GazzaBloom Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Hi, How is the output mode mono/stereo determined on the Helix for all outputs? i.e. is it a global setting per output or blanket for all outputs? or is it determined within the patch by the choice of blocks (stereo/mono)? Reason I ask is this scenario: Could the Helix be connected to an amp in a simple guitar into Helix and 1/4 mono out to tube amp in and run as a traditional front of amp FX only unit...BUT....at the same time be connected via SPDIF to an audio interface and run in stereo? I wouldn't want to run both together but switch between the 2 depending on needs, without having to redo physical connections. Can this be done without reconfiguring any global output parameters every time? Could I create FX only mono patches for use through the tube amp, with no amp/cab modelling and then other patches for stereo recording with the amp/cab modelling switched on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 short answer - Yes! unlike HD500, there are no global output parameters. All outputs can be configured separately. You can set up a patch to do both things you are asking for quite easily at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Hi, How is the output mode mono/stereo determined on the Helix for all outputs? i.e. is it a global setting per output or blanket for all outputs? or is it determined within the patch by the choice of blocks (stereo/mono)? Reason I ask is this scenario: Could the Helix be connected to an amp in a simple guitar into Helix and 1/4 mono out to tube amp in and run as a traditional front of amp FX only unit...BUT....at the same time be connected via SPDIF to an audio interface and run in stereo? I wouldn't want to run both together but switch between the 2 depending on needs, without having to redo physical connections. Can this be done without reconfiguring any global output parameters every time? Could I create FX only mono patches for use through the tube amp, with no amp/cab modelling and then other patches for stereo recording with the amp/cab modelling switched on? Well, at the most basic level, if you want to maintain true stereo through the Helix, you need to use stereo effects. There are mono and stereo versions of the effects. But beyond that, if you use just one of the 1/4" or XLR outs, the Helix will sum that signal to mono. So, yes, you could conceivably have a stereo signal via the SPDIF and a mono out of the 1/4". Although, actually, the best way to do what you're wanting to do might be to insert a send block in front of the amp model in the Helix. That way you could send the signal with the amp modeling to the SPDIF and the effects-only signal to your amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaBloom Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Cool - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_Igloo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The easiest thing to do is just connect one cable to the left output (XLR or 1/4"). If no cable is connected to the right side, Helix automatically sums the signal heard at the left output to mono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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