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  1. I just purchased Helix Native since I have a registered Helix Floor and with the current sale, HN was $30 off and thus I couldn't resist. However, in my haste, I failed to see that there isn't a standalone version. I do not regret my purchase as I am trying to collect every tool that could help me with my projects, but it would definitely be better to have a standalone version. I am still researching DAWs and don't know how to use any of them, yet. I am trying to find the right balance between my guitars/variax, PC/laptops, Jam Origin Midi Guitar, and plugins. I am glad to have HN at such a great price, though I probably won't get much use out of it until I learn how to use a DAW. For now, I will be using my physical Helix and HX Edit on my PC and my travel laptop. Here is hoping for a standalone release. I imagine it to be like HX Edit but with HN and more functions that the physical Helix has that are not accessible in HX Edit (tuners and what not.)
  2. Awesome, thank you! I will match up the settings form your screenshot and I will watch that video. I am using my main PC and am without an iphone, though I have a small laptop with a touch screen and windows 10 which I will use in a similar way so that I won't have to lug my main rig around, and I saw that I can get Heliox Native super cheap due to having registered my Helix. I am hoping to use the physical Helix with switches when jamming and recording, but use thej touch screen to switch between the synths and Helix sounds when jamming at other places. I have a lot to learn. I have an easier time with physical manuals than I do with PDFs on a screen, so it is taking me longer to learn some things than it did with my Pod XT Live.
  3. Thank you for your reply. I am currently using the stand alone app, though I will experiment with Waveform, Reaper, and maybe a couple of other. I want to solidify my tones and get the JO:MG stand alone set up before I start digging into the DAWs. I have much to learn!
  4. Greetings, I figured out how to get midi guitar working along with a Roland Sound Canvas plugin for old school midi instruments. However, I can hear the guitar tone coming through with the midi instrument tone. How can I pass a signal from my Variax to the Midi Guitar program without any Helix sounds, essentially just using the Helix as a bridge between the guitar and the program? Also, I am looking for recommended tutorials on using the Helix to control software. It would be cool to be able to switch between a custom Helix tone to using a midi instrument and then back again. Thanks! Quietus
  5. Greetings, I pretty much have the Helix figured out as far as creating custom sounds with pedals/amps/cabs, and correctly choosing inputs and outputs. I haven't figure out how to make a custom Variax sound and have it select via footswitch - I had this figured out on my old Variax 300 (still have it!) and my Pod XT Live (still have that, too!) so I am sure I'll figure it out for my Helix/Shuriken. What I am trying to figure out is how to use my Helix with Jam Origin Midi Guitar so that I can make my Variax sound like anything, and to use Sound Canvas VA instruments (I have 90's nostalgia and will probably try to use MT-32 sounds for 80's vibes, hehehe.) I can get the test piano sound to play, but there is terrible latency, and it isn't sound or working correctly. My PC is an AMD 5900x with 32B RAM, and I am using Windows 10, and I also have a Sound Blaster AE-9 sound card installed. I was wondering if anyone could help me with the proper settings on the Helix to have it 100% set up and ready on the hardware end of things. Once I know that my Helix is set up correctly ( am outputting XLR-to-PA, 1/4" to my home stereo, and USB-to-PC as my output options,) I can mess with Midi Guitar, SC VA, and try some free DAWs, and then go to the Jam Origin forum if I can't figure it out from there, but will be able to inform others that I have my Helix set up correctly. Many thanks! Quietus
  6. Thank you! I'll check to see if the plugin is still available. The full version lacking a midi recording option seems strange and too expensive for lacking such a feature. Being able to record anything I can to midi is going to be amazing and save me a lot of time and prevent MANY awesome riffs and licks being lost to memory... I am researching free DAWs and trying to pick one that has the most features with ease of use, and that accepts plugins.
  7. Awesome, thank you! I am definitely going to check it out. I also want to "play other instruments" with midi, but with the guitar so that I can add some crazy and epic layers to my tunes. I practice muting techniques to try to avoid sympathetic string sounds as the way I shred can make it a problem, but filling in the blanks should be easy. My girlfriend (who sin gs and jams a little) was watching me use power tab after listening to me jam, and she can also help me with things. I found the VST version of JO somewhere cheap ($99 for the whole thing!) I just have to pick a DAW...
  8. Thank you! This is the sort of info I was looking for. I may look into a midi guitar at some point. I have been looking at one from the 80's (Casio DG-20) and will probably end up with one of those, though nicer guitars are really expensive. I may buy Midi Guitar 2 and try out some free DAWs in order to experiment before investing in a DAW. I keep googling info about the helix, midi, DAWs, recording, etc. I didn't know if the Roland cable would be of any benefit; I mentioned it just to provide info on everything that I have here at my disposal. I usually use it to connect an old Roland MT-32 to my PC. Though you are correct that I need to conduct serious research. I was just getting lost and frustrated in trying to find the answers. I can fill in the blanks in the tracking when I shred. I often continue to compose music within Power Tab after writing the base music on the guitar, and then later learning how to play the finished product or further refine the tunes on the guitar. The idea is to make it easier to add riffs and licks to my catalogue for later arrangements. I wish that Line6 would add more MIDI capabilities to the Helix and the Variax guitars...
  9. I just read that I may be able to record midi simply with Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2, so I suppose that I will have to continue to research things until I buy that and choose a DAW that it is compatible with (and with the Helix.) I may also use the Variax 300/POD XT Live for one of the guitars, and the Shuriken/Helix for the other guitar, just to create a mesh of sounds, since I never recorded anything with the old set up, and I had purchased the metal pack.
  10. I'm not sure what these things mean exactly, but I will be searching. I just want notes I play on guitar to end up in a midi file, somehow. I have to tab out my music so that I can review it like a map, in case I forget how I played something. I don't want to stop to tab out everything that I come up with in a jam session, or I will have to keep interrupting the flow. I can import midi files into the tablature software and it will auto-tab out the music, and I can then listen to it and copy-paste the good stuff and delete the no-so-good-stuff. I also play complex melodies that I may not remember how to play, because my fingers sometimes do their own thing, so a map of the notes helps me to learn how I am doing what I do. Thank you, I will research these things. Thank you! To review - basically, I want to connect the Helix to my PC with the USB, and I also have the Roland USB midi adapter. I am going to install a DAW, though I don't know which one yet. I am also going to purchase Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2, which has a DAW plugin. I want to use the Helix for my tones and to have it work alongside the DAW and record audio tracks and somehow have everything that I play end up in a *.mid file that I can import into tablature software. I will keep searching for midi information and watching the tutorial vids while trying to accomplish these goals, while also trying to create a unique tone with the Helix. I will eventually buy a Roland drum kit and upgrade my keyboard and buy a bass, and I hope to be able to capture everything in midi format for tabbing out and for reviewing/editing/arranging, and create audio tracks for distribution/burning to CDs..
  11. Thank you for the information. I get overwhelmed with the amount of info out there, though I haven't found answers about using the midi out to record to *.mid file. I need to learn more about what I can do, as I don't understand what everything means when I am editing my tones. One of these days, I will spend the entire day watching tutorial videos.
  12. Greetings, I used a POD XT Live with a Variax 300 for a few years and I remember using my PC to create my own tones, including a custom metal tone, 12 string acoustic tone, and a sitar tone. The Pod came with a physical manual that was easy to flip through, and I had no problem editing things with the PC for both the POD and the Variax. The Helix Floor and the Shuriken are different beasts, and I am experimenting with the software and trying to compare it to the Pod/old Variax stuff. There are many new options and features that I need to learn about, and I find it easy to get lost in the options, or add something that mucks up the tone. I was in a motorcycle accident which messed with my memory a little bit, and I can't recall exactly how I used the old software as far as combining my Variax edits with the POD edits. Other than reading through the PDF multiple times, what are some good sources to learn about each feature of the Helix? I will be looking to create a unique metal tone, a couple of good acoustic tones, and will make a sitar tone, to start with. I am also looking to experiment with alternate tunings. I will be looking to record with the Helix, and I want to learn about using the MIDI capabilities. I am going to be getting MIDI software which will allow me to play different instrument sounds with the guitar, and I am wondering if I can somehow implement such software with the footswitches on the Helix. I am also wondering if it is possible to record what I play on the Shuriken/Helix into a *.mid file for further editing, or to import them into Powertab or some other tablature software. I have a Roland UM-One USB/Midi cable, with the in and out connected to the Helix. Any resources to help a newbie would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks! Quietus
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