Line 6 Helix Stadium Talk

[AlbertA]

Anyone else using Helix Stadium Editor on macOS?

I find that after hitting the red X to close the app, I have to manually right click the Dock icon and quit the app otherwise it won't start again.

 

[Deadpan]

@Digital Igloo

I had a boot issue today. I had the stomp switches set to alt mode or whatever it's called. While booting the sound became active, so I hit the paper clip switch to audition the preset. The Stadium didn't finish booting. It flashed from the the Helix Stadium XL screen to the X screen in a loop.

 

[Orvillain]

This may seem odd, but I find most software metronomes to be horribly inaccurate.

 

[EOengineer]

Anyone else using Helix Stadium Editor on macOS?

I find that after hitting the red X to close the app, I have to manually right click the Dock icon and quit the app otherwise it won't start again.

I’m not sure if I’ve run into this on Stadium but I ran into it constantly in Hx Edit.

 

[holoholo]

Beta signup is open per Igor:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Line6Helix/s/IoXoVLnUVI

Stadium Firmware Beta signup!

Hey all, we are now officially opening up beta signup for Stadium firmware. If you're interested, just head over to [https://line6.com/account/betateams/](https://line6.com/account/betateams/) and create an account, make sure Helix Stadium XL is checked, and make sure your info is current. Things to note:

* You WILL be signing an NDA and under no circumstances are you allowed to discuss what's in the beta outside of the official beta venues
* We really REALLY need you to actually engage with the new stuff and give us feedback on it, even if you don't specifically find bugs
* You will be installing firmware onto your unit that is by definition NOT READY FOR RELEASE. That means there are almost certainly bugs and it might not be stable or reliable. It's probably not a great idea to gig this, so take that into account before signing up. You are able to roll back to release firmware at any time if you need to
* We hugely appreciate anyone who takes the time to do this because it is an immense help for us, all feedback and reporting that we get from this gets taken very seriously

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Anyone else using Helix Stadium Editor on macOS?

I find that after hitting the red X to close the app, I have to manually right click the Dock icon and quit the app otherwise it won't start again.

That‘s normal macOS behavior. The red X doesn‘t quit an app, it just closes its window. So if you try to restart an app that‘s still running, just doesn‘t have an active window anymore… it doesn‘t work.

 

[marshall2553]

That‘s normal macOS behavior. The red X doesn‘t quit an app, it just closes its window. So if you try to restart an app that‘s still running, just doesn‘t have an active window anymore… it doesn‘t work.

That's how some apps behave, others do actually quit when you close the window. Axe Edit does this, along with lots of the Apple apps that ship with the OS. Most of the apps that do remain running when you close the window will also open a new window when you click the dock icon (Mail, Messages, Calendar for example).

 

[AlbertA]

That's how some apps behave, others do actually quit when you close the window. Axe Edit does this, along with lots of the Apple apps that ship with the OS. Most of the apps that do remain running when you close the window will also open a new window when you click the dock icon (Mail, Messages, Calendar for example).

Exactly. The Helix Stadium app, currently is the only one in my system that doesn't open up its window back again when clicking on the dock icon after closing its window.

 

[StarF666]

To be fair, they did ask if people wanted to get it earlier or wait until the Showcase update. People overwhelmingly voted to get it earlier. If it got delayed, I'm sure more bugs would be ironed out.

Absolutely. Didn't want to sound rude. The unit is an absolute blast and I can't stop playing. I'd really love to help to iron out some of the things left though that's why the question for beta team application (first rule of the beta team, you don't talk about the beta team). I feel pretty confident it will replace my OG Helix for live use in January.

 

[Sascha Franck]

When I first came across that, I expected the signal to B to be muted.

Same here. Would've also been easier to assign a switch. As is, you gotta control min/max values.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Anyone else using Helix Stadium Editor on macOS?

I find that after hitting the red X to close the app, I have to manually right click the Dock icon and quit the app otherwise it won't start again.

Common behaviour for most (or at least many) macOS apps. "X" isn't closing the app but the window only. Which is why you can't restart it, either - simply because it's already running.

 

[AlbertA]

Common behaviour for most (or at least many) macOS apps. "X" isn't closing the app but the window only. Which is why you can't restart it, either - simply because it's already running.

What app doesn’t open up its window again after clicking its dock icon? I have not encountered that at all on these past few years on many apps I’ve used.

 

[sashimi]

I usually command-Q to exit programs on mac so they don’t stay running in the background anyway. But I have noticed this problem with HX Edit when closing the window without quitting.

 

[DanRad]

This may seem odd, but I find most software metronomes to be horribly inaccurate.

The Stadium metronome is fantastic.

I only messed with it once, but am hopeful it will be very helpful both for individual practice and for those nights when our drummer can't make it to rehearsal. But it didn't seem to accent any beats. It's just a straight click with no accents at all. Am I missing something?

 

[EOengineer]

I only messed with it once, but am hopeful it will be very helpful both for individual practice and for those nights when our drummer can't make it to rehearsal. But it didn't seem to accent any beats. It's just a straight click with no accents at all. Am I missing something?

I’d love to be able to program time signatures and accents into that metronome.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

That‘s normal macOS behavior. The red X doesn‘t quit an app, it just closes its window. So if you try to restart an app that‘s still running, just doesn‘t have an active window anymore… it doesn‘t work.

No, that’s not normal. Every app on all of my Mac’s closed without having to quit it. The only ones that don’t? HX and Stadium

 

[DanRad]

No, that’s not normal. Every app on all of my Mac’s closed without having to quit it. The only ones that don’t? HX and Stadium

You are incorrect. Clicking the red x in the upper left corner of a window only closes the window in almost every Mac app. To quit the app, you need to right-click on the app icon in the doc or go to the app name in the menu bar and select Quit.

 

[Sascha Franck]

What app doesn’t open up its window again after clicking its dock icon? I have not encountered that at all on these past few years on many apps I’ve used.

Hm, you're right, most of them in fact do.

 

[Hapless]

You are incorrect. Clicking the red x in the upper left corner of a window only closes the window in almost every Mac app. To quit the app, you need to right-click on the app icon in the doc or go to the app name in the menu bar and select Quit.

I think an important piece of data is missing here...

I'm currently typing this on a Mac. When you red X something, it stays in the dock, and if you click on it, it opens back up unless you right click and quit it. The Stadium app, however, does not open back up when you click on it in the dock. You have to right click on it, quit, and then completely restart it from Finder, unless you've got it living on your dock. The issue is, once you red X it, you can't re-open it without quitting it on the dock, which is unlike any other app.

 

[EOengineer]

My workaround for this issue on Mac is to minimize the window instead of closing it. When you’ve got 10 windows open in the middle of a tracking session it’s pretty easy to forget that though.