kmagalona1992 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hi fam, I'm fairly new to having my Helix LT and only recently discovered that they had loop pedals - I was in the market looking for loop pedals since I have started gigging at weddings as a side gig and wanted to upskill myself guitar and music wise. A mate of find tagged me in one of Ed Sheerans videos and how he uses his Chewie which I found out is essentially multiple loop pedals in one. I been asked to cover a few Ed Sheeran songs in the next wedding and so I started playing around with looping and trying to study him since I am new to looping - it's hellah fun! However, now I am looking at trying to get multiple looping tracks so I can add vocal loop track, a beat track and guitar. I can't seem to add multiple loop pedals in one chain on my Helix Lt. So, if anyone has a suggestion or a method of how I can essentially mimic the Chewie or the RC 600 (which I was also looking into) that would be very handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 The looper functionality in Helix (and most other Line 6 devices) is not really designed for live use. It’s primarily designed for practice and editing presets. Most players who need a versatile looper use an external and fully featured looper pedal like the ones you mention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) On 2/11/2023 at 12:10 AM, kmagalona1992 said: A mate of find tagged me in one of Ed Sheerans videos and how he uses his Chewie which I found out is essentially multiple loop pedals in one. Hi, As noted by “silverhead” in the post above, the onboard looper is not really up to the job of what you are wanting to achieve. I have a four different model of loop modules, each suited to various tasks. The little red headed rascal uses that rather complex “Chewie Monsta” system now, essentially a MIDI controller running a VST looper (Mobius) inside Ableton Live. Although, in the early days he had a BOSS RC-30, with 2 separate stereo loops, Mic input and lots of memory space to store your presets. It can record up to 3 hours of stereo audio. That model has been superseded now, but they can still be found on FleaBay. The Helix LT has the built in FX Loops for the option of adding your own specialist outboard effect units or looper. Simple enough to patch an external looper. Hope this helps/makes sense. Personally - I can't stand the kid, but each to their own. Oh, and this is how he does it! More here: https://www.loopstation.net/gb/article/ed-sheeran-equipment Edited February 11, 2023 by datacommando Added video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmagalona1992 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Thanks for the responses fam! I'll definitely look into more looping devices! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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