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Well ... this is my problem, too. I have my well-loved RME soundinterface and an HX stomp. I would love to buy a Helix rack. Would solve plenty of problems. But then it's that what you wrote - USB - AISO -either Helix or Soundinterface. I would love to get a Helix rack with ADAT ins and outs. With same streams like on usb. Then I could integrate it seamlessly in my RME setup and use this as "master-ASIO-Interface". But in your case I think you can only go analog via the SSL or switch the ASIO to the Helix. Sadly.

Bonjour @AliaS_21, on the 48kHz / 96 Khz discussion: I would recommend setting to 48kHz first, get everything up-and-running and solve the problem. Because normally you will not solve latency issues by increasing the sample-rate. That may bring in other problems - so let's start with 48kHz or 48.000 Hz. At least for problem solving. Second - as written by @silverhead : Be sure you installed the latest driver from Line 6 and use ASIO in Reaper. Then the question is: Where do you get latency? And what is your setup. What I understudt is the following setup: Guitar --> Helix --> Speakers And the Helix is connected to PC (Reaper) via USB - as soundinterface. In this setup you got two options - I would say one ... but the second just for the record: Option 1 - direct monitoring + recording: pls. Test these steps: Disconnect your Helix from computer: You play your instruments via Helix. Input --> Helix --> Speakers. No PC connected. You can play and have no latency. Correct? Connect your Helix to the computer: You do "Playbacks" from Reaper via the Helix - and hear the output on your speakers. Correct? When all is connected this way and you play your instrument, esp. when recording: Is then the problem occuring? Do you hear some "echos" now (latency due to direct and Reaper-Monitoring? Then got to the Reaper mixer. There is a small "Speaker-Icon" on every track. That could be whit (with "empty speaker") or red in different versions. Click on this, to make it "white" and "empty". Then reaper is not sending the input signal via PC back to the Helix output. That could cause latency and is not "direct monitoring". What I try to get here: Is the latency introduced by PC / Reaper? If test 1 is successful - I would assume "Yes". So changing it to direct monitoring should solve your problem. And for the reaper or device latency - or buffer setting: In this scenario this will only affect the latency of the playback. Since reaper will by itself compensate the device latency. So will say: Increasing the buffer size to e. g. 512. That will introduce a slight delay when you start or stop playback or recording in reaper. But this will not affect the latency of your heard signal. Everything will be "fine". In case you are using Reaper just "like a tape machine" for recording - don't bother the buffer settings. Reaper will compensate this normally. And buffers to 16 ... well ... that will be a challenge even for performant systems. You maybe will hear clicks or pops in this setting. So got to 512 - and if fine - good. You can then go lower and test, what your PC is able to handle. But just for recording or mixing - there is no reason to go low. Disclaimer: The only reason you want to go with low buffers (and reduce DAW latency) is when you are playing virtual instruments (keyboard sounds via midi in plugins) or use Reaper / your DAW for live-effects on your played (not recorded!) instruments. But since you got an Helix ... you don't need this - my opinion. So go with the Helix effects, use Reaper "just for recording and playback" and the mix of course. But don't bother on buffer size. And Option 2 - basically my disclaimer: If you want to use Reaper / DAW / VST effects while recording. Then you need monitoring via Reaper / DAW. But as I understand - that is not the situation here. You just want to play your instrument via Helix and want to record in Reaper. With having playback / backingtracks / programmed drum / instrument tracks from reaper. Then pls. go with Option 1. So ... did it help? If you got any questions, pls. come back to me. I can also provide Screenshots for HX Edit oder Reaper if you need them! Best regards Stefan

Hi @TheCrimsonidol, first a disclaimer: I just own a HX Stomp, but it seems quite same but with more possibilities on Helix. second disclaimer: I don't know Ableton. I'm using Reaper on Windows. More the "recording guy" with a DAW. For Ableton: On Windows you should use the ASIO driver. Then you can "address" the different USB-Inputs on the helix. On Mac, I don't know exaclty, but you can also (an maybe easier) chose outputs in System Settings. But if you do this, you can send audio from "some track" in Ableton to "some input" from your Helix. USB 1+2 - our Output 1+2 seem to go directly to the Main Outs / headphones on Helix as well on the HX stomp. But you can also send signal from Ableton (or any ASIO DAW) to USB 3+4, 5+6 or 7+8. Then you can route this signal to any output you want within the Helix (HX Edit). E.g. sending the Playback to Output A and the guitar to Output B. Pls. have a look at the Owner's Manual - Chapter "USB Audio": https://line6.com/data/6/0a020a3e07b158e5548ea50d4/application/pdf/Helix LT Owner's Manual - English .pdf This seems a bit confusing on the first glance ... but Line6 did a good job for getting "simple setups easy" and also enabling quite complex setups with different audio streams and routings / outputs. So you can route a signal from any USB port to any Send-Output - either Mono or stereo. And I think, that's what you want. E.g. send "USB 3+4" to your Send-Outs 1+2 or so. Pls. check this and feel free to come back if you got any questions! Thanks and have a great day Best regards Stefan

Hi, I'm also new to this forum and need to check the channel that JakeMan19 mentioned. But in this channel this thread was quit on-top without solution. But the solution seems simple to me: We as bass players usually don't need stereo. Therefore you can safe this "send" block and use e.g. Main-Out-L for "Direct Out" and Lain-Out-R for "Processed Out" and send one to Amp and one to DI. What I mean: The "junction" can be selected separately. You can there route all from the top signal path to "hard-left" and all from the extra signal path to "hard-raight". Then you can send e.g. with processing (Cab-Sim, Amps, whatever) to FOH and the other path to your Amp (e.g. other EQ, ...). Hope-that-helps best regards Stefan

Hi Line6 Product Developers, I'm (mostly) a bass player but also the sound tech for the bands I'm playing with. I also do recordings (live and studio). For me I bought a HX Stomp 5 years ago (sic! Time is running, just seen in the registration), then bought the Helix Native plugin and I'm working with guitarrists using Helix and Helix LT Floorboards. Some of them bought these because of my recommondation. And we are all really happy with the Line6 Helix product series and also that you give us great updates even years after purchase. I'm just thinking about an upgrade for my home studio, where i track some bass or guitar parts - but mostly do mixing jobs. Therefore the Helix Rack would be my "go too" device. BUT: Digital integration is not given as I would like it. Yes, Rack got AES EBU and SPDIF. My Interface is an RME DigiFace with 2x4 ADAT or SPDIF Optical Toslink Connectors. I also thought on the scenario "using the Helix Rack as Sound-Interface". It has roughly enough I/Os ... I could work with that. But I really would miss my "mixer" where I can route the signals and also have setups for screencast recordings, video conferences and different stuff. So the "digital connection" of Helix with 4 stereo channels via USB ... nice. But I would love to have two toslink ports on the device to get the same channels presented to USB on ADAT. That would be a charme and then I could integrate the Helix Rack 2.0 directly with the rest of my equipment. That's my christmas wish ... for the next generation of Helix Rack. And if ADAT is to oldshool ... why not a changable slot with different digital connections. Then the Helix could be directly integrated into different digital mixing scenarios. Ideas for plugin-boards: ADAT / SPDIF optical - as stated AES50 / SuperMac for direct integration into Behringer / Midas X32/M32/Wing "Universe" WSG - Waves SoundGrid Dante Network integration - Interoperability with prof. Installations AVB-Card - Motu and Presonus Integration Madi ... ok, that's maybe a bit "overdone"... ... That would make the Helix a really great frontend for guitar and bass applications in modern, flexible live and studio setups. What u think? Best regards Stefan

Hi Euripides, I don't understand the request. The HX Stomp has Main Ins and Outs - and one Stereo-FX-Loop or two Mono-FX-Loops. So plenty of possiblities: You can go into HX Stomp via Main Ins, do some processing before Amp-Preamp (Wah, Pitch, Boosters, Pedals, ...) and go out to Send on HX Stomp. Then route it to your Amps, Preamp section and come back with the send from the amp. Route that to your HX Stomps Return. Do some Processing like Reverb, Delay, Chorus. Then use the Main-Out of HX to route it to your Amp-Return. These points refere normally to the "4-cables" of the "method". You can even do that in Stereo with the HX Stomp. And of cause you can add other effects in any order with your switcher. Maybe the difficult thing here ist: Send and Return is always to be seen "from the single device". So normally you go in HX-Main-In, from HX-Send to Preamp-in, from amp-send to HX-return and from HX-Main-Out to Amp-Return. If you add a switcher in between you add another layer of "Send-Return". But it works basically the same! If you have other questions - feel free to send a wiring diagram or description, what you exactly want to do. I own the HX Stomp for 5 years now and play in different projects with three guitarrists owning Helix LR or the big Helix Floorboard. Last one due to my "marketing" for Helix ;-) So I know HX Stomp, Helix, Helix LT and Helix native... Best regards, Stefan

Ah ... AFAIK the Quantums do have their own tubish sound. So Amp-Sim -> Quantum may not be optimal. But for clean-amp (clean return) + normal-speaker, the split is an option. @Line6: What I would love (Feature Request or maybe there is an option I don't know): FS3 is TAP-TEMPO/TUNER or [Something else]. I managed to disable the Tempo-LED (not sure if that option is new or I haven't seen it before) but I need to press "long" on the switch to enable tuner. I don't use Tap-Tempo - so I just want the option for FS3 like "Tuner-only" - step it, tune it, done. No need to hold it longer. That would be great for me!!!! or @all: is there a workaround maybe via Command Center? Thanks Stefan

Thanks! And now with 8 blocks you could even do [Amp] -> [Send Monitor] -> [CabSim] to have the amp sound on monitor 8-)

Well done Line6! I use my HX Stomp since one year as a bass player. I'm not an FX-guy or stomping-guy on stage ... but love the routing options. And therefore these 8-block-update in 3.x is a killer!!! Thanks very much. My HX Stomp with 2.x was getting quite warm. And with 3.01 ... it seems to keep more cool. I was somehow "scared" when possibly taking the Stomp on a hot open-air situation. But now it seems to have more "reserve" or maybe warmth relates more to DSP usage... Question to all: Do you think / feel your HX stomp keeps "cooler" with the update? Line6: Have you done any improvements in the software to use less power? Also interesting in terms of power usage... But as I said: Great update, love this small unit - and so happy you are improving it further. Will promote the HX Stomp even more to any "stringed" friends ;-)