Turning Line 6 Helix into a Midi Controlled Synth without Guitar
Here is a way to turn your Line 6 Helix into a midi controlled synth using the 3 note generator. Other methods use bypass switches or snapshots to generally turn on preset chord progressions, often used to be a synth pad. This is a bit more of an active approach in which you play the notes instead of turning on or off different notes/chords. This handles auto-muting the notes too when not playing them.
Process flow:
Launchpad sends midi via USB into FL Studio
FL Studio sends this midi information out to the Line 6 Helix
In the Helix we set up a custom preset to handle receiving midi information and applying it to the 3 note generator, an octave control, and a volume control
Custom Tone Preset for Pseudo Synth 5: https://line6.com/customtone/tone/591...
Note values:
C 1-11 -- Technically 0 is valid too, but you want to use 0 for auto-muting
C# 12-23
D 24-34
D# 35-46
E 47-57
F 58-69
F# 70-80
G 81-92
G# 93-103
A 104-115
A# 116-126
B 127
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Short Demo
0:32 - Setting up the Launchpad - Chromatic Scale
2:38 - Setting up the Launchpad - Octaves
3:50 - Exporting settings to Launchpad
4:02 - Setting up Project Settings and MIDI OUT in FL Studio
5:00 - Adding 3 Note Generator in Helix
7:01 - Adding Volume Control in Helix to turn off notes when not pressing
9:56 - Adding an Octave Control
11:10 - A more complex preset
12:21 - The final set up of the Launchpad with the additional Chromatic Scale