My old Digitech RP2120 could do it too. I miss that feature.
Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion
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Sascha Franck
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That'd be great for the kitchen sink preset lovers. I also always wanted a 10 snapshot mode. Or 5snaps/5stomps. That would've made my switching life a whole lot easier.
Probably only 5 pages worth of useful information and serious discussion though.
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Pretty funny. I do honestly think at this point sound clips are useless. I understand why people want them but I also understand why line 6 isn’t giving them to us yet. There will be plenty of sound clips available in a few months for the bedroom tone experts to criticize, but at least then people will have access to the stadium so that it can defend itself so to speak. Why give people a chance to start crapping on it before it’s even out, based on some over compressed youtube video played back through an iPhone speaker?
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A couple of questions for @Digital Igloo:
-What's the maximum number of tracks you can have in Showcase?
-Is there a technical reason not to use combo jack+XLR sockets for both outputs, so both are balanced? Or are the jack outputs balanced too?
I'm asking this because I'm trying to figure out how to use Showcase for having backing tracks and a click track that only the band would hear. I'm guessing I would send the click track alone to one output and my guitar and the backing tracks to another, and then in the mixer do the routing. But I wonder if I should get a DI box for the jack outputs to avoid signal loss in certain gigs.
OTOH, not sure if I would be able to send the click track through one of the sends, so I have one output for my guitar (for monitoring) and the XLR output for my guitar+the backing tracks.
-What's the maximum number of tracks you can have in Showcase?
-Is there a technical reason not to use combo jack+XLR sockets for both outputs, so both are balanced? Or are the jack outputs balanced too?
I'm asking this because I'm trying to figure out how to use Showcase for having backing tracks and a click track that only the band would hear. I'm guessing I would send the click track alone to one output and my guitar and the backing tracks to another, and then in the mixer do the routing. But I wonder if I should get a DI box for the jack outputs to avoid signal loss in certain gigs.
OTOH, not sure if I would be able to send the click track through one of the sends, so I have one output for my guitar (for monitoring) and the XLR output for my guitar+the backing tracks.
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There isn't a combo jack for outputs.
XLR combo jack female:
XLR jack male:
XLR cable:
To use the XLR combo jack for outputs, you'd need to only use male plug cables on both ends of the XLR cable. Which makes the standard XLR cable a non-option.
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Fwiw, re: Clips
Just as pretty much anyone else, I absolutely like to hear some stuff. But in this very case, pretty much anything else related to the release is much, much more relevant to me.
I mean, while I'm still wondering about some details, while I still (or already) think that certain things possibly could've been done differently (but I won't judge about any of these until there's more information), for me it's still absolutely stunning just how much Line 6 apparently raised the bar regarding all things usability. It's by *far* the most appealing thing with these new units until now. Even so much that I'd say, even if it was only these improvements alone, it'd justify the higher price (or trading any older unit in favour of a Stadium).
So, for me clips (or ideally: first hand experience) almost would be just the icing on the cake (a very welcomed icing, though).
Just as pretty much anyone else, I absolutely like to hear some stuff. But in this very case, pretty much anything else related to the release is much, much more relevant to me.
I mean, while I'm still wondering about some details, while I still (or already) think that certain things possibly could've been done differently (but I won't judge about any of these until there's more information), for me it's still absolutely stunning just how much Line 6 apparently raised the bar regarding all things usability. It's by *far* the most appealing thing with these new units until now. Even so much that I'd say, even if it was only these improvements alone, it'd justify the higher price (or trading any older unit in favour of a Stadium).
So, for me clips (or ideally: first hand experience) almost would be just the icing on the cake (a very welcomed icing, though).
molul
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Damn, you're right XD
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The most convincing demo is playing the model and real amp while switching between them with an A/B box volume matched with the same output acoustic system, but for than one needs to travel to Calabasas.
The accuracy of the models grow with the experience, knowledge and understanding of the person that models this gear and the capabilities of the software tools he uses to reproduce their behavior.
In other words, if something happens to Ben, Sam, Igor or Cliff, the advancement of component based modeling accuracy will be severly hindered for a few years.
The accuracy of the models grow with the experience, knowledge and understanding of the person that models this gear and the capabilities of the software tools he uses to reproduce their behavior.
In other words, if something happens to Ben, Sam, Igor or Cliff, the advancement of component based modeling accuracy will be severly hindered for a few years.
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hahahaha! @Digital Igloo that is based AF.
molul
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I guess they're continously sharing knowledge between them and also documenting any crucial info they find out. Also, it's 4 of them, not a single person.
I worked for a 3D graphics company many years ago, where the core engine was almost solely developed by the boss. Other developers that contributed to certain pieces of the engine (shaders, video playing, texts, etc), sometimes said "there are dark places of the engine that only the boss knows about" XD
He was around 60 back when I worked there, and many rookies like me were worried about what would happen either when he retired or if anything happened to him. He's still active and not looking forward to retirement, but it's clear that when he does retire, the company will shut down.
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Very interesting, they failed to mention until this video that Agoura modeling is now more similar to Fractal where they build the schematic so modeling the gear is much faster now.
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That means that adding/fixing missing components say a BRIGHT CAP will be a breeze!!
Hype!
I'm excited by the wrong thing, don't judge.
Hype!
I'm excited by the wrong thing, don't judge.
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Yes! This is TGF and any audio samples is heavily based on how many pages this very thread has. One more page will add further audio..... things... to the future audio sample... so keep posting!
Beware: Any cursing will degrade sound quality. except CUNTS. That word will add punch to the hype parameter.
Channels, bright switches and inputs seem also switchable now. If you look closely at DI's video on the Stadium landing page, you can see that on some amps. They did that on the newer Helix models already but it's nice that this seems the standard now. You can also set the controls of the unsued channels. So real channel switching even on vintage amps seems possible now.That means that adding/fixing missing components say a BRIGHT CAP will be a breeze!!
Hype!
I'm excited by the wrong thing, don't judge.
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