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They also have different cabs, which will make the biggest difference overall - unless they literally did just glue two 112+s together; Alot depends in what the inside of the cab looks like, especially in a closed back cab. I very much doubt Yamaha/Line 6 did any research in to it and just quoted same specs to cover their a***es - nobody's gonna complain if it sounds better.

Bottom E on a guitar is about 89Hz, the 112 and 212 use the same speaker, so it'll be 70Hz on the low end, too. Bottom E on a bass is about 45Hz...

Only just saw this thread. I was going to chime in about checking for viruses and then lecture you about free AV not being worth the money, especially Avast/AVG... Sounds like you're on top of it. I'd recommend Malwarebytes for tracking down the malware. I'd be inclined to start backtracking on any free VSTs you've added recently... basically any free software you've added recently. Bitdefender is one of the good guys, so it's likely you've introduced the virus via software install or attachment download.

You're not getting it. You CANNOT EQ a digital signal stream. If you want to EQ the audio, you HAVE TO either use DSP and do it within patches OR do it AFTER the digital to audio conversion. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING you do to a digital signal uses Digital Signal Processing - DSP. IF you're using a Powercab, you can EQ it at the Powercab side, uaing IT'S DSP and saving a little DSP at the Helix side. It's not a problem. It's not "patchable". It's like asking for dehydrated water.

My suspicion is that the Global EQ is applied 'post DA conversion', hence only being applied to analogue outs. You can't actually 'EQ' the digital output signal, simply because it's not an audio signal. It's a digital stream of patch information... it'd be as pointless as EQing a fax machine output. Making the digital output level higher doesn't make the audio louder, either. I've used the analogy in other threads... your analogue outs are like talking on your phone. The digital outs are like sending the conversation by email. No matter how hard you hit the keyboard, the writing looks the same at the other end...If you want to imply a mood, you have to include that information within the email/patch.

Directly from one unit to another? Dunno, but via HX Edit would be no different to if you bought patches and IRs off the net.

You're sending a digital code down a wire, NOT an audio signal. It doesn't pass through DA converters, and is strong enough to carry over several hundred feet. Increasing it's signal level would only make the digital signal capable of travelling further, not louder. The 'loudness' information is carried within the code, so you have to change that coded info per patch. I suspect the 'digital' global settiings only apply to SPDIF, in order to boost the signal level over longer cable runs, since they're unbalanced cables, low voltage and probably prone to signal degradation even over relatively short lengths. I very much doubt they actually affect the 'loudness' of the audio. The 'L6 Link' IS an AES/EBU signal.

No, it's not an anomaly. The difference between a digital signal and an analogue signal is like the difference between sending an email and making a phone call.

I'd just stick with Reaper.

Yes and no... ebfore I relate my experience, what guitar are you using? I'm not a Helix user, yet - still mulling it over. My 'rig' is Mesa Triaxis based rack setup. I usually play a custom made ESP HSS Strat-a-like through it. Despite the gear appearance, I'm NOT a metal player, I can assure you. I roll between clean to bluesy levels of OD, I guess and as you should expect with the amount of dough spent, it sounds incredible. Now, I'm not getting any younger and I don't play 'the rig' at home. A few months back, I 'treated' myself to an Epiphone Dot. Yeah, it's cheap, but it plays well and I can't really justify a couple of grand for the real thing, just for home. I play it through a Vox AC4TV and it sounds pleasant enough. It's had pots and caps, picikup adjustments and improved massively. New pickups made a slight difference... Anyhoo, speaker went in one of 'Deep Thought's' cabs a few weeks back, so decided it was time for a change in them and bought a pair of V30s. Installed, in my living room, connected everything up and grabbed the nearest guitar - the Epi... Hells Teeth!!! That thing sounds devastating. Moral of the story, if your guitar sounds 'Meh', don't waste money on pickups. Get a better amp. Another one, FWIW, I use a 'well known amp simulation plugin' in my DAW and get a really good bass sound by feeding the DI through an 'AC30' with a 'EL34' power stage and a 4x15 cab - an approximation of an AC50, I think.

Don't know. You need to read the respective manuals, all of which are available online. IF the LT has a MIDI out AND the switching outputs on the controller are the same config as the Boogie (I expect they will be), then yeah, it'll do the job. FWIW. I use a Voodoo MIDI controller to control a Mesa Triaxis based rack. The instruction manual for that product references the Triaxis a few times, which suggests they work towards making their gear compatible with Mesa products. I've read that someone is using one with a Dual Rectum Frier, so the Mesa side of things is fine. It's just down to whether the Helix LT has MIDI out.

Okidoki, I'm still pondering taking the plunge in to Helix/PowerCab+ world, BUT... The point of the L6 link is that being a digital link, it saves the Helix and PC+ from having to convert the signal from digital to audio and back again 'in between units'. This saves processing power in both units, keeping latency low. The other, better reason for linking the two 'units' digitally is 'that harshness' that a lot of people complain about in digital processing and recording is usually the result of 'inter-modulation distortion' caused by AD and DA converters - a good reason to use the high cut filter on the PC+. Whilst I'm aware of how and what causes this distortion, I'm afraid if I try to explain it, I'll get it wrong somewhere along the line. There are plenty of explanations out there, suffice to say, the less to-ing and fro-ing between digital and audio the better. EDIT: Of course, everywhere I've said "digital to audio", I should have said 'digital to analogue' - it'e pnly audio after it leaves the speaker.