Hi everyone, I've had my Helix for a couple months now - it is amazing piece of gear, but as I've told my bandmates, it's gonna take me years to master this thing.
I have 2 main use cases for it, one being the replacement of my pedalboard. For this, I have a whole folder of presets that I only use live that have no amp or cab blocks. I just run it into my Fender Deville input, and it sounds great as an effects processor without the hassle of my old pedalboard. No issues there.
The problem I'm having right now is the 2nd use case, running it stereo out via XLR into my interface in the studio. I'm getting "decent" tones, but nothing like my live setup (from above) mic'd up. I know running it through my DeVille is inherently different, but even the factory preset patches don't sound the same (nearly as good) as they do for YouTubers doing reviews of the Helix with those same patches. This leads me to believe that I have some sort of configuration/setting issue perhaps? Maybe gain on the interface?
My approach to my direct-in tones is simply to pull in my live preset and add a amp/cab block at the end, but it is not yielding great results. Does anyone have tips on this? I'm also looking for ways to have the tone sound wider and more stereo when I'm plugged in stereo via 2 XLR cables. Which effect blocks best achieve this?
Any tips you guys can provide would be great. I've attached one of my live presets for reference.
Thanks!
Become the Wild.hlx
