Manual
Table Of Contents
- Helix Owner's Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Helix
- Quick Start
- Setting Proper Output Levels
- Selecting Presets and Setlists
- Preset Footswitch Mode
- Stomp 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
- Footswitch Assign
- Controller Assign
- Command Center
- Global EQ
- Global Settings
- USB Audio
- MIDI
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Effects
Many Helix eects blocks can be either mono or stereo. Stereo eects display after
the model name.
Select an effects block and turn the joystick to change its model.
Distortion Models
Model Subcategories Based On*
Minotaur
Mono, Stereo Klon
®
Centaur
Compulsive Drive
Mono, Stereo Fulltone
®
OCD
Valve Driver
Mono, Stereo Chandler Tube Driver
Top Secret OD
Mono, Stereo DOD
®
OD-250
Scream 808
Mono, Stereo Ibanez
®
TS808 Tube Screamer
®
Hedgehog D9
Mono, Stereo MAXON
®
SD9 Sonic Distortion
Vermin Dist
Mono, Stereo Pro Co RAT
Arbitrator Fuzz
Mono, Stereo Arbiter FuzzFace
®
Triangle Fuzz
Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix
®
Big Mu Pi
®
Industrial Fuzz
Mono, Stereo Z.Vex Fuzz Factory
Tycoctavia Fuzz
Mono, Stereo Tycobrahe
®
Octavia
Megaphone
Mono, Stereo Megaphone
Dynamics Models
Model Subcategories Based On*
Deluxe Comp
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Red Squeeze
Mono, Stereo MXR
®
Dyna Comp
LA Studio Comp
Mono, Stereo Teletronix
®
LA-2A
®
Noise Gate
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Hard Gate
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
EQ Models
Model Subcategories Based On*
Simple EQ
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Low Cut/High Cut
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Parametric
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
10-Band Graphic
Mono, Stereo MXR
®
10-Band Graphic EQ
Modulation Models
Model Subcategories Based On*
Optical Trem
Mono, Stereo Fender
®
optical tremolo circuit
60s Bias Trem
Mono, Stereo Vox
®
AC-15 Tremolo
Script Mod Phase
Mono, Stereo MXR
®
Phase 90
Ubiquitous Vibe
Mono, Stereo Shin-ei Uni-Vibe
®
Gray Flanger
Mono, Stereo MXR
®
117 Flanger
Harmonic Flanger
Mono, Stereo A/DA Flanger
Courtesan Flange
Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix Deluxe EM
Chorus
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
70s Chorus
Mono, Stereo BOSS
®
CE-1
Trinity Chorus
Stereo DyTronics Tri-Stereo Chorus
Bubble Vibrato
Mono, Stereo BOSS
®
VB-2 Vibrato
Vibe Rotary
Stereo Fender
®
Vibratone
122 Rotary
Stereo Leslie
®
122
145 Rotary
Stereo Leslie
®
145
AM Ring Mod
Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Pitch Ring Mod
Stereo Line 6 Original
* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or aliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products
of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6 sound model development. Klon
®
is a registered trademark of Klon, LLC. Fulltone
®
is a registered trademark of Fulltone Musical Products,
Inc. DOD
®
is a registered trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc. Ibanez
®
is a registered trademark of Hoshino, Inc. Tube Screamer
®
is a registered trademark of Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd. MAXON
®
is a registered
trademark of Nisshin Onpa Co., Ltd. Leslie is a registered trademark of Suzuki Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co. Ltd. MXR
®
is a registered trademark of Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. Teletronix
®
and LA-2A
®
are regis-
tered trademarks of Universal Audio, Inc. Fender
®
is a registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Vox
®
is a registered trademark of Vox R&D Limited. Uni-Vibe is a registered trademark of Dunlop
Manufacturing, Inc. Roland
®
and BOSS
®
are registered trademarks of Roland Corporation U.S. TC Electronic
®
is a registered trademark of TC Electronic Company. Maestro
®
is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar
Corp. DigiTech Whammy
®
is a registered trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc.. Eventide
®
is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc. Musitronics
®
is a registered trademark of Mark S. Simonsen. Mu-Tron
®
is
a registered trademark of Zajac, Henry A. Korg
®
is a registered trademark of Korg, Inc. Colorsound
®
is a registered trademark of Sola Sound Limited Corporation, UK. Electro-Harmonix
®
is a registered trademark of New
Sensor Corp.