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As the saying goes... if I had a nickel for very time I did something like that..... I still think it's worth opening a support ticket about the unlit state. It could be a design decision as rawkbob suggests, or it could be a bug. Line 6 will tell you which it is.

OK, here are the answers: I used Helix guitar amp modeling for the lead guitar, and used Tonex for the rhythm guitars.

Hi everyone, I've been using the Helix for a while now and love the flexibility it offers, but I'm still trying to fine-tune my approach to dialing in great tones, especially for live/mix settings. Specifically, I’d love to get some advice on a couple of things: Amp & Cab Pairings: What are your go-to amp and cab/IR combinations for dynamic clean-to-crunch tones that cut through the mix without sounding harsh? Global / Cab EQ Cut Settings: How do you usually handle High Cut and Low Cut filters? I currently apply a low cut around 80Hz and a high cut around 6.5kHz on the cab block, but I'm curious what works best for others. Snapshots: Any tips on keeping volume levels consistent when switching between snapshots (from clean rhythm to lead boost)? My main setup is a HSS Strat going straight into Helix, monitored through a pair of studio monitors and occasionally an FRFR speaker. Any tips, block signal chain recommendations, or workflow suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for the help!

I feel so stupid!! Now I realise that they are actually working! I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I was too much comparing the screen to the Stadium XL tutorial! I apologise! Thank you for your responses <3

They're unlit, not dimmed on the XL as well, as in the video, they are still selectable and function as expected, I don't see any problems here, there's no difference between xl and non-xl here.... This really looks like it's designed that way and makes sense to me...:- The buttons that are lit but dimmed do something on that screen e.g. show info, start stopwatch etc. and light up when you press them. The buttons that are unlit (and not dimmed) change screen and are therefore don't light up due to that

Are they not working for you, or are they just in a dim state?

I see this too. The switches are not lit - but for me they are operational. Pressing the unlit Transport switch does indeed enter Transport Mode. I think the unlit status is a bug that you might want to report by opening a support ticket.

This is not meant to detract from the feature request but the Showcase feature already exists and may address some of the request. You can import the audio stems from your DAW into a Showcase Song. The Song tracks are available in the Matrix Mixer. You can also add a click track and use the various Song Flags to control MIDI and other things. The intention of the Showcase feature is to turn the Helix device into exactly what @maxxlines describes in this quote from him (with no USB cable required): “The Stadium XL has all the hardware capability to be the ultimate single-cable live performance hub.”

It is a bit annoying that most of the tutorials are made for Stadium XL. Hence I have not found a solution to this problem. My unit is updated (1.3.2, the latest update at the moment). When you press the MODE (FS6) button and hold it for a few seconds you open the "more" window that allows you to choose further options. The info, stopwatch, metronome, save, mute and clip functions are available. The problem is that the rest of the modes (in my case STOMP A, STOMP B, PRESET and TRANSPORT) are not available => (grey colour/ assigned buttons FS8 - F11 are not lit). In all the tutorials for the Stadium XL you can access these modes just by clicking a button. Why is my Stadium Floor not working like this? Am I missing something or is this a known bug? In comparison to this tutorial for Stadium XL you can clearly see the issue:

It’s always a good idea to ask these questions before making changes to hardware that contains important custom settings. I understand the concern about losing carefully created presets, IRs, and configurations after investing so much time setting everything up. Veck IO

Hello. I have a weird question for setting up 4cm in my pedal chain. I want to run my HX One after my drives (used for delay and modulation mostly) and before my Strymon Deco and Flint. And then I would like to have it ran again using the 4cm at the end in case I wish to use the looper. Is that possible and would I need to change my cabling anytime I wanted to do it this way? I want to run everything in front of the amp btw. Sorry about the confusion. Im probably making a mountain out of a mole hill. For visual: Regular connection - Tuner>OD>Fuzz>HX1>Deco>Flint>Amp 4CM - Tuner>OD>Fuzz>HX1>Deco>Flint>Back to HX1?> Amp? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I have submitted a request on the product feedback as well. I like to run dual amps and cabs for my setup, all 4 paths are getting used and there is none left for the usb and backing tracks in this scenario. Very limiting indeed...hope this can be fixed in the next update.

Ah, now we know what unit you're using it's easier to tell you which Owner's Manual you should check - not all HX devices have built in EXP pedals and require external 3rd party options! https://line6.com/data/6/0a00051afda2673ccc1cc8e68/application/pdf/Helix 3.80 Owner's Manual - English .pdf See page 8 item 16. Expression Pedal. 16. Expression Pedal Move the expression pedal to control volume, wah, or a combination of amp and/or effects parameters. Activate the hidden toe switch to toggle between EXP 1 and EXP 2. (The scribble strip above tells you which one is active.) If an external pedal is connected to the rear panel EXP 2 jack, the built-in pedal becomes EXP 1 only—see "Controller Assign" NOTE: Adding a Wah, Pitch Wham, or Poly Wham block automatically assigns its Position parameter to be controlled by EXP 1. Adding a Volume Pedal or Pan block automatically assigns its Position to be controlled by EXP 2 Hope this helps/makes sense.

Hi, Raise a proper Support Ticket with Customer Service, as noted in the reply above from @silverhead, but a little digging on Google revealed this:- I could be an over zealous Gatekeeper security setting on your machine. Hope this helps/makes sense.

I’ve been thinking about this some more because I was very confused in the beginning about the behaviour when editing presets in the USER preset area vs, a custom Setlist. I think that what you describe about getting a second preset also named Song 1 is actually a bug, especially if it exists in the USER preset area. I think there should never be two presets with the exact same name in the User presets area. You might want to consider reporting it via a support ticket. I think the quote from the manual I provided above that begins with ‘as a general guide’ is actually more than that: right now it seems to me that it’s the way to avoid confusion, apparent bugs, and inconsistencies in the implementation of the new approach to presets and setlists that was introduced with Stadium. When you select a preset in a custom Setlist (an alias meaning not an actual preset) you are actually viewing/seeing the underlying preset in the USER presets area. When you then edit and Save the preset, the change is applied in the USER presets area. All aliases to that preset in other custom Setlists now point to the changed preset. I found it confusing until getting used to it. I know it’s different and you prefer the previous duplication of actual presets in custom Setlists but it is what it is.

Really useful. Thank you

Agreed, I have done the same with my Victory MK Overdrive. Just make sure that your amp uses short to sleeve. I did exactly the same, connect a TRS cable (MK Overdrive has two cables so I can do everything the amp foot switch does). It was a bit trial and error ro work them out but doesn't take long. May be I missed something but maybe not but I would like to swap the polarities. ie when I connected it up and turned on the Helix if I have a one switch switched between Lo and Hi gain the default on power on was Hi and I would prefer to change this to default to Low. If this can't be done it would be a helpful addition, or maybe I just missed how to do it?

If your Princeton has an effects loop, you can plug the Pod Go into the effects return (With Pod Go’s amp model on and cab off). If you are plugging into the front guitar input of the Princeton, or an amp that doesn’t have an effects loop, it will be doubling up on the preamp stage, which is where that extra treble comes from. For that setup you need to turn the Princeton’s treble to zero (but mids and bass as normal) This has worked well on my Blues Junior.

That's why it's good practice to copy/edit presets only in the main USER preset area - not in a Setlist. A custom setlist that you have created, like your Set List 1, is used to select and order presets from the main USER preset area - not for editing/copying them. Remember - presets in a custom setlist contain aliases to presets in the USER area. They are not themselves different presets, hence editing them and expecting them to behave like different presets is bound to be problematic. Here's a quote from the manual: As a general guide, use the USER PRESETS folder to create your presets, and reserve setlists for placing those presets in a specific order for your performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions.

See the Downloads link at the top of this page. In the Choose Software field select Helix Stadium.

What is the app called? Where do I find it?

I have been gigging with my Stadium since the end of November.....without any issues. Last night, in the middle of the band's second set, in the middle of a song............. I pressed the A/B switch to go to to second bank to activate an effect. The instant that I pressed that A/B switch, the volume dropped way down to less than half. The Vol pedal was all the way up. Nothing I did brought the volume back. The band kept looking at me thinking that I stopped playing. Thankfully I had a boost assigned that I never use. So, I pressed that to get me through the set. On break, I tried all the usual things to find the problem. Not a single thing had changed. Still less that half volume. SO - I power cycled it. When it came back up, everything was back to normal. No problems for the rest of the night. Now, I have always been an early adopter of technology. I have never been let down before. But, now I am already worrying about the next gig. I will put my Tone King Imperial pedal in my gig bag "just in case". I am here to ask if anyone else has had this happen.

Yes, it does work as you described by appending a number to the end of the name. So if I have "Song 1" and copy it then it appends "(1)" to the end of the name so that I now also have "Song 1 (1)". This is how this works on the Helix Stadium Device once you figure it out (That is ANOTHER topic on this forum). But, you do realize that this only applies to the "USER" Song Library in the Helix Stadium Editor. If you copy "Song 1" in user set list "Set List 1" then you get a SECOND "Song 1" that is ALSO named "Song 1" and is the same "Song 1" as "Song 1". I am on the latest version of the firmware 1.3.2 of the Helix Stadium XL Floor and the Stadium Editor. This is one of many various discrepancies between the Floor Unit and the Editor. But it is getting better. DSP is another issue and Presets can get corrupted between the two editors as well. These are known bugs. I could not tell you any issue numbers though.

Right now, both blocks might be ON at the same time?! Select your Volume block and manually press the Bypass button so it is ON. Select your Wah block and manually press the Bypass button so it is OFF (dimmed). Now, when you press hard on the Toe Switch, Helix will toggle between them: Volume ON / Wah OFF and Volume OFF / Wah ON.

Thanks!