archisc Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 How do I replicate guitar pad in the effects chain? I have a les paul and strat. I find my les paul sound better with guitar pad on but sounds worse/thin with my strat. I read somewhere is the equivalent to -6db in the gain block. Is that true? No other eq adjustment. Wish there are meters inside Helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It should be around -6dB when turned on. You could leave the PAD turned on all the time, and when you want to use your strat, perhaps with the same preset as you use with your Les Paul?, turn a gain block on that's placed at the very beginning on the chain, with 6dB of gain. I suppose it might be convenient for Line 6 to move this global to the input block of a preset, kind of like they did with input impedance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdanan0121 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I suppose it might be convenient for Line 6 to move this global to the input block of a preset, kind of like they did with input impedance. That would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verne-Bunsen Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I suppose it might be convenient for Line 6 to move this global to the input block of a preset, kind of like they did with input impedance. That seems like a no-brainer to me too, but I think we're in the minority. There are a couple of Ideascale entries on it and they haven't really gained traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That seems like a no-brainer to me too, but I think we're in the minority. There are a couple of Ideascale entries on it and they haven't really gained traction. I think you're right. Most people probably just leave it turned off. I eventually found I needed to turn it on with evolution pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archisc Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Thanks a lot guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHamm Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Try this, btw.I find that a Humbucker guitar like a LP sounds better with the pad off, BUT... with your volume only on 7, 8 or 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 If you have room in the Signal Path, the most agile method would be inserting a Gain Block assigned to a fsw. Either, enabled or bypassed (for an approx 6db) Boost or Attenuation to counteract the Guitar In Pad setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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