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Hardware Monitoring vs. DAW Software
Monitoring
Use of the Helix default "Multi" settings for both the Input and Output blocks provides
hardware monitoring, which allows you to hear your live input signal at all times, in-
dependent of your DAW software's monitor settings. Hardware monitoring can be
desirable since it allows you to hear your live guitar or mic input 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
eectedbyanyplug-insyoumay haveinserted onthetrack.Theonedownsideof
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 outputs, which is re-
ferred to as "latency." Helix 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 simulta-
neously hear the Helix 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
Helix-processed, stereo signal out to your DAW software without also providing the
Helix hardware monitoring to USB 1/2. You'll then need to set your DAW track to re-
ceive from the same selected Helix USB Out to record the Helix-processed signal into
the track - or, you can optionally set the DAW track input to Helix USB 7 or USB 8 to
record a dry DI signal - see the next section.
NOTE: Keep the Helix Input block set to "Multi" and your DAW software's main,
Master output to Helix 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, Variax or mic, along with your mic'ed or
processed tone. This allows you to process the DI track later with plug-ins (such as the
Line 6 POD
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Farm Plug-In), and/or "re-amplify" the DI track through an amp or other
outboard gear. Helix has handy options built right in for recording DI tracks, as well as
foreasyre-amplicationofDItracksbackthroughyourownHelixtones,allwithout
extra hardware or cabling!
HelixoerstwospecialDIoutputs,USBOuts7and8,whichappearasavailableop-
tions within your DAW software track input menus. These two dedicated USB Outs
aretappeddirectlyfromtheHelixinputsourcesofyourchoice.ToconguretheHelix
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, Aux, Variax, Variax Mags or Mic:
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Recording a Dry DI Track
For this example, we'll record guitar into two DAW tracks simultaneously, with one
capturing the Helix-processed tone and the other the unprocessed DI guitar.
1. In the Helix Global Settings>Ins/Outs>Page 3 screen, set
Re-amp Src (USB 7) to "Guitar" (as shown above).
2. Dial in your desired Helix tone, while keeping the Helix 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 Helix-processed tone and
set the track's input to Helix USB 1/2.
GUITAR IN
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PROCESSED GUITAR
TRACK 1 (Dry DI Guitar)
TRACK 2 (Processed Guitar)
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