HELIX STOMP CONNECTION ISSUE (lack of digital I/O)

[jbsproductions]

Love sound of Helix Stomp but a without dedicated digital out it doesn't play so far well with other sound cards like UAD APOLLO TWIN. Does anyone know of a low costs solution (that works) to covert Helix L/R out to a digital spdif or adat. It needs to be something that will produce its own clock (from my experience). I tried a little $50 converter from Amazon but it will not produce its own clock so the input sound of Heliz has artifacts that make it sound brittle and with pops.

 

My HD500 had its own digital out so I would use the POD clock and everything was CLEAN with my UAD Apollo.

 

Any ideas?

 

APOLLO TWIN

HELIX STOMP

MBP 2018 - Loaded

[codamedia]

13 hours ago, jbsproductions said:

Love sound of Helix Stomp but a without dedicated digital out it doesn't play so far well with other sound cards like UAD APOLLO TWIN.

 

Why won't it? Plug the 1/4" outputs to the inputs on the back of the Apollo.... if it clips, turn down the output of the stomp, or turn down the input on the Apollo until the clipping stops. There is no reason it won't sound great! 

 

13 hours ago, jbsproductions said:

Does anyone know of a low costs solution (that works) to covert Helix L/R out to a digital spdif or adat.

 

If you are going to the computer with the Apollo... it IS the digital conversion. IMO: Don't complicate matters with a pointless digital device in the chain... just hook it up as I suggest above and let the Apollo do the conversion. 

 

13 hours ago, jbsproductions said:

My HD500 had its own digital out so I would use the POD clock and everything was CLEAN with my UAD Apollo.

 

You bought a device without a SPDIF out... that means you have to use the 1/4" outs. It's not a big deal, and it will sound just as good once you get the input levels set. The only real difference is that you can't take advantage of the SPDIF input on your Apollo.

 

Keep in mind the STOMP is also an audio interface of it's own. If you want to record the guitar completely in the digital realm the only way is to go direct from the stomp to the computer via USB.