User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Helix LT 2.10 Owner's Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Helix LT
- Quick Start
- Setting Proper Output Levels
- Selecting Presets and Setlists
- Preset Footswitch Mode
- Stomp Footswitch Mode
- Snapshot Footswitch Mode
- Looper Footswitch Mode
- Pedal Edit Mode
- Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters
- Bypassing a Block
- Choosing a Block's Model
- Choosing an Input
- Choosing an Output
- Moving Blocks
- Copying and Pasting a Block
- Clearing a Block
- Clearing All Blocks
- Saving/Naming a Preset
- Serial vs. Parallel Routing
- Removing Parallel Path B
- Moving Split & Merge Blocks for More Parallel Routings
- Dynamic DSP
- Block Order and Stereo Imaging
- What is Variax?
- The Blocks
- Tuner
- Snapshots
- Bypass Assign
- Controller Assign
- Command Center
- Global EQ
- Global Settings
- USB Audio
- MIDI
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Hardware Monitoring vs. DAW Software
Monitoring
Use of the default "Multi" settings for both the Input and Output blocks provides hard-
ware monitoring, which allows you to hear your live input signal at all times, indepen-
dent of your DAW software's monitor settings. Hardware monitoring can be desirable
since it allows you to hear your live guitar with Helix processing added and essentially
"latency-free," since the monitor signal is not routed through your DAW software.
In some DAW recording scenarios, it may be preferable to utilize your recording ap-
plication's "input monitoring" or "software monitoring" feature, which routes your live
input signal through the armed recording track, thus allowing you to monitor the input
eectedbyanyplug-insyoumayhave insertedonthetrack.Theonedownsideof
DAW software monitoring, however, is that your live input signal will be delayed slightly
due to being routed through the software and back to the Helix LT outputs, which is
referred to as "latency." Helix LT is designed to provide very low latency operation -
see "ASIO Driver Settings (Windows only)" for info and settings.
When a DAW track's software monitoring is active, you'll likely not want to simultane-
ously hear the Helix LT hardware monitoring signal. To achieve this, you can set the
Helix Output block to USB Out 3/4 or 5/6. These Output block options will route your
processed, stereo signal out to your DAW software without also providing the Helix
LT hardware monitoring to USB 1/2. You'll then need to set your DAW track to receive
from the same selected Helix LT USB Out to record the processed signal into the track
- or, you can optionally set the DAW track input to Helix LT USB 7 or USB 8 to record
a dry DI signal - see the next section.
NOTE: Keep the Input block set to "Multi" and your DAW software's main, Master
output to Helix LT USB 1/2 to also hear playback of your full DAW mix.
DI Recording and Re-amplification
A common DAW recording technique is to record a dry DI (Direct Input) signal, such
as the unprocessed signal from your guitar or Variax. This allows you to process the DI
track later with plug-ins (such as the Line 6 POD Farm® Plug-In), and/or "re-amplify"
the DI track through an amp or other outboard gear. Helix LT has handy options built
rightinforrecordingDItracks,aswellasforeasyre-amplicationofDItracksback
through your own Helix LT tones, all without extra hardware or cabling!
Helix LToerstwospecialDIoutputs,USBOuts7and8,whichappearasavailable
options within your DAW software track input menus. These two dedicated USB Outs
aretappeddirectlyfromtheHelixinputsourcesofyourchoice.ToconguretheHelix
LT input source for each, go to Global Settings > Ins/Outs > Re-amp Src (USB 7) and
Re-amp Src (USB 8), where you can select Guitar, Variax, or Variax Mags:
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Ins/Outs
MIDI/Tempo
Displays
Footswitches
Global Settings
Preferences
EXP Pedals
Firmware Version 2.10.0
Reamp Src
(USB 8)
MultiMultiVariaxGuitar
0.0dB
Headphones
Monitor
Volume Knob
Controls
USB In 1/2
Trim
Reamp Src
(USB 7)
Ins/Outs
0.0 dB
Digital
Out Level
Ins/Outs
Recording a Dry DI Track
For this example, we'll record guitar into two DAW tracks simultaneously, with one
capturing the processed tone and the other the unprocessed DI guitar.
1. On the Global Settings > Ins/Outs > Page 2 screen, set Re-amp
Src (USB 7) to "Guitar" (as shown above).
2. Dial in your desired Helix LT tone, while keeping the Input and
Output blocks both set to the default "Multi" setting.
3. Create two new audio tracks in your DAW software project:
Create one mono track to record the dry DI guitar, and set the track's input
to Helix USB 7.
Create one stereo track to record your full, stereo, processed tone and set
the track's input to Helix USB 1/2.
GUITAR IN
USB
DRY DI GUITAR
PROCESSED GUITAR
TRACK 1 (Dry DI Guitar)
TRACK 2 (Processed Guitar)
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Delay Harmony Delay
LevelMixKey Scale
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