My Approach To Building Awesome Helix Presets

[@Crabfather]

There's always a critic man. Your presets are absolutely top notch!

[@Teletex82]

I'm new to modeling, and your channel has been a huge help. Thanks for the quality content.

[@artytoney2057]

After playing for many years I bought a helix and pulled it out of box and it might as well been a Chinese dictionary your exactly right, having someone to teach these techniques is priceless , great Chanel to learn and grow with Helix

[@jimleedavid]

I said it once and I’ll say 100 times again. You are the Bob Ross of tone! I appreciate your in depth explanation and expertise. I’ve purchased your tones and gigged with them. And they more then get the job done. I also use your template to create my own. Thank you good sir.

[@hinterswill3339]

Always love your videos Jason. Over the the years of using the helix, your videos have helped me more than anyone else. Forever grateful.🙏

[@ruvchbrevth]

Thank you for explaining! Also I had no idea what the low/high shelf did to a preset, I appreciate the video! I’ll be forwarding this to some others as well. Have a great day Jason 😁🎶

[@StratsRUs]

I use your signal flow and order with GREAT satisfaction. It is how my pedal order in real life.Guitar into effects (with an optional compressor, and eq etc) into amp and cab with time effects after ( or before ) , then treated with the studio or engineer's 'mastering' chain tweaks. So your technique and advice is true to life.Thank you ! The 'optional' compressor before other pedals is just a choice, to taste. Cheers, Jason.Truly

[@muzerino]

Man, your videos are so informative. Every person I know with a helix I send straight to your channel!

[@The_rocking_scotsman]

Big Thx Jason. The Helix is a Box full of magic. Your Videos help me to understand the little ingredients that make things happen. Learning good stuff from you 👍🏻

[@hisdudeness6523]

Brilliant video. I started following after getting a Helix 3-4 months ago and have learned a ton. I think your approach is very sensible and effective. I have learned a lot about how to tweak settings to my equipment and situation. Many thanks for your ongoing contributions.

[@TechyTimM]

For the record, I've learned a lot from the say you build your presets and your explanations have been quite insightful. Keep 'em coming!

[@JonpMathewsdxt]

I’ve learned so much from your videos and thanks for the value you bring to us all.

[@jimkordahl9490]

Once I wrapped my head around "the end of signal chain" mentality, I made much progress using my Helix live or in the studio. Both, the front of house or daw direct are getting the final results I feel I and/or desire. Nothing should need to be done by the aforementioned Helix uses. If something needs adjustment, I have learned "the why" and what situational need needs to be satisfied. Thanks, Jason, because of your instructional videos I learned to navigate and LOVE my Helix. I went from thinking I made a colossally poor purchase to understand that I just needed to learn how to properly use the Helix to get the results I desire.

[@FenderBenderBilly]

sincere thanks from the UK for all your help & informative videos over the last few years - ignore the trolls my friend

[@marstudios7879]

Question can I calibrate the volume of each of the sounds of my Helix presets? When I set them up at home they sound good. However, when I have to play and a big room or stage I got problem with individually sounds low volume. How can I fix this? Thank you.

[@dotnetdave4356]

You have really changed how I create my patches! Keep the videos coming!

[@russellchase3722]

You help me loads I haven’t got a lap top at the moment so your dialling in videos are invaluable as to be honest I haven’t had a lot of success but I’m getting there👍

[@davidsloan8310]

Watching your videos and checking out your presets was a fast track to creating my own presets on the Helix. Do I copy yours exactly? No. But you are a great source of knowledge and inspiration. We appreciate you.

[@NedJeffery]

My standard 2ch preset I use includes the following: Wah -> EQ -> Gate -> Comp -> Comp -> Mod -> Drive -> Amp 1 -> Amp 2 -> Volume -> Cab (stereo from now on) -> Mod -> Delay -> Delay -> Reverb -> Reverb -> Comp.

[@NedJeffery]

The amps are parallel. And I have a split before the last reverb that goes to another mono EQ block for my FRFR monitor.

[@artytoney2057]

Mr., Jason, anyone complaining about your presets or any applications you use either is not using them live. Or they're not recording , as good as helix is if those presets are not balanced right its gonna kill ya at a live setting or rec and yours are spot on if you follow your guidelines, im sure there are many good set ups but yours do exactly what they are suppose to do 24:26

[@ObjectiveDynamics]

I came late to this video but thank you possibly the best breakdown of a preset that I've seen. Subbed!

[@martoneill]

Looking forward to experimenting with this later. Sounds like exactly what I need to take the harshness out of my Boss Katana. Great content, thank you.

[@tonyf2344]

Howdy, this is great stuff, very helpful. Thanks for suggesting the low/hi cut option in the cab models. I actually prefer that and I can eliminate an eq. Very cool.

[@regham4778]

I always use the LA Studio comp at the end of the chain like you suggest even with all the presets I download from Custom Tone or create myself. I agree it's a subtle but definite improvement.

[@MikesChalkdustGr00ve]

great video, as always. I love the sound of a ross comp after my overdrives before the amp. How would you approach having the LA studio comp at the end? Would you still use it in the same manor?

[@curefan28]

You make great videos and you have amazingly clean guitar technique. I use your templates and method for building presets. Minor point is the 650Hz shelf EQ is always on the upper DSP line for me because it lives behind the amp and cab my mod and time effects which tend to take up a lot of DSP are on the bottom. I thought you did it this way as well but it's different here? Personally I find the ribbon mics to a bit too dark with my guitars so I tend to use the 57, SM7, or 87 condenser mic models about half the time, ribbons the other half. I fiddle with the mics as the first step in setting tone, then I mess with amp settings and EQs.

[@djlurch1049]

Thank you sir, great explanations.

[@Ashleyluscombe]

Video suggestion. Think I may have watched everyone of you helix videos and use several of your presets. Would you do a video trying to use amp and cab block (tone stack, mic, sag, bias…) to get the same tone as your EQ, shelf, comp? That would be what I’d like to see, maybe snapshot switched for comparison?

[@thatMikeMurphy]

Hey Jason, great video! I've followed along and duplicated this in HX Edit. When I turn the delay omn , there's. large lad before I hear the first note. ANy idea what might cause that?

[@jimbo5550]

Jason, I'll guess you record videos direct? What's the key to bringing your marketplace tones to life in live setting in your opinion? Thx

[@JasonSadites]

Yes I record the videos direct. I utilize my Marketplace tones live exactly as is to FOh and monitoring onstage with a PowerCab 1x12 or 2x12. Hope that helps :-)

[@mhb450]

The quick answer, Jason is not creating the tone of an amp. That....needs to be understood or you are wasting your time. And his. He is creating the signal chain in a recording session, and how a tube amp will be recorded. After a guitar is mic'd it hits a mic preamp. Then into the channel strip on the recording desk. That channel strip has eq's, compressors and insert point where a reverb, delay and modulation may be added. If you are just trying to recreate a Fender Twin, straight as is, in the room. Then add the amp, and maybe a Dynamic Room reverb. I have had great success using Jason's approach as a jumping off point. It allowed me to create sounds that are great in a recording and fantastic when rehearsing or playing live. I ALWAYS recommend his channel and his approach, in particular.

[@slicksalmon6948]

Terrific...thank you.

[@ShreddingFinn]

Have you done in depth tutorials on the new cab section? Im trying to dig deep

[@robgroden]

Quick question Jason, if you wanted a specific reverb for something would still use the ambient with it?

[@JasonSadites]

Hey Rob, I would likely take the Dynamic Ambience out and just use the other reverb.

[@robgroden]

@@JasonSadites excellent. Thank you as always

[@JasonSadites]

@@robgroden totally my pleasure!

[@robgroden]

Changed my normal Plate to the Ambience using your settings. I thought it would be too subtle, but I absolutely love it

[@stefanoangelini8683]

Thank you for your work very nice.

[@jamesearl389]

Jason’s way of building presets is not the only way, but it IS a LEGITIMATE way. It’s not a religion. He’s not telling us about Jesus. You already know about Jesus. He lives in your heart or He doesn’t. (Couldn’t NOT use the Don Draper reference)😂

[@ssiowi]

Appreciate you JS; circle back often to review this whilst ignoring the *nobs*. Much better clean tones from your advice.

[@manfredworner8528]

Question can you capture amp models or pedals in helix on tonex would it work

[@Thewelshhawker]

Hey man I wonder if you can help me also I’m not sure if you covered a video on this but I run my helix in snapshots 1234, and basically 123 i wanted run a rhythm channels panned left and 4 is my lead and I wanted that up the middle , I can see the pan assign for snapshots but not individually, hope This makes sense and hope there’s away around it ,also I know I could probably do this through presets but I find this don’t change seemlessly , please help lol Dan

[@muurimc]

EQ:s are great but for some reason we always need one (or two) in signal chain in order to make the tone right. In real amps I have barely never used an EQ in this purpose. The amp knobs should be enough but they are not.

[@igorzavalnyi5341]

It’s because real amps sound different in person, but sound engineers will always eq miced amps during live gigs. No matter how the guitarist sets his tone, it always needs tweaking

[@jamesearl389]

You’re not dialing in an amp in a room dude. You’re treating a (virtual) mic’d amp the way a studio engineer or live sound guy would tweak it. These are incredibly different scenarios!!

[@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed]

They are not on a real amp either. The Helix doesn't give you the amp in a room sound, it's mic'ed as it would be in a studio or recording at home. You would need EQ at the board or in the DAW. I've never recorded a guitar tone that didn't need post EQ. In the Helix we just do it all directly in the device.

[@muurimc]

@@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed yep, I know that it does not give the amp in the room feeling but still way too much of equing, been helix user for 4 years 🙂

[@tmunday7270001475143]

Add another absolute in life like death and taxes and that is you will without fail recieve negativity or even plain crazy comments if you have any sort of following on social media. Jim Morrison was on to something with that people are strange line. Anyway ,thank you for the great videos they have helped this giging musician out tremendously

[@jamesearl389]

Regarding that guys comment: Tell me you’re not a professional guitar player without telling me you’re not a professional guitar player.

[@jamesearl389]

It’s clear that people still do not understand modelers!!!!! My gosh. Modeling came out 25 years ago in the mainstream people! Dialing in a modeler, ANY modeler, requires one to think first like a guitar player and THEN a live/studio sound engineer. They are two separate mindsets that must be present in every preset you create