For an even darker tone, maybe not as fat, but more crunch around the edges, try the Beast.Īttention all you two-voice-at-the-same-time-junkies. It's so so different from Any of the other cabs in the Helix!!Īh ha! Someone else notices that the bass cabs are useful for something other than bass. It's very Beefy like a 4x12 cab but it might be a little dark for some so you can use the Low Cut in the Cab settings and also if needed you can throw a Simple EQ right before or after the cab to brighten it up a bit to your taste. My Go-To cab in the Helix is the Rhino 4x10. Honestly, With a Line 6 Cab and the Parametric EQ you can match any IR you want if you have a good enough ear.įor those who don't have the ear for that or maybe you haven't developed that yet you can use the Voxengo Curve EQ ) to "sample" the sound you want and then use the Parametric EQ in the Helix to Mimic that sound. I've tried them all but in the end I've gone back to the Line 6 cabs in the Helix. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Kalthallen Cabs.
They have one from a space that is described as having the longest natural echo of an any man-made structure in the world. Thinking some of these might also work well for acoustic guitar as well as electric. These are not mic/cab IRs, they are IRs from all kinds of spaces and structures, natural and man-made, taken from locations around the globe, I imagine they could be used in lieu of a reverb or echo for instance, or perhaps even instead of a cab. I have to admit I have yet to use them but it looks like there is some amazing potential here.
wav files you will need to make sure you use a browser that doesn't, or change the settings so that it gives you the option to download or play. Note: Some browsers will automatically try to play. If you find an IR you like just click on the link and then select the "Impulse Response" tab. I have successfully downloaded the IRs from there. I suppose if you know how you could possibly also transform the IRs that are not in the proper format for the Helix. The stereo ones can be used as well but you will only get the left channel per the documentation in the Helix. There are definitely many in the mono 48khz format preferred by the Helix. This is kind of an interesting site with a huge repository and has some extraordinarily different IRs available for download. Looking for links to freeware, promotional, basically any IR that is legal to share and download including Helix user created IRs that you are willing to share.
Please post links for free Impulse Responses (IR) here.