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Well, that's the point isn't it? Decreasing the bit depth raises the noise floor... He even says there's noise at 9:17... It's not that bit depth doesn't matter. It's just that people misunderstand what it means. The most interesting thing to me in this video is when talks about the noise floor of magnetic tape in terms of bit depth and how you were lucky if a cassette tape gave you a noise floor equal to 6 bits...

Any instant commands you have assigned to the snapshot that's active when you saved the preset will be shot out when you go to that preset. So I don't agree with you that the instant command implementation with snapshots was a step back. They perform the same way they did before with preset changes, it's just now you can send commands out with snapshot changes as well.

Do you have the 1/4" out set to instrument level in the Global Settings menu? I think the default it line level, so that would mean you'd be sending a really hot signal to the amp and causing a lot hiss.

I know this is only tangentially related to the post, but the whole "stair steps" analogy for bitrate and frequency as it relates to digital audio isn't a very good one... Increasing the bitrate doesn't really give you more detail, it just lowers the noise floor, and gives you more dynamic range to work with. http://productionadvice.co.uk/no-stair-steps-in-digital-audio/

There are a bunch of videos linked directly from the Helix product page under the resources link... They recently did a pretty big overhaul of it. http://line6.com/helix/resources.html

Definitely not normal... Neither of mine exhibit this sort of behavior. That almost sounds like something is loose inside the enclosure or something.

I would think it might work like that, but I haven't seen confirmation. I think the likely scenario is that if the person who sold you the Helix had bought Native for $99, that once he sells the Helix, Helix Native comes along with it. That license would be tied to that Helix, so to speak. If he hasn't purchased Native, then I could see the new owner being able to get Native for the discounted price. Otherwise, if each successive owner gets to buy Native for $99 and keep it, it would seem to incentivize people flipping Helices just for the discount.

Sorry, but I'm totally confused by this question... You certainly can run blocks in series. You can actually put all 32 blocks in the Helix in a series configuration if you want to (probably won't be able to use all 32 because of DSP limitations, but the layout option is there).

The way snapshots work in the Helix is a completely different beast than this, really... There are many things you can do with snapshots that simply aren't possible in any way with the HD series. It way may more than simply being able to assign multiple effects to the same switch. It's being able to alter the bypass states of every block in the preset as well controlling up to 64 parameters per snapshot... It's very powerful. And doing what you want to do - switch between different inputs with snapshots - isn't convoluted at all. It's very simple and straightforward to achieve.

I can tell you with 100% certainty that you can use one of the returns as an input.

No one is going to say that...

You just gotta be be free when editing, man... It's only settings on effects and whatnot... You're not dialing in settings for the moon landing.

I just thought of this when replying to the other thread about effects people wanted added. Someone mentioned a metronome, so I started thinking that now that we have the tone generators, and we have a way to pulse them, you could create a metronome-type thing. So I added a 3 Note Generator block, set the levels of OSC 2 and 3 to 0, so to just be dealing with one pure tone. I then added a mono Tremolo block after that, set the Wave Shape to Square and the Duty Cycle to relatively low (11%, in my case), and then set the tempo sync to quarter notes... Pretty much a tremolo. It doesn't give you and accent on the one, but it does give you a nice even pulse... Anyway, if you're ever desperate for a metronome, now you can have a quick and dirty one... ;)

1. Well, to set a parameter to the default, you press and release the knob. To assign it to a snapshot controller, you press and turn. It sounds like you're probably just releasing the knob before you turn it. 2. On the unit itself, if you press and hold the parameter knob, you'll go to the Controller Assign screen. You can select "None" as the controller for that parameter there to unassign any controllers. 3. Not entirely sure what you're asking, but you can't program snapshots to footswitches in Stomp Mode. You can see snapshots only in Snapshot Mode or in one of Preset Mode variations from the Global Settings menu. You can assign a custom color to snapshots, though. Press the PRESETS knob and then Knob 6 (Rename Snapshot). Turn knob 5 (LED Color) to select the desired color. “Auto Color†is the default red.

Just had a thought, but I wonder if it would be possible to simulate metronome using one a tone generator block followed by a tremolo effect... Hmmm... Something to try...

Lol... Well, admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery... :) I agree, though, it would be a nice feature.

Yes, one of life's great tragedies...

I don't know why the demand for used Helices would be substantially decreased... If people can get a used Helix for just a little more than an LT, I would think that a lot of people would certainly do just that. The full Helix still offers a lot of functionality that the LT doesn't. Heck, I'd pay a few hundred extra just for the extra loops and scribble strips alone. BTW, the warranty for the Helix does transfer, so it is possible to still have warranty coverage with a used one.

Yep... Go to the Controllers tab and select "Snapshot" from the pulldown menu. Or, on Windows machine, press ALT and click on the parameter as a shortcut to assign it to a snapshot controller (SHIFT - ALT - Click unassigns it). On a Mac, it's OPTION - click to assing, OPTION-SHIFT - click to unassign. Brackets will appear around the parameter when it's assigned to a controller.

Commercially available IRs are almost always normalized to line level. The signal path through the Helix is more like instrument level, so the -18dB is set as the default level because that would make the signal through the IR block close to unity gain. Of course, you may find you need to tweak it either way for any given IR... But that's the reason.

The AMPLIFi series kind of uses XT/X3 models, but it would be more accurate to say they're ported models from POD Farm. The AMPLIFi amps and effects are essentially the same as what's in the Spider V.

This is a bunch of nonsense... Really don't know what else to add, but your whole premise is wrong. How on earth does releasing the LT affect the used prices of the Helix all that much? You think there's going to be a glut of people selling Helix's just so they can go buy an LT? That would seem to really irrational, as you might be left with a little cash in your pocket (by the time you pad fees and shipping for selling online, not much though), and you'd be left with a processor that does less than the one you originally had...

Yes, the Helix LT is an 8-in, 8-out USB audio interface.

Yeah, the M9 is definitely a high current pedal. I've been running mine using two of the outputs from a Strymon Ojai power supply. Each of those outputs is 500mA. I would say that is probably the minimum you'd want - a total of 1000mA.