snarfarf Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Heyas I'm not very technical at all but hope I have the right jargon here! I've read you can have 2 passive electric guitars in the helix lt at once with one in the effects loop but have also read from some that the one in the effects loop wont sound right because of the 'low Z input'. If I use a direct box into it does that solve the issue? I teach guitar so having both electrics in there and being able to control everything from there would be brilliant. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Yes, you can use one of the returns as an input for a guitar. If you set the level to instrument level in the Global Settings menu, the input impedance will be 1MOhm, which is fine for passive guitars (that's typically what the input impedance of Lo Z inputs is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfarf Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 oh its that simple? I googled it and all sorts of mad threads about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfarf Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 5 hours ago, phil_m said: Yes, you can use one of the returns as an input for a guitar. If you set the level to instrument level in the Global Settings menu, the input impedance will be 1MOhm, which is fine for passive guitars (that's typically what the input impedance of Lo Z inputs is). If ya google it you'll see what I mean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfarf Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'm a bit confused by it all, the guitar input in the helix is a Hi Z input, why is that then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codamedia Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, snarfarf said: I'm a bit confused by it all, the guitar input in the helix is a Hi Z input, why is that then? Don't over think it... When set to Instrument Level they work fine as additional inputs, I use them all the time! You also have the convenience of a level control in the return block if you want to fine tune the level of the incoming instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfarf Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, codamedia said: Don't over think it... When set to Instrument Level they work fine as additional inputs, I use them all the time! You also have the convenience of a level control in the return block if you want to fine tune the level of the incoming instrument. Over thinking is my middle name! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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