Digital Igloo (Eric Klein, YGG)

zib said:
Hi DI,
already discussed that I know, but one can change ("old chesnut" is that expression correct ? (French speaker here).
Nam is open source and, with the benefit of hindsight, we can see various hardware Nam profiles player appearing.
I know your previous answer was an elegant "no". Anyway, does Line6 team could reconsider including a NAM player in a future Helix update ?
Yes, I know that NAM player would be CPU hungry... but could Helix run a NAM player ?
I mean can we imagine a NAM player module for Helix you could activate alone with only a few other modules (cab and not greedy modules). Thank you
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Helix could potentially support a NAM player, but because we need to also run a bunch of effects and whatnot, the NAM block would need to be lower resolution than we'd be happy with. Sure, we could say "Hey, if you're okay with eating up XX% of your DSP, go nuts," but we're not itching to cripple our block allocation for bragging points. If the Helix/HX firmware/editor code for NAM compatibility just magically showed up bug free, sure, we wouldn't say no, but it's still work and for better or worse, we have bigger fish to fry at the moment.

3.80 is all models anyway, and not too many at that. (Told ya' it was smaller than 3.70.) Clearly the firmware and software teams have been working hard on a veritable army of new technologies and capabilities, but NAM might be a long shot even in those efforts. The problem with NAM isn't sound quality or accessibility, it's its inability for us to pivot that particular source code toward different avenues. If we're gonna do the work, we'd want it to reach beyond capturing amps and select effects. Perhaps even things we haven't dreamed up yet.

The best analogy I can think of (and it's still terrible) is that to us, NAM feels like the ability to import Akai CD-ROM sample libraries into NI Kontakt—sure, it's nice to have access to existing content, but is lack of specific existing content the real problem? I dunno, maybe it is?
 
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Digital Igloo said:
Clearly the firmware and software teams have been working hard on a veritable army of new technologies and capabilities,
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Is it reasonable to extrapolate from this that we’re likely to get a bunch more stuff added to the Helix at some point, even if it might take a (long?) while???
 
mvk20 said:
Is it reasonable to extrapolate from this that we’re likely to get a bunch more stuff added to the Helix at some point, even if it might take a (long?) while???
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If everything we're working on were appropriate for Helix and HX hardware, our long term road map would be extremely short-sighted. Still, other things we have planned could (and likely will) still exist within Helix/HX-land.
 
Digital Igloo said:
but is lack of specific existing content the real problem?
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IMO it's not.
For my mobile musings, I went back from using Genome's NAM loader to HX Native (even if the UI is really tough to swallow using a trackpad). Sure, there might be some amps people are always after, but NAM captures quite often don't succeed in satisfying them for wellknown reasons, so that rabbit hole is pretty deep.
 
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What is the absolute best live amplification for Helix or other high end modeller? Don’t say the line 6 power cabs because we all know that isn’t true. 🤣
Best "FRFR" amp new/old and best speakers/ cab
Emphasis on best.
 
Eagle said:
What is the absolute best live amplification for Helix or other high end modeller? Don’t say the line 6 power cabs because we all know that isn’t true. 🤣
Best ""FRFR"" amp new/old and best speakers/ cab
Emphasis on best.
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My favorite for personal monitoring is the Fender FR12. They bridge the elusive gap between "FRFR" and traditional cabs, have plenty of power, and are very lightweight.
 
Eagle said:
What is the absolute best live amplification for Helix or other high end modeller? Don’t say the line 6 power cabs because we all know that isn’t true. 🤣
Best ""FRFR"" amp new/old and best speakers/ cab
Emphasis on best.
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A pair of Meyers would be the best.....of course they're 7 or 8 grand a pop....
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the-trooper said:
Did you just assume Helixes gender 😱😱😱😱🤯🤯🤯🤯

Seriously though, wouldn't it be it, not a she.
The same way guitars are it, not a she, if you're not a weird weirdo.
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Referring to a guitar as 'she' would be vintage weirdo. The bar has been raised significantly in modern times.
 
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