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Am I the only person who finds it "bizarre" that Line 6 personnel will share this information on sites like TGP but they won't share it within the forum they sponsor? This makes no sense (LOL!) :)

Push down on the knob for the rate to change it from milliseconds/Hz to a note value.

I really don't think that tone sounds all that bad...but you're the one who has to spend time with it, lol. What don't you like about it? Anyway, here's a couple of things...two very different styles, but all the guitars are Helix. Files were too big to dump in here directly, so I threw them up on soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/user-100603322/here-goes-nuthin-final-edit https://soundcloud.com/user-100603322/this-really-needs-a-title

lol...surely, you jest. The color of the bathroom tiles at their corporate headquarters is proprietary info.... don't hold your breath. ;)

yes, it may be knob jitter....try parking all of the knobs at zero, then recall patches...If it stops, probably the channel volume or drive knob jittering...

Here were the top three requests we received regarding HD500X's looper: Disable the looper so I won't accidentally engage it during a gig Let me use the Looper footswitch for something else Free up the Looper's DSP (and/or block location) for more effects Helix's looper is RAM-based; it doesn't stream to and from dedicated flash.

I would suggest that if the looper time limitation is enough to make you want to return your Helix, the Helix was probably the wrong thing for you in the first place. Believe me there will definately be someone ready to buy the one you bring back since they're in such short supply. Go save yourself some money, buy a JamMan and an effects box and be happy. The looper limit is the least of my worries. I'd prefer Line 6 spend the time on more amps, cabs, and effects. Those are the things I'll get the most use out of.

I think it would be viable to have separate looper blocks that you could add in - 1 minute, 5 minute, whatever. That should be possible. It seems reasonable. As far as I can tell, the limit is somewhat arbitrary. It would be a good suggestion. I think Digital_Igloo suggested somebody put it on Ideascale at one point, or something similar. It's probably up there. I'd be shocked if it wasn't on one of DI's lists somewhere. But here's the thing...they made the decision for a reason, and they have a lot more info about the inner workings of the box. Making a suggestion that they increase the time, that's cool. It's not a bad idea. But suggesting they intentionally limited the time with the intent of pushing sales of their 20 year old looper pedal is just ridiculous. It's also worth noting that the hardware in things like the Helix isn't quite what the average person is used to in terms of a computer. The average computer may have a crapton of RAM that cost about $20, but it also introduces too much latency in real-time audio processing to be viable as a high-end guitar pedal. (Not all computers, but the average computer.) There's a difference between the processors in your PC and the dedicated DSP chips in things like AX and Helix. These are dedicated processors that make sacrifices in other areas in order to excel at the more important ones, like I/O throughput. Point being, it's not an apples to apples comparison. It's all fruit, but...