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Are all of your computers Windows 11? A recent update (maybe several) caused the problem. On one of my W11 boxes the problem was caused by a ".net Framework" update (KB5092427). Rolling back to a restore point previous to that update and preventing Windows Update from reinstalling it fixed the problem. On another W11 box I didn't have a similar restore point and simply uninstalling (KB5092427) didn't fix it. On my last remaining W10 box it's not an issue, USB MIDI works fine.

[Fixed] Root cause was server issue with Line 6.

@waymda Yes of corse, very carefully !

I was frustrated that Helix presets and snapshots often have inconsistent volume levels. That's why I built an open-source tool that automatically measures and normalizes them. It comes as a Windows installer. No DAW required. https://github.com/noseglasses/MatchPatch This project is currently in beta. Feedback, ideas, bug reports, and contributions are welcome! I am a Helix floor user so I can only test on that device. But I am pretty positive that it works the same on its sibling devices. The project is designed in a way that it can be extended to support other devices like the Helix stadium. Hope you have fun with it!

Hi, This is a user to user forum. There are no Line 6 staff here and only very occasionally do they visit these forums - (See the “sticky comment” in the black banner stripe at the top of this page entitled “Welcome to the Line 6 forums”). If you want to know what is happening in Line 6 world, you need to check over on The Gear Page, in the Digital and Modeling section. IIRC, there has been recent rumours of an imminent release of a Native software version of the new Stadium hardware. How true it is, I don’t know, but you can forget any major advances with the first generation version of Native. If you want to use NAM A2 download the updated plugin and patch it in on your DAW. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Not going to happen. Helix is nearing EOL and any future updates will be minor. You can run NAM on iOS or Android and use Helix for pre/post FX, so why should L6 waste resources porting NAM to Helix? Stadium is the future for L6, and Proxy is the L6 answer to ToneX/KPA/NAM/QC, XYZBTGPP-- etc. Staying AHEAD of their competitors.

WARNING! ZOMBIE THREAD! BUT...FWIW - That only affects the blinking of the LED. Tapping to set the actual tempo is still active. Always. Having your Helix for 3 hours is relevant, how?

Well, the info given by @rd2rk in the post above is correct, but you obviously didn’t look too far to find a video demonstrating how to use the Looper function on the LT - YouTube has quite a few, but here ya go:- Regarding your comment - “I hope Line 6 manuals writers read this as well“, you should make a note that this is a user to user forum. There are no Line 6 staff here and only very occasionally do they visit these forums - (See the “sticky comment” in the black banner stripe at the top of this page entitled “Welcome to the Line 6 forums”). Furthermore, the manuals were originally written, several years back, by Eric Klein (Digital_Igloo) Chief Product Design Architect at Yamaha Guitar Group, but he seems to have gone off in another direction and is rather busy with the new Stadium units. If you wish, you can usually find him hanging out in the Digital and Modeling section over on the TGP website, or the Helix Family area of Facebook. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Page 44 of the user manual. It's really that simple. It's a very basic looper, not really intended for performance, more like a scratch pad for ideas or jamming with yourself. One track + overdubs. You can't save a loop. When you leave the preset or shut down the unit, that's it, it's gone!

The post you're replying to is 5yrs old, so that person might not still be around. If you're using a Helix AMP in your signal chain, then you can simply go direct to the physical amp's RETURN, running your rig the same way you'd use a traditional rig. However, this bypasses the physical amp's preamp section. Without some kind of an amp in the Helix signal chain, it probably won't sound all that great. So, if your goal is to simplify your setup, you can use Helix as either a traditional pedalboard with all effects into the physical amp's INPUT or as a traditional pedalboard with AIAB into the physical amp's RETURN. If you run 4cm you can choose, on the fly, to use either the physical amp's preamp or a Helix amp simply by assigning both the Helix amp and the FX S/R Block to the same FS. If you SAVE the preset with one ON and the other BYPASSED then each time you hit the FS you'll TOGGLE between the physical amp and the Helix amp. You can also use SNAPSHOTS for this, allowing you to change other parameters/devices at the same time from a single FS. You can even, DSP allowing, use multiple Helix amps for even more virtual "amp channels". You can place some FX (like OD, DIST, MODS) BEFORE the amps and some (like time based FX) AFTER the amps and the whole shebang will output through the physical amp's power amp and speaker. This is also convenient if you want to route the signal to FOH using an IR. One of the advantages of Helix is millions of options, but if you want SIMPLE you can do that, too.

I've noticed something: I used my Helix offline, away from home, with the group, and now, back home, the time changes about 5 seconds before my computer or phone. If I change the time manually and then back to automatic time with an internet connection, it's still about 5 seconds ahead. The first time I used my Helix, I couldn't log into my account, and it was due to a known bug: the time wasn't correct, even with an internet connection. I had to update it manually and then switch back to automatic. I don't know if this problem is similar...

When it comes to tightening pedals, one thing I've learned is that if you overtighten the outside screw, the force of moving the pedal can end up loosening the inside screws. This is the case for the Dunlop X pedals (mini and normal size); I don't know about the L6 EX2. My solution was to use Loctite on the inside screws and then having lighter tension on the outside screw.

Hi, I have to agree with you that there is some sort of technical reason for this, in much the same way that a lot of the hardware control options available on the Helix devices are not accessible in Helix Native. It’s the nature of the beast. One thing which confuses me more than anything with this quibbling about an editing feature not being available in HX Edit, is the fact that in order to use HX Edit with the hardware unit, it requires that they are physically connected via a USB cable. AFAIK, the theoretical max recommended length of a USB2 cable is approx 5 meters (16.4 feet), not exactly the ends of the earth, and I would imagine that most folk are actually tethered to their device with a much shorter cable, possibly around 2 or 3 meters. And this is a problem? I guess that, in this modern world, the average multi-fx user has become too idle to reach down and make a physical change to their Helix (whatever model). I mean it’s not like modifying Global Settings is something that requires regular hourly changes and updates to the unit. I have been using my Helix floor for more than 10 years and the amount of times that Global Settings has interfered with my workflow would be… now let me see, ah, yeah - never. Oh, and because I’m a studio rat, I have my Helix on a stand, within arms reach - works for me, but I also have a bad back from many years of lugging heavy equipment around. It’s not exactly a life and death issue, although you did manage to wake dead thread. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Greeting fellow Helixers, So over the weekend I did the upgrade - went from 2.10 -> 2.50 (well had to hit 2.21 first). I have been using the Helix for about 1 1/2 years now, and I am in love with it... Helix + Ownhammers IRs = Heaven. After the upgrade, I only love it more. Anyway, I could have sworn you were able to edit Global Settings through the Editor application. I can't find the settings anywhere on 2.51, am I going crazy? My notes on 2.50- Startup is noticeably faster Really? A full state backup since 2.30 with Global Settings? Why didn't I upgrade sooner? Lonestar Amp is awesome, can't wait for the clean channel to be released. Were the blocks optimized to utilize less of the DSP? I read it on the forums a few times, but have not seen an official statement. -Still on my wishlist - ability to set individual Footswitches to Stomp/Snapshots, not just the 4/4 or all 8 settings. So you can do things like have 2 Snapshots and 6 Stomps displaying. Thanks for reading, and thanks to anyone who responds. Keep rockin'.

jmrwoods, thanks a lot for your response. Ultimately, I bought a XLR/TS cable with the good welds, and it works very well.

You’ll be fine with an XLR to TRS cable. The unbalanced input will just ignore the ring (negative signal) since there is no connection.

It would be the fastest way to get to the current standard or better.

Especially when NAM v2 is now out and able to run on hardware with much fewer resources. Also - note the comparisons on the proxy / NAM / QC / ToneX quality. Not looking good for Line 6. https://www.tone3000.com/blog/introducing-neural-amp-modeler-nam-architecture-2-a2

Indeed that seems to be my issue. Thanks.

Hello, i have learned that after Firmware updates patches may sound different to before and the user has to "readjust" them. Now i wonder if you guys went through this each time you made an Update (may be even with 1024 presets) ?

Since USB features seems to take more time than they initially communicated (like the Expand D10 support), have you considered an RJ45 Ethernet to USB-A connection adapter if a change in Wifi accesspoint/router isn't an option? Please see the helpful comment in this thread: V 1.3 - still no fix for the WiFi issues Hopefully I'm not making a mistake in my thinking!

I have a lot of experience with the live sound mix and my OG Helix. If you want to "cut" through the mix, there are several ingredients and lack thereof to achieve that. So number one: reverb sounds good at home, sounds good when you record your guitar directly, but live it buries you and make your playing unintelligible. If you have any type of hall reverb, it should be lowered to a minimum, or removed. Concert spaces have natural reverb, so you really do not need any, except for special effects, or for that drippy reverb sound that surf music requires. Instead of reverb, I use subtle ping-pong delay that bounces a few times left/right, but does not cover up the initial attach of the note/chord. There are also "ducking" reverbs that let the note ring out, before applying. Also for regular reverb, the "pre-delay" parameter is very useful to be able to hear the initial attack of the note, without which it becomes a mess. For live concerts, there's a separate independent mix done on purpose--to represent what it sounds like in the venue, by adding all the reverb, etc back to the sound. And I stress, it's an independent mix from the actual FOH sound mix. If a concert is broadcast on TV, there are 2 sound mixers working independently of each other. So while reverb sounds good and can make your playing sound smoother and better, for live use it's not to be overused. I've listened to board mixes of my live concerts where I played and the guitar doesn't necessarily sound great direct. But that's the whole point--your guitar's sound needs to work for the venue's acoustics, not to sound great as a concert recording. I've also reviewed concert footage that people have posted from their phones, and confirm that that it sounded great with plenty of ambiance. Number two: for solos my approach that has worked for me is always boosting the 2K frequency with an equalizer in my chain. Turning up the volume does not work due to limiters, and whatever else the sound system has. When I needed to really cut through the horns and all that stuff, I boosted it by 10 db for the solo snapshot. Nowadays I go from 2 to about 6 db. Some songs need a deafeningly-loud solo, some don't. So I play by ear. Also depends on the pickups that I use. Single coils already sound pretty glassy, so further EQ-ing is going to sound extremely piercing if overdone. You should not have too much of that 2K frequency, as it is known to be headache-inducing. And when boosting this frequency you will definitely be heard. In my old band I didn't constantly noodle all over the place, I had a few concise solos and that's when it was used. Also I've used it for clean lead lines as well, think "Day Tripper" by the Beatles. That's all 2K, but it's not constantly hitting you over the head, I'd never strum chords with that sound....

What audio interface are you using? Check its Input Level trim for the guitar input. The incoming signal direct from your guitar is Instrument level. The processed signal coming if from Helix is probably Line level. Big difference. Unless the interface is compensating there’s bound to be lower volume and more noise.

I would be happy to have a phone or video call with you. If you give me contact information I will follow up to arrange the details.

For anyone hitting this post searching for how to run Helix Stadium on Linux, I've figured out one way to do it - but it only works if you have Wifi setup on the Stadium Install Steam Download the Helix Stadium installer In Steam go to Library > Add a Game > Add Non-Steam Game and select the downloaded installer exe Find the entry in your Steam Library and click Play, the installer should show up. Go through the install steps choosing the defaults Once that's done you'll need to find the directory that Steam puts file under. For me it was ~/.steam Under that directory you need to find where it installed Helix Stadium. For me it was ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/{the most recently created folder}/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Line6/Helix Stadium/Helix Stadium.exe. Copy the full path to the EXE In Steam right click on the entry for the installer and choose Properties... Rename it to Helix Stadium Change target to "{path to the exe above}". For me it was "~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/{the most recently created folder}/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Line6/Helix Stadium/Helix Stadium.exe" Change Start In to "{path to the exe above but without the exe filename at the end}". For me it was "~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/{the most recently created folder}/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Line6/Helix Stadium/" Close the Properties window Click Play and Helix Stadium app should start I had to cancel the auto connect, and manually type in the IP address, then click Connect (this needs to be done at the start every time) Once I did that it works as expected! Hope that helps somebody.

I was already using mesh wifi but, when I got a router from my new ISP, my Ring Doorbell chimes stopped working along with several other items. I switched the new ISP router into "modem-only" mode and added a wired router before the mesh. And everything came back online.

Sharing this because I went crazy trying to figure it out, and maybe it’ll save someone else some time. A few days ago, I tried logging into Line 6 Helix Stadium, but the QR code never appeared. The manual login didn’t work either. To make things worse, the HX Stadium App kept crashing, and I couldn’t update it from my computer or through Line 6 Central. Ironically, those were the two options the manufacturer recommended when I contacted support. Since I work in tech, something didn’t add up. Everything pointed to the app not connecting to the server, which explained why the QR wouldn’t generate. Then I thought: “What if it’s the time zone?” I tried something simple: Disabled automatic time synchronization Set the time manually And… BOOM! The QR popped up instantly, and I was able to log in without any issues. Hope this helps someone out there.

Unfortunately no. You cant disable Tap Tempo on the Helix.

Wrong forum. But I’ve not experienced that.