SteveBalogh

OK, I figured it out. Similar to the instructions in the manual, but you are right about the AUX level. Either a DI or a clean boost pedal will be needed for the AUX or MIC input. Helix: Input 1 Use Guitar Input 2 Use AUX or MIC Merge input 2 into 1 so both will be output into USB 1-2 Put whatever effects you need for both sides Go to Menu then Global Settings and assign AUX or MIC to Re-AMP SRC 8, GUITAR was defaulted to Re-Amp SRC 7 DAW: Create one stereo track,Inputs 1-2 Create the melody dry signal MONO track input 7 Create the bass dry signal MONO track input 8 All outputs should be 1-2 Plug the melody side in guitar and bass into AUX or MIC Arm all and record. I got the effects of both sides in the stereo track, and separate clean signals in the bass and melody mono tracks I did not try using the mic channel. The problem is they do not allow the returns to be selected for USB 7-8 which are the two Re-Amp inputs in USB. You only get the choice of AUX,MIC, or GUITAR for 7-8 :( I used headphones to monitor.

You do not get the returns as a choice for "re-amping" a pair of USB channels. I did get to record something that might work, just don't use a synth as an effect, like I did: Mix a path from GUITAR and INPUT 1 and output into 1-2 In the DAW, track 1 input is input 1-2 BUS the output of track 1 Use the BUS from track 1 as the input for track 2 Output track 2 as 7-8 Back in the Helix, use the second path input as USB 7-8 Add your stereo effect, output 1-2 Perhaps this is where I went wrong. I ended up with track 1 as the raw signal with a drone out of the synth. Track 2 was the synth effect. Ran out of time to experiment more. To create the mix path I dropped an eq with flat adjustment. If there's a way to use the AUX input for the bass side, then USB 7-8 could re-amp it and you could follow the instructions in the manual I'm thinking. I'll try something different in a few days. Or maybe what I did will give you a new idea.

The USB is working for me, I can record both sides. Odd thing is, I cannot monitor through my Presonus Firestudio (Firewire). In order to monitor, I have to go into my Mac's sound control and route the output back into the Helix. The Helix can do both in and out, I ran the output via the mic cables into a PA and another amp I have. The stereo effects worked perfect in the recording as well as monitoring.

Problem solved: Melody side going into guitar input with impedance set to auto. Bass side going into return 1, with return 1 set from Line to Instrument. Amp used is the Studio pre. LA Compressor on both melody and bass paths. I started a Line 6 Helix Topic on the Equipment forum on Stickist.com, thanks to RCLERE for getting me there.

I have a Chapman Stick with Villex PASIV pickups, same issue, guitar input is quite loud, AUX, the opposite. Seems running both sides into the returns works best. I have an EBS Microbass II which would solve the problem, but I'd like to figure out how to connect directly to the helix and make it work. I'm thinking the next step is to increase the volume of the PA - surprisingly I have the master volume on the Helix almost all the way up. That low volume seems to be robbing a bit of tone to my ears. I tried playing with the guitar's impedance control, set it to 10 to match the AUX, no luck.