keithpell30 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Im sure this is explained somewhere but i searched a bit and couldnt find a good answer. In helix if I wanted the sound of deluxe reverb with volume level at 5. Would i put the master and drive at 5? Or just the drive at 5 master at 10? Confused about what master and drive levels do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 IIRC, if the REAL amp doesn't have a master, the default setting of 10 is the real amp's proper power amp level. Since the Deluxe does not have a master, leave that at 10 and use the Gain setting for amp volume, and the Channel volume for final amp block output. Channel volume does not affect tone, except as it affects gain staging of the following blocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithpell30 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 Thanks, makes sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBD_123 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 2 hours ago, keithpell30 said: Thanks, makes sense now. One thing you might want to experiment with is the guitar input pad, which cuts about 5dB off the analogue input when turned on. It's a hardware-only control, so not accessible from Edit, if you are using Edit. What follows is purely subjective and will depend on your preference, your pickups and your playing style, but... with low gain amps in particular, some people prefer the pad on and the preamp gain a bit higher. Others are fine with the pad off. If you aren't able to find the 'right' level of breakup, the pad might be the answer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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