mitchmarkell Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I just bought a hybrid guitar which has two separate outs. One for Piezos and one for humbuckers. But I use one full path for vocal as well. Can anyone think of a way to create a quazi-dual preset chain on a single path? I do have a stand alone A-B-Y pedal too but I'm not sure that can help. Essentially I want to setup different blocks with different EQs etc. For each output on a dual output guitar , - but I can't use my second Helix path because to is dedicated to vocal. P.S. I think the answer lies in using a full stereo path, but I'm just not smart enough to figure it out. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 You don't need any trickery... You need to split Path 1 into Paths 1A and 1B by dragging the Split and Merge blocks down. Then you can set all the input and output blocks however you want them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmarkell Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Thanks for responding, but I'm not sure how to configure inputs. This guitar has two separate 1/4" jacks. So I would be plugging in two separate cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpc Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 hour ago, mitchmarkell said: Thanks for responding, but I'm not sure how to configure inputs. This guitar has two separate 1/4" jacks. So I would be plugging in two separate cables. Plug one into 'Guitar In', and the other into 'Aux In'. Change the input paths to accept those respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmarkell Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Okay maybe getting closer but why does the divided duo when activated also distort the lower path which are my piezos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd512 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Looks like you have an amp but no cabinet. That would make it distorted and harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/15/2018 at 9:01 AM, mitchmarkell said: Okay maybe getting closer but why does the divided duo when activated also distort the lower path which are my piezos? Assuming you have checked the path just with the piezo on to make sure the distortion is not originating on the upper magnetics path. Check the headroom parameter in your delay on the piezo path and try increasing it. A low headroom setting can cause distortion. Also of course the "Drive" setting on the "Pre" could contribute to this as well. On 7/15/2018 at 10:10 AM, bsd512 said: Looks like you have an amp but no cabinet. That would make it distorted and harsh. Worth checking and could be causing the problem although you should be able to use a "Pre" as this preset does without a cab on piezos and not get distortion. I have done this with acoustic guitars with piezos without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmarkell Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 I got it Thanks to all for your help. Turns out I cannot have the upper (magnei) path input set to "multi". It must be set to "guitar" and with the lower path set to "aux" this worked as expected. Completly separate sounds coming from both systems. BTW: This guitar is the Italia Mondial Classic and it sounds absolutely killer on both Piezos and the Wilkinson WVCs. I returned the PRS P22 that had bought previously (which cost $3K more) and I couldn't be happier. Truely awesome if you can stand to look at it. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuhajla Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 14 hours ago, mitchmarkell said: Thanks for responding, but I'm not sure how to configure inputs. This guitar has two separate 1/4" jacks. So I would be plugging in two separate cables. I have a guitar with magnetics and piezo. Magnetics plugged into guitar IN and piezo into one of the returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 44 minutes ago, mitchmarkell said: I got it Thanks to all for your help. Turns out I cannot have the upper (magnei) path input set to "multi". It must be set to "guitar" and with the lower path set to "aux" this worked as expected. Completly separate sounds coming from both systems. BTW: This guitar is the Italia Mondial Classic and it sounds absolutely killer on both Piezos and the Wilkinson WVCs. I returned the PRS P22 that had bought previously (which cost $3K more) and I couldn't be happier. Truely awesome if you can stand to look at it. Lol. Yep, good call, did not notice that. "Multi" means that the piezo as well as the magnetics was going through the upper path. Sounds like you solved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagmusenmagnus1 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 6 hours ago, mitchmarkell said: Okay maybe getting closer but why does the divided duo when activated also distort the lower path which are my piezos? Because you have the first input block set to "multi" instead of guitar in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd512 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 19 hours ago, HonestOpinion said: Worth checking and could be causing the problem although you should be able to use a mic pre as this preset does without a cab on piezos and not get distortion. I have done this with acoustic guitars with piezos without issue. Ah, good to know, thanks. I totally missed the multi input also. Glad the OP got it solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyHay Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/15/2018 at 2:59 PM, mitchmarkell said: I got it Thanks to all for your help. Turns out I cannot have the upper (magnei) path input set to "multi". It must be set to "guitar" and with the lower path set to "aux" this worked as expected. Completly separate sounds coming from both systems. BTW: This guitar is the Italia Mondial Classic and it sounds absolutely killer on both Piezos and the Wilkinson WVCs. I returned the PRS P22 that had bought previously (which cost $3K more) and I couldn't be happier. Truely awesome if you can stand to look at it. Lol. After reading your post I checked out the Mondial Classic. Interesting guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandesy Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/17/2018 at 3:32 AM, TonyHay said: After reading your post I checked out the Mondial Classic. Interesting guitar! I did the same :) i think it looks really cool as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmarkell Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 It's so perfect for Helix. I am "my own" rhythm guitar play now. Lol. You should buy one. They're not that spendy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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