Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Jeremy Riddle – Line 6 Helix Patch

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE: Please upgrade the firmware on your Helix and the HX Edit software from Line 6 to the latest before installing this patch. Even if your Helix is up to date, the ‘HX Edit’ app needs to be updated as well. If you get an error importing a patch, the problem is most likely outdated firmware on your Helix/HX Edit.

2. IR CABS INCLUDED: This download includes two premium IR Cabs from our AC Blue IR pack. We matched these specific IRs to this amp, but feel free to experiment with other IR’s for different tonal options. We’ve also included a stock cab version of the patch, but we urge to try the IRs – it really does sound better – and it’s included for free :).

Here are the IR’s included:

• WT Blue AC 2×12 160 (top row)
• WT Blue AC 2×12 SR25 (bottom row)

With Firmware 2.90, Helix should recall the IR based on its name rather than slot number, so it shouldn’t matter which slot you import the IR into. To purchase additional IR packs, visit Worship Tutorials.

INCLUDED PATCHES

This download includes the following patches:

• HarkHerald WT SC: This is the main patch set up for guitars with single coil pickups or low output humbuckers.
• HarkHerald WT HB: This is the same as the first patch but set up for traditional or higher output humbuckers.
• HarkHerald WT: This is the same as the first patch but using stock cabs

HOW TO IMPORT THIS PATCH AND IR

1. Connect your Helix to your computer using a USB Cable
2. Download and instal the ‘HX Edit’ app from Line 6
3. In the ‘HX Edit’ app, drag and drop the patch into a slot in the ‘PRESETS’ column
4. To import an IR, switch to the ‘IMPULSES’ column (next to the PRESETS column), and drag & drop the IR into an available slot.  PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have the IR loaded into the ‘IMPULSES’ column, the patch will not sound correct, even if you have the IR block on – you must drag and drop the IR into the IMPULSES column.

SNAPSHOTS

There are eight snapshots included in this patch to get different sounds (all patches feature the same snapshots).

They are:

• SNAPSHOT 1:  VERSE CLN: Clean tone
• SNAPSHOT 2: PrCH/CH: Light drive
• SNAPSHOT 3: VRIFF/TURNS: Big drive tone
• SNAPSHOT 4: DwnVS/SWLS: Ambient swells tone
• SNAPSHOT 5: NOT USED
• SNAPSHOT 6: NOT USED
• SNAPSHOT 7: NOT USED
• SNAPSHOT 8: NOT USED

SIGNAL FLOW AND EFFECTS

1. Input
2. Deluxe Comp – not mapped to a switch, always on
3. Heir Apparent – KOT Drive – mapped to switch labeled ‘KOT Yellow’
4. Minotaur – Klon OD – not mapped to a switch. This is an alternate overdrive that you can use how you’d like. We dialed it in to it sound great with this patch.
5. Scream 808 – Tube Screamer OD – mapped to switch labeled ‘808’
6. Volume – mapped to EXP2
7. Amp – AC30 Fawn Nrm
8. Cab/IRs
9. Cali Graphic EQ – Always on EQ – Use this EQ to make tonal tweaks for your guitar/setup. These controls will affect your tone differently than the amp controls. See below for recommended settings.
10. Transistor Tape Delay – Quarter note delay – mapped to switch labeled ‘1/4 DLY’
11. Adriatic Delay- Dotted 8th note delay – mapped to switch labeled ‘1/8d DLY’
12. Dual Delay – 8TH note delay + Dotted 8th – mapped to switch labeled ‘Dual ST DLY’
13. Plate verb – subtle ‘always on’ type reverb – mapped to switch labeled “Plate Verb’
14. Dynamic Hall – big modulated verb – mapped to switch labeled “Dynamic Hall”
15. Glitz Verb – big ambient verb – Mapped to a button labeled ‘Swells’
16. Output

USAGE

We recommend setting up your Helix to use all ten stomps (stompbox mode) or all eight snapshots (snapshot mode). The Helix LT does not allow 10-button stomp mode, so you’ll have to re-arrange the button assignments to suite your preferences.

AMP GAIN SWITCH:

We have mapped the ‘Drive’ parameters on the amp blocks to the switch labeled ‘Amp Gain’. This gives you a pure amp overdrive which we think sounds better than using a drive pedal.

STEREO:

The cabs, chorus, delays, reverbs, and EQ are in stereo. If you only use the L/Mono output of the Helix, everything will be summed to mono automatically.

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS FOR YOUR SETUP

SETTING THE PATCH UP FOR YOUR GUITAR

All guitars are different, so you may want to make changes to suite your playing style and guitar. We set this up with a variety of guitars, including both single coils and humbuckers (primarily a Telecaster style guitar). If your guitar has humbuckers, please refer to the suggested settings below.

We recommend making a copy of the patch and changing the copy just in case you want to revert back to the original. 

We’ve included both single coil and humbucker voiced patches to serve as starting points for your guitars. To make adjustments, we recommend starting with these parameters:

• Amp Gain: Adjust the min/max values of the amp gain so that your guitar is slightly breaking up with big chords on the bridge position (without any drive pedals on)
• Amp EQ controls: Adjust these to suite your individual guitars/taste
• Cali Q Graphic EQ block: This is a simple way to adjust the overall tonal characteristics of the patch.

VOLUME CHANGES

If you would like to make this patch louder or quieter without affecting tone, the following adjustments can be made:

“Ch Vol” control on the amp module. This will increase or decrease volume without affecting the tone of the amp. This is the primary level adjustment tool I use for changing patch volumes.

Output block level. Changing the level control on the output block (the very last thing in the signal chain) will increase or decrease overall volume. We typically have this set at zero, but feel free to adjust this as you see fit.

CHANGELOG

Initial Release (Version 1.0): 2021-12-16