idbedave

Thanks for the insights folks. When I tested the software it was on the nice 8" yamaha monitors. Forget their name, but their best active. I've been without amps now for over a decade. I wander from one to another always looking for great basic sounds and easier to use. I do my own sound often either solo or with a band so I monitor the mains while playing with a monitor (not a monitor mix) so I like not using an amp as it would color the actual FOH mix. Plus, I hate dragging around an amp. Moore came out with a cute pedal called the GE200 with a really big window. Much larger window than the Boss GT1 but I like the Boss's sounds better. Not real wild about a big pedal. I tried the Headrush but it was huge and heavy. Plus I wasn't digging the sounds for a 1k item. Used my firehawk for 3 years but would like to be able to reach down and tweak things easier. I really don't use that wild of effects. I like a basic fender clean, a marshall slightly gritty and then overdrive on both at times. Give me some delay for a solo and the occasional wah and I'm set. So the bare amp sounds are the most important to me. I wish someone would focus on a pedal somewhere between the Boss GT1 size and the Helix size. An in between. LARGE window, easy to use and good basic sounds. The GT1 etc. need about 2 more footswitches. Sometimes I play keys also so I have a keyboard and stand in front of me, my lyrics on an ipad (attached to a mic stand) and then the mic stand for vox, and of course some pedalboard. So a large pedalboard takes up a lot of real estate I don't have. If this Helix is the ticket I may use it for home recording and stick to the smaller GT1 for live use saving the Helix for the cool gigs maybe. lol!

How much different are the pedal sounds vs the software? I'm a former L6 Podhd, firehawk etc. player who is considering the Helix but didn't care for the software recently released when I used it in logic. I dinked around with a few other pedals but haven't been happy. Headrush, GT100. The boss isn't bad but a bit dated. Dave

I've seen it asked but not answered yet. Maybe I missed it. What are the dimensions of the Helix? Looper time also as asked by another above. Neither is listed on the FAQ. http://line6.com/sup...aq/#entry102788 Dave

- Share tone. I attempted it. I shared it and it said published but when I search I don't see it. Tweed 4x10 Dave is what's named. Maybe it takes a few minutes to show up. - Patch normalization: Yea, for some reason on L6 products especially I have a tougher time evening out the volumes from one patch to another. I think each should have a patch level. If I change a master volume or channel volume that's going to change the amps tone.

"So just make sure you copy any of the tones you have on the Firehawk to your bluetooth device, then perform the firmware update." I hoped to connect and make sure I had all my presets but when you go to connect all it gives you is the please update.

I use the compressor for a boost.

I notice that EVERY time I have to minimize the app or just flip to another app I lose connection. I check in settings and it shows connected but the app loses connection which means it needs to re-download all the tones again. That simply isn't the answer. I use my iPad for lyrics and chord charts for songs in a variety dance band. To tweak a sound it will be a major pain in the rear if I have to re-connect and download all the songs every time the app isn't the one in focus. L6 will this change soon?

Isn't this something basic that should have been tweaked in testing though?

I downloaded some sounds off the iCloud and liked some and will try using them at the next gig this weekend. Set them up and tweaked them. I notice that EVERY time I have to minimize the app or just flip to another app I lose connection. I check in settings and it shows connected but the app loses connection which means it needs to re-download all the tones again. That simply isn't the answer. I use my iPad for lyrics and chord charts for songs in a variety dance band. To tweak a sound it will be a major pain in the rear if I have to re-connect and download all the songs every time the app isn't the one in focus. L6 will this change soon?

So are you saint that the "tone matching" really isn't matching the tone? It's using meta data so if it sees a Skynyrd song it just goes and gets you so skynyrd named presets people made? Has nothing to do with the particular song?