Line 6 Helix Rack Multi-Effect Guitar Processor - Secondhand

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Next generation guitar processor

Helix Rack is a new breed of guitar processor. Not only is it a tour-grade rack mounted multi-effect processor that sounds and feels authentic, it’s also the most comprehensive master controller for guitar systems ever built. Achieve glorious tones that are full of versatility and completely tailorable to fit your sound and taste. Take advantage of the most comprehensive I/O routing capabilities ever built into a multi-effect and easily integrate your favourite pedals into the Helix Rack environment. Once connected, you can create custom setups that make your external pedals feel like they’re all under the hood. Suited for use on the stage or in the studio, take your ideal sound with you wherever you play.

Authentic sound & feel

This guitar processor represents a huge leap forward for guitar technology – it feels and sounds like analog gear. The dual DSP engine accurately recreates the dynamic feel of tube amplifiers, not just their sonic fingerprint. Each stage of an amp’s circuit has been measured and matched back to the original, so that each model reacts and interacts just like the real thing. This level of dynamic circuit detail extends into areas like power supply ripple, individual tube sag, and control over B+ voltages. Once these elements are captured, you get classic bloom and gooey compression on some amps, with a more powerful punch on others. The Helix Rack also lets you load custom impulse responses, allowing you to personalize your rig setup.

Intuitive design & fast editing

Massive power can sometimes come equipped with a steep learning curve, but the Helix Rack is a little more intuitive. The large 6.2-inch 800 x 480-pixel LCD display all but eliminates menu diving and provides the same level of control that you would expect from an external editor. When it comes to creating legendary tones, the Helix Rack is ready whenever you are.

The Helix Rack is controllable through almost any MIDI-capable device but adding the Helix Control gives you the same innovative capabilities found in the floor-based Helix, and this means that – for the very first time – you won’t have to stop playing to tweak a knob. With Pedal Exit Mode, you can edit any parameter you like using your foot: simply select the block that you want to tweak, and its parameters spill out onto the Helix Control Footswitches. Select a parameter, then tweak the value using one of three optional expression pedals.

Helix Rack with Helix Control is the fastest tone creator of its kind on the planet – but that’s only part of the story, as it’s also the most flexible. With FOUR stereo paths per preset, you’ll be able to design complex routing scenarios for each patch. Creating variations on wet and dry routing schemes is as easy as loading a template or tweaking the joystick, and using the onboard effects models in conjunction with the 4 freely-assignable effects loops means that the tonal possibilities are truly huge.

Control your entire rig

The Helix Rack can become the nerve center of your entire guitar rig. Easily integrate traditional effects pedals and other hardware into your environment, creating a seamless hybrid rig that incorporates the best of what software and hardware have the offer. With the most flexible audio routing ever seen on a guitar processor, thanks to the dynamically allocating DSP, you can use the four effects loops to connect four separate pedal chains – or split them up and use them as freely assignable inputs and outputs.

With four stereo paths, you can also process multiple instruments at once, send wet and dry signals to different places, and create large integrated systems that take advantage of both digital and analog I/O at the same time. When you need to incorporate external devices via MIDI, Helix Rack offers more flexibility than any multi-effect ever made. In addition to powerful real time MIDI control, Helix Rack can send up to six separate commands at patch recall that aren’t assigned to a connected footswitch, which means you can change a patch on a synth, start a sequency, and turn up a fader on an external mixer, all with one patch recall. Add AES/EBU digital I/O, Wordlock sync, support for three expression pedals, CV/Expression out and external amp switching, and Helix rack can be come the command center for any size rig.

Helix Rack & Helix V2.01

Helix Rack represents a new way of thinking about guitarists and technology and gives creative musicians the tools to quickly recreate the sound they hear their head, without sonic compromise. Helix Control can add many unique features that will enhance your Helix Rack experience. Combined, these two pieces of gear make an exceptionally powerfully guitar system.

The 2.01 firmware update offers new features for your multi-effects pedal, offering a new collection of models and enhancement to give you an even greater playing experience. With new variax control enhancements that open new tonal possibilities, and new features to improve your performance, the Helix v2.01 you receive the best performance from your pedal. Keep your pedals updated with the latest software and firm wire by visiting the Line 6 website.

Specifications

General

• Pedal Type: Multi-Effects
• Number of Effects: 70+
• Amp Modelling: Yes
• Modelling Engine: Dual DSP-Powered HX w/4 x Discrete Stereo Signal Paths
• Number of Models:
  • 45 x Amps
  • 30 x Cabs
  • 16 x Mics
• Display: 6.2” 800x480-Pixel LCD

Connections

• Analogue Inputs:
  • 1 x XLR (Mic)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Guitar)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Aux)
  • 4 x 1/4" (Ext Control)
  • 4 x 1/4" (Return)
• Digital Inputs:
  • 1 x Coax
  • 1 x XLR (AES/EBU)
  • 1 x BNC (Word Clock)
• Analogue Outputs:
  • 2 x XLR
  • 2 x 1/4"
  • 1 x 1/4" (Thru)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Headphones)
  • 4 x 1/4" (Send)
• Digital Outputs:
  • 1 x Coax
  • 1 x XLR (AES/EBU)(L6 Link)
• MIDI I/O: In, Out/Thru
• Computer Connectivity: USB Type B

Dimensions

• Height: 9.5"
• Width: 19"
• Depth: 5.25"
• Weight: 9.3 lbs.