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So, I have tried to correct some errors in the document and also incorporated Ben Vesco’s DSP update (what an incredible work...) for v3.50>>. And what I can see at this point it’s all there. If you find anything suspicious don’t hesitate to let me know. So, use it and have fun. I can’t delete the old files on the forum and the map is full… Download link via my Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/s/iavpjym4mxvr9s2/Line6%20Helix-Model%20Summary%2C%203.50c.pdf?dl=0 //Per

Thanks @bontarou, I’m glad you do. Oh, and that’s good news. Checked yesterday as I was making the last changes/correction. I will look at what he published and import it into the Cheat Sheet. Thanks for the hands-up. And when on the subject – If Ben/Malhavok sees this please contact me via L6 account. Tried to find a way to reach out but only found it via Facebook and there I’m not. Or if someone has his contact info... //Per

@matsulli – I found they have two types of sticky models but thinking of getting the tag model insted and using double side tape to attach it to the HX. I may have use for the tags in other applications too… @mritt, @azorwit – You are so welcome… Just a hands up, there will be a C-version too... Just small changes/corrections, like the Studio Tube Pre that I deleted by mistake when I took away the legacy Amp/Cab/Mic’s (focused on the new Amp/Cab/Mic’s). Found some more misspellings, surpicing. Next time I will add some more QC-time and use the document in real life before publishing it :-). To my defense I claim to have used too much time getting the structure in the database correct ;-). So now time to update my old favorite presets. //Per

When staring at a document for too long, you become blind to the obvious... Updated version of the Cheat Sheet. Found that my macros hadn’t updated the Wah models and that my Swedish dialect influenced my writing :-). So the 3.5b-version is in the link below and the first post. //Per Edit: I can’t delete the old files on the forum and the map is full… Download link via my Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/s/iavpjym4mxvr9s2/Line6%20Helix-Model%20Summary%2C%203.50c.pdf?dl=0

That’s a cool idea... Saw that a local company here had some slim NFC stickers. Will try it. Thanks //Per

You are so wellcome. Glad it can be of use to someone else but myself. //Per

Hi @MusicLAw, thanks. I have several sources of information and have to sort/filter it down to one list. My key is the Line6 name, and I can’t believe how many misspellings there are, even in the Line6 document… e.g. Ratatoullie, Pattrn etc, hard to know if it’s intentional or not, but it becomes the reference, learn from that ;-). Long story short, I got one name left, the Fanny Pack, and after checking it in my LT I understood that I got a glimpse into next version :-). Wonder what else they had to leave out to release 3.50…? And you are correct, I should have reported the findings to Line 6, to focus on Excel... Glad you did, thanks. Hopefully they don’t update the manual, prefer they update the firmware :-) I also saw your post on TGP, that was encouraging, sir. //Per

Made the update to 3.50 last weekend. A really great update, very impressed. First thought was – Who stole my blanket…? Was a bit scared when I read the Helix forums on Line6.com and TGP, but finished the update without any problems, start to finish 25 minutes. Thanks Line6. So, time to update the Cheat Sheet… Some of you have already seen and used my Cheat Sheet in pdf and also know that I promised to move this to Excel… well this last update added some new challenge to this (new structure, more than one item with the same name etc.), so I’ll do some more work on that later. This last update, amazing as it is, adds some complexity so I decided to make a few changes. Made the printout in landscape as the font size became so small, I couldn’t read it. As landscape opened up space to add info that could be relevant. DSP was mentioned earlier so that is in. Ben Vesco’s site has been a great source to do this. Also added changes from last version in a more detailed way. If it’s a new amp/effect added (N), if it’s an update from last version (!) and if it’s a legacy (L). Also found a bass amp cab that was in Edit Pilot Guide but not in the firmware… Added the documentation of new/default amp-cab-mic combinations but skipped the old ones as when building presets now will probably be based on the new cab’s/mic’s. But all info on previous cabs, mic’s and effects are there to use. As before, all items appear in the same order as on the Helix unit itself. Not – There is info I don’t have at this point. It’s marked with “tba” and will be updated when available. From the beginning the purpose of this document was to have a short handy printout with a selection of info of interest in the guitar bag. Well, the last updates have made hardcopy less interesting. To many pages and to many lines… now 11 pages and 450+ lines/items. Today extended searchable info in condensed pdf-format is the quick way to find info without going through manual and additional info. Feel free to use it if it’s of any help. Open for feedback/suggestions to make it better. //Per Edit: I can’t delete the old files on the forum and the map is full… Download link via my Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/s/iavpjym4mxvr9s2/Line6%20Helix-Model%20Summary%2C%203.50c.pdf?dl=0

Just like Codamedia says and add a link to a thread that Master himself has written and I have used so many times :-) - The interface and cables you need looks like these - //Per

This might be a starting point to understand how to approuch this in Helix, between presets/snapshots and to foh/mixer

Check your Global setting > Footswitches > Stomp select, it should be set to Touch. Link fo the manual in datacommand's post above /Per

Hi MusicLaw, thanks for the reply Yes, agree, it's more handy. Most likly I will produce both. Have alredy moved that printformat to be part of the excel version, then I can export the pdf at the same time and have one Excel to update. //Per

Hi joeplaysguitar2, thanks for the replay and good feedback. He he, you hit some of the parts that is still “under investigation”… except for typos, those just happened :-). Clicking on links under “Content” – This is an Excel behavior and at this moment I do not have a solution for this. I have set a “flag” that was supposed to scroll to the next headline. It do this different if you search from top down or if you are further down and click on a link scrolling up (then it stop correct). I will look into that, it’s annoying, agree. I guess I will have to do a VB hack on this. Content in pdf-version – Another technical issue in Excel (the pdf document is an extract from a Excel sheet). Excel allow external links/links to other sites. It does not support internal links/links to internal references in the pdf document. There is a solution with a third-party application, I will check on that and see if it’s doable. What I could do is just a content with page references, no clickable links. Alphabetic order – That was a decision I took early. I let the sort order be “in order of appearance on the Helix”. Sitting with Hx Edit and looking at eg the amps it was easier to find the correct one as the sort order was the same. Also, when looking up the generic name in the pdf it was easier to relate where the L6-name were located in Hx Edit. That’s the reason. In the Excel version I guess it could be possible to change that… I check it. To find things quick, that is what the search box is for (use the search box or “Ctrl+F and type L6 name or vendor name, whole name or part)… As I wrote before, reason that I made the Excel-version, it was hard to manage the growing content in the pdf format. From the start there was 4 pages with gear. With smaller fonts there is 6 pages today. Next update will make it unreadable :-) I have a new version “on the move”. It contains a reset button per group in addition to the main reset and some small fixes. It also includes the printable version of the pdf-format. Will see if It’s possible to find a combo and a more scalable formatting. //Per

Hi davegoodfellow, and thanks for the reply. Just of curiosity, did you use the pdf-version I posted June 30 or the MS Excel version posted July 27? If you use the Excel version I would appreciate feedback, good/bad/suggestions, as I’m finishing up next version. //Per

Hi You are most likely more experience than me on this but here is how I do it On Clean I often use the LA Studio as a boost and/or “characterizer” … Its fairly simple to use and give great flexibility. Peak Reduction – Set when compression start to set in and the amount of compression. I start at abt 5 and try to get a feel for it. Default is abt 7.5 and I think that’s a to high startingpoint Gain – “Unity” is about 4.2 (meaning that if Level is at 0 db and Peak Reduction is at about 5 you do not hear a shift in sound turning on/off) and its from there I start. Default is higher and for me to much as starting point. Level – Set your level… I start at 0 db and compensate depending what I’m after and depending on how Peak Reduction/Gain is set. The rest, I normally don’t touch. The Gain is nice as it warms the sound a bit, so if you need/want to increase/decrease output level use the Level. Same thing with Threshold, adjust to taste and compensate with Level and/or Gain. If you want to have different adjustments of your boost in the preset, program a footswitch or snapshot. Remember that adding boost before the amp can make the amp itself start compressing, different to different amps. If I use boost on amps with more gain/breakup/dist I might use above, but more likely a boost/od/dist pedal depending on what I want. Or using an EQ/output block in the end of the signal chain. If I use a compressor here is's more for character and sustain. Here is some info I used to get hang on this subject, both compression and how to handle boost https://line6.com/support/topic/23488-compressors-explained/#comment-178763 – Thread from 2016 that straighten a few thin up for me. Very good summer from HonestOpinion and description of LA Studio a bit down in the thread. Jason Sadites has made a few videos in the subject - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJ-ISLhk9c&ab_channel=JasonSadites and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMu8qmQDgF4&ab_channel=JasonSadites. There is also one video where he go through LA Studio Comp to be used as I described above. As an alternative to LA Studio Comp I have started to dig in to Ampeg Opto Comp with some success. That could be an alternative. I may also admit that with the other compressors I have had a bit of a struggle. Found some presets with Deluxe Comp from which I have stolen the settings… Most often the compression is set too high, like 10:1. I start at 2:1 and I rarely go above 4:1… Tube Comp and Red Squeeze has been OK too in som cases. But I guess Ampeg Opto Comp will be my go-to compressor for now and LA Studio will still sit in the end of my signal chain. I should add that I’m in the blues/rock territory, it doesn’t need to be that complicated :-) Hope it may add something to your question… EDIT: Found the yt video from Jason Sadites abt using LA Studio Comp as a boost - https://youtu.be/Q7uNgu7K14Y. Very similar to how I us it but for me personal I don’t use the high values of compression. I dial in Gain and Level to a nice boost/drive and add comp for some sustain. Trim Level if needed. //Per

From v3.15 you can set the input pad per preset. /Per

Start by uninstalling exsisting intallation and reboot. During installation of HX Edit, do not uncheck any options. Run all by default/just by click next.

Hi So back from fishing and bin working on my tool. So here we go... A bit late but was running into an error message I couldn't kill at first, now it's fixed (I hope). To make this short - It's the former "Cheat Sheet/Helix Modell Summery" I made in pdf format and is now transferred into a more functional MS Excel-version. In the Excel file there is a more detailed read me tab, that’s the long story... (incl a quick start and description of known limitation). You need a not to old version of standard MS Excel package or Office 365 installed on your PC (i think Mac will work too). You have to enable micros on your computer, there is some VBA involved. Google Docs and OneDrive Office apps do not work. I will check how much work there is to transfer this to other platforms. Google Docks will probably need rewriting and MS OneDrive Apps did not like VBA... I'll be back on this (feel free to suggest spread sheet platform of your choice). Feel free to try. Appreciate comments and suggestions. Link to file via my Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/s/240nqn1xs4nirqi/Line6 Helix-Model and DSP Summary%2C P3%2C15-06.xlsm?dl=0 //Per

Hi lou-kash You are absolutly right, db is much better to do this. But, I'm better in programing Excel :-). And I used some new features that I hadn't tested before, so I challanged my Excel skills. And, in the end I would probably run into the same problem, distribution and a intuitive user interface. When I started this Cheat Sheet the goal was to have a print out with the most impotant info in an easy to read format. Today I do the same but use the electonic version. So, for me Excel is not a big step, but understand this is a challange for many. That's why I ask the question... //Per

Thanks so much for your feedback. I clean the Excel version up and publish it here when done. I'm gone fishing this week but be back next... :-) Some notes - - The pdf is an export from Excel already today. The updates is made and formated in Excel and exported to pdf. A very hands on interface. The base in the new version is "just" a new formating of the data to be presented on screen and added functions (don with micros and VB scripts) to be simple to use, I hope... - In the new version it's possible to print the base data as today. Will see if I can make this better. Challange to have a dynamic page layout is that headlines are different in different sections and the tables will reach over multiple pages. Have no solution to make it more dynamic at this point, other then manuaI formating. Anorher problem in dynamic formating is font size and readability, to small make it useless. A problem already today... Don't think makeing the pdf formated in landscape is doable, will be to many pages, but I check. - Micros and fansy scripts - I'm afraid that this has to be included to make this user oriented. This also made me chose platform as there is no/poor compability in between (micros/script). I have used Excel for the last 20 years so it made the choice easy... But there is always pdf ;-] Fix this next week... /Per

Thanks so much for your response… I’m glad it can be of any help :-) It also reminds me that I corrected a few things – some new labels were misplaced, spelling etc. So, attach a better version with hopefully more accurate data… https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ub7u4wcnvtp0nw/Line6 Helix-Model Summary%2C P3%2C15-05x.pdf?dl=0 As we already speaking about this pdf… This format will be hard to maintain in the long run with all good new stuff coming in 3.20 and probably not end there. It outgrows the pdf-format and I start to think of moving it into MS Excel (it’s already there but I have more stuff in there that is not exposed today and would clutter up the pdf so much it would be hard to read it). My straight questions without make this to a long story is - I have an MS Excel version running a bunch of micros/VB scrips presenting, all info there is today and also adds DSP per selected amp’s/effect’s per path, has fail control if you end outside design limits (eg DSP limit per path, more than two amps in an path etc.), can clear a config, can name and store a config, different way to search amps and effects, can print a similar printout as today etc. Is it perfect? No, but maybe it can be… :-). But - Is this format of interest at all? Or, is the pdf preferred as is today. Have tried it on MS Excel 365, MS Excel for OneDrive and Google Sheets. Best outcome was MS Excel 365. MS Excel on OneDrive has a few limitation (can’t get VB scrips to run) so some functionality will be lost (eg to clear multiple entries). Google Sheets does not work as is today. So, my main path now is to use MS Excel 365 and local installation/office as platform. Will you see this as a major disadvantage/not usable? If I clean this up, any interest to test it (running on Windows, not tested on Mac)? If there is interest for it, I publish a working beta on this forum. The MS Excel version vill be published as free as the pdf-version. As a sneak peak I add a screen shot (jpg-file) of the interface… no need to be gentle on the feedback :-) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vl5ze5r8qoqich3/L6 Helix-Models and DSP Summary-P3-3.15-02.jpg?dl=0 Take care... //Per

Well, if you update Hx Edit and Firmware to v3.15 you have Win11 support. At least that's what stated in releas notes /Per

Oh, that’s a sad story … Have a PC+ 112 too, have not had the problem you describe. Haven’t even heard of that problem before. Heard of short comes in software, cab sim's not as expected and some hardware coming loose inside (like this one, missing some mounting screws for the boards in the back of the cab… But not a broken cabinet. What in the cabinet is broken/loose and make it not possible to repair? I guess it's not as in the thread above, a loose PC-board inside, the Line6 reapire shop whould have nailed that... I mean, it’s a wood cabinet and a not that complicated construction, I think (have only seen pictures of the inside, but I have been building speaker cab’s before, not with bent corners though :-). If something is loos or there is a crack somewhere, it should be possible to repair. Someone that do woodwork should be able to help you. Guess I may underestimate the problem. Anyway, see it like this – This is the opportunity to get exact the type of cabinet that no one else have :-). Make it a top with an extension speaker/cab or like a Fender Tweed or like a Bluesbreaker… how cool isn’t that. Here is some links to vendors who do cabinets for a living. If this is a common L6 PC+ cabinet problem, it may be a business opportunity for them :-) (I have a L6 Variax 500, still using it, but back then some vendors made bodies and necks and used the electronics and some of the hardware, became like a custom shop version of the Variax). I guess you are from US so the links are from over there. There is probably more links to find with some digging. • https://www.mojotone.com/cabinets – They have both “standard” cab’s and custom shop made ones. • https://guitarcabinetsdirect.com/cat/cabinets/ – Theis looks more like standard cab’s, not so much custom shop. Or, if you or someone you know can build one, both of above have the hardware, cloth, tolex and much more. But I’m curious to hear what’s wrong with your cab… I do hope this ends well for you… //Per

Don't have the Relay 10 but are almost sure you need the Line6 Updater, https://line6.com/software/, installed on your PC or Mac. From there hook it up via USB, start updater and make the update. //Per

The IR's in Powercab are found under the Digital output (you need to be connected via L6-Link, I guess there is a MIDI-way too, but never used it). After selecting Digital output you will find the Powercab tab where you can select IR and which IR to use (same place where you select Flat and Speaker mode). There is some Allure preinstalled, think it was 5 in my cab. If you want to import more IR's you need to use Power Edit (select import or drag/drop into the editor) In HX Edit you can’t see the name of your IR, only position/number. I made a list on the side with the loaded IR’s and in which position. Your Powercab must have version 2.001 and the Editor 2.00 (software found here https://line6.com/software/index.html) to do above. //Per