HeikoJakob Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Hi, i have multiple instruments (Bass, LP, LP drop D, ST, ... ), but can afford only one Helix. Are there any external MIDI controlled multiplexers/guitar switches available that i can wire up to the helix ? If so, how can i setup the helix to quickly switch between instruments and patchsets with the push of a button while on stage ? Regards Heiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasingMango Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Why not plug your other instruments into the other inputs, i.e. Aux, Return(s)? Other than that, your question is regarding hardware that does exist but would be better directed towards a sales rep at whatever music store you frequent (p.s. if I understand your use case correctly, one solution could be a mixer with MIDI input, where you would program it to solo the channel indicated by your controller). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoJakob Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, chasingMango said: Why not plug your other instruments into the other inputs, i.e. Aux, Return(s)? Great idea ! THX. Are there any restrictions on these inputs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasingMango Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 No, but they have different impedance levels... I'm not an expert at the sound tech stuff but read the manual and make sure that you gain stage everything properly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunedinDragon Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I personally just use a G10T wireless. Unplug from one and plug into the next and switch patches. Takes less than 10 seconds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codamedia Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I'm a multi instrumentalist.... everything is routed through the Helix. I'm limited by the number of inputs since i only have an LT, but I still have no problems keeping it clean and tidy. For my guitar input I do what @DunedinDragon says above. I have a Wireless and simply plug in each instrument as a grab it, then call it's corresponding preset(s). This includes my Electrics, 5 string banjo, Baritone, Dobro, Mandolin and Classical. Return 1 is setup for my Keyboards. Return 2 is setup for my Pedal Steel. My Variax is wired separately (VDI cable) and has it's own set of presets (eg: Acoustic, Acoustic Drop D, some electric tones, 6 String Banjo, etc... etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I have helix floor Totally possible to have up to 4 separate inputs and output where you like (to a degree) I have had 2 guitars, bass and vocal going through their own signal path with no particular issue - snap shot to change to say solo for one guitar or another have has 2 x synth, guitar and vocal going on separate paths with changing synth presets per snapshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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