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Hey where can i download this presets?

 

Thanks!

http://www.thehelixchannel.com/freesets.asp

There was mention of an imminent official line on the approved way to fix the pedal squeak - did we ever see that? 

Mine is ridiculously loud and I am keen to not void the warranty...

Dear Line6, please update the updater so that it's easier to replace IRs where they were. 

That looks fantastic - love the patch-bay on the side 

I have the L3T, Atomic and Friedman. I have to agree, the Line 6 equipment sounds... Harsh on the highs. The atomic sounds slightly better with a much better form factor. The Friedman sounds deep and not as harsh, but it is heavy. I am going to sell the L3T and keep the Friedman and the CLR. Putting both together creates an incredible tone that neither alone can create (all my patches are mono so it isn't a stereo effect unless Helix does something different when L+R are plugged in).

All 3? I'm jealous :-) 

I think if money were no object, and I had the back of a younger, stronger man then the Atomic CLR would be what I used. 

As it is the DXR10 arrived an hour ago and it is good as I remember, so a happy chap right now. 

Sounds like a fun, I mean meticulous and very serious, project! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I bought an Atomic CLR cab when I purchased Helix and have been very happy with the pairing.

Yes I liked the CLR for sure. 

Ok, it´s not optimal. Use the D-link instead!

 

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Care to expand on that? 

World class sound is created every day over XLRs, and I wouldn't be using any of the other features that d-link supports, just audio... 

Just curious, how did you set up the L2 when you made the comparison?

With a D-link and in PA mode?

 

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XLR and PA mode 

Is this something that Line 6 have acknowledged and are addressing? 

This happened to me yesterday on Firmware 2.12 (current) 

I've been playing with the Ownhammer Class-A Duo pack today - was easy to get a nice sound for a patch I was building just by browsing the 'Summary' folder using floor edit mode :-) 

Good info, thanks! Not for nothin', but seems like another good place for them to post an announcement like that would be, I dunno, the Line 6 Helix forum? Maybe it's just me, I jump to craaaaaazy conclusions sometimes...

:D that's crazy talk ;-) 

Hi Tom

I'm still really surprised at my own test - partly because I expected to like it, and partly because as you say lots of people are really happy with them.

It may well have been the room I was in or something, but even if that is the case none of the other 3 devices seemed to be suffering.

What I was hearing, was a honkiness, and it was slight but it was (to my ears) there, whereas it wasn't on the CLR or the Yamahas. It was the kind of thing I *expected* to hear from a PA type speaker, but which the others didn't actually do. 

I was thinking about it today - does the row of EQ stuff in the side panel on the L2t affect the sound if you are plugged-in to the main inputs on the rear panel? I had assumed not and ignored it. If it *is* active on those other inputs, that might be it... 

but the tools they typically have available for live sound are way too primitive to be terribly precise or accurate.

 

How many 31-band EQs you got your board? ;-) 

There's actually a guy locally selling that Friedman, I was going to go and try it but it seems to be quite a bit heavier than what I've gone with so didn't in the end. 

Yes, I always run mine in logarithmic. Perhaps the "instantaneous" change in volume that he is referring to is the linear behavior. 

 Yep I agree - whenever I forget to change it to log I realise because it sounds like all the change is coming right a the start of the travel t

I arranged to try all of these side by side today using Helix.

In terms of sounding and feeling most like playing an amp, the Atomic CLR was very *slightly* the nicest sounding. It is also £999 here in the UK, and is quite heavy (I was shifting them around in the shop while I tried them and it became clear that weights vary enormously among these) 

Next I tried the L2t - I was a bit disappointed with it - spec-wise I love it and thought it would be the one I went for, but whatever mode I put the DSP in it was less pleasant sounding (to me than the others). It's also still pretty heavy. I the pop-put legs are fantastic though :-) 

Then the DXR10 - this was really nice - clear, even, flattered both clean and drive sounds. A slightly different sort of sound to the CLR but I liked it. Noticeably lighter than the previous 2.

DBR10 - sounds very similar to the DXR10, so I started A/Bing them - the DXR sounded like it had a slightly clearer, more extended response (I am wording this badly) - so the DXR sounded just a bit 'nicer' than this DBR. The lightest of the bunch.

In the end I chose the DXR10 - they only had the shop model so I have one on order, arriving next week. 

The Line6 is the only one I wouldn't have been happy owning which surprised me - I wanted to like it! Everyone has different tastes I suppose, but the DXR10 gets a big thumbs-up from me. 

I've purchased the OH 112 Deluxe Reverb pack and the Class A Duo pack - will see how I get on 

I think I'd prefer some good mic mixes ready to go. For me, playing around trying out my own mixes of individual impulses is probably a step further than I have patience for  :D

I may try and Ownhammer cab and see how I get on with it. 

Thanks for all the comments - all good food for tought. 

Linear will change from 0-100% in a constant slope (linear) change. 

 

Logarithmic also changes from 0-100%, but the change is a curve and not a straight line. 

 

Either way, it should not make a sudden jump from 0 right to 100. I would try deleting that block and drop in a fresh one and don't change the default settings. It will default to EXP2. If it still jumps, then there is an issue. 

Yes the *value* changes smoothly, but the way the ear perceives loudness means that for a linear *sounding* increase in volume the pedal needs a *logarithmic* sweep.

Try it, you'll see what I mean. 

The volume pedal block defaults to linear - change that to logarithmic and you will get the smooth change you are looking for.

Volume pedals (and indeed guitar pots) usually have log pots in them - no idea why the volume block defaults to linear :-/ 

Anyone own both and compare them properly? :-)