Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[Karl Houseknecht]

Helices

I know that's grammatically correct, but so is "helixes". Is "Helices" the official Line6 plural of the unit?

 

[bucephalus]

Sounds nicer out loud for sure.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Nothing should have 'lices' in it though

 

[bucephalus]

Excepting kids hair at school.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Excepting kids hair at school.

 

[Rock Chalk]

 

[Sascha Franck]

Now I just gotta convince Simon and Nick to budget for a NAMM booth party again.

Will the flights be on you? In that case I may attend...

 

[Digital Igloo]

Will the flights be on you? In that case I may attend...

Not at launch.

 

[molul]

I know that's grammatically correct, but so is "helixes". Is "Helices" the official Line6 plural of the unit?

Helices — traditional, from Latin/Greek (used more in scientific/academic contexts).

Helixes — standard English plural (accepted in general usage, and often used in informal or modern contexts like tech or branding).

 

[timbuck3]

Oh

 

[timbuck3]

Hmm

 

[EOengineer]

So thankfully, nothing anyone's seen so far is a massive lift (except for maybe Proxy, because of where we want to take it.

I’m just excited you all decided to approach this problem. Proxy not being there at launch is a non issue IMO.

Also, our experience has taught us what not to do and ten years of input from Helix users has been incredibly valuable.

You’re doing it right.

 

[fret gunk]

Hmm

Don't lose your nerve, Tim - hold steady

 

[timbuck3]

Don't lose your nerve, Tim - hold steady

I am good…hemming can afford 3 of everything so he will get the stadium I am sure and rave about it in the end. But it does seem more an evolution and not something new.. and adding a touchscreen .. well I agree with what he says about that… that it’s just becoming “required” in flagships asking 1800-2200$

 

[molul]

But it does seem more an evolution and not something new.

It is. I mean, at this point, what would it take for a guitar modeler to be considered something entirely new? Reacting in realtime to your chords making full band arrangements with AI?

 

[bucephalus]

Evolution can be a lot more fulfilling than something entirely new imo.

 

[laxu]

I am good…hemming can afford 3 of everything so he will get the stadium I am sure and rave about it in the end. But it does seem more an evolution and not something new.. and adding a touchscreen .. well I agree with what he says about that… that it’s just becoming “required” in flagships asking 1800-2200$

Henning, like a lot of YouTubers is just pushing content. The more controversial, the more clicks.

Touchscreens are already found on inexpensive modelers so they are more of an expected feature.

A potentially "game changing" feature in Helix Stadium is Showcase. We haven't seen anything like it on any other digital modeler. Are there other tools to do that? Absolutely, but having it easy and convenient goes a long way.

The Focus feature is also something new, but under the hood it's basically just parameter morphing. The real improvement is making it super easy out of the box.

All the real "game changer" features on modelers are related to workflow. How can you get your preferred sounds setup quickly, how to switch between them efficiently and make your life with this complex gear so pleasant that you don't think about it and can focus on playing more than configuration.

 

[molul]

Henning, like a lot of YouTubers is just pushing content. The more controversial, the more clicks.

This. And I'm aware I might just be getting old, but it's getting more and more disgusting everyday. The desperation for the clicks is pushing loads of crap content, and what's worse, normalizing it. You shouldn't be given a prize when you do something wrong, and yet...

All the real "game changer" features on modelers are related to workflow. How can you get your preferred sounds setup quickly, how to switch between them efficiently and make your life with this complex gear so pleasant that you don't think about it and can focus on playing more than configuration.

And we haven't seen 80% of the features that Line6 already knows will be added to Stadium.

 

[laxu]

This. And I'm aware I might just be getting old, but it's getting more and more disgusting everyday. The desperation for the clicks is pushing loads of crap content, and what's worse, normalizing it. You shouldn't be given a prize when you do something wrong, and yet...

I feel like within 1-2 years we have had this whole "We need to talk" genre of YT videos spring up that are basically opinion pieces on whatever new things have happened in a week or two.

I don't know if this is a response to some YouTube algorithm change where the visibility of your channel sinks if you are not pushing out YT Shorts and content constantly.

 

[Orvillain]

Very few of these YT'ers make music worth listening to. Ever noticed that??