Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[[Nathan]]

If there’s an option to disable touch input on the touchscreen then any paranoia about droplets causing phantom touches should be dismissed.

I devour a lot of guitar related content and from my pov pretty much every modeller related item with a screen that isn’t touch, people would rather it be a touch screen. I’ve never seen a touch screen being wished it wasn’t a touch screen.

Stadium having a high quality touch screen is a great addition.

 

[namathan_zirwir]

Aha, coming from the person that adds a poo emoji to my posts by default.

You are on a mission, buddy, not me.

Do a search and try to find any post from me dissing other brands. You won't find them because I don't do that.
My preference for Fractal Audio products doesn't make me hate other brands.

First of all. Adding poo emojis to your posts by default is complete BS. Wrong

No mission here, don’t even know what you are talking about. Explain. A little defensive are you?

A few of you (on that forum) have repeatedly been vocal about touchscreens. That is what I was referring to.

Also, nowhere did I say you were dissing other brands. Where did you get that from?

 

[Whizzinby]

If there’s an option to disable touch input on the touchscreen then any paranoia about droplets causing phantom touches should be dismissed.

I devour a lot of guitar related content and from my pov pretty much every modeller related item with a screen that isn’t touch, people would rather it be a touch screen. I’ve never seen a touch screen being wished it wasn’t a touch screen.

Stadium having a high quality touch screen is a great addition.

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Touch screens are almost table stakes at this point for new flagship modelers. There are still ways to make a competent UI without one, but you’re kind of dating yourself right out of the gate without one. You’d have to really bring it on all other aspects to overcome it.

 

[yek]

First of all. Adding poo emojis to your posts by default is complete BS. Wrong

No mission here, don’t even know what you are talking about. Explain. A little defensive are you?

A few of you (on that forum) have repeatedly been vocal about touchscreens. That is what I was referring to.

Also, nowhere did I say you were dissing other brands. Where did you get that from?

Didn't you already respond? Didn't your first (now deleted) attempt fully satisfy you? Were you thinking: "No Namathan, you can do this better!"

Anyway, not interested in continuing this. I just wanted to set the record straight. You know exactly what I'm talking about, even though you want the world to think otherwise. That's fine.

 

[namathan_zirwir]

Didn't you already respond? Didn't your first (now deleted) attempt fully satisfy you? Were you thinking: "No Namathan, you can do this better!"

Anyway, not interested in continuing this. I just wanted to set the record straight. You know exactly what I'm talking about, even though you want the world to think otherwise. That's fine.

I don’t know what you are talking about. I brought up the touchscreen that you and others are critical about. That is a fact. That’s it.

And for some reason you start bringing up a bunch other crap to deflect. Get defensive. And now just walk away.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Or they could’ve made it the size of the Thomas blue amp amp X and then put a little lid over it

What’s an Amp X?

 

[timbuck3]

What’s an Amp X?

 

[EOengineer]

 

[dws2384]

What’s an Amp X?

well, you know how Timbuk says he’s probably going to buy something soon but never does? Amp X is kinda like that but with its completion date.

 

[timbuck3]

well, you know how Timbuk says he’s probably going to buy something soon but never does? Amp X is kinda like that but with its completion date.

 

[Orvillain]

I gave you some poo Yek. You seemed to be missing it.

<yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck>

 

[Orvillain]

As for touchscreens, I'm over my anti-vibes. QC's was pretty good the 2nd time around, TMP's was decent when I tried it in a shop. I'm sure Helix Stadium will be sick as fuck.

The Fractal workflow and limitations and reliance on being connected to a computer make me want to sell it at the moment.

 

[Frodebro]

It’s always a few of the Fractal guys bringing it up. Gets old. They would rather use their gameboy resolution screens

Spoken like a butthurt QC owner.

 

[Gary_W]

As well as being cool and useful, the touchscreen implementation of focus view is potentially a huge selling point to people who are long used to profile / capture technology. I’m one of the folks who has avoided modelling for a while because I had the perception that dialing in an unknown amp would be hard vs trusting the golden ears of a profile maker.

It’s not hard - I know that after trying Native and having fun as opposed to tweak fatigue.

Having focus view on a touch screen that educates and guides you is a work of genius imo and the teaser that advanced tweakers will be able to do this themselves in future is icing on a mighty fine cake. I think focus with touchscreen will really help people coming from other platforms to get comfortable and confident really quickly and that’s a huge selling point.

Robustness-wise….. DI has confirmed that it’s fine vs fluid ingress. I know from my own work experience that it’s possible to make a super-tough touchscreen that is still sensitive - I sell medical equipment and I’ve got this technology being used in emergency departments. If those guys fail to break it (they are notoriously likely to destroy medical equipment vs most other departments) then it proves it’s possible to make a touchscreen that is both tough and responsive. Obviously I don’t know what Line 6 have done here, materials wise, but it might be a lot tougher than you think. If the touchscreen on Stadium isn’t bullet proof, I’m sure it’d be possible to add a screen protector. We all put glass ones on our phones / tablets with no loss of functionality and they work. Just get an iPad one and cut the sides off :)

 

[Richard_G]

Still no news or indication about the European price points?

 

[mbenigni]

Or they could’ve made it the size of the Thomas blue amp amp X and then put a little lid over it

 

[Gary_W]

Right now, it’d be a brave company who would commit to a sales price outside the USA. Trade agreements seem to be in a state of flux right now and committing to something now when you have no clue what the next month holds is tricky

 

[mbenigni]

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Just don't put your Tim Master Pro on the side of a Hot Tub and everything should probably be ok.

Hotub.

 

[mbenigni]

well, you know how Timbuk says he’s probably going to buy something soon but never does? Amp X is kinda like that but with its completion date.

AKA Thomas Blug’s very own PCOM.

Incidentally, Thomas was overheard saying, “What’s AmpX?” in Mannheim last week.

 

[mbenigni]

I’ve kinda lost the plot here (as usual). Do you have a standing preorder or not? Just curious. You seemed to be bending over backward to invent reasons the Stadium isn’t worth it for a while.