Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[Karl Houseknecht]

I think the Carillon might be the best Vox/DC30 amp in Helix

If that’s a good hyped AC then I guess I’m not a fan of the hype control. I do not like any of those Catalyst amps. They sound fake. Hyped, even.

 

[BahamaDada]

I want to hear a few of the presets.

Say what you will about the quality of Factory Presets, but I usually loved the Helix factory presets.

You and I may be the only 2 persons in the whole wide world to actually like the (later) factory presets.

I came to the HX at 2.5 (I guess) and even then I could never get the hate for the factory presets. Some were great, some were okay, some were meh. Just what I would expect from a preset made by another person , with another guitar (probably), for another genre (probably) and with another playback system (probably).

So, yes, show us the factory presets!

 

[I S]

I always found the factory presets, including the new ones, less relevant to my playing at home. But I think many of those presets are meant to be used in a mix context, and I'm sure they shine there.

You and I may be the only 2 persons in the whole wide world to actually like the (later) factory presets.

Do you play them in a mix?

 

[BahamaDada]

I always found the factory presets, including the new ones, less relevant to my playing at home. But I think many of those presets are meant to be used in a mix context, and I'm sure they shine there.


Do you play them in a mix?

For demos: Yes. A lot.

I played bass with the Helix in a band. I don't know if I ever used one in a recording or a gig as I'd always have some personal tastes (distortion etc.), but I did a lot of rehearsals with them.

 

[Mooselake]

You and I may be the only 2 persons in the whole wide world to actually like the (later) factory presets.

I came to the HX at 2.5 (I guess) and even then I could never get the hate for the factory presets. Some were great, some were okay, some were meh. Just what I would expect from a preset made by another person , with another guitar (probably), for another genre (probably) and with another playback system (probably).

So, yes, show us the factory presets!

Over the last handful of releases I frequently used the factory presets for the relevant new amp models as a starting point. I always wind up basically building the same preset template around it and finally wound up sticking with the template and dropping different amps in with the default settings and tweaking to taste. I've mentioned it before but I sometimes like the challenge of working with a preset that initially "isn't my thing" and seeing what I can change about my playing to attempt to get something decent out of the preset. A few I downloaded from customtone were pretty hopeless, but most of the factory ones I could get something decent out of even when they weren't what I'd dial up on my own. So rather than infringing on DI's trademark and saying all presets suck, I say all presets present a challenge, some more than others.

 

[Gary_W]

I wonder if the presets will have been tweaked the old fashioned way or with Focus view? For example, if there was a chime-themed Vox preset with a bit of delay and a certain kind of spring reverb you’re putting 3 blocks in the chain. If you open those blocks, are you going to see the focus slider bang in the middle for each module (indicating the person making it tweaked the knobs) or will the person making it have embraced the new and just dragged that slider? I’ll guess we know when we look at the presets.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Some specific questions @Digital Igloo

1. I assume there's enough processing power to process vocals independently (with autotune maaaaaaaybe?) and split the XLR outs to keep the vocal and guitar chains separate to FOH? With the ability to run Poly on guitars as well, simultaneously?

2. Would running light shows/DMX tasks be done via the MIDI out port to some sort of breakout box/converter? Or how would that connect to fixtures?

 

[banned]

If that’s a good hyped AC then I guess I’m not a fan of the hype control. I do not like any of those Catalyst amps. They sound fake. Hyped, even.

Same

 

[Digital Igloo]

You and I may be the only 2 persons in the whole wide world to actually like the (later) factory presets.

Y'all may be the only 2 persons in the whole wide world who actually have the (later) factory presets. Anyone restoring after a post-update backup restores the factory presets active when they bought the unit. We fixed that issue with Stadium—Factory presets are locked in and can't be overwritten, which means we can update, improve, add, and delete Factory presets at any time without affecting anyone's User presets.

Some specific questions @Digital Igloo

1. I assume there's enough processing power to process vocals independently (with autotune maaaaaaaybe?) and split the XLR outs to keep the vocal and guitar chains separate to FOH? With the ability to run Poly on guitars as well, simultaneously?

2. Would running light shows/DMX tasks be done via the MIDI out port to some sort of breakout box/converter? Or how would that connect to fixtures?

1. There better be, given that Helix could this too. No Autotune tho'.
2. Yes, just MIDI-to-DMX. There's no lighting-specific functionality built into Stadium.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Super late to this party but if only there was an interface in the room and a place where you could plug in a microphone for capturing speech as you demonstrate

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

Guy wins the lottery by getting a $2200 modeler before anyone else on the planet and then creates the absolute worst demo video he possibly could by recording through a phone.

This is why Line6 has been careful to not just give these to every influencer who raises their hands.

 

[Tito83]

Guy wins the lottery by getting a $2200 modeler before anyone else on the planet and then creates the absolute worst demo video he possibly could by recording through a phone.

This is why Line6 has been careful to not just give these to every influencer who raises their hands.

A random guy get a modeler I want sooner than me? I demand he records a professional demo!



Some of you are really weird. Hope you're not like that in real life, for the sake of the people who are around you

 

[Mongillo19]

A random guy get a modeler I want sooner than me? I demand he records a professional demo!



Some of you are really weird. Hope you're not like that in real life, for the sake of the people who are around you

Did anyone say it should have been a professional demo?

He has the tools to record clips direct instead of cell phone from a studio monitor. Why not use them?

I don't think it was an insane suggestion.....

 

[Tito83]

Did anyone say it should have been a professional demo?

He has the tools to record clips direct instead of cell phone from a studio monitor. Why not use them?

I don't think it was an insane suggestion.....

Insane is to think he has to, for whatever reason, do things to anyone's standard given he is just a random dude who happened, by sheer accident, to receive a product sooner than most.

 

[Foxmeister]

Did anyone say it should have been a professional demo?

He has the tools to record clips direct instead of cell phone from a studio monitor. Why not use them?

I don't think it was an insane suggestion.....

He's got 13 subscribers and has only ever posted two videos - I think we can cut him a little slack for his poor production values!

 

[Mongillo19]

Insane is to think he has to, for whatever reason, do things to anyone's standard given he is just a random dude who happened, by sheer accident, to receive a product sooner than most.

He doesn't have to do anything? Nobody has said he has to. However, when you put something on the Internet, prepared for criticism.

Are you this guy or something?

 

[Tito83]

He doesn't have to do anything? Nobody has said he has to. However, when you put something on the Internet, prepared for criticism.

Are you this guy or something?

Amen, you f'ing weirdo.

edit: in case you missed it, this is me criticizing you. Weirdo.

 

[Mongillo19]

 

[paisleywookiee]

A random guy get a modeler I want sooner than me? I demand he records a professional demo!



Some of you are really weird. Hope you're not like that in real life, for the sake of the people who are around you

What’s weird is your reading comprehension problem. Karl didn’t say he requires a professional demo. We all just think it’s dumb to record a recorded tone, through a phone.

Quit being a dick.

EDIT

Also, it’s really rich, you calling other people weird, given your behavior here and at the other place. But you know, you do you.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

@Tito83 isn't so much being a dick as he is just simply putting words in my mouth. We all (well, some of us) know what I meant by what I said. We're good, @Tito83.