Recording with Helix Floor USB

[denisfarr]

I have a Helix Floor, a Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen, and a 2021 Mac with Logic Pro. If I record my guitar using the Helix floor USB into my Mac with the Logic Pro DAW, can I monitor while recording from my studio monitors plugged into my Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen interface?

 

Thanks, Dfarr

[silverhead]

No. Connect your studio monitors to the Helix outputs.

[rd2rk]

If you create an "aggregate" device which incorporates both ASIO drivers, you should be able to take the input from Helix and route the output to the Scarlett.

There are drawbacks which I can't address because I'm a PC guy, maybe some of the MAC folks will address that.

My question would be "WHY?".

The 8i6 (IIRC) has SPDIF. If you take the signal from the Helix SPDIF it eliminates that AD/DA conversion.

If it's solely to use the Helix ability to output a DI (unprocessed) track for re-amping, you can incorporate a SEND Block at the beginning of the FX chain and wire that to the Scarlett analog inputs.

What do you hope to accomplish?

[cmsaw83]

I just use my Helix to record now.  I use whatever sample rate is auto detected or used as default by either Cubase, or Reaper and my Helix, and I direct monitor via the Helix, while muting the tracks I am recording within my DAW.  It doesn't matter to me how far behind the direct signal the recording may be, it's still going to sound exactly like what is coming from my monitors as I record it, once it comes time to play it back.  I never record more than 3 tracks at a time personally, and one of those is always a D.I. track recorded from output #7 on the Helix.  Output #7 by default is a USB Out which carries the DRY signal from the Helix no matter what effects, instruments, amps, IRs, or any other variables I may be using or otherwise including within my Processed Track which I get from Outputs 1 and 2 (sometimes 3 and 4 as well).  I combine outputs One and Two into a Stereo signal and that is my Processed Sound that I will record.  However, the addition, of the Original completely DRY Track recorded in just plain old Mono, leaves me the opportunity to go back and change anything I want to (or even COMPLETELY CHANGE the entire sound and rig all together) using Helix Native within my DAW.  

 

I've got a Focusrite  Audio Interface, and a bunch of different recording gear that I have accumulated over time, but since I got my Helix and realized it's capabilities, and also realized that it doesn't just do these jobs, but it does them very well.