Leavon Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hi, I've just got a helix and Firehawk to replace my Hd500 dt25 rig. I'm running stereo xlrs out of the helix into the monitor ins on the FH and my signal is coming through with a crazy amount of compression (I'm not using any compressors). If I hit a note on a lead sound it starts off quiet and then volume swells. I've tried toggling pad on the input, input gate and fiddled with impedance and it's still squashing the sound. Has anyone else experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Im using the FH1500 amp and hooked up to Helix as yours is, and no Im not having that problem. How does your FH1500 amp sound by itself, with the internal patches it has? If they are still very compressed at that point, then its not Helix. Try Helix into a set of headphones, or studio monitors. Is is still compressed? If so, then its not the FH1500. Break it apart and troubleshoot. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavon Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 I've just tried the Helix through headphones and it's fine so deffo something at the Firehawk end, just read a thread in the Firehawk section with someone having the same problem, seems to be fine running in mono but it's like there is too much level in Stereo and it's limiting it really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Are you seeing an issue with the lvls being set too hot on your bluetooth device, regarding the FH1500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavon Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I'm not using a blue tooth device, just guitar into Helix and Helix out into the Firehawk. Im pretty underwhelmed by the Firehawk so far, I think I'm gonna send it back and get a CLR or a just a decent monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmntshredder Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'm having this exact same problem. If I plug my Helix into the Firehawk with left and right XLR cables, the sound varies between muffled and normal across all volumes. Additionally, it is not very loud at all. If I run in mono, the problem disappears completely. The amp sounds as if it's possibly attenuating the signal due to clipping, but I have adjusted everything from the gain on the Firehawk to the volume of the Helix to the output level of the cab I'm using. The problem occurs no matter what unless I run it in mono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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