Minotaur

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Helix currently supports 111 amplifier models, 276 effects, 56 speaker cab models, and 16 microphones. On top of all that you also have the ability to load Impulse Responses (IRs) that you can grab from free or paid sources. Go have fun.

Minotaur (Klon® Centaur)

Minotaur, the Helix model of a Klon® Centaur

Recorded using a Les Paul with Burstbucker pickups into a Twin Reverb model with the normal input. The overdrive pedal and amp are set at default settings. A touch of reverb added for depth.

The Klon Centaur is a guitar overdrive pedal developed by Bill Finnegan between 1990 and 1994. The pedals were made manually by Finnegan. The Centaur is characterized as a "transparent" overdrive, meaning it adds gain to the signal without significantly altering the tone of the guitar.

Depending on the settings of the control knobs, the pedal can act mostly as a clean boost, adding mostly volume and minimal coloring to the sound. This can be used to drive the input valve stage of the amplifier to use the characteristic distortion sound of an overdriven guitar amp. Alternatively (or additionally) the controls can be set to distort the sound signal in the pedal, where two germanium diodes can perform waveform clipping (see clipping (audio)). The "gain" knob is a double potentiometer (a "dual-ganged gain pot"), which controls bass and middle frequencies. Other knobs are treble and volume.

Image source: Thaddeus Hogarth

1 More Block for Pod Go

This patch removes the effects loop and provides an additional block for effects. In this patch we have available:4 Voice ChorusHorizon GateKinky BoostMinotaur60s Bias TremPlease modify the effects to your liking. Be aware that this patch does not impact the processing power of the Pod Go, so you may need to tweak your effects if you run into DSP limits.

👇 Downloads: 164
🤘 Upvotes: 1
Member: Jorge
Device:
Pod Go
Performance Type:
Plugged in Front of the Amp

Placater for Powercab

Get the blood pumping into your Powercab and turn it into a hard-rocking gain machine. Powercab Settings Set the Powercab to the "Vintage" (Celestion Vintage 30) speaker emulation and turn it up!

👇 Downloads: 409
🤘 Upvotes: 0
Member: Jorge
Device:
HX Stomp
Performance Type:
Line 6 Powercab

Patch	Device	Performance Type	Description	Member	👇 Downloads	🤘 Upvotes
1 More Block for Pod Go	Pod Go	Plugged in Front of the Amp	This patch removes the effects loop and provides an additional block for effects. In this patch we have available:4 Voice ChorusHorizon GateKinky BoostMinotaur60s Bias TremPlease modify the effects to your liking. Be aware that this patch does not impact the processing power of the Pod Go, so you m…	Jorge	164	1
Placater for Powercab	HX Stomp	Line 6 Powercab	Get the blood pumping into your Powercab and turn it into a hard-rocking gain machine. Powercab Settings Set the Powercab to the "Vintage" (Celestion Vintage 30) speaker emulation and turn it up!	Jorge	409	0