Line 6 Helix Stadium

[timbuck3]

Ok but then why a new product with all agora in a year?

Why not?

 

[Dimiguitar]

Why not?

One reason would be they've invested God knows how much to bring stadium to market. To only then go "oh well here's this new massive project/genuinely new product a year later" would be such a bizarre use of resources.

 

[Gary_W]

Why not?

Regarding ‘why not wait’, a new device like this isn’t just about the core tones. The stadium has lots of other benefits in other areas compared to the existing unit (backing tracks, auditioning, hype knob, focus view etc). As a company, they will have had lots of internal debates as to when to launch - with a platform that is easy to remotely update and has the historic evidence of ‘we will for sure keep making this thing better for free’ like they did with the original Helix, they can safely launch at the point where it’s attractive enough to make enough people want it ‘as it is now’ with the excitement of years of cool free extras. I’m a good example - what they’re showing so far has been enough for me to move from a platform I’ve been happy with and preorder an XL so their internal focus groups worked in my case!

Have you tried the Helix Amps since they updated the cabinets? My only Helix experience so far is using Native these past few days plus reading as much as possible to understand / evaluate if I wanted to move from my current platform to a Stadium. My expectation was that the ‘old’ amps might not be so good (as they’re launching a new platform) but there’s lots in here that makes me happy….. I’ve seen comments that the new cabinets made a night and day difference so if your opinion of the current amps is based on trying one several years ago then you haven’t experienced them at the level they will be in the Stadium. You can get a free trial of native and give the ecosystem a go to see what you think of it these days.

 

[Lysander]

Why not?

Wait, why would L6 want to do this to begin with?

 

[molul]

Why not?

Damn you're right

 

[sashimi]

 

[AlbertA]

Why not?

Why even?

 

[Mikael Dez]

I think Tim is an agent of chaos, he likes tossing a firecracker in the chicken coop and watching the world burn

 

[GTR37]

I think Tim is an agent of chaos, he likes tossing a firecracker in the chicken coop and watching the world burn

 

[mikah912]

I think Tim is an agent of chaos, he likes tossing a firecracker in the chicken coop and watching the world burn

Ehh, he's more of a fun character to interact with when less momentous discussions aren't happening, and those kinds of cats are part of the secret recipe that makes this place work.

 

[Mikael Dez]

Ehh, he's more of a fun character to interact with when less momentous discussions aren't happening, and those kinds of cats are part of the secret recipe that makes this place work.

I wasn’t knocking him haha I love it

 

[ian_dissonance]

Since no-one directly replied and I’m not digging through here….
CAN WE USE THE SIDECHAIN FEATURE TO DYNAMICALLY CONTROL STUFF BESIDES DYNAMICS PROCESSORS?

 

[Digital Igloo]

Since no-one directly replied and I’m not digging through here….
CAN WE USE THE SIDECHAIN FEATURE TO DYNAMICALLY CONTROL STUFF BESIDES DYNAMICS PROCESSORS?

Yes, but not at launch.

 

[ian_dissonance]

Yes, but not at launch.

I will revisit when that feature is available.

 

[Digital Igloo]

I will revisit when that feature is available.

What would you like or expect sidechain to do?

 

[ian_dissonance]

What would you like or expect sidechain to do?

Pitch on a pitch shifter, tremolo speed, chorus rate, filter frequency, effect on/off, effect mix, preferably all at the same time. And preferably with adjustable attack/release curves.

 

[Digital Igloo]

Pitch on a pitch shifter, tremolo speed, chorus rate, filter frequency, effect on/off, effect mix, preferably all at the same time. And preferably with adjustable attack/release curves.

Ah, some of those are tangential to sidechaining, but I'm totally with ya'.

 

[mikah912]

Pitch on a pitch shifter, tremolo speed, chorus rate, filter frequency, effect on/off, effect mix, preferably all at the same time. And preferably with adjustable attack/release curves.

Seems like envelope followers might be a more viable way to achieve some of these?

 

[ian_dissonance]

Seems like envelope followers might be a more viable way to achieve some of these?

Yeah, for sure, same concept through. The input dynamics changes the parameter.

 

[DanRad]

Nothing. I actually see the helix Stadium as a way to get people who never liked or gelled with the helix tones to be re-introduced to the helix, but I think that may not be the case so it was my misunderstanding sorry.

So you think they don't want to ALSO bring along people who have been rocking their Helixes for 10 years? They just want to dump that established user base under the bus?

That's insanity.