Line 6 Helix Stadium Talk

[Sascha Franck]

But guys, why didn’t Stadium get Flux?

Valid question. For a while I actually thought they might even bring it to the OG HX line in some sort of final update.

 

[ian_dissonance]

I don’t know what that shit is, but it sounds AMAZING!!

this doesn’t have as much of “pitch up an octave on each pick stroke” stuff, and if you listen to the band it’s basically rapcore, but the guitar players just makes bananas noises the entire time.

 

[paisleywookiee]

this doesn’t have as much of “pitch up an octave on each pick stroke” stuff, and if you listen to the band it’s basically rapcore, but the guitar players just makes bananas noises the entire time.

Oh, I literally thought you were making a joke. I didn’t know flux is a thing.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Here you go. This is the IIC+ on the Stadium and Fractal FM3, both at current release firmware. Both run through the same York YA MES OS Mix 01 IR. No reverb or effects or post processing. Settings on both amps are identical. I alternate between the two units with an A/B switcher for each phrase of chords or chugs. I am not revealing which is which until tomorrow. Are there differences? Maybe? None that make any difference to me. I'll use either of those tones. Pick it apart all you want with golden ears, but there's nothing here that couldn't be tweaked into alignment if needed. Oh, and the "feel" is the same to me.

Channel: Lead
Drive: 8.4
Bass: 0
Mid: 0
Treble: 7.1
Presence: 0.6
Deep: On
Bass Shift: Off
TrebShift: On
Bright: Off
Lead Drive: 8.6
Lead Brite: Off
Lead Master: 3.5
Master: 2.3
Power: Simulclass
80 Hz: +4.2
240 Hz: 0
750 Hz: -8.7
2200 Hz: +1.0
6600 Hz: -1.2

Cab: York YA MES OS Mix 01, no high or low cuts

For the Fractal FM3, the model used was the: USA MK IIC+ Deep



The sequence in the above clip is: A - B - A - B - A - B - A - B

This clip sounds good but I also run my presence control on the real Marks as well as the Fractal literally 10x+ higher than what you are doing here. Between that and the 2x12 cab I was using; that might explain my discrepancies in results.

 

[Marksh]

I found another small bug and did submit a ticket but just curious if anyone else can re-create this. In global settings, switches/pedals, whatever option is selected in FS6 mode 1 should not appear in FS6 mode 2. Although sometimes it does and when that happens FS6 mode 2 gets locked up. I can usually get out of it by bringing up the selector on the screen but it acts a bit wonky.

 

[GTR37]

I’m sure. It sounded fantastic. And I had a Mark IIC+ RI right next to me, and the Stadium sounds close.

Which footswitch rings are brighter?

That’s a pretty solid endorsement
I think we like similar tones like SLO / 800 so it’s cool that you are liking those

I am on a Fractal kick lately and just loving the simplicity of the AM4
I ordered the smaller stadium so probably won’t see that until February

The good news likely 1.3 will be out by then with 2 or 3 more Agoura models
Some proxy stuff and a whole lot of bug fixes

 

[paisleywookiee]

That’s a pretty solid endorsement
I think we like similar tones like SLO / 800 so it’s cool that you are liking those

I am on a Fractal kick lately and just loving the simplicity of the AM4
I ordered the smaller stadium so probably won’t see that until February

The good news likely 1.3 will be out by then with 2 or 3 more Agoura models
Some proxy stuff and a whole lot of bug fixes

I don’t really need it (don’t really need any of this stuff I guess) but I will get the Stadium, but also likely still get the AM4 as well. They both suit a purpose.

 

[GTR37]

I don’t really need it (don’t really need any of this stuff I guess) but I will get the Stadium, but also likely still get the AM4 as well. They both suit a purpose.

Do any of us really need it
I think you will dig the AM4 it’s a lot of fun and if it a small look at where they are going , future looks promising

 

[Mongillo19]

Credit to @MirrorProfiles for the DI:

AM4:

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Stadium

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Both 2C+ with Miko plugin (same cab settings).
My first time successfully reamping (ever) but I'm worried I did it wrong given how different the amps sound. However, it was done over USB for both the stadium and AM so leveling should be correct? Anyway, I got some FOMO on the 1.2 update so I am borrowing a friends to make sure I'm not a dumbass and buy another stadium honestly, I think I prefer the Stadium here but it doesn't really have the dryness of the AM....which I personally associate with the Mark series.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

Credit to @MirrorProfiles for the DI:

AM4:

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Stadium

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Both 2C+ with Miko plugin (same cab settings).
My first time successfully reamping (ever) but I'm worried I did it wrong given how different the amps sound. However, it was done over USB for both the stadium and AM so leveling should be correct? Anyway, I got some FOMO on the 1.2 update so I am borrowing a friends to make sure I'm not a dumbass and buy another stadium honestly, I think I prefer the Stadium here but it doesn't really have the dryness of the AM....which I personally associate with the Mark series.

Pretty different gain levels here. I think you could make them sound the same if you get rid of the saturation in the Stadium model.

 

[Mongillo19]

Pretty different gain levels here. I think you could make them sound the same if you get rid of the saturation in the Stadium model.

Yeah idk how to do that as mentioned I just ran it over USB for both units so I figured gain levels would be correct? Maybe a bold assumption