Wednesday 27 November 2019
by Wulf
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My main take away from tonight’s music practise is that I need to spend a bit more time working on getting output levels consistent from patch to patch on my Helix LT and from model to model on my Variax … Continue reading
Sunday 8 September 2019
by Wulf
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I have just finished setting up my Variax and Helix LT with the settings I want to use this morning and I’ve discovered another neat trick – I can control one of the effects using the tone knob on the … Continue reading
Sunday 1 September 2019
by Wulf
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Not long after getting my Helix LT unit, I discovered some uses for running two channels in parallel, which I wrote about in early June. I had a Long Player rock gig in mind but, since then, I’ve also had … Continue reading
Saturday 8 June 2019
by Wulf
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One of the options the Helix LT opens up to me is running two separate instruments side by side, with their own inputs, outputs and chain of effects. What’s the need for that? Tonight’s gig is a perfect example. I’m … Continue reading
Wednesday 15 May 2019
by Wulf
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I had some sight reading practice to do on the bass tonight but, once I’d got that done, I decided to play around with some of the wealth of effects on my Helix LT unit. Tonight was about stacking delays … Continue reading
Thursday 2 May 2019
by Wulf
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I think guitarists and bassists tend to fall into three main schools when it comes to effects (FX) as part of their sound. Some eschew them altogether, preferring to just plug straight into an amp (although, if they spend time … Continue reading