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Sorry, but did you mean to say you have to turn off the cabinets sim? This is something I definitely did not think about. I will give this a shot.

At the risk of being redundant, would this path be a better option? Guitar>DI>mic input? Would that be better than guitar>FX return?

Is it just me, or are the rotary FX really not that great on the helix? I truthfully haven't spent more than a couple hours tweaking the unit, but I hoped that I would be able to get something relatively easy out of the box. I am a huge fan of the rotary sounds from the strymon möbius and would prefer to get everything out of one box if possible. Any tips from more experienced users?

So I am looking into something a bit more rugged than a bag, and this is what I have come up with... http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/MULTICOMP-22-24155-/22-24155 I haven't actually bought one yet, but it seems like it would be a good solution that would allow you to include some cables along with the helix.

Adding the ability to select impedance and pad the input on any on the FX returns and the AUX in would be killer.

So basically using a direct box would theoretically solve the issue at hand?

Thanks for that simplified, yet thorough explanation. How does this work out when using the FX send/return to patch in an external pedal? Is a low impedance signal being sent thru the pedals and back to the return?

One thing that I am curious about in regards to this topic is if that would actually be necessary when using the FX return input. If a guitar, regardless if it is an acoustic electric or a passive pickup equipped electric, is first plugged into a tuner and then into the return jack, wouldn't it be treating the signal similarly as if the send/return were used to include an external drive pedal?

Has the radial unit been known to work specifically in this application with the Helix aux input and/or one of the FX loop returns?

Disregard, looks like I found this info on page 43.

Anyone have ideas on a workaround for this? The other guitar player switches between a passive pickup electric and an active pickup acoustic.

That's awesome. I must have missed this in the 2.10 manual. For my own reference, what page can that be found on?

I agree this will be easy. I have spent the better part of the last month digging into the manuals, and I was pleasantly surprised how well designed this unit is! Keep up the great work! When i say "various aspects", I am specifically referring to the individual FX blocks in the 2nd chain. I know that via the Helix foot switches, I can control the on/off states of each (or multiple) blocks in either path. I also know, based on the MIDI section of the manual, that I can send out a MIDI CC to toggle these switches from another controller or external source. What isn't too clear to me is whether or not the FX blocks can be assigned a CC value (or are assigned fixed values internally) that would allow for them to be toggled externally without having them mapped to a switch. The scenario I have in my mind is that I want to have the ability to have all the IA switches control FX blocks in my dedicated signal path whereas the other guitar player can do the same via their MIDI controller. Is this doable?

So I have a Helix inbound, and am interested in using each of the 2 paths as 2 independent signal chains. I have read quite a few posts of people doing this for the purpose of running a mic signal thru. While what I want to do (in a basic sense) is simple, my biggest concern is being able to control the 2nd independent path from an external MIDI controller. This MIDI controller would be used to control various aspects of the 2nd chain by the other guitar player in my band. has anyone tried doing something like this?