chasingMango

I think you can connect Helix to 212 via L6 Link without the update and play, but the update will allow you to control the 212 parameters from the Helix. However besides that there are a lot of other features you get from the update, why not do it? P.S. You don't need to buy the proprietary "L6 Link" cable, which seems a bit overpriced... it uses a standard protocol called AES, so just get any AES cable (make sure its not an XLR cable , they look the same but operate differently).

I don't believe so... I think the only solution to your problem is to run both your devices into a mixer and plug your headphones into that... or get master volume about where you want it and then tweak your guitar volume some other way, i.e. dbs on output.

You know, Boss just came out with modeler headphones... so you're not too far off! :)

Did not realize this, awesome pro tip!

It is nice to have, but that can be purchased down the road. But that's the nice thing about modeling - play into your computer speakers, play into your studio monitors, turn off cabinet modeling and play into your amp, play direct to Front of House. You have a lot of options, do what you can for now, expand later if you so choose.

If you want to do modeling, and you want to do it with Line 6, save up for a Helix LT. Figure out a way. Otherwise, there are less expensive alternatives out there, ex. Mooer GT-300. Also Boss, Headrush, etc etc.

If I understand your idea correctly, I think its good... might require more details on the idea scale page though. Plus you have a typo: "This way if you ???? any of the six knobs"

Yes because they are equally irrelevant, however vinyls have the advantage of being cool.

A power strip... But seriously, that's probably what you gotta do. While you're at it, think about getting a power conditioner such as this one. It will eliminate potential hum from the power source, as well as give your gear better protection from surges that a standard surge protector. It works well for me and fits in the Helix Backpack. Other than that... you could power the G10S via USB from a power bank. I've never done it with the G10S receiver but I have done it with the G10 receiver. Just make sure that the power bank can output enough amperage for the G10 (I think its 2.6A?)

I was thinking a noise gate, but this would be a cheaper/simpler solution :)

It should be shutting down automatically after 4 minutes of no playing. If its not, then maybe you have some buzz that is keeping it on.

Bro what kind of church is this??

Sounds good = is good

Maybe 2.9 will make me more technically proficient at guitar playing... with increased dexterity, speed, and precision, the tonal possibilities are endless!

My opinion… A lot of the wow factor is in the hand... high end equipment is no substitute... to avoid falling down the gear acquisition rabbit-hole and probably remain forever unsatisfied... view gear as tools to give you more control over the tones that you can create. It is still you creating the tones however. That is the difference between a guitar amp and a bose speaker.

I did connect my G10S to my helix for a short while via XLR, then I read something (I forget what) that caused me to switch to 1/4" cable.

Don't bother with a headphone amp. As others have mentioned, you shouldn't need one. I have a pair of openback headphones with mid-high impedance (sennheiser hd 650 / 300 ohms), if I played with the headphone volume all the way up, I would damage my ears. I.e. it gets plenty loud.

I did not break my CPU I did not break my mod'ler too The blame does not belong with me The blame is all Line 6 you see They did not make it good enough The written guide was just too tough I do not care that others win Its hard for me, and that's a sin

Sorry guys, I misunderstood the Powercab manual, differentiating between commands to control the PC+ through L6 Link which apparently is non-MIDI, and actual MIDI commands. After I went back I see that it differentiates between the two. Sorry for any confusion but thanks for helping me understands... I guess that's why I couldn't get it to work lol!

You can send MIDI messages through L6 Link.

FWIW I'm pretty sure you can still change presets via MIDI. I have not figured it out yet though.

I think people may abandon ship for *simpler* setups, but to accomplish the same things it can do in analog would be just as complicated if not more so. Stick it out, learning new things is part of the fun!

Firmware update is here: https://line6.com/software/index.html For the dropdowns, select "Helix" for hardware, your Operating System (Mac/Windows) for OS, then Line 6 Updater for Software. I did the update a while ago, you might need to install HX Edit as well. Upgrading to the newest version is a little detailed, you really just need to following the directions very carefully. One of them main things is that at some point you'll get an error message that makes it seems like things went wrong, but its supposed to happen. I think the instructions say that this will happen.

From your description I assume you are playing at a church... I have thought about purchasing an HX stomp for the exact purpose of accommodating other guitarists... they often don't have the equipment to plug in direct, and the church doesn't have the setup to mic a cabinet. Sometimes if another guitarist shows up, I plug them into my helix on their processor path but its not ideal (limits how I can arrange the DSP, sound guy can mix them separately, etc.) I've been keeping watch on reverb/craigslist for a decently discounted stomp...

I think you are both saying the same thing... you are both advocating for the use of 1/4" out. Theoretically the 1/4" could still be run to FOH with the addition of a DI box. The DI box could also be used with XLR out and would act as a Phantom Power blocker. Also, to my knowledge the 1/4" out on Helix is balanced, so provided you're using a balanced TRS cable, and the receiver is also balanced, then the length of the run should not impact noise any more than if it were an XLR run.