YEMSounds Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) I'm using the Pod Go as an Interface, headphones plugged directly into the Pod GO, and Ableton as my DAW. I can hear all the sounds just fine from all of the tracks. The only issue is no matter what I do to the volume of my main Instrument track (the guitar track from the Pod Go), I'm hearing the full volume from Pod Go. I realize what is happening is my headphones are monitoring the output from the unit directly and not monitoring the track in Ableton (as a normal interface would). Kind of strange because I can adjust the volume on any other track and it works like it does with my old interface. How do I get it so I can turn down the volume in Ableton and my guitar volume actually gets quieter? I hope this makes sense. Let me know if I can add more detail. Edited April 14, 2023 by YEMSounds grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 The proper setup is to turn OFF the Ablelton monitoring. In the POD Go use the Global Settings -> Ins/Outs -> USB 1/2 Trim setting to adjust the level of your PC’s incoming audio until it balances with your guitar level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEMSounds Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 7:44 AM, silverhead said: The proper setup is to turn OFF the Ablelton monitoring. In the POD Go use the Global Settings -> Ins/Outs -> USB 1/2 Trim setting to adjust the level of your PC’s incoming audio until it balances with your guitar level. Interesting. Then I don't truly know how my guitar sounds in the mix until I record and play it back. Also not being able to change the guitar volume in the same place as everywhere else is clunky. If I was running the Pod Go into a regular interface it would be more seamless... but trying to get fewer things on my desk! Anyway - I sincerely appreciate the reply and I will mess with the USB 1/2 Trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I must be misunderstanding something. You should be able to hear your guitar in the mix while recording. Assuming your Helix is used as the audio interface, the DAW playback will be heard through the Helix outputs (e.g. headphones). The playback audio is routed from your DAW to the Helix using USB 1/2, and you adjust this incoming audio level to balance with the audio level you hear from your guitar. The only time you don’t adjust the guitar volume in the same place as everywhere else is during recording. After that the recorded guitar track is adjusted just like everything else. Perhaps I’m just not sure what guitar audio you are recording. I typically record both a dry unprocessed track and a wet track simultaneously. I select different Helix USB channels as the Record Input source in the DAW. Helix sends the dry signal directly to the DAW, and also sends the processed signal both to the DAW and to the Helix audio outputs. With DAW monitoring turned off you hear only the processed guitar sound, not the dry sound. I use the Helix preset to generate a tone that sounds reasonable in the mix while recording. Later I use plugins (e.g. Helix Native) applied to the dry track to change how the guitar sounds in the mix if desired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEMSounds Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 8:21 AM, silverhead said: The only time you don’t adjust the guitar volume in the same place as everywhere else is during recording. After that the recorded guitar track is adjusted just like everything else. Thanks for clarifying; this tells me I am understanding it correctly. I've been at this a few weeks and getting into a flow with using Ableton + Pod Go. Monitoring off in Ableton while recording or practicing to a beat. On 4/17/2023 at 8:21 AM, silverhead said: Helix sends the dry signal directly to the DAW, and also sends the processed signal both to the DAW and to the Helix audio outputs. With DAW monitoring turned off you hear only the processed guitar sound, not the dry sound. Perfect explanation! I just started using the Wet Dry technique today and it makes perfect sense. Thanks for helping clear this up! The workflow and volume adjustment is different than using an external interface... but not too clunky. It is worth it to have that extra device off my desk when it is not needed. Sorry for the delayed reply. I wasn't receiving email notifications so I missed the fact that you replied. (I changed the settings now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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