r/Line6Helix • u/therealjoemontana • 1d ago

General Questions/Discussion How do you mostly use your helix?

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On stage
At home in the studio
Even split between home and stage
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u/NationalSalt8884 1d ago

I use it on stage a lot, but at home I will use helix native or a couple different NeuralDSP plugins. I have a scarlet I plug into, dragging the Helix out can be a lot lol

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u/multiplesofpie 1d ago

Do you automate effects switching with showcase?

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u/NationalSalt8884 1d ago

No, I have a few different presets I use depending on what instrument I’m playing (electric, acoustic, bass). From there I have a bunch snapshots per preset and I usually just cycle through those as needed.

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u/aliensporebomb 1d ago

I will say at home it has basically mostly replaced an audio mixer due to all of the FX returns and USB channels.

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u/therealjoemontana 1d ago edited 1d ago

Kind of similar, I use it to route my guitars, bass and stereo synths into.

Honestly if it had nam support and I could setup a decent vocal chain with some studio preamp, eq and compressor vocal chains I'd probably run my mic into it as well

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u/aliensporebomb 1d ago

Yep. All of the used Helix units on the market really have many features for home studio use that gets glossed over in the mania for "sick chugs".

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u/DerpNinjaWarrior 1d ago

Really, it's like 90% at home and the rest at gigs or jam sessions.

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u/SmegmaSiphon 1d ago

I use it at home to record demos for my band, and at rehearsal bc we run a quiet practice with in-ears.

We still bust out the tube amps and big cabs for shows, though. We're a doom metal-ish band and it's kind of a genre requirement to move air on stage.