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Realistically you'll have to wait for the next official firmware update anyways. So why not just do that patiently?

홈레코딩을 시작하면 처음에는 DAW와 오디오 인터페이스 정도만 있으면 충분할 것처럼 느껴집니다. 하지만 실제로 작업을 계속하다 보면 필요한 온라인 자료가 빠르게 늘어납니다. DAW 매뉴얼, 오디오 인터페이스 드라이버, 플러그인 설명서, IR 파일, 기타 톤 자료, 믹싱 가이드, 문제 해결 게시글, 펌웨어 업데이트 페이지까지 하나씩 저장하다 보면 어느 순간 어디에 무엇을 저장했는지 찾는 시간이 더 길어질 때도 있습니다. 특히 Line 6 Helix, HX Stomp, POD Go 같은 장비를 홈레코딩에 함께 사용하는 경우에는 하드웨어와 소프트웨어 자료를 동시에 관리해야 하기 때문에 조금 더 체계적으로 정리해 두는 것이 편리합니다. 1. 공식 자료와 사용자 자료를 분리해서 저장하기 홈레코딩 관련 정보를 찾을 때 가장 먼저 구분하면 좋은 것은 공식 자료와 사용자 제작 자료입니다. 공식 자료에는 다음과 같은 것들이 포함됩니다. 제품 매뉴얼 펌웨어 업데이트 드라이버 공식 소프트웨어 DAW 설명서 플러그인 제작사 문서 반면 사용자 자료에는 커뮤니티 게시글, 유튜브 튜토리얼, 개인 블로그, 프리셋 공유, 믹싱 팁 등이 포함됩니다. 문제가 발생했을 때는 먼저 공식 문서를 확인한 뒤 커뮤니티 자료를 참고하는 방식이 좋습니다. 예를 들어 특정 기능의 위치나 지원 여부는 공식 매뉴얼이 가장 정확하지만, 실제 세팅이나 활용 방법은 사용자 경험이 더 도움이 되는 경우도 많습니다. 2. 장비별이 아니라 작업 목적별로 폴더를 만들어 보기 즐겨찾기를 단순히 장비 이름으로만 분류하면 시간이 지나면서 다시 복잡해질 수 있습니다. 대신 작업 목적에 따라 나누는 방법도 효과적입니다. 예를 들면 다음처럼 구성할 수 있습니다. Recording DAW 오디오 인터페이스 드라이버 레이턴시 관련 자료 Guitar Tone Helix / HX IR 앰프 모델링 프리셋 Mixing EQ Compressor Reverb Mastering Troubleshooting USB 문제 드라이버 충돌 노이즈 레이턴시 MIDI 문제 이렇게 정리하면 어떤 장비를 사용하는지보다 지금 어떤 문제를 해결하려는지에 따라 자료를 찾을 수 있습니다. 3. 플러그인과 IR 파일은 출처를 같이 기록하기 무료 플러그인이나 IR 파일을 많이 사용하다 보면 나중에 업데이트가 필요한 상황에서 원래 다운로드한 사이트를 기억하지 못하는 경우가 있습니다. 그래서 파일 이름만 저장하기보다 다음 정보를 같이 기록해 두는 것이 좋습니다. 제작사 또는 제작자 공식 다운로드 페이지 버전 다운로드 날짜 라이선스 조건 특히 새로운 컴퓨터로 작업 환경을 옮길 때 이런 기록이 있으면 다시 하나씩 검색해야 하는 시간을 크게 줄일 수 있습니다. 4. 문제 해결 자료는 오류 문구와 함께 저장하기 홈레코딩을 하다 보면 한 번쯤은 드라이버, USB, MIDI, 레이턴시, 플러그인 인식 문제를 만나게 됩니다. 이때 유용했던 게시글이나 문서를 단순히 저장하는 것보다 어떤 문제였는지 함께 기록해 두면 나중에 다시 찾기 쉽습니다. 예를 들어: HX Stomp USB audio issue DAW buffer latency Plugin scan error MIDI clock problem 처럼 오류 내용이나 문제 유형을 제목에 같이 적어 두는 방식입니다. 홈레코딩 문제는 몇 달 뒤 비슷한 형태로 다시 나타나는 경우가 있기 때문에 이전 해결 자료가 꽤 유용하게 쓰일 수 있습니다. 5. 오래된 튜토리얼은 버전을 반드시 확인하기 홈레코딩 관련 검색 결과에는 오래된 정보가 상당히 많이 남아 있습니다. 특히 DAW나 플러그인, 펌웨어가 업데이트되면 메뉴 위치나 기능이 달라질 수 있습니다. 따라서 튜토리얼을 볼 때는 다음 항목을 확인하는 것이 좋습니다. 작성 날짜 사용된 DAW 버전 펌웨어 버전 플러그인 버전 현재 공식 문서와 일치하는지 몇 년 전에는 정확했던 방법이 현재 버전에서는 더 이상 적용되지 않을 수도 있습니다. 6. 정말 자주 쓰는 자료만 즐겨찾기 상단에 두기 모든 자료를 같은 중요도로 저장하면 결국 즐겨찾기도 검색 결과처럼 복잡해집니다. 매일 또는 매주 사용하는 사이트만 상단에 두고, 가끔 사용하는 자료는 별도 폴더에 보관하는 편이 좋습니다. 예를 들면: 자주 사용 Line 6 공식 지원 페이지 DAW 공식 문서 사용하는 플러그인 제작사 자주 방문하는 커뮤니티 필요할 때 사용 IR 자료 믹싱 가이드 문제 해결 게시글 오래된 프로젝트 참고자료 이렇게 분리하면 필요한 자료에 접근하는 시간이 줄어듭니다. 7. 새로운 자료를 찾을 때는 검색과 디렉터리를 함께 활용하기 특정 문제를 해결할 때는 Google이나 커뮤니티 검색이 가장 빠른 경우가 많습니다. 하지만 새로운 도구나 웹사이트를 탐색할 때는 카테고리형 사이트 디렉터리를 같이 사용하는 것도 하나의 방법입니다. 저는 음악 관련 자료뿐 아니라 여러 온라인 도구나 웹서비스를 찾아볼 때 Radar Link Site 같은 사이트 디렉터리도 가끔 참고합니다. https://radarlinksite.com/ 특정 음악 장비만을 위한 사이트는 아니지만, 여러 종류의 웹사이트와 온라인 서비스를 카테고리별로 찾아볼 때 하나의 출발점으로 활용할 수 있습니다. 마무리 홈레코딩 환경은 장비를 추가할수록 필요한 정보도 함께 늘어납니다. 하지만 사이트와 자료를 무조건 많이 저장하기보다는 공식 자료, 사용자 자료, 문제 해결 자료, 자주 사용하는 사이트를 목적별로 구분하는 것이 훨씬 중요합니다. 처음부터 완벽하게 정리할 필요는 없습니다. 실제로 자주 사용하는 자료부터 조금씩 분류해 두면 새로운 장비를 추가하거나 작업 환경을 다시 구성할 때도 훨씬 빠르게 필요한 정보를 찾을 수 있습니다.

LOL. i left out that they said they'd get back to me. they haven't. 10 days out. legit question. what do i expect? idunno, maybe, "hey, this is taking a bit longer than we anticipated. just wanted to let you know we're still working on it". that's how i treat my customers anyway. i'm not impatient but you sure are when it comes to jumping to conclusions and passing judgement.

They answered so that's not ghosting. What do you expect? If they say they work on the bug it will likely be solved in a future firmware. Have some patience and/or try to come up with an intermediate workaround.

i've been having some midi bugs w/my stadium xl, got no answers on this site, so i opened a ticked. reported the problem, they promptly acknowledged that they were able to recreate it on their end too, and were surprised they hadn't seen more widespread reports of what i was experiencing. they said they'd work on it, but after a week with no response i sent a followup just to make sure my ticket didn't fall through the cracks, and now it's been over 10 days. in the past w/my LT, issues were typically solved quickly, so maybe this is to be expected when they're truly stumped with an issue?

To be honest I had issues up until 1.4.1 and I never had any issues prior to 1.4. There were clearly a few rapid fixes to resolve this. I can't say exactly what happened as it was all a bit of a mess for me but it seems that there were some strange issues going on with the wifi and network DHCP allocation and I think it seemed to be remembering old settings as well somehow. Try using the Helix itself and deleting the wifi networks then reboot it. I then use a different wifi access point (I have several however if you only have one then try creating a hotspot on your mobile) then connect and see if you can get it to update. I am afraid its a bit vague but I jumped through hoops of forgetting networks, restarting the Helix and connecting to new networks and then updating to 1.4.1. I suspect there are a lot of red herrings here with different suggestions but if something works I am not going to go against that. I have two DHCP servers that run and I could see the Helix existing with two separate IP addresses depending what happened where they both issue the same IP address through static assignment. For some reason the Helix seemed to be presenting with two different MAC addresses but I can't confirm its for sure and as you can't view the Helix MAC address in the unit itself it isn't clear. Whilst it would be useful, it is a piece of musical equipment rather than networking equipment after all and once we are past these teething problems it really shouldn't be an issue anyway I would hope.

An adjustable global gain stage would be VERY handy. I use more than 10 presets during a gig, so adding a gain block per preset is too much hassle - especially when switching to a backup guitar. I suppose a wireless will fix that, but I like cables...

OK, here are the answers: I am using Helix guitar amp modeling on everything except the double tracked rhythm guitars during the verse (which is Tonex).

Good news, I powered up the Helix with a bench supply, it's alive! (No point in replacing the built-in supply if the Helix was dead). I didn't hear back from Line 6 support so I ordered this supply, all in for $50 Canadian: VOF-65C-S12 POWER SUPPLY, ITE, 12V, 5.42A https://www.newark.com/.../power-supply-ite.../dp/13AJ1512 It's slightly smaller so I'll have to build a mechanical adapter. The original Helix supply is no longer available. Now I wait for the new one to arrive..

Mine was fine (occassional disconnects) until the update before this last one. Now it is better, but still worse than before. About on par with the launch OS.

You may have already checked ... did you make sure the time, and date are correct on the Stadium?

Set FS1 to PRESS/HOLD in all 3 Snapshots. In SS1, make FS1 PRESS = SS2. In SS2, make FS1 PRESS = SS1. In BOTH snapshots 1/2 make FS1 HOLD = SS3. In SS3 set FS1 PRESS = SS1; FS1 HOLD = SS2. One switch controls it all in all 3 snapshots. DON"T use a separate switch to perform the toggle within the snapshots. SS1 A=ON;B=OFF SS2 A=OFF;B=ON SS3 BOTH OFF Example attached. FS 3way Toggle.hlx

Guessing there's a conflict in the software, but hoping to be able to fix this. Hardware is HX Stomp. 1. I have two effects that use the same footswitch button to bypass both. They are set up so I can turn Effect A off, while simultaneously turning Effect B on with the same motion. That functionality works fine. 2. I have these effects set up in Snapshot 2. When I save this in HX Edit - it works fine in initial tests. When I move from Snapshot 1 to Snapshot 2, Effect A is on, and Effect B is off. I can play within this snapshot alternating between the two effects. For reference - Footswitch 1 is Snapshot next, Footswtich 2 is Snapshot Previous, Footswitch 3 is the bypass for both effects. 3. The problem: While everything works fine at first, after a few rotations through the snapshots, Effect B is now on when I switch to Snapshot 2, and Effect B is off (should be the opposite). Something is making the HX lose this setting. For reference - Effect B is further left in the Bloc chain than A, but I can't really swap them and keep the same sound.

^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^

About a week ago ~10/28/26 there was another update from the Helix Stadium App for version 1.4.2. Downloaded it to the app. Then downloaded to stadium. Then haven't been able to connect to the PC app since. I've tried the fire wall suggestion. Tried even a different wifi from my phone's hot spot. Nothing works. I'm working on a PC with windows 11.

Don't forget you can use an accousic IR to make it sound more natural through a piezo pickup too https://www.acousticir.ovh/rubrique3.html

Their decision makes sense for the majority while also adding additional optional extras for those who want it - variax guitars aren't made anymore, they're old tech that L6 really didn't need to support with the new hardware but they will with the breakout box - You can keep your old helix until it comes out, it's not going to stop working because a new one came out. The price of the helix would have been higher for all if they'd put the functionality inside the device, so you would be paying it anyway so it's not really an additional 220usd your original helix would have been baseline price + cost of nexus components and design/support at launch, may not have been the full baseline+220usd but wouldn't have been 'free'. They've already said variax support will hopefully come with firmware version 1.5 (and the nexus box will probably be released alongside, that would be my guess - they're not going to release the box when it won't do anything as the firmware isn't ready for it). The nexus port has been touted as something that will be able to do much more than just variax etc support, we'll learn what in the years to come

Just copy the preset, change the speaker on the copy, save it and A/B the presets.

Use Snapshots wisely. Use MIDI. Assign switches on a basic MIDI controller to the simple ON/OFF functions and use the Helix switches for the more complex stuff. Don't make every preset a "kitchen sink".

Helix Stadium Native has a built-in A/B feature for such comparisons. There’s a free trial period. Hardware and plug-in presets are interchangeable.

that doesn't work for me because all my foot switches are spoken for in terms of assignments...the majority of my foot switches add/subtract gain stages (or other effects) so when i A/B the speakers, speaker A could have more or less drive than preset B, and vice versa, depending on the preset. any other ways? i don't want to get into disabling other assignments for the sake of testing. i suppose in a pinch i could copy the preset and disable the other assignments on that preset for a/b testing.

A small update for anyone following this thread: Helrig now has an app for iPhone and iPad. On an iPad with an M chip it connects to your Helix or HX over USB, for live editing and saving presets to the pedal. iPhones and older iPads connect through a Helrig Box over Wi-Fi; that part is in the next update, still in Apple's review, and in TestFlight until then (email hello@helrig.com). App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6825218698 Short demo: https://youtu.be/BK473cSe_FI If you try it and something doesn't work, let me know here, with your iPad model and pedal. (Helrig is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Line 6 or Yamaha.)

Ah, my 12v supply is crispy around the AC side of the transformer, and there's a burnt through diode on the top side edge. I'll see what Line 6 charge for the proper replacement. Not sure I want to force fit the ECS65US12 module in place of it.. Plus the ECS65US12 pinout is reversed, have to swap the wires on the molex cable around, not a big deal but it's more hassle..

Have any of you tried the two solutions found in this thread?

Every guitar is different. What I did when I played an acoustic show was adding the following effects: 0) EQ to make my guitar sound good without any piercing/ringing sounds. A 10-band EQ is great for that to notch out all the bad frequencies. 1) compressor for more presence 2) reverb 3) delay 4) EQ for solos + additional delay for solos I think it's more difficult to have a canned acoustic preset like that. Have you tried experimenting yet. I have not used any presets that I've downloaded personally.