biggest improvement was amp matching. All matched presets sounded way more realistic then the

modeled amp presets.

 

So it may be possible to take even the Mark IV model and match it against the Mark V and even get close to

what I'm searching for. This is basically impossible to achieve by just randomly tweaking some EQs.

 

I mean all the high end systems have some sort of matching except the Helix.

 

Is this kind of feature in the pipeline and to expect anytime soon ?

My friend.. there is a plethora of options. You have to experiment to find "your" tone. Only you know what you like or don't like. 

Try turning gain back and cranking treble.. vice verse.. add eq after merge block, before split, before or after amp.. all those things drastically change the sound. 

I won't say it's IMPOSSIBLE to get those tones.. but I will say you may have to put in some hours to get it just right..

For the record.. I think I'm going on my 3rd week now. It's been a love hate relationship. 

It's not like dialing in an amp because there are so many other variables to contend with. 

Once I figured out the MODE button { HOLD TO EDIT } ... that made life much easier.. you can tap through eq frequencies and adjust with exp pedal.. way cool feature and time saver 

sounds good brother

I have always struggled with the Rec amp in Helix. I tried to dial it in again last night with a bunch of different IRs, for no more reason than my own enjoyment. I keep coming to the conclusion that the Mark IV gets me much closer to the Rec sound I hear inside my head.

I am starting to agree with you there.. for some reason the rectifier just sounds HD500x'ish to me. {I have one I can say that}

But really.. there is this sizzle I just can't get out of it without crushing my tone. 

I have recently started messing around with the MarkIV and have some pretty good results. 

I am working on a dual MKIV-Rectifier so we'll see how that  goes. 

Thanks to everyone for the input~~~! 

made a dual patch with the IV Leads blended. OH 4X12 Recto V70 IR split with the 1x12 now.. sounds pretty great

 Change the cabs to Bogner or Mesa V30, then mix in the new Mark 1x12. 

I have just started messing around with some different combinations.. downloaded some OH IR's.. I'm not sure I like them any better. I like that I can control the distance with the stock IR's.. it adds depth to the tone. I've been experimenting a lot with blending cabs and IR's.. fun stuff 

This pedal is definitely entertaining

and thank you for the advice I will try it out. \,,/

It's interesting that you reference good metal tone as being Testament, Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer, but then are trying to achieve it with. Rectifier....which none of those bands use.

 

In any case, I think your best bet is to go simple. The Mark IV model is good for Metallica. Testament has used 5150 IIIs for quite awhile. Slayer and Megadeth are Marshall, so 2204 Mod.

 

Start with the factory patches for any of those amps. Change the cabs to Bogner or Mesa V30, then mix in the new Mark 1x12. Add 808 or OCD in front set to clean boost. That should do it.

You are probably `105% correct. 

I guess the reason I choose the rectifier is because it is what I own.. and have toured and played with for around 10 years. 

I am confident I can get just about any tone I want out of my amp/rig. 

Never a problem matching anything I want to get really... I'm not a big fx guy I like the raw sound except for solos. 

Honestly I have never even considered changing it up.

I mentioned those bands just as a starting point reference.. I would be happy just to get " my tone" really. 

I'm not all about sounding like someone else. I just want this to sound the best it can if shooting for those types of gain I guess if that makes sense.

To make myself more clear I am wondering what steps one needs to take to achieve the best high gain tone no matter what amp and what settings for recording, and live performance, 

And metallica is using fractal now and testament is using kemper... where does that leave me? lol 

8:45 {trainwreck} 
Yeah... it is. 
THAT is the preset he pulls up to show what the axe can do? 
Maybe it sounds better in person ? 

USA LEAD + (based on MESA/Boogie Mark IV)

LINE 6 HELIX

Cali IV Rhythm 1 Rhythm I channel of the MESA/Boogie® Mk IV Cali IV Rhythm 2 Rhythm II channel of the MESA/Boogie® Mk IV Cali IV Lead Lead channel of the MESA/Boogie® Mk IV

Whether you particularly like the tone or not, do you hear anything like the "Fractal flavor" I'm talking about? As I said, it's not that I think it's the most amazing tone ever, just interested in what that flavor might be.

 

I'll check out Fremen's patch when I can, thanks for the heads up.

It's not the fractal flavor so much as it is the amp and signal chain that was used I think. As Mikah stated I think I have heard better stock presets than those tones

I will  try to find some examples. 

Just to underscore the subject, Zooey is one of THE most helpful, and consistently helpful people in this foru

 

Thanks for the kind words Will, appreciated :)

 

jrrjr68 and I are sorted though, no hard feelings. He didn't know me, I understand why he might have thought what he did. We're remarkably civil over here usually, trolling expectations from the general internetz mostly don't apply. Don't even know where I left that flamethrower...

 

Carry on :)

lol Now I'm in trouble you have back up.

IMHO, this is your problem. For one thing, you need at least a 6.5db to 7db boost for leads with a full band and live drummer and amps on stage. I use the Simple EQ for lead boost's. If you boost your solo's that much then you can use the same simple EQ to tailor the boost to shave off some of the high's but you should also boost the mid's for lead sections. If you're not boosting that much then you will get lost in the mix especially if there is alot of gain. High Gain sounds especially get lost in the mix  and it's actually because of the gain. You might be surprised to find out if you back down the gain your sound will become much more pronounced and not so saturated and with the added mid boost, that will cut through the mix. That's what I've noticed in dialing in my tones for the Helix and Helix LT for live Direct to FOH. 

I have watched a lot of your vids.. very informative. And I would venture to say what lead me to purchasing the Helix. 

Thank you for the advice. And furthermore.. great playing... and your custom tones are pretty spot on. I'm a fan lol 

My no-worries reply was true, but didn't communicate what I'm getting at very well.

 

The Helix UI and connectivity are really great, and there's always going to be enough difference in guitars, players, personal taste, and goals to make genuine better-ness a pretty squishy target.

 

That said, in that clip in some others I've posted about, I hear some sort of common Fractal character, and it's kind of neat. Words aren't great for this, but it's a ballsy but very produced, polished, air-brushed kind of high gain sound, Penthouse Marshall, say. It may not be the only Fractal flavor, but it's one thing I've heard their boxes do well.

 

I'm curious what it's composed of, and what tools Helix has to get near there. Not because it's a better tone, but because it's cool.

To be honest for about the last year I have been saying if I had a fractal in my HD500 pedal it would be a perfect marriage. 

For MY tone.. and what I need I think Helix can deliver.  I am not going to say I still don't want a kemper and a fractal because I do. 

But then I would spend many more weeks learning all that.. and 1000's more lol  

Best of luck brother

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_DwDsB1ebWEZWdNRld3cW8xTFk/view?usp=sharing

Did a quick mastering job and brought up the levels. Still haven't touched guitar tracks 

After having a day to go through the Marshall and Mesa IRs that are part of the core tone library, I just want to say WOW.  The IR mixes are friggin fantastic.  Seriously, I think this is exactly the knob I've been looking to tweak, and just couldn't find.    With the other IR packs I've purchased or downloaded, I found a few that were usable.  With the  Ownhammer mixes, it's like one after the other after the other is kick butt.  I have to search through through them to find one I don't like, as opposed to going "nope, nope, nope, nope, welll.....nope, nope, nope"  

 

Heavy tone: Scream 808, Soldano Lead, Recto V70 OH1-5, and a little vintage delay for depth.  Done.    

 

It was so easy.  No parametric EQing before and after the amp.  No putzing around with every single tiny parameter of each amp/cab.  Just dial it up, set the level, boom.

 

So glad I tried these.  Tone is subjective, and the next guy might listen to the Ownhammers and hate them, but for me these are the missing link between sounding like a Pod and sounding like an amp.  

Glad you are happy now. 

I have been splitting my signal and using a 4x12 mesa cab on top and backing off the mic to add space, and put ownhammer v70A IR on the bottom.. sounds pretty fat

I'm using $30 Behringer headphones and it sounds killer
HPS3000

Most on board effects have a mix option.. maybe that got bumped and when you turn it on it could be cutting your signal? 
I usually try to single out what is causing me the problem and then delete that block and start over lol 

I had to add a gain block and raised it to like +10 for my solo part because when I turned on the other effects it took punch right out of my preset.
However I am relatively new at this and still have not used the Helix for anything other than recording.