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What sounds are you looking for? In terms of amp sims I'm more into high gain, some tones definitely always sound smaller through monitors rather than a guitar cab, If your looking for a really dynamic crunch I'm fairly sure its the playback system that is causing the difference.
The helix amps are pretty decent imo, maybe not the absolute best but easily the best of the swiss army knife type programs.
Tbh I cant see anything revolutionary happening now unless we get a kemper compatible player in VST.
Mainly after Marshall amp sounds - plexi, hot rodded plexi, JCM800, modded JCMs, JMP, Silver Jubilee etc.
In S-gear there's also the "Mod Thing" if you right click and select add device. This has flange and chorus options.
Have you tried the Litigator in Helix Native? The Robben'ish preset is often a starting point for me, which I then tweak to suit.
I generally use a Plexi sound, and Slate includes their own versions, with IR's, I can track with that well, but always record as DI.
I found a little trick that works well, you can mess with the input level (clip gain)-AFTER you have recorded--which alters the dynamics of the amp, like doing volume swells with guitar volume-post recording.
I'm thinking of patenting that idea, but you are all allowed to try it.
Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing, and it is just better to try and capture a performance.
Obviously-the performance depends on what you are hearing at the time, so whatever you can get to work quickly is good.