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Thanks, Silverhead.

I noticed that too. Makes ya wonder what people hear sometimes.

Hang on now. I never said I didn't want to learn it. In fact, I do! But it's frustrating because of the inconsistencies in the UI design. I just don't believe that the things that feel hidden in its procedures need to be that way. I see it as a blemish in my whole perception of the thing because I love how it sounds... And that's saying something because I've truly loathed the sound of the Pods for so long. Sonically, the Helix is in a league of its own, imho.

Yes. For the the most part, the Helix is quite intuitive. So much so that really, I have not felt the need for the cheat sheet. However, there are some features that are not immediately obvious and I still feel that they are not explained well in the manual. I'm not sure if it's the grammar or wording in the manual but there's something in the way it's written that makes some of the decidedly unclear aspects of the Helix remain mysterious. I realize that not everyone likes to read manuals but that's what the Table of Contents is for. Even in the thickest most explicitly descriptive manuals, I can find specific things in the Table of Contents without having to read the entire thing. And if it's well written, I can learn to do the things I need to do. And just because Apple has sort of gotten away with not having manuals with their devices, doesn't mean that there aren't folks who are completely flummoxed by that device. IPhones are only intuitive to a certain point. The rest of it, Apple wants you to play with it and discover what you can in fact do. BUT... The Helix is no iPhone and some of us would just like to get the thing ready for the gig on the weekend! We don't have a lot of time to play with it or dig deep. The implementation of the splits, A/B or otherwise is FAR from intuitive. Those things are used alongside the amp and effects blocks yet... It's not included in the block list and will only appear IF you move an effect block down to another path! Intuitive? NOT! Ridiculous, I say. The whole thing would be a lot easier if the splits appeared in the effects block list. You should also be able to create a new path along side an existing one without having to move an effects block because you might want that effects chain the way it is!

Maybe I was tired but I could not get to that parameter last night.

As well as the Helix's interface is designed, absolutely NOT everything in it is "self-evident". I think that things like the Split and A/B points and mixers should appear in the blocks list, for one.

Thanks and... EXACTLY!!

When I look at this - How are you supposed to know how you "assign a Route To Parameter to an expression pedal". Are just supposed to "know"? You guys now the conventions of the Helix because you've been working on it for 4 years. The rest of us are coming in with no knowledge of those conventions. They may be obvious to you, but how about someone who's new to the Helix? A short, simple procedural "how to"would go a long way to help users understand.

Thanks I'll give it a shot tonight. I've messed around with that A/B split but have had zero luck so far.

It's the Irish version of the bagpipe. A truly beautiful sounding instrument.

I did but maybe I'm missing something 'cause there were none that had a foot switch assigned for performing the a/b switching that I could see. Do you happen to know the patch name and number? I still stand by my statement that the manual is crap. This should be clearly explained procedurally but I think good old fashioned "good enough" methodology took hold.

Now if someone comes up with an Uilean Pipe patch, THAT would be way cool!!

I've gone back to the manual many times now and it has been zero help at letting me setup a footswitch to switch between Path A or Path B. Is this even possible? If it is, then the manual is CRAP!

Yes you can. If you know how to assign it to a footswitch you can repeat the process for every effect you want to turn on and off.

Well, you should really be plugged into the guitar input, not the aux input. Other than that, the signal chain looks good and you should get better levels if you plug into the guitar input. If you use the same signal chain for the Terror as the Super Champ you should be fine.

Och, laddie! I dunnae know about such things.

Not sure that all midi devices supply phantom power.

Woohoo!!

Thanks, Dennis! Got it in my hot little hands last night and stayed up waaaay too late. I gotta tell you, the sound and response coming from this little beastie has very little to do with any of the other modelers I've used in the past. There is an eerie analog-like smoothness to all the sounds it produces. It's very noticeable in the clean sounds.

I've found this to be common in all the modelers I've owned. Some are worse than others and to me Line 6's products have a preponderance of low end compared to the others and excascerbates the problem. I typically create a patch specifically for the neck pickup in every modeler I use. I've also rewired the neck pickup on my main guitar so that the coils are in parallel not series. It's a bit too much on most modelers but not on the Helix.

Well, I got Helix yesterday and spent from between 9pm - 1am with Helix propped up on a storage trunk, creating 7 of my often used patches. It was very fun, it was very efficient, it was very satisfying. The thing sounds bloody AWESOME... MY FREAKING BACK IS KILLING ME! So yeah, Line 6, hurry up with the editor!!

Well, now I'm really curious to hear the clips.

:rolleyes: :P :D :lol: My wife just texted me saying that a big box from Sweetwater just came... And here I am at work on another island.... GAH!

Have you tried the factory presets and can you post a clip? Have you considered a factory reset?

Have you tried putting an EQ block in front of the amp block and cutting the low end with that? Try some severe settings just to see what happens.