Helix Edit needs a modern waveform parametric EQ with more than 3

[gerryCol]

Hello all,

I am finally able to get the acoustic guitar sound I want when I record my Martin into Pro Tools and use EQ Match in OZONE advanced, using a reference recording. the problem is when I attempt to transfer those settings into HX EDIT to copy to my HX Stomp, for my live gig, I am having difficulty matching the eq settings. # Bands are not enough. It would be more precise and quicker if the next upgrade to HX edit had a contemporary WAVEFORM  6 Band Parametric EQ, not the old school 3 band parametric it has now. I have to use 2 of them and I end up just guessing and I guessing wrong. Has anyone tried this and do you have a workaround??

Thanks all

G

 

[mark_gamache]

Yes, it's a pain, but you can turn any EQ into an impulse response and use the IR block to load it.

[gerryCol]

Hey Mark,

That is a great idea but you can't really tweak the IR the way you would like to. What I did was...

I have sampled acoustics strumming from various sources. I have a great one from my Native Instruments Acoustic library. So I captured that eq. My acoustic has a Lyric Mic and a K&K pickup. I went with the LR Baggs Lyric and I recorded the same strum pattern into pro tools and copied the eq settings from OZONE to the track and was floored. It was almost identical.

 

Now the trick was to get that eq into the helix. Ozone used an 8 band EQ to match this sample, which I don't have in the helix. So there was a lot of experimenting and A lot of guessing, since I only have a 3 band parametic eq in the Stomp.  I had to use 3 separate parametric eq's. One for the low frequencies. One for the Mid's and One for the Highs.   Anyway my point was that for electric Guitar and lead guitar the Helix is great but they need to make improvements to make the unit a really good Acoustic Preamp. They could do it, but probably don't feel it's worth it.

G