Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[crispsandwich]

This guy does my head in. He seems like a pleasant bloke and he's a good player, but his videos are typical of the guitar influencer community. Maximum length, minimum relevant content, misleading video title etc. He got close-ish, but there definitely seems to be more 'oomph' with the Agoura model. I'm very interested to hear new clips, though not from the above 'artist'.

 

[Perrymusica]

If there's a difference in touch or feel, you'll never be able to tell from video. That's why these videos aren't useful for these comparisons.

 

[yeky83]

With Agoura, we pivoted to a different approach to the amp modeling process itself, which means (at least for amps) moving most of our existing DSP tools to a storage facility and then buying a whole new set of 5000+ brand new tools in an all new much bigger workshop, with room for continually growing our toolset for the foreseeable future.

Can you nerd out on some of these different approaches taken in the amp modeling process?

 

[Stone]

YouTube Videos are really for features and educational purposes IE: what does this do? and how can one use it? Tones? Not at all, only way to determine is once you have the unit in your environment, that when you'll know, you the player and your room / space environment will be the deciding factor.

 

[Digital Igloo]

DI, who designed the new amp modeling process? Who's that guy at L6? (equivalent to say someone like Cliff). Or was it more of an engineering team? If so, who's the leader of the team? Just curious.

It was definitely a team effort (DSP, Sound Design) but a lot of the heavy lifting was done by Norm and others at our Victoria R&D office. The dude's a veritable genius.

Can you nerd out on some of these different approaches taken in the amp modeling process?

I'm woefully ill-equipped but Ben, Sam, or Brandon could.

 

[GTR37]

It was definitely a team effort (DSP, Sound Design) but a lot of the heavy lifting was done by Norm and others at our Victoria R&D office. The dude's a veritable genius.

I'm woefully ill-equipped but Ben, Sam, or Brandon could.

 

[guyonthefox]

 

[Lysander]

God i love the size of this thing. The non-XL should be pretty much perfect for my needs.

 

[JiveTurkey]

This looks absolutely spectacular!

 

[Lysander]

This looks absolutely spectacular!

Well played, L6. Well played!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Well played, L6. Well played!

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By all measures; this looks like they are quadrupling down on the Helix strengths with this one. At the very least. Looks GREAT.

 

[banned]

Man, these videos are NOT helping with the GAS. But I guess that's the point. Effective marketing here from L6 - it's working on me!! Maybe I should do a pre-order or something.....even Tim's got one going.

Also, having the graphics is great - it's going to make me take a look at a lot of those effects that I had just given a cursory glance in the past. And that focus view thing should help try it out and get a sense of what a particular pedal can do.

 

[Fireproof]

I’m gassing so hard I may have to change my preorder to the XL to get one sooner.

 

[Mooselake]

I’m gassing so hard I may have to change my preorder to the XL to get one sooner.

I anticipated that happening to me so just preordered the XL from the get-go. Well, that and the scribble strips.

 

[GTR37]

That plexi also sounds really good getting Gilmour vibes on this one

 

[Mongillo19]

That plexi also sounds really good getting Gilmour vibes on this one

It mentions the German Xtra Blue being the model

 

[GTR37]

It mentions the German Xtra Blue being the model

Damn missed that
Just saw he was in the same jumped plexi preset
That sounds good to then

 

[AlbertA]

Nice! And another audio sample

 

[Digital Igloo]

Well played, L6. Well played!

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DAMMIT. Big ol' image of a bug—Deluxe Looper doesn't have Focus zones; it pulled in zone names from Volume/Pan > Stereo Imager. [furiously typing bug log]

 

[timbuck3]

Well thought out for sure