Chaoschoir

rd2rk, You hit the nail on the head! The main reason for my post was to learn how to utilize the X1’s preamp with the Helix in the best possible manner. ***EDIT*** Although the X1 does have a speaker out jack (1 watt mind you), when I first began using this setup, the actual output jack of the X1 was always routed to the input of the SD Power Stage. Patrick

Hello bobcoss! I have a question concerning your comment - “I would not use the speaker out on the Carvin X1. I don't think it would add anything.” What would the difference / benefit be in using the send on the X1 rather than the output? As this is all fairly new to me, I’m open to any and all suggestions! I’ll be away until Sunday so I won’t be able to try what you suggested until I get back but I truly appreciate all the feedback and replies from all of you kind folks. And yes CraigGT, it is indeed a rabbit hole! Whenever I’m experimenting with the Helix I glance at the clock on the wall and say to myself - Surely I haven’t been doing this for five hours straight now, have I? :) All the best, Patrick

Hey CraigGT, Thanks for adding to the conversation and inquiring as to what rd2rk mentioned and thank you again rd2rk for really breaking down the possibilities in using the routing method you described in such great detail. :) All the best, Patrick

rd2rk, THANK YOU for such a detailed explanation! It’s hard for me to think outside the box sometimes and wonderful people such as yourself in forums like this offer tremendous knowledge based on their own experiences (and through trial and error!). I will do what you described and also be aware of any unwanted noise levels (making sure to adjust the INST or LINE settings as needed) and I will most certainly use the quality cables I have on hand! :) Best regards, Patrick

Hello fellow Line 6 forum members! Guitar player here going on almost 50 years now and one can say I’m ‘old school’ in that I’ve always used pedal effects in front of my amplifier and have never used the effects and send routing methods. Recently my setup has been using a Carvin X1 preamp unit going into a Seymour Duncan Power Stage 170 into a Carvin 1X12 extension cabinet. Currently I’m plugging my guitar directly in to the Helix LT and then output from Helix to the input on the X1. I know in this fashion I’m basically using the Helix as a glorified (and expensive!) pedal effects unit. I’m fairly proficient in getting around the LT and creating presets, etc., but I have a question for all you experienced folks on this forum concerning alternative routing. The Carvin X1 does have an effect send / return loop and I wanted to know what benefit, if any, I would achieve by routing the Helix using this method (wanting to still be able to utilize the tube preamp in the X1). And what internal settings on the Helix would I need to change in order to use it this way, if any? So, basically I would like to plug my guitar straight in to the X1, patch the Helix in to the X1 using the effect / send loop, and then output on the X1 into the SD Power Stage and from there to my Carvin 1 X 12 cabinet. I know it sounds fairly simple enough but I’d just like to know of any tips and / or techniques I might be overlooking for this particular setup. Thank you to all who take the time to read and reply. Be well and stay safe... Patrick