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The methods I gave above effectively do that. Technically, I suppose you aren't really routing the guitar signal to either path - it always goes to both. But the end result is the same. You're turning each path on or off.

I get a similar message from Windows. You can ignore it and install it anyway. On Windows 10 I had to uninstall the old version of Updater first to get the new version work.

If you want to do it and maintain delay/reverb trails, a neat way to do it is to assign a footswitch to control the Channel Volume paremeter in the amp block in each path (assuming you have an amp in each path). Set it so the volume goes to the set max when you press the footswitch for one amp and goes to zero for the other, and vice versa. You could also do a similar thing with a volume pedal block in each path. The other method is to assign the level parameter in the output block of each path to a footswitch. With this, way, though, you won't have any spillover when switching paths.

Yes, effectively there is, but what is it you want to do?

You act as if these things are even covered in the manual, though... They are. It would be one thing if these were truly hidden functions, but I've yet to see anything brought up here that's not covered somewhere in the manual. I actually think it's very easy to find something in the manual. I'm usually writing from my work computer, and when I open the PDF up here in Acrobat (I think the free Reader allows this, too), the bookmarks on the left hand side of the screen have all the headings for everything. It's very easy to see the bookmark for the topic I'm looking for and go right to it. I can usually find what I want in less than 30 seconds. It's impossible for one writing style to please everyone, I guess, and everyone learns differently. But I still maintain that the Helix is largely intuitive. As I said, I was able to figure out most things on my own, and I don't consider myself smarter than most users or anything like that. It's funny that Apple was brought up earlier. I was going to mention that same thing. I think Apple has always taken the stance that users will figure it out. They do publish instruction online and stuff, but people look at those as a last resort.

Well, it's on page 18 on the manual (which, remember, is horrible and doesn't tell you how to actually do anything... :D ). Also, one thing I said up above isn't really correct. You don't have to actually select a different output for the output block to 1A (that's what happens when I reply before 7:00 AM). You just need to set the level parameter of the output block all the way down.

The issue is that right now you have path 1B in parallel with 1A and 2A, when I gather that you actually want to have it in a serial configuration. That's why the amp and cab sounds different when you move it before the split. In the position you have it now, it's actually in parallel with an "un-amped" tone. To get one long serial path, move the merge block from path 1A down to path 1B. For the output block on 1A, just pick an output you're not using - USB 3/4 might be a good one. Then set the output block of 1B so it feeds into 2A. That will give a long serial path going 1A > 1B > 2A.

Most commercial IRs are released at line level. The internal signal running through the Helix is more like instrument level, so it's a good idea to start out with the level set to -18dB. I typically just leave the mix set to 100%, even for acoustic guitars.

No, you need a power amp of some sort. The XT does actually have an internal headphone amp (anything with a headphone jack does, basically).

Seems like something perhaps got lost in translation there. You don't need to worry about assigning a CC# at all. You just press knob 1 to change the rate parameter to a note value, as DI stated, and you're good to go. The tap tempo switch will now control the rate of the tremolo, and the timing will be in line with whatever note value you chose.

Again, I'm not a Line 6 employee. I was a beta tester for Helix, so I've had mine since last April. And, honestly, I didn't have any manual for the first three weeks or so that I had it. Line 6 just sent it to me and kind of said "figure it out". There were no factory presets or templates on my unit either. I'd say I was able to figure 85% or more on my own just by hitting button and looking at the different menus. The things that I didn't figure out were some of the shortcuts (like holding down the knob for the parameter you want to assign a controller to). As far as how would someone know how to figure out how to assign a parameter to an expression pedal or footswitch, that's covered earlier in the manual (page 34 to be exact).

Ain't that the truth... I have this little sequencer, an Arturia Beatstep Pro, to be exact, and its manual is literally 91 pages long. Nothing in its operation is really all that difficult, but the manual makes it seem impossible. Long manuals are a product of poor design, really. I'm of the firm belief that the operation of these electronic gadgets we use should mostly be self-evident. People don't want to use manuals, and most people don't learn from reading a manual. They learn from doing whatever it is they want to do by figuring it out themselves or watching someone do it. Reading a manual is kind of a last resort. In other words...

This thread is outdated now. These effects have all been updated so they can be synced with tap tempo now. Additionally, concerning the tremolo models, a new trem model was added that gives much more control and allows for much sharper waveforms. Have you installed the latest firmware?

Turning virtual knobs with a mouse sucks big time, imo. I hate them with a passion. On some plug-ins and editors, it's nearly impossible to get the value you actually want. Yes, I suppose you can type the value in, but than that requires you either using your other hand or reaching over to the keyboard. Personally, I think just like all presets suck, all editors suck as well. :)

The thing is there are multiple ways to accomplish this and many other things in the Helix. I think the manual is attempting to get you understand the methodology, not just give step by step instructions for a bunch of different procedures. But the manual does actually give an example of one way to do what you're talking about on page 36. You could easily assign that functionality to a footswitch if you wanted. Another way to switch paths is to assign the level parameter of the output block to a footswitch and have them toggle opposite of one another.

Yes, I promise... Unfortunately my promise doesn't mean anything, as I don't work for Line 6. :) Seriously, though, you don't need to worry. I do know that Line 6 isn't planning on letting up on developing new stuff for the Helix for a long time.

The same reason McDonald's has a bigger menu than a 5-Star restaurant... OK, maybe that analogy isn't quite fair - the Firehawk is, relatively speaking, much better quality than McDonald's. But I think it's the same principle. The Helix represents the cutting edge of Line 6 modeling tech. The Firehawk gives you a broad selection of POD Farm and HD tones. It's not the "latest and greatest" in that regard. It can still sound awesome, for sure.

None of the PODs have had polyphonic pitch shifting. They seem to work OK for half-step shifts for chords, and this is the same with the Helix.

1. Press and hold the knob underneath the LCD for the parameter you want to control. This will bring up the Controller Assign page. You set the footswitch or expression pedal you want to control that parameter with Knob 2. Set the min and max values using Knobs 4 and 5. 2. Repeat step 1 for whatever other parameters you want to control. 3. If you want to make a custom label for the scribble strip associated with the footswitch you're assigning things, hit the button with three lines on it next to the save button and go in the Command Center. Navigate over to icon of the footswitch you assigned stuff to and select "Customize" by hitting Knob 6.

/ If that were the case, wouldn't it show up in pretty much any system with any OS? I've been recording with my Helix via USB on Windows 10 for a good 8 or 9 months now, and I've never had any issues.

The effects on the Helix and the Firehawk are different even if some of the have the same name. All the amps and effects on the Firehawk are taken from the POD HD and X3/POD Farm generation of Line 6 processors. Those on the Helix are all new - called the HX generation. The one sort of exception are the reverbs on the Helix. The Helix does use HD reverbs, but they were re-worked, re-sampled to take advantage of the Helix's extra DSP.

Sorry, I misunderstood your first post. You can set the min and max with the expression pedal. The trick is that once you are in the controller assign page and have them set to what you want, don't move the pedal until you are off of that page. Hit the home button to go back to the home screen, and then the pedal should behave like you want.

Go to Global Settings > Footswitches > Knob 5 (EXP Pedal Position) and set this parameter to global. The pedal will act the way it does in the HD500X then.

So when you tried the dry kill on the h9, where did you have loop mix level set? Also, do you have the Helix's effect level set to instrument or line? What type of effect are you trying to use on the H9?

Well, the send block has the dry thru parameter, which is kind of like the mix parameter on the FX loop, but it's default is 0.0dB, meaning that you're always getting a 100% dry signal through the send block. I believe the equivalent setting on the FX loop is the mix at 50%.