Helix App Pilot's Guide

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Global EQ Panel
The GLOBAL EQ Panel oers a large graphical interface for the Helix device's Global
EQ (which is found from your hardware's Menu button and selecting Global EQ). As
its name suggests, the Global EQ settings and bypass state are indeed global and not
saved or recalled with any preset or snapshot.
Apply EQ
Output Menu
Graphical
Display
Reset Button
Bypass Button
Parameter
Pane
Adjusting Global EQ Parameters
The GLOBAL EQ panel oers two panes in which you can view & adjust its settings.
The EQ processing is active whenever its Bypass button is set to "On" in this panel (or
via your device's Bypass button when viewing its Global EQ screen).
Graphical Display - Click and drag the edit "handles" in the upper graph to adjust
a band's frequency and amplitude. You'll see the respective parameters' sliders
move within the lower pane while adjusting the handles.
Parameter Pane - There are several ways to adjust the controls (also see "Key-
board Shortcuts" on page 16):
• Click and drag any slider's handle or use the Up/Down buttons at the right of
each slider
• Ctrl-Click/Right-Click on a slider to enter a precise value numerically
• Turn your mouse wheel while hovering your cursor over any slider
• Click on a slider and use the comma/period or -/+ shortcut keys to incremen-
tally adjust its value
• Cmd-Click (Mac
®
) /Ctrl-Click (Windows
®
) on a slider to individually reset it to its
default value
Bypass Button - Toggle the Bypass to globally enable or disable the EQ.
Reset - Click the Reset button to instantly return all parameters to their default,
"at" values (or Cmd-Click/Ctrl-Click directly on any individual slider).
Apply EQ Output Menu - Select the output(s) on which you want the Global EQ to
be active: 1/4-inch, XLR or 1/4-inch + XLR.
TIP: Use the Level parameter either as a "make-up gain" to compensate for the
overall output level change incurred by EQ parameter settings.