sgodden Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 As mentioned in a previous post, I am using Helix through a Blackstar Artist 30 via 4CM. Very impressed so far. On most of my patches I don't have the Artist preamp in the chain and am using modelled Amps (no cabs). However, I also have a patch where I am only using the Artist preamp - it has a lovely chimey old Vox quality to it. The volume on this patch is way lower than the other patches, and I am having to lower the output of those other patches by 8 to 10Db to get parity. I am putting the preamp in FX loop 1, and using send 1 and return 1 in the chain. Is this just the way it is? Or can anyone suggest anything I might be doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodebro Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 It's all about gain staging. My Boogies all run a much hotter signal that the Helix amps when I run them 4CM, so I tame them down with the loop level. You might want to try a gain block to goose the Blackstar signal a bit and balance it out, or turn up the master volume on the Blackstar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugghaid Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Check the input and output levels on your loop going to the Blackstar. You can adjust them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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