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Same problem, posting here for another data point and to follow. On a few occasions now I've loaded ~10 songs, all single tracks, and they work perfectly. After powering down and upon reboot, they look as though they are playing but there is no audio. And the Matrix screen song meter does not show activity. This seems random, sometimes they do work following reboots. I have also done a number of various sequences of backing up, factory resetting, restoring from backup, reloading songs, etc. I've yet to find any repeatable pattern.

Dear Line 6 Team, I’m writing regarding the upcoming Expand D10 module for the Helix Stadium system. I currently use a Helix Stadium together with Variax guitars and am particularly keen to restore VDI integration for recording and studio work. At the moment I am on the waitlist with Andertons Music in the UK, where I have been advised that availability may not be until around Autumn 2026. Because the D10 is important for my recording workflow, I wanted to ask whether there is any possibility of obtaining one earlier than that timeframe, or if there are any early access, beta evaluation, or limited release options available. If it helps, I would be very happy to provide feedback from real-world studio use once the unit is available. Many thanks for any information you are able to share. Best regards, Mike

Often when electrolytics go bad, they physically expand in size. For example, the tops of them bulge upwards -- they become domed. So a bad one might not be difficult to spot.

Attaching an example of the dual path arrangement. The amp in the lower path is not active. I found an example for how to do this on YouTube. Posted by Fixer Pete: "HD500X as Guitar & Vocal Processor" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGKJdr6Zlvk For the most part, I copied his layout. I believe I modified my preset, "Big Hall", but not positive about the name.

I also received a response from Ben with Line 6: Yes, you can assign the inputs to either side of the signal path, e.g. input one goes to path A, input 2 to path B. You then pan the paths hard left/right and use the stereo outputs. See section 2-7 of the advanced guide. You will not have stereo put from the guitar or microphone in this setup. https://line6.com/legacy/podhdprox

Actually, that is a very common speaker impedance for MODELING amps. It's NOT common for straight-up guitar amps where speaker changes are common. The Catalyst was never intended to be an FRFR amp. It is what it is advertised as and if that suits your purpose, great. My recommendation is to buy an amp that's intended for your purpose. Blackstar has a new FRFR amp that has a whizzer. Check it out. Fender, Laney and IK Multimedia also have FRFR cabs. Of course, they all cost at least twice what the Catalyst costs and are closed back cabs. I wonder why that is? Hmmm.... Good Luck on your whizzer adventure!

I asked Line 6 for advice and got this: "Thanks for reaching out. This has not been vetted or tested by our engineers, so we can't comment on any modifications, I'm afraid. Swap speakers at your own risk. All the best, Hodgy Customer Support Team Yamaha Guitar Group" So, they sell amps with an uncommon speaker impedance that are designed to be a compromise. No frequency curves available. When purchasers wonder if they can get a bit more out of the amp and try an extremely common thing - changing speakers - the entire Tech Dept has never come across such a thing! The overwhelming results on the web for the change is "decreased output but harmless", so I'm going with that. One of the reasons for the change is I spent money on another Line 6 product (Helix Native) that has lots of wonderful cabs, includes the Cat amps, and lets me play with top tier IR's. If the speaker works as claimed, then I get the entire Catalyst collection plus everything else in the known guitar universe. More Is More (or MIM...)

Ribbon mics have a need for some space and the proximity effect is also used to control low frequency being overbearing, sometimes pulling the mic back a bit make a world of good difference

Slow reply - I didn't get a notification. I used to use poweramps into guitar speaker cabs, but it limited my pallette too much as the speaker has such a huge influence on tone. That aside, when I did I much preferred using the full amp model even though it includes the power amp section. Yes the preamp models are substantially quiter and need additional volume, but they also sounded thin to me. Irrispective of what you use, pre or full, you should be aiming for consistency in levels at the patch stage and then tuning the actual output to the out put device (eg line level PA vs instrument level amp head). I've always used a full Helix and/or LT so can't advise the easiest approach for that on a XL, but on the Helix I would use a gain block at the end of the patch, or the output level to adjust. If using different set-ups, copy the patch, adjust output levels and name for that output, or keel in a seperate user list.

Thanks for the hint. It was installed. But it led to crashes instantly. So I removed it via Line 6 uninstaller and removed the remains in device manager. Then I did a reinstall of the Stadium app because it seems to install everything needed.

ReverendLove, Do you still have Line6Central installed? I believe you do but I do not remember if I specifically asked you and just assumed from your previous statements it is still installed. If not I do not recommend installing it now. If you do, please let me know. jpd

I have one that may be close to 64, but I haven't counted. I will have to look later.

I'm just looking for button when I'm in a cab/pedal to flag them all as snapshot controlled. Maybe not all parameters across all, but you understand what I'm saying. It's easier to uncheck than check them all for me. That or have a checkbox button or icon that a single click would do the same and set the parameter. The right click is tedious for user experience and would be a nice improvement however it's implemented.

Maybe you both could test whether this limit still exists. Try to assign more than 64 parameters in a preset to the Snapshot controller. Let us all know the result.

You are not the only one. Nothing reminds me I’m not as smart as I think I am faster than struggling with making changes to Snapshots and saving them!

I believe that Snapshot parameter control has a limit of 64 parameters. At least it did in OG Helix and I haven’t seen any info to the contrary in Stadium. Any reasonably complex or powerful preset would exceed that limit quickly if all parameters for every block were included. A single amp and cab would chew up nearly half of that, never mind the multi tap 6 delay block. How would you want to be able to specify your desired 64 when the limit is exceeded? But perhaps this limit has quietly been removed in Stadium. I’m not 100% sure.

I think it would be great to have one button in HX Edit or Stadium app to set all parameters to snapshot control without having to click every option and change it for each. I can't be the only one that thinks this would be helpful :)

I am aware of announced but not yet implemented features. I am fine with it. But this here is a dirrerent story. It is very simple: I want a unit that works as announced. At least Line 6 has to acknowledge this bug and to estimate when there will be a solution. These are fundamrntal rights as a customer. Just an example: I buy a new car and I realize that the front lights do not work. The car dealer says after my compaimt: "Well, but the car works. just don't drive at night or use a pair of pocket lamps from Apple." I am not that obsequious person who is fobbed off so easy by so called workarounds. Acceptimg this in my book is simply cringingness.

Thanks. Will check it.

Don’t know if this is of any help. Made a summary of amp/effect models a few years ago. Purpose was to have all info I needed in one place. It’s bast on Ben Vesco’s webpage and his method of calculating relative processor load. To that I added some extra info I needed. Feel free to us it if I it fit your needs - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jmc5gqz40d8e0nmgck8pz/Line6-Helix-Model-and-DSP-Summary-P3-80d-01.pdf?rlkey=ftys9exk0ydc5lqslmjs40q0x&dl=0 The pdf is linked to my Dropbox as the space on my L6 account is “full”. //Per

The lead guitar is using a Helix guitar amp model, and the double tracked rhythm guitars used Tonex guitar amp models.

Like little cryptic nuggets...thanks for your reply!

ReverendLove, I suspect most people comparing jpdennis' first and last statements would have concluded his intent was to write " I agree it is a drag that the reverend's needs are still **NOT** successfully addressed" and not what he actually wrote which was " I agree it is a drag that the reverend's needs are still successfully addressed. " Although if English is not your first language (at a guess), then it's an understandable mistake not to catch that. To put it bluntly, though, your choices are to return the unit (if that is still possible) or live with it until Line 6 gets around to it if you cannot or will not borrow a Macbook to do a USB-C cabled firmware update to a level where you can use then use Wi-Fi from Windows to do everything you need to do with the Stadium XL. With your claimed technical credentials, I don't get why you appear to be so unwilling to use an available workaround to get to a working state but that's your choice at the end of the day. Regards, Mystic368

Hi, I’ve owned my Spider V60 for about a year now. Recently, I tried updating it, but when I checked back on it, the screen was dark. It doesn’t play any sound except for drum loops and guitar loops, and the LEDs aren’t working either. Is there any way to fix this?

IIRC, the Cat's amp is a standard ICE module. Probably not a high-end one. Using an 8ohm speaker probably won't damage it. Probably. Why not ask L6 support? They'd know better than some rando internet guitar geek with a cool handle ;-P FWIW - I once tried a whizzer cone speaker - it sounded like a weird guitar speaker with a lisp. IMO, YMMV etc.