Digital Igloo (Eric Klein, YGG)

Tell you what, if you can drop a NAM player block even if it uses a whole processor (so only on the Floor or LT models), to me it would be a (ahem) “game changer”
 
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I don't understand why they want NAM inside Helix if the emulated Helix amps are a faithful copy of the original. Do you think NAM sounds more real than Helix?
 
Perrymusica said:
I don't understand why they want NAM inside Helix if the emulated Helix amps are a faithful copy of the original. Do you think NAM sounds more real than Helix?
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While I wouldn't notice a big difference, I can understand it could be a priority if Line6 evaluates profiling as a very decisive factor on choosing brand. I don't think it's the case yet.
 
Foxmeister said:
The reason I'd like to see capture technology such as NAM in the Helix is mostly to allow me to capture my own amps and use them in the Helix.
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Wouldn't that be feasible with, say, ToneX One on the fx loop?

Yeah, I know I know, you could just save that money and fx loop slot.
 
Perrymusica said:
What amps do you have? Some of those are in Helix but do you like your real one better?
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I like these kind of questions. Reminds me of trying to understand why some people ask for things like support for 6 button Mega Drive controllers on a SNES Mini so you can play Mega Drive games... and then that people usually don't play that much 🤣
 
molul said:
Wouldn't that be feasible with, say, ToneX One on the fx loop?

Yeah, I know I know, you could just save that money and fx loop slot.
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I have a ToneX, but the lack of MIDI makes it less flexible in this regard than a full-fat ToneX

However, a NAM block in the Helix would still be superior in most applications, IMO.
 
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Perrymusica said:
What amps do you have? Some of those are in Helix but do you like your real one better?
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*None* of the amps that I own are in the Helix, except, perhaps, my Morgan PR12, which is essentially a Princeton.

It misses the point though - can I get close to my amps with a modelled amp in the Helix?

Probably yes, but not necessarily with the cabs that I have, and I don't have enough time, patience, skill, or mics to produce the IRs I might want.

Would a NAM capture block be easier? Definitely, in my opinion.

Would a NAM capture block expand the Helix exponentially? Undoubtedly! (IMO)

As far as I'm concerned, in this scenario more is more and a NAM block gives me infinitely more.
 
Foxmeister said:
Probably yes, but not necessarily with the cabs that I have, and I don't have enough time, patience, skill, or mics to produce the IRs I might want.

Would a NAM capture block be easier? Definitely, in my opinion.
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If you captured your amp, you'd still not have your cabs captured. Also, as you're not really playing live much (from all I remember), why don't you just capture your amps anyway and use them in one of the various plugins?
 
Hi there, @Digital Igloo ! Is there any chance of having a new block similar to Waves MaxxBass plugin in the Helix? Yesterday I was using it after a Cougar amp block and it made a huge difference :O
 
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@Digital Igloo , you mentioned that there are some new HX adjacent products on the way. Is it too much to say if any of these will be of the portable / acoustic jam category? I'm looking for a way to contribute some electric guitar to a ukulele group at polite volume, something like a THRII.
 
Sascha Franck said:
If you captured your amp, you'd still not have your cabs captured. Also, as you're not really playing live much (from all I remember), why don't you just capture your amps anyway and use them in one of the various plugins?
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I'm well aware of all the options that are open to me, but that doesn't stop me desiring a capture block in the Helix, although I don't believe we are going to get one - it would be nice to have, and I think it could dispel the commonly held misconception that the Helix is somehow old tech!

It certainly isn't a hill that I've any desire to die on! ;)

That being said, I prefer using dedicated hardware over plug-ins most of the time, and of the two places that I regular play in, only one is really setup to use with a laptop and plug-ins.

Now, I think I've sidetracked Eric's thread enough with a pipedream! ;)
 
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Will it ever be possible for multiple footswitch assigned parameters to be to change simultaneously? We're certainly getting into luxuries and minutia now, but it would be a QOL improvement.
 
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