Line 6 Helix Stadium Talk

[OneEng]

I haven't had both a real amp and a modeler+FR at the same time in the rehearsal place (had to sell the amp to buy stuff) but I certainly haven't missed a thing since I switched. Neither had any of my bandmates. Maybe a thorough test with both playback systems would have risen certain differences, but sticking to the basics, it felt just as good.

Actually, it felt a GREAT deal better when carrying it up the stairs .

 

[dean701]

considering Alex Lifeson just used his Tonex pedals for their debut Rush gig with Anika, I think you are safe to use modelers live :)

 

[EOengineer]

Added a couple posts with a large pile of Proxy clones of my various drive and fuzz pedals. This is less of a "HEY THESE TONES ARE AMAZING" and more of a study of how Proxy is handling different types of drives. The fuzz faces arent great. The drives are better.

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Post in thread 'Fractal and Helix Stadium presets'

Today at 4:25 PM

Here are some caps of my Bogner Blue, Lovepedal BoneTender, MIJ DS-1, and Barber Burn Unit.

• EOengineer

 

[Richard_G]

Is current modeling and capture technology good enough for both live use and recording? Yes, of course. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for further improvement.

I believe that people who say or think they don’t care about accuracy actually do - at least implicitly. They may be perfectly satisfied with their digital tools in their current state and may not want to, or be able to, compare them with the analog gear they emulate. Nevertheless, they would still benefit from further improvements in digital technology driven by the pursuit of accuracy, just as they have in the past.

 

[Richard_G]

The fuzz faces arent great.

As expected, perhaps? Have you tried making captures of these with NAM, Tonex or NDSP tech - and if so, how do they compare?

 

[Sascha Franck]

Nevertheless, they would still benefit from further improvements in digital technology driven by the pursuit of accuracy, just as they have in the past.

Maybe. Maybe not.
But one thing is 100% for certain: I would benefit *much, much* more from improvements in all sorts of other areas. And when I'm saying "much, much" I'm really talking magnitudes more.

 

[EOengineer]

As expected, perhaps? Have you tried making captures of these with NAM, Tonex or NDSP tech - and if so, how do they compare?

Definitely as expected. The Stadium sends are definitely active so the fuzz doesn’t see the pickup like it would if you were plugged in, so the characteristic behavior isn’t there. Normal ODs and distortion does better.