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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Global EQ
The Helix Global EQ has three fully parametric bands plus variable low and high cut
lters, and is used for compensating for the wide disparity in acoustic environments
on tour or when traveling from studio to studio. Global EQ is applied to all setlists and
presets, and can be heard from the 1/4" outputs, XLR outputs, or both.
NOTE: Global EQ is never heard from Send, Digital, or USB outputs.
When Global EQ is active, the Home screen shows the Global EQ icon in the upper
right corner:
1. Press to open the Menu.
2. Press Knob 5 (Global EQ).
The Global EQ screen appears:
Mid Gain
0.0 dB
Mid QMid Freq
2.5 kHz
5.0
Low Freq
180 Hz
Low Q
5.0
Low Gain
0.0 dB
Press BYPASS to turn Global EQ on/off
Global EQ
3. Press BYPASS to turn Global EQ on and o.
SHORTCUT: From the Home screen, press and hold BYPASS to turn Global EQ
on and o without having to navigate to the Global EQ page.
TIP: Press PAGE> to view and turn Knob 1 (Apply EQ) to set whether
Global EQ is applied to only the 1/4" outputs, only the XLR outputs, or both.
Resetting Global EQ
Resetting the Global EQ returns its settings to factory default (at).
1. From the Global EQ screen, press ACTION.
2. Press Knob 1 (Reset Global EQ).
The following dialog appears:
OKCancel
Reset Global EQ?
3. Press Knob 6 (OK).