Line 6 Helix Stadium

[Sascha Franck]

It will be Stadium Native instead of Helix Native. I don’t think they’re going to try to make all of them HW compatible in one piece of software. Just like there will be a new version of Edit just for Stadium.

Oh sure, quite defenitely. At least I'd bet on it, there's just too many differences between the OG units and the new ones to have it all covered in one main software framework.

 

[Orvillain]

@Digital Igloo Can you say anything about the control switch outputs and which amps they've been tested with? The Helix Floor did have a issues with some amps and creating ground hum and stuff. I think the Mark V and Orange Rockerverb were amps that didn't really play nicely. Hope this is improved with the Stadium!

 

[timbuck3]

Proxy isn’t required in Native as you can just splice any old capture device in a DAWs effects chain. However, without Agoura though, there’s no point to it.

What is proxy?

 

[GTR37]

What is proxy?

 

[Digital Igloo]

Someone asks whether Stadium enables hands-free pre-arranged looping. He responds "correct".

True, but this isn't because the looper is all that more sophisticated (at least right now); this would be via Showcase looper flags.

USB-C is connect to a host. USB-A is to act as a host.

The only thing USB-A does right now is allow you to connect an ethernet adapter for a LAN. We hope to add more functionality later.

"Agoura and Proxy will not be available in Native" - assuming he means current Native.

Correct. If there's ever a Stadium Native, Proxy would obviously be included. Showcase won't, however, because there's no point in having a nested playback system within your DAW.

"The stem splitting will happen in Edit, Stadium will just get the audio files and play those back. So it'll be powered by your computer, same as Logic."

Not quite. Stem splitting happens in the cloud, not Edit itself. Then those stems are downloaded directly to the microSD card. We're using Yamaha's Music Connect service (currently only available in Japan). If you have a Moises subscription—or utilize Logic or any other stem-splitting service—you can of course load individual stems in as well.

@Digital Igloo Can you say anything about the control switch outputs and which amps they've been tested with? The Helix Floor did have an issues with some amps and creating ground hum and stuff. I think the Mark V and Orange Rockerverb were amps that didn't really play nicely. Hope this is improved with the Stadium!

It's still picky but it's significantly less picky. IIRC, it works with more amps than Helix/Rack/LT/HX Effects does, but there's one amp (I forget) where the old stuff actually works better.

We had proper relays in there for a long while but had to perform a cost-down exercise when the [jaw-droppingly insipid bull the mods don't want us talking about] dropped. And due to the new [jaw-droppingly insipid bull the mods don't want us talking about] that'll raise both COGs and the everyday cost of doing business, we still couldn't get XL below $2k and meet our margin demands.

 

[Vic Winters]

What are all the segments for? All the different sources?

 

[Digital Igloo]

View attachment 49303

What are all the segments for? All the different sources?

Yep.

 

[FuzzyAce]

If there's ever a Stadium Native

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Ami right in thinking the latest video shows presets for each (excuse the fractal terminology) block?

 

[Digital Igloo]

Ami right in thinking the latest video shows presets for each (excuse the fractal terminology) block?

Yes, but we've called blocks "blocks" since before Fractal existed.

 

[mikah912]

I know there will be some arched eyebrows that the first Stadium Agoura isolated sample of a Brit Plexi isn't some humbuckers kerranging away with everything on 10, but this clip makes absolute sense to me. Shows the dynamic range and response wonderfully and sounds great too, even though I rarely play this type of stuff.

Thanks for the weekend drop!

 

[Sascha Franck]

I know there will be some arched eyebrows that the first Stadium Agoura isolated sample of a Brit Plexi isn't some humbuckers kerranging away with everything on 10, but this clip makes absolute sense to me. Shows the dynamic range and response wonderfully and sounds great too, even though I rarely play this type of stuff.

Thanks for the weekend drop!

Oh! That's a whole lot up my alley! Sounds great!

 

[GTR37]

Ami right in thinking the latest video shows presets for each (excuse the fractal terminology) block?

Are you referring to the Focus zones ? Yes I believe all 5 of the zones have settings and eventually this will be user definable

Like on SLO for instance you could have
80s Rodent
Slowhand
Warren NOT Demartini
Sultans swing
Studio Lead

 

[Orvillain]

I know there will be some arched eyebrows that the first Stadium Agoura isolated sample of a Brit Plexi isn't some humbuckers kerranging away with everything on 10, but this clip makes absolute sense to me. Shows the dynamic range and response wonderfully and sounds great too, even though I rarely play this type of stuff.

Thanks for the weekend drop!

Not super my thing, but sounds great.

 

[mikah912]

Are you referring to the Focus zones ? Yes I believe all 5 of the zones have settings and eventually this will be user definable

While we wait for them to make that user-definable, there looks to be an always-exposed right nav that'll offer up whatever Favorites you save. Looks like you can do nested folders, so you can store your favorite clean/crunch/lead settings and have them a tap away at all times.

 

[sashimi]

I know there will be some arched eyebrows that the first Stadium Agoura isolated sample of a Brit Plexi isn't some humbuckers kerranging away with everything on 10, but this clip makes absolute sense to me. Shows the dynamic range and response wonderfully and sounds great too, even though I rarely play this type of stuff.

Thanks for the weekend drop!

We don’t need no stinking clips!!1

Sounds great!

 

[Orvillain]

Who the fuck is Erick Lein !?!

 

[mikah912]

Line 6 could've dropped 16 clips at the same time, representing each of the Agoura amps A/Bed against the HX equivalent at the same setting and people would just complain about what's being played ("Paul Hindmarsh doesn't know anything about modern high gain!" "You guys ever going to play some chords instead of just noodling all day?!?!" "When am I going to be able to hear it in a mix?!?!?!")

 

[Orvillain]

I wanna hear some fat ass Bring Me The Horizon riffs pleez.

 

[mikah912]

I wanna hear some fat ass Bring Me The Horizon riffs pleez.

Bro, if the first Agoura tour clip of the JCM800 2203 is a Tube-Screamer boosted chugfest for the BMTH "vibez", people are gonna riot.