Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[dean701]

What kind of dog is that?

goldendoodle

 

[banned]

goldendoodle

Is it? I've seen Goldendoodles and they aren't my favorite....I like this guy.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

The manual's wiki-based this time around.

Got a link yet?

 

[paisleywookiee]

Can't wait to hear what the "Timbuck Ain't Gonna See This" Timbuck3 preset sounds like.

 

[EOengineer]

I can’t believe I forgot about this one. I’d love to see a Mesa Electradyne model.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I can’t believe I forgot about this one. I’d love to see a Mesa Electradyne model.

Sure sure sure……AFTER the Badlander though

 

[EOengineer]

Sure sure sure……AFTER the Badlander though

I’ve yet to cross paths with either of those amps in the wild and would be elated to see either.

 

[GTR37]

Sure sure sure……AFTER the Badlander though

Call me crazy but I still will not be shocked if they have Mesa involved to some extent
They have worked w 65Amps
In the past , Reinhold Bogner
I still find it odd that at launch all Mesa amps were missing
The Lonestar , Recto and MK
Call it a conspiracy theory but it odd that something like the last 2 especially that are staples , were absent

 

[Fireproof]

Coming first quarte…

1.3 The Massive Mesa update.

 

[EOengineer]

Call me crazy but I still will not be shocked if they have Mesa involved to some extent
They have worked w 65Amps
In the past , Reinhold Bogner
I still find it odd that at launch all Mesa amps were missing
The Lonestar , Recto and MK
Call it a conspiracy theory but it odd that something like the last 2 especially that are staples , were absent

I’m SO for this but Mesa already has a relationship with IK Multimedia. I don’t see it materializing. I suspect the Mesa amps aren’t there due to their multitude of different channels, voicings, modes, etc. the majority of the amps in Agoura seem to be simpler circuits. Perhaps the Bogner is the exception.

 

[EOengineer]

Coming first quarte…

1.3 The Massive Mesa update.

 

[Fireproof]

I’m SO for this but Mesa already has a relationship with IK Multimedia. I don’t see it materializing. I suspect the Mesa amps aren’t there due to their multitude of different channels, voicings, modes, etc. the majority of the amps in Agoura seem to be simpler circuits. Perhaps the Bogner is the exception.

I do think in the near term it probably makes more since to create a greater number of different (simpler) Agoura amps then a very few complex ones. Even if popular.

I’m sure wants they have a solid base of amps (channels) - then we will start seeing some of these others on the wishlist.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Coming first quarte…

1.3 The Massive Mesa update.

I would send Eric a cake or 12.

 

[molul]

Chatting with a friend who's waiting for his Stadium XL, we wonder if it would be possible, in the future, having a way to create presets with AI.

We know Proxy will use Line6 servers to process stuff sent from the devices, so an AI model trained with the Helix content could be able to receive a prompt, either from the device or your phone (editor app) or computer (editor or some website) and respond with a preset that has what the user asked (i.e. "I want a preset that sounds like Queens of the Stone Age "No one knows" guitar").

That would rock, not just for replicating certain guitar/bass tones, but for whatever crazy random stuff the AI could figure out.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Chatting with a friend who's waiting for his Stadium XL, we wonder if it would be possible, in the future, having a way to create presets with AI.

ChatGPT - L6 Helix Sound Designer

Helps users craft detailed signal chains using Line 6 Helix models.

chatgpt.com

 

[Gary_W]

@Digital Igloo - when the stem separation thing comes for Showcase….

Will we be able to slow the backing track down and maintain pitch? This would be fantastic for practice. And for me in general as my fingers often disappoint me :)

If we will be able to do this, will it be a sliding scale / percentage of original speed? Or a simpler 1/4 - 1/2 - 3/4 - full thing?

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Is there any likelihood of Line 6 showing an A/B of Agoura vs previous gen modelling?

I understand why they might not want to get involved, but inevitably users are going to do this and I’d rather Line 6 demonstrate it in a way that makes sure it’s as fair as possible. Would be awesome if they’re able to include real world amps and Proxy too whenever the time is right.

Would also be cool to see a web based demo where you can play around with the cab engine in real time. I think that might allow users to hear things however they’re familiar with while showing off the ecosystem and tech a bit. Part of me wonders if there’s any surprises with the cab engine as we haven’t seen a great deal of it yet.

 

[Lysander]

Is there any likelihood of Line 6 showing an A/B of Agoura vs previous gen modelling?

I think we'll have 27 YouTube videos on that topic just 5 minutes after launch.

 

[EOengineer]

Is there any likelihood of Line 6 showing an A/B of Agoura vs previous gen modelling?

Can’t say whether L6 will beat the influencer stampede but YouTube is going to be absolutely LOADED with these types of comparisons. It’s going to be wild. For sure the quality of those comparisons will be maddening.

Part of me wonders if there’s any surprises with the cab engine as we haven’t seen a great deal of it yet.

They show the cab block fairly extensively on the Mark Littieri video. Aside from the UI differences it seemed like all the same parameters as the latest HX engine. My understanding was that cab engine was lifted from the new platform but I could be mistaken.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Came here to make the same joke.

You could still ask DI whether that's kinda like the appropriate casket to bury the OG POD in...