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No such option unfortunately. You can buy a simple EQ pedal, it could work if you are running your IEMs in mono: https://www.amazon.com/JOYO-6-Band-Electric-Equalizer-Provides/dp/B085QKS9LZ
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It's absolutely fine to do what you're doing. Just beware that you are coloring your sound because any preamp will always do that.
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Do the usual--back up, reset to factory, restore. This is not normal behavior, and I've never experienced it myself. Sometimes things can get corrupted.
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That's the unfortunate reality of how HX products work. You can instead use a volume cut technique which I personally use--take the first block and assign it to a gain block, where you have "negative gain" to simulate rolling down of the volume knob. I have been using that technique for several years. Sometimes I supplement the volume cut with a compressor that gets turned on in the clean snapshot.
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Assign expression pedal in snapshots on Hx Effects
theElevators replied to papabass's topic in Helix
What I like to do is use the "Mix" parameters of both blocks and assign it to snapshots. I also remove the snapshot bypass from both blocks, since I’m controlling the bypass with the expression pedal. So the expression pedal for me controls bypass behavior of both blocks, using the default "toggle" bypass behavior. I have it so that toe down--both of the blocks are on; heel position, both of them are off. But depending on the snapshot, one of the blocks will be mixed at 0%, while the other one is at let's say 50%. That's how I do it. I don't trust the new "toe down" behavior. It has had very serious issues in the past, causing me to downgrade to 3.11. -
Just now HX Edit crashed again. I was able to go to different snapshots, but not go to a different preset; until I restarted HX Edit. This unstable behavior/freezing/crashing is happening quite a lot more frequently now than on version 3.11. I'm using a Mac FWIW. And my crash report is attached, maybe somebody will find it useful.
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My LT locks up sometimes when it's connected to the computer and HX Edit is running. LT locks up at the same time as HX Edit crashes. When it happens, the only thing to do to un-lock it is to reopen HX Edit.
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As an experiment: disable the tap tempo light. Do you still get that noise?
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Is there a way to make the Amp a global setting in Helix Floor?
theElevators replied to Mxzx's topic in Helix
Well you can use one or 2 “kitchen sink” presets. I’ve gone down route for one project. I used all 8 snapshots and made use of the expression pedal to bring in various additional effects depending on what snapshots I was in. I also used the tap tempo button to change the delay whenever there was a need to change the tempo saved in the snapshot. The other preset I had was only used for one song that required drop A tuning and a heavier amp with the help of the capo block. So in that situation I could easily hypothetically tweak my sounds, because it’s only 2 presets. Put it this way, you can most definitely cover your entire set with this approach, unless you go all out and have very specific trick sounds. in my main band I wanted to simplify my job as much as possible so I used the preset-per-song approach. Sometimes I needed to make changes to multiple presets right before the show, when certain sounds that I used in those presets didn’t sound good during sound check. Another solution is to use an external amp pedal. Lots of options right now. For example my favorite one is Joyo American Sound. I got rid of it since acquiring the Helix. -
Helix Control/Command Centre random reassignments
theElevators replied to DarrenSMusic's topic in Helix
I do a lot of tweaking where I need to tweak certain snapshots. And let's just say, saving everything at once is extremely problematic for me. I want to save exactly what I want and when :) Sometimes I make a tweak to a snapshot and I discard that modification. Sometimes I want to save only one snapshot at a time, not all of them.... My presets are pretty complicated. So again, prior to the recent update, command center allowed you to designate what each button does, but that layout would stay the same in the preset. I know because I've created my command center layout many times, it just took 8 assignments and all worked as expected. Now, the layout is configurable relative to the current snapshot selection. Great? yeah! Is it for me? no. I only use snapshots personally. I use the command center to be able to disable up/down buttons. So if I want to use my left-most buttons and not accidentally change the preset, I press the mode button--the screen looks the same minus the up/down buttons--all snapshots are in their old place. Also if I accidentally press the mode button I don't have a blank screen... because I don't ever use the stomp mode.... lol I used to play a lot of stuff that relied on frequent sound changes, so I wanted to minimize any chance of going into the wrong preset, or going into a view where all my snapshot buttons are gone. -
Helix Control/Command Centre random reassignments
theElevators replied to DarrenSMusic's topic in Helix
And I personally don't want to have the Helix save snapshots without my confirmation. This is definitely a new behavior for Command Center, and it would be very nice to be able to make it work the way it worked in 3.15. It's very flexible with the new behavior, but you now have to re-save your Command Center 8 times if you want to have the same layout for all 8 snapshots. -
Helix Control/Command Centre random reassignments
theElevators replied to DarrenSMusic's topic in Helix
This is new behavior in the Helix. You need to go through every single snapshot and create command center layout when that snapshot is selected. It’s annoying. But you can basically change the layout and what buttons do whenever each snapshot is selected. -
Helix Floor FX Loops stopped working firmware 3.71.0
theElevators replied to DaJuice007's topic in Helix
Is this a hardware issue? Can you elaborate what exactly happened? For example, if you create a simple preset from scratch, does it work as expected? Maybe your changed the signal level of your effects loop somehow? check the global settings. -
How to use different preamps for left and right channels?
theElevators replied to kerryhall1's topic in Helix
For most cases, stereo is accomplished by running stereo delays at the very end of your chain. Alternatively you can get stereo by running stereo cabinet blocks with different left/right cabinets... or running 2 different amp+cabs. Running completely different signals to left/right XLRs is asking for trouble. Different amps are EQ'ed differently, compress differently and if a sound engineer puts the mix straight in the middle, then there will be volume/tone discrepancies on left/right, and the sound guy is not going to be too happy. For example running Vox AC30 on the left and a Marshal on the right will result in having volume jumps, and the sound guy will probably get fed up and just run you in mono. I would recommend having your signal in mono up until the very end of your chain where you add reverb/delay. Both left/right sides need to be similar, minus the delays/reverbs/panning. So if you absolutely must combine 2 amps, then add a split, run both sides of the split to 2 different amps, then combine it, and add all the effects I mentioned ending with a delay. To create a split, you simply take a block and drag it down, it will create the loop split--then you can place the merge wherever you want. But the key is again to run 2 things and then combine them together in mono and then after you get the desired sound, you add things that make your signal be actual stereo. So in summary, don't create a stereo preset just for the sake of it. It should be practical, it should sound balanced and it should be easy for a sound person to run your guitar without any special accommodations. And then again, you can do whatever you wish, Helix allows lots of crazy sonic options like wet/dry/wet... That kind of a setup relies heavily on the sound engineer to make the decision how to actually mix all 3 different sounds together and produce a mix. If the sound engineer is not familiar with what you are supposed to sound like, then you can get a complete garbled mess. Another thing is that your guitar signal should work as either mono or stereo. Sometimes some venues don't have enough channels for you, so you need to go in mono. Your Helix should have the outputs configured in such a way, so you can adjust to any situation like that. Lots of live sound engineers just do mono on everything, if you are playing some kind of a stadium. So that's something else you should definitely test drive your presets for--mono mix. Just sharing my experience, I've made some of these mistakes myself and learned as I went. Good luck! -
Just discovered a bug that I'm pretty sure existed for a while. Basically there's an incompatibility between the Helix Floor and Helix LT. Rather than gracefully letting the user know that the feature is not supported, the Helix LT crashes and sometimes fails to boot if you happen to be on the problematic preset. On a Helix Floor, enable 10-button stomp mode, use the Command Center to assign what the left-most buttons do. So in my case, I assigned those buttons to select next/previous presets. I created a backup. Then went on Helix LT and restored from the backup. On Helix LT every time I go into the stomp mode Helix LT freezes and becomes unresponsive. If you were on the problematic preset before powering down the Helix LT and you are currently in the stomp mode, then Helix fails to boot with the black screen. Solution: on Helix Floor, remove assignment for the left-most buttons in Command Center for all applicable presets, create a backup. Helix LT will not have any issues restoring from the backup and using those presets. --- PS: Up until now I didn't use Command Center except replicating what my snapshot view looks like MINUS the up/down buttons. That way I can press the mode button and disable up/down buttons. That's the only use case for me personally.
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Is there a way to make the Amp a global setting in Helix Floor?
theElevators replied to Mxzx's topic in Helix
unfortunately, no. You can however copy/paste your amp block in HX Edit. It is inconvenient for sure! But once you dial in your main sound, creating multiple presets from it by copy/pasting the preset, and not touching it because you already set it up as you need it is the way to go. -
on a Mac, find the magnifying glass icon on top right of your Mac, also known as "Spotlight Search". Click that, type in HX Edit.
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Pasting Blocks Changing Parameters On Other Blocks?
theElevators replied to Drybonz's topic in Helix
When pasting a block I usually immediately remove all the snapshot controls from it, and then recreate it. -
"the best" is so subjective... However when I played bass guitar primarily, my main factors were always: dependability and portability. One time I played a show and there was a tiiiiny box on top of a huge cab, I thought it was a very fancy DI box. I plugged in, put it on like 1.5 and BOOOM! woah!! Well long story short--I got myself this: https://www.markbass.it/product/little-mark-iii/ for $750 15 years ago. It has a nice punchy sound, no stupid tubes, and can sound like anything you will ever need, looks great and fits into a backpack. It has plenty of power to play a huge stage, if needed. A lot of people scoff when they see it, thinking it's a toy... that's what I thought first before I plugged into it at that aforementioned gig. Shortly thereafter I got myself a Markbass speaker cabinet as well. No regrets. If you don't care about any of the bass amp features at all, then get a power amp, if those exist. I play guitar using a Mooer Baby Bomb 30-W power amp for stage volume, and it sounds fantastic. For bass, you need more power, and after doing a quick search I'm convinced that getting a compact bass amp is the way to go instead. I was not able to find a power amp suitable for bass for 100 USD or so. That's because most bass players just use an amp, so you should probably do the same. Also, most bass players don't use modellers / processors because most of the time you just need your direct sound. I'm not saying it's right, but I only used 2 things on my bass: distortion for a few songs and a looper. I never used any compressor, because most amps I've played have a built-in compressor/gain to achieve what I needed. So get a quality compact powerful solid state amp, which Markbass has a reputation of building. 15 years later, mine still works fantastic.
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Use the same amp. Don't change the impedance between presets. Don't have a compressor with severely aggressive settings on either presets.
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Bought a new HX Stomp XL, questions about signal routing
theElevators replied to jchance's topic in Helix
Use the effects loop: send and return. In the effects loop you can add your favorite pedal(s). And then you move the send/return position in your preset, so that in your case you have Wah, then effects loop send/return, then amp/cab, and then volume. The only thing is that running gain pedals in your effects loop always introduces noise. So my advice is to just find something in the HX Stomp. There are plenty of choices. I used to be one of those people who needed my particular distortion, but found my sound after a week or so. So in short, a processor is meant to be run as a standalone device, unless you have something that is just so unique that Line 6 doesn't have a model for it.- 1 reply
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Pod Go transmitter works with all guitars but one...
theElevators replied to josephnpeacock's topic in POD Go
Some guitar jacks are different, because you have an active guitar, for example. On one of my basses, that is the case. The reason for that is that the jack needs to connect the power to the instrument only when the jack is in. So this can be the reason. You can get an adapter for your transmitter: a female to male 1/4" cable. -
No way to do this, unfortunately.
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Maybe it's your 1/4" -> 1/8" adapter then? That's bizarre. It should be changing the sound programmatically. it's not a physical volume pot.