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Welcome to Helix

Thank you for purchasing Helix Rack,oneofthemostpowerfulandexibleaudiopro-

cessors ever created. We hope it helps drive your search for tonal bliss and spawns

years of creativity, both on stage and in the studio.

As Helix Rack and Helix Control (purchased separately) are designed to be used to-

gether, this manual covers both.

What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

AlthoughHelixmayappearcomplicatedatrstglance,it'sdesignedinsuchaway

that once you learn a few basic concepts and shortcuts, you'll be able to construct

both simple and complex tones at nearly the speed of thought, with very little menu

diving required.

Although you’re likely anxious to rip open the plastic and plug in, wait! At the very

least, check out the big color Helix Rack/Control Cheat Sheet that came in the box,

and keep it handy. Then read the "Quick Start" chapter of this manual and we’ll have

you up and shredding in no time.

NOTE: If you prefer to edit tones from your Mac

or PC, download the free Helix

editor application from line6.com/software.

TIP: Be sure to also visit line6.com/videos where we're always adding new

video tutorials covering the latest Line 6 gear!

What’s In the Box?

Helix Rack

• Line 6 Helix Rack

• Full-color Helix Rack/Control Cheat Sheet(readthatonerst!)

• USB ash drive containing the Helix Rack/Control Owner's Manual you’re

reading right now

• AC power cable

• USB cable

• Warranty card

Helix Control

• 25-foot CAT-5 cable for communication with and power from Helix Rack

• Warranty card

Common Terminology

While reading this manual, you may encounter several unfamiliar terms. It’s important

to know what they mean. Don’t worry—there’s no math.

Home

The Home screen is your primary workspace for creating and editing

tones. If you ever get lost, press to return to the Home screen.

Block

Blocks are objects that represent various elements of a preset, such

as amps, cabs, eects, splits, loopers, inputs, outputs, and impulse

responses.

Path

A pathrepresentsthesignalowofyourtone.Helixhastwoseparate

paths, 1 and 2, each with its own input(s) and output(s). Paths can be

serial (single) or parallel (dual). Path 1 can be routed into path 2 for

more sophisticated tones.

Preset

A preset is your tone. It consists of all blocks on the Home screen, foot-

switch assignments, controller assignments, and Command Center

messages.

Setlist

A setlist is a collection of presets. Helix has eight setlists containing

128 presets each.

Model

Each processing block can accommodate one model (or in some

cases, two models). Helix includes 45 guitar amp models, 7 bass amp

models,30cabmodels,16micmodels,and93eectsmodels.

Controller

Controllers are used to adjust various parameters in real time. For ex-

ample, the expression pedal can be used to control wah, or the tone

knob on a Variax guitar can be used to control amp gain and reverb

depth.

Send/

Return

Sends and Returns are used to connect additional equipment to Helix

for eects loops or processing multiple instruments simultaneously.

Helix has four mono sends and returns, but adjacent pairs can be se-

lected for stereo operation.

IRs (Impulse Responses) are mathematical functions representing the

sonic measurements of audio systems (for Helix, speaker cabinet and

microphone combinations). Helix can store up to 128 custom or third-

party IRs at a time. See "Impulse Response (IR)"

Variax

Variax isn't just a great guitar, it also contains special electronics that

recreatethesoundofotherspecicguitarsandinstruments,andallow

for instant retuning of each string. Helix and Variax communicate with

one another in unique and powerful ways. See "What is Variax?"

L6 LINK™

L6 LINK provides easy, single-cable, digital audio connectivity between

Helix and Line 6 StageSource

monitorsand/orDT-Seriesampliers.

See "L6 LINK Output"

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