no stereo input through windows when using the USB!!

[legamerblagueur]

Hello guys, I'm having a bit of a problem here. I'm trying to use the helix as an audio interface, which works very well as I can hear sound in stereo, but when it comes to guitar, windows 10 doesn't recognize both USB channels 1 and 2 which are carrying my guitar sound. instead, it just accepts channel two. Help!

(note: it works perfectly through a DAW, and I'm able to select all the channels I want. But I dont know how to do that in windows!)

thanks in advance!!
 

[rd2rk]

It's possible to do this (screenshot attached), but the latency is REALLY awful.

 

 

If your system doesn't have enough resources to run a low resource DAW like Reaper in the background (or it's too much latency), your best bet is to take your Helix Outputs to a cheap mixer (around $50) and connect your speakers to it. That way you can use the computer's output for streaming audio (spotify, youtube, backing tracks), and mix it with the Helix Outputs. Mixing the two signals is much easier with a mixer than taking the audio from the computer through the Helix, which requires you use the streaming app's level control, which not all apps can do.

 

If your computer speakers can't connect that way, consider a pair of Studio Monitors. I've heard that the Presonus Eris 3.5 ($100) work well.

 

In my Studio (the living room) I use Rokit6 monitors attached to a Focusrite Scarlett interface. The Scarlett has S/PDIF, which allows me to use the Digital Out from my Helix Floor, eliminating an AD/DA conversion, though this is not at all essential, analog sounds fine. 

 

In my Office (the dining room) I have an HXS connected to a Behringer Onyx502, out to a Sony 3-way (2x6+10) bookshelf system. This sounds surprisingly good.