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What are your favorite Univibe settings? Very curious to see what some people come up with here. I apparently like mine barely in the mix, surely I can't be the only one... can i?

Glad to hear it :)

Thanks for the link!

Exactly what i was going to say.

Where are his Helix patches? The newest one I see for him (under username seanhalley) is from 1/23/13

I don't really ever get this excited. I'm like a Minion with a banana right now.

Yep. I think you're talking about the "merge" block.

Definitely going to have to try that out.

Would there be any way you could record it for us?

Very interested to see what you guys come up with here.

Same here.

I doubt you'll regret it :)

Thanks for your input Duncann, I appreciate it. Yeah I definitely wouldn't be doing anything complex. Just something to mimic the guitar to get a nice rounded-out sound; something similar to how Tim Commerford and Tom Morello play - Not that I'm anywhere CLOSE to EITHER artist. Maybe a cheap bass is in my future then. Especially if I unload my Les Paul (Epi LP Standard, tobacco burst, with an Air Norton in the neck and a PAF Pro in the bridge). I just don't seem to play it often.

So I'm wanting to record bass tracks through the Helix, but the kicker here is that I don't have a bass (nor do I desire to spend the money on one). I'd be able to plug my Strat or Les Paul in, use a Pitch Wham effect to detune, and run it through one of the bass amp models, right? Anyone tried anything like that? Haven't noticed it in any threads here, or any videos.

Just spend some time with the Divided by 13 the last two nights. Damn that's awesome.

Currently I'm running my Helix through some Yamaha HS5 powered monitors. I'm not turning the volume up super loud yet. I have no need or desire to use it in a band situation or live situation (just home playing and recording). So far I'm loving it. Would love to get a Mission Engineering Gemini 2x12 though for when I wanna play super loud.

That's basically what I'm doing.. but there's a huge volume difference between when the computer is on vs when it's off. Very strange.

Ok based on what we thought Mileskb was doing, I just went home on lunch and fired up the Helix. I brought up a clean patch that I have using the Brit 2204 model (with stock cab and mic). For whatever reason, I have a killer clean with that one :) Anyhow, I used the ANGL Meteor preamp basically as a stomp before the 2204 and it sounded pretty decent! Didn't have too much time to poke around though. Then I tried throwing cab (4x12 Mandarin EM) at the end of the chain (Meteor pre -> 2204 amp+cab -> cab)... and setup a switch to go between the 2204 amp+cab, and then the meteor pre + cab.... THAT sounded much better.

So, having both XLR and 1/4" connections at once works, but there's a fairly significant volume difference when the computer is on and I'm playing through the Helix (out of the XLR outputs). For example, I could have the large volume knob on the Helix maxed, and it'll be a decent volume with the computer on. When the computer is off, to get that same volume (out of the same speakers) the Helix volume knob has to go down to about halfway, maybe a touch higher. Strange. I wonder if a speaker switcher would be a better way to do it. Or as some of you have said here.... a small mixer.

Very nice.. Thanks for doing this :)

Very interesting... and good to know. Thanks for that.

Hopefully this will work with better cables. Pretty sure I was using HOSA unbalanced 1/4" last night, and the hum/noise drove me mad :D

I tried having both the XLR and 1/4" inputs in use last night, and the volume seemed significantly lower. I will try tonight with different cables. My backup methods will be to incorporate my (at the moment unused) Focusrite Scarlet 2i4 and balanced cables. Otherwise, I'm thinking this would work: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068OGY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1GG6M3K7OUABK&coliid=IA4HN3NMJXY0N Though I'd prefer to NOT spend much money, if at all possible.

I connect my Helix to my Yamaha HS5's, and it sounds great. Of course, I want to use the HS5's as the reference speakers for my computer/DAW as well, as I use Reaper and EZ Drummer 2, etc. I record from Helix to PC via USB. The HS5 speakers have XLR and 1/4" inputs, but apparently only one input can be used at a time. Playing through the Helix to the speakers without having the PC on is a big plus for me, which is why the speakers are directly connected to the XLR outs on the Helix. At the same time, I don't always want to have to turn the Helix on (being the "soundcard/interface") when I'm working on mixing, drums, or just youtube/etc. I'd prefer to not have to change connections all the time. Is there an easy way to set this up? I think my brain is over-analyzing this issue. Sorry if it's a simple solution. :blink:

Well put. So this basically looks like a "perfect storm" as far as DSP usage goes.