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Where are people setting the master volume on the Helix when using an outboard pre amp and why?

I see what I was doing.....I was looking in the legacy models and there is no ramp. I went to the stereo models and there it was. Have you tried using a pedal to vary the speed? Is that possible? that would be kind of cool. I have not had a chance to try it yet but it looked possible to set the slow speed and the high speed at the same speed and then maybe use the pedal on the high speed to vary it. @phil_m

Thanks Phil! That pretty much puts me in heaven! So I am assuming then that "ramp" means ramping it up slowly, medium or fast? I can't wait to get home to try it! rick

IS there any way to control the speed of the Leslie effect on the Helix? It is basically off(slow)/on(fast.) It would be cool if there were a way to have it gradually move from slow to fast like a real leslie or even better to have the EXP Pedal be able to do a variable speed on it. However, I have not been able to figure it out. I had a Digitech GSP 1101 that does this but I am not sure if either the Helix can't or if I have not been able to find out how. thanks

Thanks everyone. I hadn't heard from anyone until today so I went ahead and decided to try one of these: http://www.skbcases.com/music/products/proddetail.php?f=&id=677&o=&c=91&s= It looks like it will hold the floorboard and a mission pedal with a little adaptation. I'll let everyone know how it goes as they are back ordered.

Nice stuff! Does anyone know of any good cases for the Helix Rack Floor Controller?

Long story short...I worked it out and am not sure how. I think it has something to do with the loop as I do 4CM and have a tube pre amp in the loop. It still has the signal coming through with the Helix volume all the way down which I don't get. But at least with the whammy on I don' have the stble note and the whammy-ed note going at the same time. thanks for your help.

I was having the same issue with the Whammy pedal....one dry guitar signal staying firm and the other effected by the whammy. It is a kind of cool effect but I wanted one guitar with the whammy effect and no dry sound. I did all of the above: top path set to output path 2A and then bottom set to X "none." I still get the second guitar signal. Then I noticed something weird.... I turned my volume on the Helix down all the way and there is still a guitar signal coming through which makes sense in why I have the whammy issue. Any ideas on how to get rid of that dry signal coming through when the volume is all of the way down? I am pretty sure that this will clean up the whammy issue.

Sorry.....got it all done.....

Git it all done! Thanks

So I hooked up both a Mission and an Ernie Ball VP and you were right about EXP 1 being for wah and EXP 2 for volume. I am sure there is a way to use one FS to toggle beteen wah and volume. Would you know how to do that? what I am after is, since I don't have a toe activated pedal, I would like to use one FS and use the same pedal for both wah and volume and be able to switch between them.

The mission pedal I have is one that worked with my old M13 and POD HD500X so I assume it is compatible. Plus I can get the wah to work with it on the floor controller. I was kind of looking for a sample patch that had the volume pedal incorporated into it but so far they I can use it as a wah but not volume. thanks for this and any other future help!

I assume on the regular Helix that it defaults to the volume pedal. However on the floor controller there is no pedal. I have a mission pedal and I can get it to use a way no problem. I put a volume pedal block in there and I can’t get it to work at all. I thought I read in the manual that it would automatically recognize a pedal that is plugged in.

I was wondering if anyone has found the perfect Gig bag for the Helix rack floor controller?

So it is now working beautifully. I started over and re-plugged everything in and now it is fine. It only took seven hours to get there and I swear I did not change anything! I am using a separate send and return. Can I just use the single send/return block? I am afraid to change anything as it is working. I am really liking the sounds. As I said, I had a POD HD500X and an M13 and liked them but the sounds on the Helix are so much more present..

I unplug the Helix and the amp is really loud. As soon as I plug it in the volume drop. I will try it running direct to the amp like a normal pedal board large tonight and see what happens. I think it will work and I am suspecting something with the loop is the problem.

Yeah, I have noise and the ground lift on the Helix doesn't help. I have had the same issue using the Digitech GSP1101 but just like the Helix, it only happens with certain amps and not others. I used an ART CoolSwitch Pro between the Helix and the Return on the amp and it works. The amp I am currently learning the Helix with is a Jaded Faith modded Randall RM20. There is still a little noise, but I think that is being caused by having the Helix directly on top of the amp without it being in a rack.

I am using a combined send/return. I am not home now but will try your suggestions when I get home later. thanks so much for all of your help!

So I checked and when I have the loop bypassed, I get the FX all going straight to the power section. When i do this, the volume knob works. When I engage the loop all of the FX after do not work and the volume knob is disabled. Someone asked what the outputs are set to. Where is that located? In global settings? It seems that since it does work when the loop is not engaged, it must be set to the 1/4".

I figured it may have something to do with this.The big master volume knob has no effect on anything. I thought that maybe it was for XLR outs only. I am doing 4CM so I do use the 1/4 “ out but the master does nothing. Is there some internal way of turning it on or off? man ....so close....and yet so far away.

No. So I have the volume drop with the loop on but the preamp in my amp is definitely working, just low volume and nothing after the loop comes through. When I do bypass the loop, it then bypasses my preamp and all of the FX after the loop come through.

New to Helix but not Line 6. I have the Helix rack and finally got it running....sort of.....in doing 4CM i have my amps preamp in the loop but there is a big big volume drop. The tone is coming thorough but at the volume I have the preamp set at, I should not be able to be in the same room with it. Is there a master somewhere I am missing? Also I put the FX loop block on and can use FX before the loop but nothing is coming out after. eg. Comp->Distortion->loop-> delay-> etc....everything works up to the loop but nothing after. As usual, I am willing to bet there is something really simple going on that I am missing. thanks rick

Sounds great. I will try them and thanks for your response. rick

So one of the main reasons I got the Amplifi is the ability to play with backing tracks. I have iReal on my iPad and it is cool but all jazz stuff. Anybody have any favorite apps for R&R, Funk, R&B, wtc. backing tracks? thanks in advance.... rick

I had the issue out of the box last might but luckily I was able to update the firmware using my iPad. I have to admit it was frustrating up until I looked at the forum and found the fix. Line 6, maybe you ought to take this stuff more seriously? you are not making long term friends this way.....