Helix Preset – Classical Guitar (KNA NG-1)
A versatile Helix preset for nylon-string classical guitar with the KNA NG-1 pickup.
Core tone is natural and warm, with light compression and EQ for polish.
Includes two scenes: Dry Core and Ambient Wet.
Scene 1 – Dry Core
Signal Flow
[Input] → [Studio Tube Preamp] → [LA Studio Comp] → [Low/High Cut EQ] → [Simple Delay] → [Plate Reverb] → [Output]
1. Input
- Guitar In-Z: Auto (or 1 MΩ)
- Pad: Off
- Level: 0.0 dB
2. Studio Tube Preamp
- Gain: 5.0 (6–6.5 for slight saturation)
- Bass: 5.0
- Mid: 5.0
- Treble: 5.0
- Level: Adjust so peaks hit around -12 dB on XR18
- Drive: Off
3. LA Studio Comp
- Peak Reduction: 2.5–3.0
- Gain: 5.0
- Emphasis: 4.5
- Mix: 100%
- Type: LA-2A Gray
4. Low/High Cut EQ
- Low Cut: 80 Hz
- High Cut: 12.5 kHz
- Level: 0.0 dB
5. Simple Delay
- Time: 350 ms
- Feedback: 15–20%
- Mix: 15–20%
- Scale: 1/4
- Trails: On
6. Plate Reverb
- Decay: 4.0 s (3.0 for smaller rooms, 5.0 for lush ballads)
- Predelay: 20 ms
- Low Cut: 150 Hz
- High Cut: 6.5 kHz
- Mix: 20–25%
- Level: 0.0 dB
7. Output
- XLR Out Level: Mic if into a mixer channel, Line if into line input
Scene 2 – Ambient Wet
Signal Flow
[Input] → [Studio Tube Preamp] → [LA Studio Comp] → [Low/High Cut EQ] → [Stereo Delay] → [Shimmer Reverb] → [Output]
1. Stereo Delay
- Time L: 450 ms, Time R: 650 ms
- Feedback: 25–30%
- Mix: 25–30%
- Scale: 1/4
- Trails: On
2. Shimmer Reverb
- Decay: 7.0 s
- Predelay: 20 ms
- Low Cut: 150 Hz
- High Cut: 6.5 kHz
- Pitch: +1 Octave
- Mix: 35–40% for lush pads
- Level: 0.0 dB
Usage Notes
- Dry Core is for rhythm, fingerstyle, and natural classical tone.
- Ambient Wet is for intros, interludes, or cinematic swells.
- Keep Studio Tube Preamp as the foundation; tweak Gain/Treble for tonal changes.
- For feedback live, add a Parametric EQ before delays/reverbs and notch 200–300 Hz or 800 Hz as needed.