PaulTBaker

maybe try the new Xtra

one thing you can do is save your individual presets in a folder on your computer. You can drag and drop presets from HXEdit to the folder and vice versa. I wanted to do exactly what you were talking about. My work around was to copy the presets I wanted to a folder, some from the factory defaults and some were mine. I then copied an empty preset onto all of the spaces in the set list (I did this just to start with an empty set list... just to be cleaner). Then I copied the presets from the folder into the setlist in HX Edit. it works great. Drag and Drop is very easy. I also do this same sort of thing with my Helix Floor.

Yes, it is overwhelming and you will loose a lot of sleep! However, if you are tone nerd like me, then you will reap great rewards!!!! Depending on which amp I am using and how clean I want the clean sound, I will either use one or two amps. For the 2 amp setup, I have a Footswitch(FS) that will turn one amp on and one amp off. For my tones, I have found that stacking distortion pedals and having a FS to change the amp settings works best for me. I normally use the Monitoar first then the Teamah (sorry about the spelling). I have my gains set to 1.0 and 3.0 on the different dist stomps. I don't play Metal, but I can get all the drive I need from this setup. You can use snapshots and stomps and combine them using the Command Center window. Lots of different variations to get you what you need! Have fun!

I have the Helix Floor. Wow that would be huge problems when changing the tones!

I had sort of the opposite problem... the pedal would not stay at 100%, it would back off some to 89%. I tightened the pedal and it still didn't work. What has worked for me was to change the setting on the volume pedal expression 1 setting to Global. that means that when you change presets, whatever the volume pedal is set to, will be active when you start that preset. It's possible that it just took a while for the tightening to make a difference??? I really don't know, but you could try that. It's also good to know that the foot pedal calibrates when turning on the helix. I have the Floor, btw.

I like the note idea. I would also love to be able to see the Created/Modified Date of the preset. I copy presets all over the place to make changes. I would love to be able to see the latest preset. I would also love to be able to sort a setlist by name or date!

If all you are doing is changing the delay setting, you can use a snapshot or a footswitch assignment to do that... Sure I'm stating the obvious, but wanted to make sure.

This is more of a question than disputing your answer rd2rk. Using the snapshot would work great, however depending on how you have things setup, your other blocks may be affected by the change in the snapshot. You could instead assign a footswitch to the block and have it bypass one or the other based on if its on or off. This way would definitely not change the other blocks (unless you want it to). Just another option I believe.

if you gig, another consideration is ease of setup and use. depending on your use, you can get some very good FRFR's that are small, light, and easy to setup. For me, that is a big priority. For example, in one band I'm playing in, the other (very good) guitarist plays through a marshall jmp 60 and a 4 12 cab. sounds good, but is heavy and hard to transport. He recently changed to a tsakils mothership and an frfr. way easier to transport and more flexible in the practice space. I tried to sell him on the helix, but it just had too many options for him. he just wants to plug and play.

no, but you can do something different. you can setup snapshots and assign them to the footswitches and have it so clicking the footswitch would cycle between snaps. I know that is not what you are asking, but it might give you something else to think about. I agree, that the 3 way footswitch would be cool!

Thank you all for your great responses! You guys do a great service for this community. I use the XR18 as my interface because I have been using it. (I know, let's don't get to the discussion of "because I've always done it that way" HAHA). I have used the XR18 to record live band recordings and it can record up to 18 channels simultaneously. I have successfully used the helix into the XR18 to record. That uses the presets on the helix. I use the Relay 10S (?) and use the direct out to another XR18 channel. That is the "raw" channel that gets recorded in case I want to reamp with Native. It is the reamping (if I'm saying that correctly) with Native that was causing the crackling. Thank you for the settings info, I will see what I have and try those if they are different, and Data, yes I do have the correct Berhinger drivers loaded. Something to add to my question of could the amount of "stuff" in the preset pushing the limits of my computer.... I read in another thread where in Native, depending on the power of the computer, you could actually use more DSP than what is in Helix. That makes sense. So, to me, it would also make sense that if the power of the computer is limited, that could cause problems with Heavy DSP presets coming from Floor being used in Native. Again, thanks everyone for the advice!

I am a beginner in working with DAW's (Reaper 7) and just started using Helix Native. I have been using Line 6stuff since the early pod days, then the HD500X, and now Helix for almost as long as it has been out. So I feel confident using Helix, the DAW and Native, not so much. To complete my workflow, I am using the Berhinger XR18 as my interface and have Adam Audio TV5 (?) studio monitors coming out of the XR18. Also a Dell Precision 7520 32GB of RAM. In Native, I am using a preset that was created in the helix floor. It is pretty loaded because it is meant to be a "catch all" preset. When I use the preset, I will get crackling sounds (almost like clipping). Lowering the levels does not seem to help, however, deleting some of the block in the preset does or at least it seems that way. Am I correct in thinking that the preset may be too "full" and over reaching the capacity of my workspace? I am very interested in everyone's thoughts on this. Thanks.

wow. very nice. cool tones and very nice playing! Thanks for sharing.

off topic, but I agree, the book is well worth it!!!!

I first bought the lt in 2019.... started using gigging with it and the buttons and over all (at least imo) it was lightweight so I traded it in for a Floor in 2021. Gigged out 60+ times a year with it. The buttons started getting flakey, sent it back, they fixed it (2022). kept gigging, buttons started to go wonky again, so I traded it in for a new Floor and bought the 5 warranty from GC. I know that sounds stupid, however these were my main reasons, there is NO service center for helix anywhere close to me (Raleigh, NC), with the GC warranty, all I have to do when the buttons go wonky (and they will) is take it to GC and they will give me a new one. Also, got a free Helix backpack (my first one had already been to the tailer to fix)... So my point is, I love the helix and the flexibility, however, please be careful with buying it used. Hopefully I am wrong, but my guess is your buttons will go wonky. Best of luck with your purchase and I hope you love it as much as I (we) do!

sounds like a simple delay at 180 ms delay, no repeats ... also pretty compressed I believe.... it is very nice

wow, what a great topic and really cool posts!

try the new clarity amp... it has a great clean base with lots of headroom before breaking up. I've been using that with a combination of stacking three od pedal (minatour, teemah, horzin drive or teemal, compulus drive, and horiz drive or prize drive, teemah, and horiz).... that gives me a great range of crunch, drive, big drive to sit on top of the clean tone. then use l2 comp at the end, with it doing less the -3db comp. (that may be the wrong units, but the gist is to just barely have the compressor catching anything) This works well my Yamaha 300(?) again, sorry if that model is wrong, it is the hollow body with the P90's on it. Good luck and have fun!

Agreed, adjust your presets so the presets are all close to the same output level from the helix. Would suggest using something like Youlean Loudness Meter - Free VST, AU and AAX plugin. I have mine set so it averages -18 to -15 db for each preset. then no matter what the big knob is set too, the output of each preset will be relative. When I play with the band and use my PC, I have it connected to the helix using the l6 connection. I then have the big knob at digital. The FOH gets the signal from the xlr's. This way the FOH is getting the signal as if the big know was always maxed. This lets me use the big knob to control the onstage volume for the PC. When I play as a duo, we use the Bose L1 (i think)and I do not use the PC. I have my big knob set to multi, so the big knob WILL effect what is being sent to the FOH (which is the bose behind me in this case). This lets me give myself a boost if needed without changing the mixer.

that really sounds like you may have the LT outputs to Line or digital and your XL outputs set to mic.

Wow, lots of really good comments here. Thanks. Just following up. So it sounds like there may have been slight differences and it was ALL in my head..... however, the bottom line is I am very very happy with what I have now. I absolutely love it. Just for background if anyone is interested, I play mainly my tele and can go from very clean to dirty clean to crunchy to more hairy overdrive (not metal but more warm bluesy full overdriven state). I used to use the Zed amp as a base and then have 3 stomps (one to up the amp drive and adjust volume, the Minataur(sp?), and either the Temo or the Compul drive. with the latest update, I started using the Clarity as a starting point. It is really clean and has a ton of headroom and stays clean. I then use combinations of stacking the Prize Drive, the Teemah! and the Horizon Drive to get the different levels of overdrive I need. it is great! at least for me! I also use snapshots to switch between modulation effects: Chorus, Trem, 145 Rotary, Script Mod Phase, and no modulation. I have those 5 snaps assigned to one footswitch so I can roll through each of those and turn on the one I need. I also have a snapshot that I use for spacey sounds which turns on the chorus, delay, and another reverb. I used the command center to assign that to a foot switch that rotated between the spacy and the clean. Unchecking the snapshot option on the drives and amp lets me keep my tone the same no matter the other snapshots. I am sure there are improvements, but this works great for me now and gives me a ton of options. Clar PzTH DD C .hlx

Don't know if the pod go has the new Clarion amp, but I use that with my helix for my Acoustic guitar. The Clarion if very clean and has a ton of gain but keeps it clean.

I have the helix floor and use the pc in FRFR Raw mode. that sounds the best to me.

I know this is an old post, but what type of toppers are you using?

Yes, that would be nice. Be quite complicated to implement. There have been many posts on the Fletcher Munson effect on this board, some go dig deep into the science, which is very interesting to me. Some people posted an EQ block they created to "similate" the FM effect. they would turn it on when playing softly, off when loud. I tweaked the block some and used it for a while and it did help in creating patches that sounded good at "live" volume.