Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[Mongillo19]

Yeah I get Cliff's excitement to talk up their next gen, especially with the Stadium looming, but it can deter those who were thinking of taking the plunge into current gen.

 

[AlbertA]

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[paisleywookiee]

Who’s got pics of the bottom?








The bottom of the Helix Stadium, you pervs.

 

[Mongillo19]

I just sold my Axe III to fund a Stadium.

You have the best sense of the Stadium out of all of us since you got to play one

 

[Fireproof]

Me three. But yeah, they’re killer. I look forward to what’s next.

Me four. Sold my FM9 for the Stadium XL.

Can’t wait.

 

[Fireproof]

Who’s got pics of the bottom?








The bottom of the Helix Stadium, you pervs.

 

[synthpenguin]

Yeah I get Cliff's excitement to talk up their next gen, especially with the Stadium looming, but it can deter those who were thinking of taking the plunge into current gen.

Yeah, I'm THIS close to finally just going for the FM9, but a looming next gen is one of a couple things making me hesitate (even though I'm guessing that an FM9 II would be a ways after an Axe FX IV anyway). The Stadium being another of those things.

 

[Sascha Franck]

• Better footswitching. Either something like Fractal does where you can choose what each switch does, or at the very least some way to toggle between modes without an external switch

Yes please!

• Gapless preset switching
• Spillover on preset change

This might not be possible, at least I'd think so. I mean, with the OG Helix Floor you had to sacrifice one entire CPU to get there, would mean that the new Stomp would have to be massively overpowered just for these functions.
Sure, Boss manages to do it as well - but in return, their amp modeling sucks.

• Global blocks, or some other way to have an amp on 10 different presets and when I tweak the settings on one preset and save, those changes are automatically synced on all other presets using it.

Defenitely this! And fwiw, it'd also help with the gapless preset switching and FX trail spillover issue. How so? You could just create patches per song/situation and still be able to manipulate things globally that you'd want to use in multiple songs/situations. No, this wouldn't give you gapless switching and spillover but you could create way more tailored patches a lot easier, so you wouldn't have to switch.

• Combo XLR/1/4” outputs would be nice if possible

Yes please!

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

 

[AlbertA]

So Nov 20ish - 27ish

 

[JiveTurkey]

TIME TO GET THAT JT INDUSTRIES BOSS IR READY FOR PRIME TIME

 

[Digital Igloo]

So Nov 20ish - 27ish

I was asked to be very conservative with those dates. Probably sooner, certainly before Thanksgiving week.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Needs a Sterlacci/Cordy/HW reaction collab video

 

[mikah912]

I was asked to be very conservative with those dates. Probably sooner, certainly before Thanksgiving week.

When you say the morning of launch, I assume you mean the day you give retailers the greenlight to begin shipping.

So that'll mean it launches with the embargo lifted on influencer videos and such, but people still will have to wait 1-3 more days to play it for themselves. Is that right?

The proximity to Thanksgiving isn't anyone's favorite choice, I'm sure, but I am sure it couldn't have been helped. I'm hoping it is the 18th so that'll give me some time to enjoy it before visiting family takes over my entire Thanksgiving week.

The nuggets about 1.3 and beyond were appreciated, and it looks like we're scheduled for a ton of goodness in both December and late January/early February.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

I was asked to be very conservative with those dates. Probably sooner, certainly before Thanksgiving week.

Where is the manual? I looked in the manuals section because you said they were up on the site, but Stadium manuals are not listed.

 

[Sascha Franck]

So it's actually true that the two guys getting their Stadiums early were selling their kidneys.

 

[Digital Igloo]

Where is the manual? I looked in the manuals section because you said they were up on the site, but Stadium manuals are not listed.

The manual's wiki-based this time around. We'll be able to change it freely, embed how-to videos, update charts, ensure everything reflects the latest firmware, add more stupid jokes (so far it's pretty thin in that regard because I have zero sense of humor this month), etc.

Just need to scrub the Command Center and MIDI sections and I think we're good, at least for 1.1.

 

[EOengineer]

I’m oh so curious about those 1.3 surprises.

 

[molul]

Who knows , it was odd they had Stadium XL showing the correct November 19th date
If they were going to attempt to get both into stores and have 1.2 with showcase and new amps ready before the Christmas break they are going to be hella busy

Still, Stadium was announced for winter, so it should be at least December 21st.

Yeah, I'm THIS close to finally just going for the FM9, but a looming next gen is one of a couple things making me hesitate (even though I'm guessing that an FM9 II would be a ways after an Axe FX IV anyway). The Stadium being another of those things.

I just realized today that this is the first new multieffects generation I arrive to on time. The other devices I've had (Boss GT8 and Helix LT), they were already in the market for a while when I got them.

 

[Whizzinby]

The proximity to Thanksgiving isn't anyone's favorite choice, I'm sure, but I am sure it couldn't have been helped. I'm hoping it is the 18th so that'll give me some time to enjoy it before visiting family takes over my entire Thanksgiving week.

It would be perfect to land before Turkey day so everyone can get a clear run at it over the long weekend.

Family, food, football, Stranger Things finale, Stadium… I need to start working on a hourly schedule.