rudomat

sure... true bypass: line6 M5/9/13 fractal audio fx8 and many others analog dry through: ( http://www.sweetwater.com/insync/what-is-analog-dry-through/ ) rocktron units (20 years old) intellifex and also the newer xpression (and many more) lexicon mpx units korg sdd3000 delay tc electronic triple delay and flashback x4 and i´m sure many others strymon pedals ( http://www.strymon.net/support/faqs/does-flint-have-an-analog-dry-path/ ) seymour duncan deja vu boss DD2-5 ibanez DDL/DML/10/20 damage control timeline mad professor deep blue delay t rex replica DLS echo tap wampler faux tape echo and the faux analog echo delay pedals dr scientist sunny day delay providence delay pedals free the tone flight time and many, many more...;-) so that´s the reason for me to play a line6 m5 in front of my amp now (because most of the time it is not engaged and true bypass) and a korg sdd3000 delay pedal in my fx loop (with analog dry through) so most of the time there´s only about 20-40% of my wet fx-loop signal passing through AD/DA converters, the rest stays analog...and i´m sure, that´s why it sounds and feels great...and that´s what i expected for the one and only unit to use... so when i saw helix first time, i really thought it´s got everything to make any guitarists dream come true...now i got to say - if it would have got these options it even could have become many tone nerds`s dream come true...;-) though i got to say - this unit really looks amazing, amazing, amazing!!! nearly everything seems perfect!!! ...nearly...;-) is there any chance this could be implemented in the future...?

...no intelligent pitch shifting...?

no...the true bypass is important for the "pre-amp"-path of the 4CM only...cause as i said - most of the time i don´t use any pedal in front of the amp... for the amps fx-loop-path, it´s important that the unit had an analog dry through...that means that only the amount of signal that is ment to be wet really goes through AD/DA conversion...me f.e. - most of the time i only use some delay or reverb to my ampsound within the fx loop...and that only about 20% wet...with an analog dry through that means only these 20% of the signal is going through AD/DA conversion, while 80% stays analog... so this way i could have my mostly used sounds without any AD/DA conversion in front of the amp, and only about 20-50% in my fx-loop converted...reality with this unit in 4CM is though, the guitar signal goes through full AD/DA conversion in front of the amp, even if i don´t use any fx in front of the amp...and also a second time in the fx loop...that really is a pitty...

of course you´re right...that´s been a silly argumet of mine...;-)!...but also buffers definitely do sound different... (i´ve got one built in my g lab gsc5 and though i´m using a custom built buffer pedal, just because it does sound a little better...) and i don´t want to go to a digital unit through AD/DA conversion, just to use a buffer...!

sorry...don´t agree...i like the signal to be very pure... i want to use the unit mainly as an fx-board in 4CM. most of the time i don´t want any pedal, nor even of course some AD/DA conversion in front of my amp...at the moment, i´m running an M5 in front of my amp f.e. - 95% of the time i don´t use it, and it´s true bypassed...for sure i wouldnt have it in my chain, if my signal went through AD/DA conversion all of the time!!! also for the post fx...most of the time just a hair of reverb or delay..i want this path as well to have an analog dry through...there´s been units 20 years ago, that were able to do so...!!! (lexicon mpx g2 f.e....) so i want to have the 4CM hooked up and for the sounds i play really most of the time pure amp tone with just a hair of delay or reverb, and this only about 20-30% going through AD/DA conversion in the fx loop...ok? ;-) this would tonewise make this unit a dream come true for all guitarists... and concerning the buffer...yes - i´d like a buffer...an analog pedal - without AD/DA conversion!...ask pete thorn, why he´s using a musicom lab looper and if he would love to pass some AD/DA conversion in front of his amps...

>That would mean you're actually hearing all the losses from your cable runs....< there shouldn´t be so much cable runs, when i decide to go with helix... > A well-designed buffer is a much better solution in that situation....< that´s always the companies` argument ...in fact it´s a cost factor, and that´s a pitty...i´m pretty disappointed that the pre-amp path has not got a true bypass option...also the post-fx-path would be great with an anolog dry through!...as many professional units these days have... the unit seems to be the guitarists´ dream come true...for me it would have been perfect with these options...so we have to wait for the one perfect solution...;-)

what about the quality in 4 cable method...? i´m glad fractal audio put a lot of affort in this....did you also consider that...? i guess there´s no benefit using humbuster cables with the helix...?

hi! i´ve got the exact same problem...did you solve it...? thanks, rudi

...after powering up my m5 again, i go into the menu and it shows the DSP Byp state with the blank bar...i then switch to TRUE Byp state, the unit shows the black bar...i leave the menu...when i go back, it still shows TRUE Byp...fine... but after powering down the unit over night and coming back the next day, when i go into the menu, it again shows the blank bar with DSP Byp state... please help...that´s bulllollipop...i need that fixed...!!! p.s.: i´ve had the same issue with an m9, that i sold some days ago...and it really needs to be powered down for a little longer...when i just power down and up again, it´s still correctly showing TRUE Byp...the problem occurs only after a longer powered down pause...

installed the line6 monkey program right now and it says my m5 is on the latest (1.0) firmware...is this an error or has there really never been any firmware upgrade....? thanks, rudi

hi! why does the volume increase so much, when i activate my m9s´ dimension effect...? there aren´t any hidden parameters that i don´t see, right? my mix is set at about 30%... thanks!

hi! one question: is it possible on the m9 to have the TAP button regulate the tempo of an external midi delay unit....? is the midi channel # then the same for midi recieve and midi transmit...? and the cc#64 is the same for recieving tap tempo and sending it as well...? thanks a lot, rudi

hi! i guess it´s not possible to do this with an m9, right? that would be a really great feature for the future! any tips if i could reach that? actually i want not to return to the main amp, but in a second amps´ return... thanks!