seattleguitarist Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I am having a strange issue controlling the Line 6 Helix rack with my Mastermind PBC. When i initially change to a new preset on the Line 6 Helix the state of the individual blocks is not reflective of the state of the blocks as programmed in the Mastermind PBC. I know that currently the Helix does not support bypass of individual effects blocks using midi CC so as a workaround i have setup the Mastermind PBC to control the mix level of each effects block. I.E. instead of an effects block being bypassed the mix level for that effects is 0%. If i go from preset 1 to preset 2 in the Helix the mix settings that are saved per midi CC buttons on the PBC are not being reflected on the Helix. But if i press the preset button again on the PBC (in this example preset 2) then the mix settings are reflected. I have to be on the preset first and then press again to get the mix levels to reflect my programming. Am i doing something wrong or is this just the way the Line 6 Helix is setup? I am using the most recent firmware version for both the PBC and the Helix. In order to create different settings for each section of a song (intro, verse, pre chorus, chorus, bridge, etc...) I create 1 preset on the helix and recall that preset for several presets on the PBC. This way the effects level can be different for different sections of the song. I cannot change presets on the Helix due to the need to press the button on the PBC twice when selecting a new preset. I hope this makes sense. If there is anyone that can help i would really appreciate it. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksteruk Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I suspect that the problem is that it takes Helix a short time to load the preset, so as your PBC is probably sending CC messages immediately after the PC message they won't do anything as Helix is just not ready. But if you press the button again on the PBC, the Helix preset is already loaded in, so Helix will be able to respond to the CC messages. That's what I reckon is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmayfield Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I have seen similar behavior when controlling the Helix with Program Change messages from a DAW. If the PC messages happen too quickly one right after the other, the Helix ignores the second one. It's not quite the same as a PC followed by CC messages, but the general behavior seems consistent with what RicksterUK mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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