LOOPER BUG
USB RECORDING ISSUES
v.1.04.3
Mac OSX El Cap (attempted on both MBP 2011 8Gb and MacMini 2012 8Gb)
Two items I noticed with the looper which otherwise has been a very usable tool...
1st: when a loop is running, and ONCE button is pressed, then EXIT is pressed before the loop stops (to change other parameters), then enter LOOPER again, the ONCE and PLAY/STOP rings remain lit (even though the loop has stopped), and the first tap of PLAY/STOP only turns off the rings (doesn't begin the loop). The PLAY/STOP button needs to be pressed again to begin the loop.
If the loop stops BEFORE exiting looper, lights go out, and everything works fine to play with a single press.
2nd: More of a hopeful request than a bug, but it would be great to have the option to assign foot switches within the LOOPER block that are unused by the looper and even better if we could reassign the 1/2/FULL and FWD/REV buttons to other usable parameters.
USB Recording and monitoring using Helix Audio for IN and OUT seems to have trouble working simultaneously in all DAWs I've tried, Audacity, Live, Gband, etc. Typically starts fine and gradually dithers into digital artifacts (beeps and clicks) until no music is heard. Audio is preserved and is audible if OUTPUT is changed to system rather than Helix OR if the DAW is closed, meaning it seems to be a memory leak or processing overload as it relates to the software interacting with Helix. Universal audio is affected (like playing an audio track in other software in the background, even with DAW playback stopped) until whichever DAW is closed. Then it clears up immediately. Hope that
is stated clearly. The workaround is to utilize another audio interface for monitoring, but this is cumbersome if it is meant to function. I have verified all software and OS are up to date. Rate is set at 48, but have tried 44.1 also with same result.
NOTE: INPUT selection does not seem to matter. Even if INPUT is changed to something other than Helix Audio, OUTPUT signal is still corrupted until DAW is quit or OUTPUT device is changed.
Thanks.
G