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Hello, I have one problem and I don’t know how to solve it . have helix LT which is awesome device and Iam overwhelmed with options and opportunities BUT let me explain you something… okay we are starting : I run hybrid board with helix ,real amp cab and of course my precious real pedals, I use helix both ways :1)I run my real pedalboard into fxloops and use it as block in the patches which is cool , problem is my dirt pedals dont sound that “Alive” through the fxloops, something is off especially with guitar and less off with bass( Im mostly playing bass guitar ) . 2) I use helix into amps fxloop as additional modulation/synths platform or use effects on Helix and just bypassing my real amp and use ampsims from helix . my question is -can I route my signal that way where I can switch between “helix main Center with real pedalboard as block in the patch” and “ helix supporting device / helix effects with sims” just w/ one footclick to put my pedals from helix fxloop into amp and back ? It seems that regular ABY switch won’t help me or am I wrong ? Some of you guys have maybe routing guide how to do it ? Or did it before ? Have something to share ? please ! Thank you -
I'm not worried about the guitar tone, that's on me since I'm new with this device, the problem is the whammy effect goes mad! when I play that chord. I made sure the guitar was in tune (D standard), the guitar is very bad and doesn't hold the tune very well, but that whammy sound produces me nightmares. The pedal seems to be alright when I use it with volume and wah, and the effect I'm using is Pitch Wham. It's a matter of having the guitar perfectly on tune or is it a software problem? Does anyone had a similar problem? It's my first day with the Pod Go and I don't know I've I should ask for another one or is it my fault. whammy out of tune_.mp3 First of all I'm a total noob, sorry for the audio. In the audio file recorded with my phone I tried to play the whammy riff from Stranded - Gojira and as you can hear isn't nearly close.
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Hi All, I had a rummage through the forum and couldn't find anything similar :-/ The problem: Pedal C and Modulation pedal both don't work: no light when pressed; no change to function; i,e, Rest of the unit can't see those 2 pedals being pressed. Everything else works fine. What happened? The power supply socket on the motherboard came a bit loose, and power was cutting in and out. - I opened the POD. Got the motherboard out. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE RIBBON CABLE from the motherboard (the one that goes to the two pedal banks. Also disconnected the ribbon cable at the Volume/wah pedal end. - Unsoldered the power socket from the motherboard - it did have a broken leg. Soldered in a new one - power was all good after that. But..... Having put the motherboard back into the top half of the POD body, and reconnected the ribbon cables, although the power is fine, and all the functions work, Two pedals don't work: Pedal C and the Modulation Pedal. i.e. the LED doesn't come on, and the functions don't change. ALL the other pedals and functions are fine. I used a circuit tested to confirm that the buttons behind the two offending pedals are both fine - they behave exactly like all the other buttons when they're attached to the circuit tested and pushed. So, I suspect there's a problem either in the ribbon cable, or somewhere beyond that. ...and that's where I'm stuck. Help!! Is it time to sell this XT Live for spares? Is there an easy fix? Something else??? Thanks in advance :-) -
Ok there are a bunch of posts on this topic but I didn't find any with pictures, or any that were specifically for a helix LT model, so following the instructions from those posts without being able to see what I was getting into was a bit scary. If you're a smooth-brained half-wit like me and you need pictures (and you have an LT model). Here you go. Here's the summary of what you're going to do. Take the back off. Loosen the expression pedal bolt. Apply some lube to the spacers that the pedal pivots with. Put the back back on and re-tighten the pedal bolt. 1. Take the back off. To do this, you need to remove almost (see exception below) every single screw you see on the back and sides. You'll need a small phillips screwdriver and a small hex/allen wrench (sorry I don't know what size the one I used is). EXCEPTIONS DO NOT REMOVE the 10 screws around the XLR left / right outputs, Variax / Digital Out ports, and power cord port. You don't need to remove the two screws directly underneath the pedal. I zoomed in on them in one of the attached pics. It's ok if you do remove them, but know that they hold a plastic support piece in place for the pedal to rest on inside. When you remove those screws that plastic piece will come loose and you'll hear it rattle around the inside and then think you've ruined your wonderful line 6 helix. You haven't. It will just scare the crap out of you and then you'll figure out later (like I did) that it reattaches really easily. 2. Loosen (don't remove) the tension bolt that the expression pedal rocks on. You'll need a 10mm hex/allen wrench for this. I made about 3 complete turns to loosen it to the point where the pedal rocks forwards and backwards pretty loosely. Three may be too many turns for yours - keep an eye on the nut at the end of the bolt and don't let the bolt come out of the nut. You're basically loosening it just enough so some lube can work it's way in between the white spacers/bushings and the metal where the pedal attaches. Ok so at this point, you've got the back off. The tension bolt is loose and you can see the two white spacers/bushings at each end of the expression pedal tension bolt. 3. Apply a very small amount of lube to the top of the spacers right up against where they touch the metal bracket/braces. By "a very small amount" I mean try to use as little as possible. If you use something that drips, clean up the drips. But try not to apply any amount close to an amount that would drip or spread to another area of the board. Apply some lube and rock the pedal back and forth. Do this until you feel like the lube has probably worked its way in some. Re-tighten the tension bolt. Rock the pedal. Still hear the squeak? Loosen it again and apply more lube. Follow this process until you are squeak free. Worked for me on the first go. What kind of lube should you use? I have no idea. Would be nice if someone from Line 6 could answer that in the comments. Other posts on this topic reference many lube suggestions including chapstick (of any flavor), white lithium grease, bike chain oil, silicon lube, this teflon dry lube, and others. I used a really thin bike chain lube called "Dumonde Tech Original". Don't use WD40 - it can be corrosive. Don't spray anything. Whatever you use, apply it to a small q-tip or a thin piece of plastic as an applicator. 4. Put it all back together. If you did end up removing those two screws under the pedal that I referenced above, reattach that plastic piece to the back first. Then put the back back on and screw all the screws back in. Be careful not to tighten too much and strip the screw holes. Just snug, hand tight. That's it. You did it. You're officially a hero now. No one will care that you fixed your squeak, let alone on your own, but don't let that stop you. Rock on with your invisible hero cape. You earned it. -
I’ve had both an hx stomp, and now a stomp xl, and my expression pedal is not working for swells. I plugged it into the expression 1/2 on the stomp, and then added a volume block to my patch. I tried putting my volume block at the beginning of my signal chain, after my amp, and at the very end. I also tried messing with the global settings. My issue is that it works for turning up and down my volume, but even though it’s before my reverb and delays, it shuts off the echoes and delays when I roll it back. I want the echoes and delay to continue decaying after I turn down my volume. Instead, it starts turning off my reverb and delay instantly as soon as I begin to roll back on my volume pedal. And this keeps happening regardless of where I put the volume block in my signal chain. I also turned up my decay time on my reverb block as far as it will go, and my volume block is still shutting off the decay. What do I need to do to get the volume block to work for swells?
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I would like to know: if I buy an LINE 6 FBV2 pedal switch, would it be possible to work in a Spider v60 MKII? is that possible?
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Hi I'm trying to record a cover of "rock + roll" by EDEN(link at the bottom) and wanted to use my M5 pedals "Jumbo Fuzz" preset to record the guitar section at 1:31-1:45. However i cant get the recording to sound like the video or the output to my amplifier. It sound weirdly poppy. Like there's no sound when muting the strings but as soon as i start to play a not the volume shoots up rapidly. I have attached a sample of the recorded effect. This happens with any of the "Fuzz" presets but not with other distortion effect like "Overdrive" which i used in an earlier part of the song. My audio chain is Guitar -> M5 -> M-Audio M-Track -> Audacity on PC via USB -> Guitar amp via M-Track headphone out Guitar settings: Volume knob is cranked to max, Tremolo knob is set to zero and the pickup selector is set to the lowest setting. M5 settings: I have tried to play around with all the settings to no awail. M-Audio M-Track Settings: Gain is set to the second tick. Main and headphone volume level is maxed. Guitar amp settings: All effect are disable and all knobs have been turned to 0 except for gain and volume. M-Audio M-Track: https://m-audio.com/products/view/m-track This is my first venture into recording stuff onto my PC so any help in figuring out where i went wrong would be much appreciated. Best regards - Gentle_Chu WeirdSoundEffectM5JumboFuzz.mp3
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Anyone have any slick tricks for doing a boosted lead channel, when using a hi gain tube amp with lots of gain on the rhythm patch? Basically looking for the best way to keep the same basic sound as my rhythm, but boost the crap out of the volume for solos... E
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Hey Guys, I am having issues with the expression pedal. For some reason, I can never get it to reach 100%, it's not so bad when using it for gain/volume, wah, or when programming it to modify bass/treble levels or stuff like that. But when using it for Pitch shift/whammy, if I am not able to reach the exact octave, it sounds terrible (as if I am always off tune) I usually activate the whammy while using the expression pedal's toe switch. The weird thing is this: when I turn off/on the Helix LT, at first, if I use solely the whammy, it works well... (I reach 100%) If I turn on/off any other pedal, before or even after I use the Whammy, then when I go back to the whammy, it becomes offset to 98-99%. I thought it was a physical issue, but it seems to be an internal midi instruction issue. Anyone noticed the same thing?
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Hi, I have a JTV-69 that would like to be able to control (change models/programs) with a footswitch similar to the POD HD X with the Variax input. Does Line6 make anything simple, like the M5, that would allow the Variax to plug into it and have program changes with the footswitch? Thanks, Jeremy -
I have several presents where I want the volume pedal and the wah. When I add these blocks to the path it automatically assigns the volume to exp2 and Wah to exp1. To change between you use the toe switch on the pedal. This is all good except as it's in volume mode as default I have to press the pedal all the way forward to activate the hidden toe pedal to get to the wah. The problem is now I'm at 100% volume as I've had to push the volume pedal all the way forward to get to the tow switch ie all my spare headroom, and it's too loud. Any suggestions please. Thanks
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Good afternoon I would like to control global volume (like turning manually the big weel on top of Helix) using a CC# managed by a pedal. I haven't found the correct CC# Anyone Could help me ? Many thanks in advance Marco -
Please help, I have a Helix LT and bent the built-in pedal. I purchased the Mission Engineering EP1-L6 and saw on another post that instructs to plug into the EXP1 port. I don't have a EXP1 port! When I plug in and use the pedal, its only functioning as a volume pedal. I went into HX Edit and right clicked the "position" where I can select EXP Pedal 1 and EXP Pedal 2. Pedal 2 shows Volume, I can see EXP Pedal 1 shows (Pitch wham: Position) EXP Pedal 2 now shows (Multiple 2) but when I adjust the pedal it's still a volume pedal. I am able to get Wah with EXP Pedal 2, but it seems to be a combo of Volume and Wah. Heel position is zero volume The Volume isn't selected. Screen shot attached. I don't see an easy way to make the pedal operate as the pedal 2 Wah. Please help! Thanks in advance. Ron
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I am currently using a pod hd500x board with a variax jtv 59. Floor board us on its last legs and I’m looking for a new model with the same features my current one has. budget is under £400 uk id like some advice if possible please (need the expression pedal as I use this regularly. Also need the ability to fully control the Variax and tunings from the pedal.) Any advice is gratefully accepted
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Good afternoon, I just recently purchased a used FBV MkII Express and am a bit lost on how to proceed. I've looked at manuals and even tried to watch a tutorial on youtube and I have no idea what I'm doing. Here's what I am currently using: Pod Farm 2 (as a VST) Presonus Studio One What I am trying to do is get the pedal to work as a foot switch. Either to change between tones, or to turn on the tuner, the wah/volume, etc. I have downloaded Monkey as well as Line 6 FBV Control. FBV Control does in fact see the pedal and the volume light turns on. When I tap the A/B/C/D pedals they blink as well. When going into FBV Control, I have no idea what to set. Basically I have a rig set up in Pod Farm 2 (VST) with a foot switch, one for clean, one for distortion. All I *really* need at this point is the ability to go from clean to distortion and back again if need be. I'm sorry if this sounds like a really noobish question (Im sure it is) but I just have no idea when people mention "CC21" and whatnot. To clarify, I DO NOT have an actual POD device. Im using an M-Audio recording interface to get guitars/bass/banjo recorded with Pod Farm 2. The least I would like to do is test functionality. I want to make sure the pedal is working, otherwise I'll need to return it to the pawn shop. -
So it’s just… HX Stomp, but with more touch footswitches and all the jacks on the back? For $150 more? Yes. …Why? Because customers asked for more switches. Or kept finding clever—but way less elegant or integrated—ways to add more switches. And it was relatively easy. We’re not going to pretend it’s the most innovative product we’ve ever designed but for some customers, it’s the goldilocks form factor. Thanks, but my personal needs require a Variax input, twice the DSP, and six switches, not eight. Why didn’t you give me exactly what I want? <exasperated sigh> So it’s like the size of two HX Stomps? If you omit the space required for jacks on the side (even pancake jacks), more like 1-2/3 Stomps. It’s 12.5” wide (vs. HX Stomp’s 7” width). Depth and height are virtually identical. Does it add anything else? Hands-free Pedal Edit mode (tweak presets with your feet), 128 presets vs.126, four snapshots per preset vs. three, and you can access the 6 Switch Looper without needing a MIDI controller. Other than that, it is HX Stomp with 5 extra switches. Does it have the Command Center? Absolutely. In fact, a big reason HX Stomp got the Command Center in 3.0 is because we had already done the work for HX Stomp XL. Wait, what happened to the Volume knob? We moved it to the back panel to save room. It’s spring loaded so you can recess it into the chassis to keep your cables from accidentally turning it. Can I use third-party power supplies? Yes. Any power supply that works with HX Stomp should work fine with HX Stomp XL. Can it load HX Stomp presets? Yep, just drag ‘em in via HX Edit. It can also load Helix, Helix Rack+Control, Helix LT, Helix Native, and HX Effects presets, as long as they contain 8 or fewer blocks on a single DSP path. What are the reset options? Hold these button combinations while powering up the HX Stomp XL: 1. FS ^, C & D: clears all presets/IRs 2. FS ^+C: resets presets and IRs 3. FS C+D: factory restore (globals, presets, IRs) 4. Page >: Update mode. This update mode is helpful if the update is interrupted, and the HX Stomp will not boot properly. You will see a blank screen (no visual feedback on the display). 5. Upper & Lower Knobs: Rebuild presets. Wait for "Will Rebuild Presets..." to appear and let go. Can backup files be exported/imported between HX Stomp and HX Stomp XL? No, the backup file is not compatible across HX Stomp and Stomp XL. If you would like to move your presets, IRs, etc. You would need to manually export the individual files and import them into the other device. You can also connect both devices to HX Edit simultaneously and then drag and drop the files across HX Edit windows. Both versions of HX Stomp or HX Stomp XL should be on the same firmware version for dragging and dropping to function. What is the impedance of the send/return jacks? It is 1.2k to 1.5k Ohms.
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IMPORTANT!!! Two steps are required for completing the FX100 firmware update process: reset the unit, then calibrate the pedal. Your FX100 may not function correctly after an update until these steps shown below are completed. Deutsche Version La version française Note: Factory Reset replaces all presets on the device, including your custom presets, with the factory presets. Turn off AMPLIFi FX100 While pressing and holding both the big knob and TAP footswitch, switch the power on The process has completed when you see 01 in the bank display and the A footswitch is lit. Step 2: Calibrate the Wah/Volume Pedal NOTE: This step is mandatory to complete the update process! Turn off AMPLIFi FX100. While pressing and holding footswitch A, switch the power on. The display reads "00" and footswitch D LED is lit. Press footswitch D. The display reads "01". Move the wah/volume pedal to the toe position and press to engage the toe switch. The display reads "02" and footswitch D LED is lit. Move the wah/volume pedal all the way to the Heel position and press footswitch D. The display reads "03". Move the wah/volume pedal to the toe position without clicking the toe switch. Press footswitch D. The displays reads "04". Move the wah/volume pedal and note the values in the display. Values should scroll from 0 (heel down) to 99 (toe down). Press footswitch D to save the calibration values. The display reads "05". Restart AMPLIFi FX100. Step 3: Pair your iOS device Repair your iOS device with FX100 Exit AMPLIFi Remote then relaunch the app You are done! Folgen Sie diesen Anweisungen nachdem Sie Ihr AMPLIFi FX100 auf Version 1.1 aktualisiert haben. Schritt 1: Zurücksetzen des Gerätes auf Werkseinstellungen: Achtung, das folgende Zurücksetzen des Gerätes ersetzt alle Presets auf dem Gerät mit den standard Presets. Inklusive Ihrer eigenen Presets. Schalten Sie das AMPLIFi FX100 ab. Während Sie den großen Lautstärke Regler sowie den TAP Fußschalter gedrückt halten, starten Sie das Gerät ein. Wenn Sie eine 01 auf dem Bildschirm angezeigt bekommen und Fußschalter A leuchtet ist der Vorgang abgeschlossen. Schritt 2: Kalibrierung des Pedals: Schalten Sie das AMPLIFi FX100 ab. Während Sie den Fußschalter A gedrückt halten, schalten Sie das Gerät ein. Auf dem Bildschirm wird nun 00 angezeigt und Fußschalter D leuchtet. [*]Drücken Sie den Fußschalter D. Auf dem Bildschirm wird jetzt 01 angezeigt. [*]Beweguen Sie das Pedal in die Zehstellung und drücken Sie. Auf dem Bildschirm wird nun 02 angezeigt und Fußschalter D leuchtet. [*]Beweguen Sie das Pedal in die Fersenstellung und drücken Sie Fußschalter D. Auf dem Bildschirm wird nun 03 angezeigt. [*]Bewegen Sie das Pedal nun in die Zehstellung aber ohne zu drücken. [*]Drücken Sie Fußschalter D. Auf dem Bildschirm wird nun 04 angezeigt. [*]Bewegen Sie das Pedal und achten Sie auf den Wert auf dem Bildschirm. Der Wert sollte sich zwischen 0 (Fersenstellung) bis zu 99 (Zehenstellung) bewegen. [*]Drücken Sie Fußschalter D um die Kalibrierung abzuspeichern. Auf dem Bildschirm wird nun 05 angezeigt. [*]Starten Sie das AMPLIFi FX100 neu. [*]Koppeln Sie die Geräte neu. [*]Schließen Sie die AMPLIFi Remote App, starten Sie diese dann neu. Suivez ces instructions après vous avez faites une mise à jour du firmware AMPLIFi FX100 jusqu’à la version 1.1. 1 : Réinitialisez l’AMPLIFi FX100 Attention, la réinitialisation remplace tous les presets, inclus sont vos propre presets avec les presets par défaut. Éteignez l’AMPLIFi FX100. Tout en maintenant le bouton du volume principal et le commutateur TAP, allumez L’AMPLIFi. Le processus est terminé quand vous voyez 01 dans l'affichage de la banque et le commutateur au pied A est allumé. 2 : Calibrez la pédale de volume/wah Éteignez l’AMPLIFi FX100. Tout en maintenant le commutateur au pied, allumez l’appareil. [*]Poussez le commutateur au pied D. Vous pouvez lire « 01 ». [*]Déplacez la pédale à la position des orteils et poussez-la. Vous pouvez voir « 02 » sur l’écran et le LED du commutateur au pied D est allumé. [*]Déplacez la pédale à la position de talon et poussez le commutateur au pied D. Vous pouvez lire « 03 ». [*]Déplacez la pédale à la position des orteils mais sans cliquer. [*]Poussez le commutateur au pied D. Vous pouvez lire « 04 ». [*]Bougez la pédale, les nombres sur l’écran changent. De 0 (talon) à 99 (orteils). [*]Poussez le commutatuer au pied D pour enregistrer la calibration. Vous pouvez lire « 05 ». [*]Redémarrez l’AMPLIFi FX100. [*]Recloupez votre appareil iOS avec le FX100. [*]Quittez AMPLIFi Remote et redémarrez l’application. C’est tous ! Vous pouvez voir « 00 » sur l’écran et le LED du commutateur au pied D est allumé.
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I'm currently splitting my signal with a boss oc-3 into the helix and I have it set on the range setting where it only picks up the lower notes, I would like to switch over completely to the helix. Is there any ways to achieve this same effect? -
Hi, I wonder if I can use the Mission Engineering expression pedal that I normally use with my Line 6 HX Stompbox, with another brand of gear, e.g. a Fender amp. Is it necessary to involve the Stompbox ?
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Hi, I am having issues connecting my Dunlop Cry Baby Wah to my HX Stomp. I have seen that this can be done, but I might be missing something. When I connect the Cry Baby directly to the Stomp, and try to assign the Wah block to the expression/FS, it doesn’t seem to work. Anyone know if this is something that can be done? I am new to connecting additional pedals to my Stomp, so I might be missing something. Thank you!
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So I just bought a Pod HD500X and it has this problem that many people seem to be having with it. Often, it will reboot itself randomly over and over again until I unplug it or, occasionally, until I stop playing. I am using the provided power supply and not only have I tried other 500x power supplies but I went to guitar center and bought a new one and it's doing the same thing. Basically I haven't seen this problem resolved so I'm posting this hoping to figure out a solution for everybody who's struggling with these faulty Pods. Notes: I've rebooted myself, holding down the left arrow while plugging in power, to no avail. I've tried updating using Line 6 monkey, but it doesn't show up in the list of devices.
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Hi all, In the user guide I was looking at what models each pod go amp/pedal is based on and noticed that some are shaded with a lighter shade of their given colour, others a sharker shade. What does this denote? Thanks all.
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Hello, I just got a Wiretap recorder pedal for use with Helix as I needed a way to just stomp and have a separate device record my ideas, without setting up computers, apps, loopers, etc. It's working great. I just include a SEND block wherever I want in the chain and I can get a wet or dry signal into it. The pedal also has a return and "true bypass" of course as it is meant to be inline with other effects on a pedalboard. And that's where the issue is: When I SEND with 1 block and RETURN with another, I get a high pitch buzz sound that indicates maybe I have a signal routing issue. Both send and return work fine separately, but when I put both blocks in the same preset and enable them both, the problem arises. This is probably a newbie mistake... Do I have to have the SEND before the RETURN or visa versa? And should I be using the FXLOOP block instead of the separate SEND and RETURN blocks? Also, because I can record dry and then play back that dry signal at the front of the sound chain, there is a really cool "tone tweaking" mode I can go into. Instead of having to pick up the guitar and play notes to hear what I've changed in a preset, I can just run the loop endlessly, and it's like I'm playing constantly while I'm tweaking. Super helpful and is saving my back the constant shuffling back and forth. Just a tip. Anyone else done this? Any tips related? Thanks, Joel
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Hi I am using a FBV Express MKII with my Amplifi TT. Does anyone know how to enable the 'tweak' function on the FBV Express with the volume/wah pedal? The advanced user guide states the following: Pedal VOL & WAH Indicators: These two lights at the left of the onboard Pedal indicate the current mode. When both lights are lit this indicates the Pedal is controlling the assigned TWEAK parameter I can switch between vol and wah modes with the toe switch, but how do I then enable the tweak mode with both lights lit? Ideally I want to be able to use the pedal tweak in conjunction with 'FX tweak' and 'Assign to Pedal' from the Amplifi App, so that I can change parameters on the fly. Thanks in advance! :) -
I have a helix floor and I have problems with the volume pedal, the volume range marks from 0 to 100% but on the physical pedal it only travels 90%, when the pedal marks 0% volume on the physical pedal I can still lower a 10% that the helix does not recognize me, do you know how I can calibrate it? what can i do ?? video-1607103624.mp4
