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I should've specified that I was looking to do this live. I think you can CC change in Logic, but I don't know much about any of those features or how to make them call a specific patch at a certain time.

Hey everyone. I'm trying to automate guitar effect changes (not just turning on or off delay or reverb, but changing from a distortion patch to a clean patch to a wah patch, etc) in Helix Native using Logic Pro X & MIDI and I'm not sure how I can accomplish this. I've spent a few days and can't seem to get anything to work. I've tried to use automation lanes in Logic or use automation within Helix Native - but no success yet. Any thoughts? If all else fails, I'll end up buying the Helix Rack instead. If I do, does anyone know how to go about automating guitar effect changes with the Rack & MIDI within Logic? Or have you seen a clear tutorial on here or on YouTube? I can't find much of anything online (at least content that makes sense to a MIDI and DAW newbie). Any help is really appreciated! Thanks!

First of all - Wow! I'm impressed with the Line 6 community. Thank you all for your feedback! Price - Yep, I already have a DAW, so it's cheaper to go with Native (the main reason I was considering it). Logic Pro X - We use this to run our metronome and lighting, so using Helix Native alongside Logic makes sense if I want to have automatic guitar effect changes happen during our set and eliminate the need for a guitar pedal. Testing - I agree that a ton of testing is necessary and will for sure prove whether this is ultimately viable or not with my setup. Sturdiness - Running around with this laptop at venues with metal crowds is pretty scary haha. I agree that the Helix Rack would be superior, but we're already using a computer for metronome/lights, so it'll be at the venue anyway. Main Stage - We've been using it for awhile, but moved away from it when we started doing light shows. This made it so we only needed to use Logic and not need Logic + Mainstage running at the same time. We put our whole set in Logic as a single track and label each song just in case we have to stop mid-set. MIDI Controller - We using MIDI inside of Logic to do everything... I could be wrong, but I think it'll work for everything we need - lights + guitar effect changes (I know it works for the lights, and I haven't tried it yet but I think it'll work for the effects). Computer - Yep, definitely worried about Logic crashing or lagging mid-set or some other horrible occurrence. But usually crowds understand when there are technical issues and they go with the flow. When they don't.. oh well. Can't make this 100% lollipop-storm-proof. We'll test this setup thoroughly and get back to you guys on the results. I might end up getting the Helix Rack anyway, but I still don't know how to run it alongside our metronome/set in Logic to do automatic guitar effect changes. Does anyone know how? That's another reason why I'm opting for Helix Native is because I think it'll be easier to integrate it with the MIDI in Logic. The main downside is having the computer process the guitar effects... I'm not sure how much stress that'll put on the computer. I wouldn't want that to cause it to crash and mess up our whole show. Thank you all for your input! Jon VSCRL

Thanks for the reply Tcamponovo! I have the option to use a Scarlett 2i2 (which would be easier to set up) or a Soundcraft UI16 as the audio interface. For guitar effects, the goal is to be without a foot pedal so I can be free to roam the stage (with a wireless guitar system) and not have to dive across the stage to change my effects during a song. That's the direction I'm going with Logic + MIDI for automatic patch changes. Along with the wireless guitar, it sounds like latency will be the biggest obstacle with this route. All advice is welcome and I'll post my completed rig/setup once it's finish and working well so other Line 6'ers can emulate my setup without any trial & error. Jon VSCRL

Hey everyone! I'm new to the Helix and its functionality, but was wondering if it's possible to just use Helix Native for live shows along with Logic Pro X + MIDI controls to change effects if you have enough computing power. I'm running a 2015 Macbook Pro 2.8 GHz Intel i7 with 16 GB ram. I have yet to purchase Helix, so I'm looking at just getting Native (and skip getting a Helix Rack) if it'll do everything I need. If I need the Helix Rack for sure for live shows, what makes it necessary? Thanks for your help! Jon VSCRL