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Output levels seem a bit low


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Sounds like the solution is to jam that output block up. PLEASE get back to us and tell us how that works, too.

 

But the Global EQ does, I think, also have some volume adjustment. If you have a lot of patches, you could do it there to save the time.

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I asked how much attenuation the volume dial gives; well, my experiments show, roughly:

  • full / 5 o clock = 0dB, i.e 100% volume
  • 3 o clock = -3dB
  • 2 o clock = -4.5dB
  • 1 o clock = -6dB
  • 12 o clock = -9dB
  • 11 o clock = -18dB
  • 10 o clock = -20dB
  • 9 o clock = -40dB

This is interesting because it shows that you get more resolution on the volume dial with it turned down than with it turned up.

 

So, what I will probably do, next time I take the Helix out, is set the output block to +9dB, and set my volume dial at about 12 o clock. This should mean I'm sending broadly the right amount of signal to my amp, the same as if I had the output block at unity and the volume dial at full, but I will have some scope to use the volume dial to tweak the level.

 

(And hey, for sh*ts and giggles I added the Optical Trem in as well. It does virtually nothing. Possibly a slight scooping of the mids. Don't waste your time.)

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Actually, I have it on the best of authority that this little known optical trem function is actually an Easter egg put there by L6 developers...sure, you're all laughing now, but that guy wins a lifetime supply of Spam, and a nice set of imported French toenail clippers...;)

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