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Greetings all, I just had my new Helix (OG) Floor model delivered three days ago. While trying to learn how to use this, I found that when I power the Helix on and off, I am hearing a clicking noise coming from inside my Variax Standard. I have had my Variax since 2017, and my HD500x since 2020. I have never heard this noise before. I ran the Line 6 updater, thinking that maybe updating would stop this noise. The only device it shows is the Helix. I know that the USB/VDI Interface was included with the Variax, but for the life of me, I do not recall where it is. I will commence the search tomorrow for it... it's in a safe place somewhere in the house. If I cannot find it, I will try to update through the HD500x. Maybe the updater will work through that. Has anyone else ever heard a clicking noise from the Variax will turnin the Helix on and off? Thanks, mike

Hi, I haven't been on these forums in ages. I am Christopher Coutlee the original programmer of the podman32 program. As noted, my original website http://clients.teksavvy.com/~ccoutlee/podman.htm is no longer active. In case anyone is still interested in using the program with an old POD 2 I have uploaded it to my Google Drive. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qanh7zN0VLFpQHaRYPw8MjB8_MLHHIok/view?usp=sharing It is the same zip file that was on my old website. It was last updated around 2009 or 2010 so there might be some issues with it. I haven't used the program in ages, so I just dug out my old POD 2 and tried it out and it still seems to work okay on my Windows 11 PC. Since the program is being downloaded from the internet and it is not digitally signed, you will get warning messages from Windows warning you about running an unrecognized program or something to that effect when you try and run the program. If you have any questions, about the program, let me know. Chris

Helix does not support pre-JTV Variax models. Not officially at least. I have a Variax 300 that turns out to be partly compatible. I can manually program the Variax model selection as part of a Helix preset and store it. Upon recall the Variax 300 responds correctly and selects the stored model when the preset is loaded in Helix. But that’s it - no 2-way communication; the Helix does not recognize any changes made on the Variax guitar. I think you should open a support ticket to see if it’s possible to connect your 600 to Workbench without the hardware interface. Helix can’t do it.

Also, as a side note, I just realized that the cable I had was a standard cat 6 and not a VDI cable, so I've got that undone and I'm ordering a proper VDI cable. Would that make a difference in things?

Hey Friends! So I was finally able to find a Variax 600 model, which is the third one that I've owned. Absolutely love the guitar, and I'm excited to get in and start working with Variax workbench again. Issue is, I've got it connected using a VDI cable to the helix and that works great, but the Helix isn't allowing Central to update the firmware or pass through to the workbench software. I went looking for the VDI USB Interface and it seems that's no longer anywhere, even on Reverb. What options do I have in terms of getting in and having workbench again? Is there a work around for getting the helix to fully pass the variax through like the XT Live did? Justin

I plan to do a capture of my Friedman Jose and want to have it in stereo with 2 amps. Can I just copy and paste the amp in the signal path or? Is there a video showing how to do this? Also in 'Snapshot' mode can I have a clean ish/crunch/solo configuration with 3 captures with the various settings on the amp?

I just ordered my Stadium floor unit so I have not tried it yet but no one has talked about the mic. A single 57 is really thin sounding to my ears. I'd use a combo or in my case I will just use my Sennheiser 906

Hi, I'm having trouble setting up Stadium with Logic as I dont see it listed on the devices.I do see a Helix listed in the Audio Midi setup (probably when I use it with my older Helix) in my Mac but it is not highlighted.Maybe I need to configure it there first & I'm not sure how to do it. I didnt find videos or any help from the manual on this. BTW I'm able to connect Stadium to the Stadium editor app on my Mac without an issue! Can someone here help? Thanks

If I do a capture of my 1 channel Friedman Jose, how can I boost it in another snapshot for solos? Lastly can I do a 3rd within the snap shots for cleanish?

8 snapshots per preset. And you can change just about ANY parameter per snapshot. The only thing you can’t do is change the specific effect model. If you want a Minotaur at varying tone and gain settings, it’s possible. If you want a Minotaur on one snaoshot and a Tube screamer in a different one, you have to add both effects to the preset and then turn them on and off between snapshot. it’s pretty powerful.

Scribble strips are too small for me to see anyways Lol! The preset will show up to see on the big screen though right? Also how many snap shot variations are available in each pre set? And can I assign different drives in a pre set with varying gain levels? Say, crunch has light drive and solo snapshot has more dirt on drive two in the 2nd snapshot? Same with delays?

Neither Stadium unit, Floor or XL, has gapless preset switching. Switching snapshots within a preset is gapless. The specs of the two units will show you the hardware differences, the most significant non-I/O difference being lack of scribble strips on the Floor. On the other hand, it has Play View and I’ve seen some requests for that from XL owners. Otherwise it’s an I/O, form factor and cost decision.

Thanks for the reply. The issue is that I'm using the pedalboard but don't want to use the screen. Is this filter for high-gain settings?

Hello, coming from a Fractal FM3 and wondering if the Non XL unit has gapless switching? Is it 'snapshot mode' or? Also any drawbacks with going with the non XL version?

matthewayers77, You've probably already checked, but to be safe ... have you adjusted the output to the headphone via the matrix levels?

I have moved this post to the Promote Your Patches area where your other similar posts are.

1. No special care required when using headphones. 2. No, the display screen can’t be disabled while the device is powered on. Turn it off when not in use. 3. Very subjective. Personally I usually apply a high cut filter at around 10-12Khz in the guitar cab block, sometimes lower.

Dear Sir/Madam, I purchased a Helix Stadium keyboard and would like to know if I need to take any special care when playing with it using headphones. Also, can I configure it so that the screen remains off when I'm not using it? Additionally, at what frequency cutoff level is good for high frequencies to eliminate that high-pitched noise in distortions?

Good morning friends, for this song I used Helix Stadium for absolutely everything! In addition to creating presets for the guitar and bass, I used compressors, reverbs, and effects on all the other instruments—drums, etc. In Ableton, I created an effects instrument bus and applied the Stadium FX presets via Helix's USB routing (like a reamp). What do you think?

Sorry to hear you are not getting the results you were hoping for making amp clones. I suspect there is user error here so keep experimenting. The clones I have made and have download from many others sound FANTASTIC - I don't know what sorcery Line 6 has developed to capture the clones, but I almost always prefer my cloned amps to the Agora models. There is something slightly more "3d" sounding...it's hard to describe...but I love the proxy feature and the results I have been able to get from making clones. Keep at it...I suspect you'll figure it out with some trial and error.

It's not a Global Settings Issue. When connected to my pc I can see the Podgo sending the Program Change messages. I need to know what non-computer device will work as the USB host to send/receive midi from the Podgo. I got an email response from CME that the H2midi Pro won't work with the Podgo.

There’s a banner at the top of this page explaining that License Manager is retired, and the alternative.

Hi you all Sry if im at the wrong forum but really seached and its a jungel to even find any help. I bought line 6 pod farm 2.5 many years ago, had a kid and didnt have time for it anymore. Now i decided to start to play again and i have to regester both my Ux2 and podfarm using the licence manager, fine BUT it wont let me log in? Is there something im missing here, ALL kind of help is very appriciated. Best regards Tim

Do you have a license/purchase for POD Farm 2? What happens when you try to run it, either standalone or as a DAW plugin? btw… Monkey and License Manager are now retired. See banner at top of this page.

See Global Settings.