ericjb Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Hello everyone, thank you for your help. I have a Line 6 Helix and I've been having a problem for quite some time with the output levels of my different sounds. Here are the details of the situation: 1. In my home studio: I have no problems with my mixer. The sounds are perfectly balanced in terms of output volume. 2. At concerts or rehearsals: Whether on the amps or on the mixer, I can't adjust the sound levels. Some sounds are too loud and others aren't loud enough, and despite my attempts to adjust the settings, I can't get a satisfactory result. Could you help me find the source of the problem? I noticed that there is a Threshold setting at the input: could this be a function that could interfere with the output sound level? Thank you for your help! Translated with DeepL.com (free version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdennis Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/28/2026 at 7:25 AM, ericjb said: Hello everyone, thank you for your help. I have a Line 6 Helix and I've been having a problem for quite some time with the output levels of my different sounds. Here are the details of the situation: 1. In my home studio: I have no problems with my mixer. The sounds are perfectly balanced in terms of output volume. 2. At concerts or rehearsals: Whether on the amps or on the mixer, I can't adjust the sound levels. Some sounds are too loud and others aren't loud enough, and despite my attempts to adjust the settings, I can't get a satisfactory result. Could you help me find the source of the problem? I noticed that there is a Threshold setting at the input: could this be a function that could interfere with the output sound level? Thank you for your help! Translated with DeepL.com (free version) ericjb, The link below is a good start to getting a good level. The youtube creator, Jason Sadites, has other videos on this as well. hope this helps, jpd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Use the same amp for all your sounds. Overcomplicating your presets is why you have uneven sound levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/29/2026 at 9:44 AM, theElevators said: Use the same amp for all your sounds. …. Kind of defeats the purpose of a modeller doesn’t it? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericjb Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 thanks alot i teste this week have a good day Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2026 at 10:04 AM, silverhead said: Kind of defeats the purpose of a modeller doesn’t it? I knew instinctively that this sort of an abundance of choices leads to audio level discrepancies when I began using the Helix. Just recently watched the Blink-182 rig rundown, and their tech basically reiterated the same exact thing. He explained how previously, he built a bunch of presets with different amps, and the sound guy was complaining because the levels were constantly jumping. Now all their presets are the same exact basic "rig" just with extra bells and whistles. I do the same exact thing. Main preset duplicated and tweaked slightly. Each amp is EQ'ed differently and every venue has its own resonance frequencies and whatnot. So by changing amps, you are completely changing your sound. When you do a sound check, the sound guy sets up your sound for that one amp... in the good old days. They'll ask you to play clean, play distorted, play a solo. Done. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Not when playing live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 So why do you use Helix rather than the real physical amp of whatever model you're using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/30/2026 at 11:24 AM, silverhead said: So why do you use Helix rather than the real physical amp of whatever model you're using? because: 1. silent stage 2. recording straight into computer 3. snapshots. Go from dry clean sound to lead sound with delay, etc. 4. delay spillover 5. transposition 6. set it and forget it. get the same exact sound each time for my 100's of presets. 7. stereo sound, stereo delay after amp, which in real life would be a giant pain to recreate. But I don't need to reinvent my sound in every preset, because I already know what works for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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