Description
Helix Rack the flagship guitar processors of the Helix family, offering incredible power, flexibility, and control. HX Modeling uses dual-DSP processing to deliver the nuanced character that exists in the original classics, giving you natural bloom, compression, modulation, and honk on some models, as well as intense gain and breakup in others.
Not only do HX Models sound and feel real, Helix Floor and Helix Rack processors are comprehensive master controllers for your guitar system, with extensive I/O that provides unprecedented flexibility for studio and stage. Touch-sensitive footswitches, customizable scribble strips, and a large color LCD make the user experience faster and more efficient.
AUTHENTIC TONE
Feels and sounds like analog gear.
When it comes to authentic sound and feel, Helix Floor and Helix Rack guitar processors represent a giant leap forward in modeling technology. Dual-DSPs provide massive power to accurately recreate the sonic characteristics and full dynamic response of classic and modern amplifiers and effects.
HX HYBRID CABS
A new approach to speaker cabinet modeling.
Helix HX Hybrid cabs represent a new approach to the speaker cabinet capture process. They provide the same resolution and low-end accuracy as a 2048-point or higher Impulse Response, while only using roughly the same amount of DSP power as a 1024-point IR. A choice of 16 different microphones and 23 recording distances provides additional sonic flexibility and real-time dynamic control. Helix Floor and Helix Rack processors also let you load custom impulse responses, allowing you to personalize your rig even further.
CAPTURING EACH AMP COMPONENT
Models that respond like the real thing.
With Helix processors, each stage of an amp’s circuitry has been measured and matched back to the original, so that each model reacts and interacts with the player as expected. This level of dynamic circuit detail extends into areas such as power supply ripple, individual tube sag, and control over B+ voltages.
CAPTURING SPECIFIC EFFECTS COMPONENTS
Effects models with unprecedented authenticity.
HX Modeling accurately recreates the behavior of even the most idiosyncratic vintage effects by modeling their individual components. The Transtronic process emulates the behavior of virtually any germanium or silicon transistor diode, making it possible to authentically recreate fuzz, distortion, and other pedals once considered too persnickety to convincingly model. The Throbber is a “virtual lightbulb” that mimics the decidedly nonlinear behavior of the small incandescent bulb and four photocells inside the original 1960’s Uni-Vibe pedals that are essential to their unique sound and vibe. And the Bucketier chip and Panda circuit are virtual recreations of the Bucket Brigade (BBD) chips and compander (compression/expansion) circuitry found in many old-school analog delay pedals. Accurately modeling the inherent quirkiness of vintage analog delay pedals at the component level endows HX analog delay effects with all of their lo-fi majesty.
POWERFUL MASTER CONTROLLER
Complete MIDI integration.
When you need to incorporate external devices via MIDI, Helix Floor and Helix Rack processors offer maximum flexibility. In addition to powerful real time MIDI control, they can send up to six separate commands at preset recall, enabling you to, for example, change a preset on a synth, start a sequencer, and turn up a fader on an external digital mixer with a single press of a footswitch. And with their two expression pedal inputs, CV/Expression out, and external amp switching, Helix Floor and Helix Rack processors can serve as the command center for any size rig.
SEAMLESS VARIAX CONTROL
Open up new performance possibilities.
Helix Floor and Helix Rack processors feature Variax guitar control enhancements that enable you to toggle between two guitar models with a footswitch, control Helix amp and effects parameters from the volume and tone knobs on your Variax guitar, set each string’s tuning per preset or snapshot, and much more.
Specifications :
- Powerful Dual-DSP HX Modeling
- Large 6.2”, 800×480-Pixel LCD Screen
- 62 Amps, 37 Cabs, 16 Microphones, and 104 Effects
- Pairs with Helix Control for Ultimate Performance Power
- Up to 3 Expression Pedals, CV/Expression Output, External Amp Switching, and Deep MIDI Control
- 19 x 5.05 x 8.80 inches, 11.9 lbs (Control: 17.09 x 9.46 x 2.58 inches, 7.3 lbs)
- Next-generation dual DSP-based HX modeling engine with four discrete stereo signal paths
- 45 Amps, 30 speakers, 16 microphones and 70 effects
- Imported IRs (impulse responses) with up to 1024/2048 samples
- Up to 3 expression pedals
- CV / Expression output
- Amplifier switching outputs and extensive MIDI control
- Extensive inputs and outputs for the seamless integration of the entire rig
- 10 Inputs and 12 outputs (including 4 FX loops)
- 8 In/8 Out USB Audio Interface
- AES/EBU, SPDIF and VDI interfaces
- 123 dB dynamic range at the guitar input for enormous depth and low noise
- Robust construction
- Format: 19″/ 3U
- Dimensions: 48.26 x 13.34 x 24.13 cm
- Weight: 4.2 kg
Made in China
