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mykejb

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  1. Not for Guitar

    I prefer the sound of NRNR gold old valves into an alnico blue

    It just sounds and feels more natural for me

    Happy to use FRFR out front though

     

     

    ok ... time to look dumb ... NRNR?   Interesting point of view though, most people say running into FRFR is always a better idea. Once I get the Helix I think I'll end up doing a lot of comparisons!!

     

    Mike

  2. The FX150 looks a bit on the small side, I don't generally run through the PA so need something that'll cut through a band. The Behringer one looks interesting, although there's still that "Behringer" name thing ... I know they've improved such a lot but I remember the early days  :unsure:   The StageSound L2 looks good but not sure about the 10" speaker and how much volume I'd get from it. I'm used to a Marshall JVM205 which has volume to spare, but still really heavy to cart around when I'm trying to cut down on weight.

     

    Mike

  3. Seems most of the FRFR combo amps are pretty heavy - anyone know of a decent lightweight alternative?  I looked at the Firehawk as a possibility but that's almost 30kg.  The Roland JC120 is about 30kg, and the Traynor K4 is a about the same again. I have a couple of db Opera 605 speakers with neo drivers which are only about 13kg each that I could use, but they're not exactly rock and roll looking  B) plus they're not the easiest things site on stage without a stand.

     

    Mike

  4. I've got about three weeks till my Helix appears so I'm busy looking for all the other bits I need.

     

    Obviously a case is one thing - has the official backpack case been released into the wild yet?   I see it on a lot of sites with "available to order", but no-one seems to actually have one

     

    Mike

  5. EASY ! 

     

    Extend Looper capability with a built-in SDHC memory card to allow huge amounts of loop or audio storage. TO use as multi-loops, backing tracks - you name it !

     

    http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Extend-Looper-capability-with-add-On-pedal-w-SDHC-memory-card/802351-23508?submitted=1

     

    Great idea - the Digitech JamMan loopers have had these for years. Could be either an SD slot or an external USB drive, although SD would probably be more gig-friencly

     

    Mike

  6. On a "real" pedalboard though a split often used to be a couple of bits of wire and three plugs and no buffer/gain change.

     

    If the split blocks do change the gain maybe at some point that might become configurable so you can set the gain reduction/boost independently for each output. Same with the merge.

     

    Mike

  7. Out of interest which loop are you using on the JVM?  Are you using the serial/parallel effects loop or the pre/power amp loop?

     

    Also, what's the problem you see with the MIDI?

     

    Curious as I'm probably going to get a Helix ordered tomorrow and I'll be running it through a JVM205c

     

    Mike

  8. Ok ... looks like setlists are just patch banks then. What I was hoping for is setlists like you get on most higher end keyboards. These have plenty of memory for patches (what I refer to as real patches) and totally separate set lists. You create a setlist by adding patches from the patch memory into the setlist.  Changing the original patch changes it in all the setlists it's contained in. The setlists just contain pointers to the patches, not the patches themselves.

     

    Mike

  9. I'd guess going from the iPad 3.5mm output into the Aux of the Helix would work as that's standard audio.

     

    It looks like you can from the manual if you're using USB too.

     

    P20 - "Helix also receives input from USB 1/2, but it's dedicated for monitoring audio from your computer (or iPad®) and bypasses all processing blocks"

     

    The routing diagram on P45 shows USB 1/2 being routed directly to the Helix output section so it looks like it should work as long as you don't want to process the output.

     

    Not tried this as I don't have a Helix, although if I get a good deal from my guy at DV247 tomorrow I might have one soon :)

     

    Mike

  10. Really the question is as the title.  I have an X3 Live  and I use it occasionally through a keyboard amp (Traynor K4) but more often than not I use it with a Marshall JVM205 combo using the four cable method. 

     

    Would an upgrade to the Helix floor unit give me any major improvements? I know the X3 is pretty old tech now and it seems to work ok, but I do like the look of the Helix unit and I have to admit I'm a sucker for new shiny stuff :)

     

    I play in cover bands playing rock/pop etc

     

    Thanks in advance for any comments.

     

    Mike

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