Melonos Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Hi, I have set the Wah-pedal in my patches to be turned off when the pedal stays on position lower than 5% for more than 500ms. But my pedal does not reach that position. Every time i lift it up totally it has positions between 6 and 12%. Reaches 0 only when I keep my foot on it pressing it down with lot of pressure. When I then release my foot, it goes again to at least 6%. The pedal itself is stiff, not loose Is there no way to calibrate the pedal? or what could be the issue? Thanks for your effort answering me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 From then Helix FAQs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melonos Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 As I wrote it is not too loose, its really tight. I first tried to tighten it more, but then it starts squealing, so that would be too tight. Anyway, thanks for your answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Maybe this one, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 .... meantime you could set your on/off trigger to be 7%? I know you'll miss the very low end response for the Wah but it might be better than the current situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melonos Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thanks, I will take a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codamedia Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I believe the self calibration is on the first use of the pedal after it is started.... so I make sure that is always a full 100% sweep! I have no idea if this will help or not... but I always perform this ritual when I start my Helix. Set the pedal in the full "heel down" position on start up. (heel down without any pressure... just it's natural resting spot) Once the Helix starts, rock it all the forward (toe down), then all the way back (heel down)... one time Now load your desired preset and see how it responds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melonos Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 ah, ok. At least thats worth a try. Because normally I have it always at the toe down position when not in use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Experiment with the 500ms as well. You should be able to find a compromise setting that will allow you to use the trigger at some low value and higher timing that will let you use the very low position (down to 0%) wah effect for a duration less than the set timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themetallikid Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I had similar issues on the 100% end with my LT pedal. I have it auto-of at 97% and it would reach 100% but when I lift my foot it went to 95,96,92 etc....ultimately had to have it replaced. If it was consistent I could work around it, but it wasn't. No matter what I set the threshold to, it would always end up below that. Even had auto-off set to 91% and it would still fall back that far. Also check to make sure that there isn't dirt/hair/dust covering the optical sensor. I've read that can cause issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimzum Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hello same issue here how did you solved it? i found that tightening then full factory reset make the situation better but not always going back to zero which is pb with whammy… and the heel bypass option cannot cumulated with another bypass (I need wah and whammy in my preset) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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