sriramiyer Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hello all, I recently got myself a Helix LT. Just getting to know it. Prior to Helix, I used a Infinity looper with Beatbuddy - MIDI sync'd which worked great for me but now that Helix has its own looper function, how do I use it with Beatbuddy. Having BB connected to AUX is one way but that just loops the beats. I need to be able to control the BB (rolls, variations etc) from Helix. I'd really appreciate if someone could clue me in. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideout Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Not sure that the Helix's looper can send out midi messages but I could be wrong. As far as I can tell, the Helix's looper is merely a convenience feature and is very very basic. I continue to use my Boss RC-10XL because of that. Well, that and the fact that I'm very used to the RC and don't need to form new habits for a different looper. If the Helix's looper had more capacity I might have a different opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnevine Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 You are out of luck until theHelix looper syncs with midi clock. If you have an IPAD in your chain, give quantiloop (QL) a try as your looper. I have Helix set to "midi through" from Beatbuddy to Quantiloop and I set up the buttons on my helix to send midi commands to record etc... on QL. Works perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriramiyer Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Thanks for your suggestion. Would it be possible to post some pictures or a diagram detailing your setup please? I'd really appreciate it. I am traveling right now but will certainly try this out when I get back. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnevine Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I will try to post a picture soon. But I just go Midi out of the Beat Buddy to Midi in on my Helix (traditional Midi cable) . Then I make sure "midi through" is on in the Helix prefs. You have to connect the Helix via USB via the apple camera connection kit to the IPAD. Then I open Quantiloop on my IPAD. I make sure to assign QL the Helix USB 1 & 2 for the inputs and outputs. I make sure the tempo setting in QL is set to BeatBuddy. This insures the tempos of the BB and QL are synced. Also in Helix I set global tempo to external so all my delays are in sync with BB and Ql too. I set up 3 stomps in the command center on my helix to send midi commands to QL. I do a loop 1 stomp button, and a loop 2 stomp button and a stop/clear all stomp. Away I go for looping fun that is unlimited in length and it runs in sync the entire time. BTW- I haver those 3 stomps in almost all of my STOMP modes in all my presets so I can loop in any preset on the helix. Super easy to copy and paste the QL looper stomps in the command center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriramiyer Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 It's alright if you don't post pictures because your above description is just perfect. I will certainly give this a try. Will ping you if I have any further question. Thank you so much for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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