Helix 3.7: The Freeman Update

[ragingplatypi]

You can amplify it with a Peavey Bandit to redeem yourself. That'll irritate the heck out of the cork sniffers.

I can make an HX Stomp scream through a clock radio or studio monitors.

 

[the-trooper]

Feature requests (again):
- Tuner frequency lock. Or placed on third page. Yes, third. All by it self. Or better yet, make it 6th page. Three empty pages with no parameters to set so you really have to work to get there. Goddammit.
- Option to switch tap temp to permanent "one click turn on tuner", for those of us that don't care about tap tempo.

 

[James Freeman]

- Option to switch tap temp to permanent "one click turn on tuner", for those of us that don't care about tap tempo.

This.
I sooo don't care about tap tempo.

- Tuner frequency lock. Or placed on third page. Yes, third. All by it self. Or better yet, make it 6th page. Three empty pages with no parameters to set so you really have to work to get there. Goddammit.

Lol, yes, a Lock mode would be super useful for people who perform.
The under screen encoders, output volume, preset encoder, all turn easily if you look at them funny, especially during a live performance.
Also very useful if the HX/Helix sits under the table and you only use HX Edit and want to be less careful with your feet.
This should have been a launch feature if you ask me.
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I will take a more powerful parametric equalizer, slope dB/Oct contorl on the LPF/HPF, higher maximum boost than +12db on the EQ/Gain blocks, separate poweramps, IIC+ and a JCM800, my usual requests.
I've also seen a lot cool pedal requests everywhere.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Feature requests (again):
- Tuner frequency lock. Or placed on third page. Yes, third. All by it self. Or better yet, make it 6th page. Three empty pages with no parameters to set so you really have to work to get there. Goddammit.
- Option to switch tap temp to permanent "one click turn on tuner", for those of us that don't care about tap tempo.

Oh yes please. I was going nuts a few weeks ago at a rehearsal because someone was just ever so slightly out of tune and I couldn't work out who it was. After spending ages rechecking our tuning I realised it was me.

I'd managed to hit the tuner frequency at some point and had then saved the patch so had been tuning flat all night.

 

[vino_buono]

This.
I sooo don't care about tap tempo.

- Option to switch tap temp to permanent "one click turn on tuner", for those of us that don't care about tap tempo.

This, 1000000000%. A way to mute the g'damn thing with a short click.

 

[James Freeman]

A more powerful Parametric EQ with at least 6 bands.
±24dB range for all bands and output volume.
Freely assignable type per band (Peak, LPF, HPF, Shelf).
Adjustable dB/Oct for HPF/LPF.

No need to provide reasons why a powerful parametric eq is like magic, we all use DAWs with our favorite eq plugins.
I don't care if it takes 15% DSP, if I can have that power in one eq block I could create tones on a whole 'nother level using existing amp/cab models.

Add separate poweramps with a powerful parametric eq, and you open the Helix to a huge new world of tone shaping, with minimal dev work.

 

[Orvillain]

don't care if it takes 95% DSP

Nor did Neural.

 

[James Freeman]

Nor did Neural.

Helix is not the most powerful modeler on the planet though, so make it 135% and only on the second DSP.

 

[Lysander]

Nor did Neural.

 

[EOengineer]

 

[Alex Kenivel]

 

[EOengineer]

Was just thinking it would be really cool to have a brown Princeton 6G2 and Deluxe 6G3 in helix. Really cool, useful amps for a number of classic tones.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I sooo don't care about tap tempo.

That one dude in the back with his arms crossed hears those repeats are out of time with the rest of the band. You’re killing his vibe man.

 

[ragingplatypi]

 

[SwirlyMaple]

I think the 3.7 thread evolved into the “If you don’t give @James Freeman his gd Brit 800 there will be horrendous consequences including a centuries-long plague cast upon all of Line 6’s offices and a 1,000-man army of poop-launching trebuchets so just give us the 800 and nobody gets hurt please and thank you” thread.

Thus the lack of activity here.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I think the 3.7 thread evolved into the “If you don’t give @James Freeman his gd Brit 800 there will be horrendous consequences including a centuries-long plague cast upon all of Line 6’s offices and a 1,000-man army of poop-launching trebuchets so just give us the 800 and nobody gets hurt please and thank you” thread.

Thus the lack of activity here.

So this is the calm before the storm.

 

[Orvillain]

I think the 3.7 thread evolved into the “If you don’t give @James Freeman his gd Brit 800 there will be horrendous consequences including a centuries-long plague cast upon all of Line 6’s offices and a 1,000-man army of poop-launching trebuchets so just give us the 800 and nobody gets hurt please and thank you” thread.

Thus the lack of activity here.

Fleshlights that bite back.

 

[SwirlyMaple]

So this is the calm before the storm.

Fleshlights that bite back.

 

[James Freeman]

I think the 3.7 thread evolved into the “If you don’t give @James Freeman his gd Brit 800 there will be horrendous consequences including a centuries-long plague cast upon all of Line 6’s offices and a 1,000-man army of poop-launching trebuchets so just give us the 800 and nobody gets hurt please and thank you” thread.

Thus the lack of activity here.

I hope not, that's why I moved all the jcm800 stuff to another thread.
This and the previous 3.60 threads have many great requests that are not just models, worth saving if Line 6 didn't already.

I think the reason it's getting quieter around the Helix corners is everybody made their requests many time over and a lot of the top requests already got implemented so people are repeating their old requests from time to time that are not implemented yet.
Another reason that goes along with the previous is Helix/HX is viewed more like a trusty multi-tool and less like a luxury car, so there is far less brand hype and ownership pride, in my opinion.

And yes, no trusty multi-tool is complete without a FREAKING JCM*)).,!

 

[SwirlyMaple]

And yes, no trusty multi-tool is complete without a FREAKING JCM*)).,!

Even these guys think so.