Why can’t I do this on Helix?

[ian_dissonance]

I’ve been complaining in the general direction of Line 6 as long as I’ve had a Helix because I wanna do stuff that would require an LFO to control an FX parameter. I’ve found workarounds for most things, but it would a lot easier if we had some shit like Boss has had since probably the GT-6. I just wanna trigger lazer/spaceship/murder insect noises off a momentary switch the way this works off input dynamics.

Anybody have any bright ideas before I just go buy a GX-100 for this project?

 

[JiveTurkey]

 

[dronerstone]

I believe I've stumbled upon something that is input-triggered like an LFO and speaks Midi, so you can hook it up for expression duties.

 

[ian_dissonance]

I believe I've stumbled upon something that is input-triggered like an LFO and speaks Midi, so you can hook it up for expression duties.

That’s my other option. I’m violently adverse to adding anything else to my floor space, so I gotta convince myself, lol. I’d rather buy a whole other all-in-one, with as little sense as that makes. The idea of connecting/disconnecting MIDI and another power supply every time I set up or having to build a “board” to avoid it both make me itchy.

 

[Lysander]

I really want flux from the HX One for all of Helix

 

[ian_dissonance]

I really want flux from the HX One for all of Helix

that would pretty much solve it. I try not to have too many feelings about gear, but this one thing is genuinely maddening. Like I get it’s a niche feature, but it’s been there in other units forever.

 

[EOengineer]

I wonder if there’s a clever way to use the new feedbacker effect with a fast attack to get something like this.

 

[ian_dissonance]

I wonder if there’s a clever way to use the new feedbacker effect with a fast attack to get something like this.

I’ve played with it some and there are some cool things to be done there. I really want to be able to add a modifier to any effect parameter, though. It would be fun to have for stuff like the ring mod, synths, tremolo, etc. Hold a button and have the pitch ricochet back and forth at 16th note intervals while the tremolo speed slowly goes down or up and shit.

 

[AFKAEjay]

Get an airhorn…problem solved..

 

[ian_dissonance]

Get an airhorn…problem solved..

It’s hard to get it mic’d correctly run through my signal chain.

 

[AFKAEjay]

It’s hard to get it mic’d correctly run through my signal chain.

Maybe it’s a sign from the gods

 

[ian_dissonance]

Maybe it’s a sign from the gods

A sign that Helix is missing some great features and I gotta buy more gear?

 

[quadgear]

I believe I've stumbled upon something that is input-triggered like an LFO and speaks Midi, so you can hook it up for expression duties.

The Morningstar midi controllers can do this.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Obviously not controlled by pick attack, but can't you assign the pitch drop to a footswitch or expression pedal with the current pitch effects in Helix?

but...

LFO to control an FX parameter

..yes please!!

 

[ian_dissonance]

Obviously not controlled by pick attack, but can't you assign the pitch drop to a footswitch or expression pedal with the current pitch effects in Helix?

but...

..yes please!!

Yeah, I’m doing things now via expression or momentary switch, but I’d like to ramp up/down parameters over time as well.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

but I’d like to ramp up/down parameters over time as well.

The Poly Pitch effect lets you set ramp times, but doesn't solve the lack of triggering issue

 

[JCW308]

I think Cookie Monster just passed gas.

 

[ian_dissonance]

I think Cookie Monster just passed gas.

Muppets farting and robots fucking kaiju are definitely two of the sounds I’m chasing.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Muppets farting and robots fucking kaiju are definitely two of the sounds I’m chasing.

You can get Helix to do the THX sound and play dance music so it not that far off!

 

[DrewJD82]

This could definitely be fun in a live setting, I got some ideas brewin' now!