PeterHamm

imho, with a unit like this, you have GOT to roll your own patches.

So far, on Helix, the Orange and the Z are giving me AWESOME clean to edge of breakup tones, but I haven't even TRIED some of the other legendary models in there yet! Just do NOT turn your masters all the way up, treat it like a real amp.

i will be on the same boat in 2 days. helix comes on wednesday and i hope i can get a decent way to control axe fx 2...i was also wondering if i could connect both devices via cat5 and if helix screen would show whats on axe's screen?

Uh... no... won't happen.

Seriously, you guys are gonna use as Helix to control Axe FX? Wow.

I am also New to Helix! I have the Firmware Updates completed, But not sure where to Find the "Editor Software"! Very Easy on my HD 500 and other Line 6 Products, just a bit confused with the Helix! I see some very Interesting Patches in the Custom Tone pages. Just dont know how to get them to my Helix!

Can anyone help?

 The editor is not out yet, just a librarian. You can load patches and send them to the unit if you want.

Honestly, I can't see why the editor is going to be much of a need here. It's just going to be the front panel of the unit on your computer. This unit is way easier to edit than my HD 500 and I've only been at it for a few hours!

Oh yes, a good pre-amp would be great, a Neve or something for vox would be ideal. ...I don't see any point in investing in anything newer than an X3 till this is possible.

On the first note, there is a GREAT vintage preamp in the Helix, similar to the one that was in the HD.

ON the second point, I don't know if you'll see that again, but you can re-amp Helix sounds in your DAW.

The sound difference between the Helix and the X3 is pretty amazing.

There may come a time when the state of modeling advances to the point that I need to consider it to keep up, but for right now I don't see the need.  I never run into DSP limitations on my patches and I'm perfectly comfortable with the interface on the 500X, so given those are the key feature improvements I don't see it has anything to offer me right now.

You don't buy for "need", though... do you... at least not always...

Old thread but good one. The Vintage Pack let me stop using all my remaining extra outboard stuff.

I do two voice guitar for worship and the acoustic amp combined with the vintage mike pre (that was already in there) combined make any piezo from an acoustic or even those electric piezos sound fantastic. Don't need my acoustic preamp anymore.

The Pete Anderson amp is awesome when you are using a lot of dense effects because it sounds good but doesn't use as much processor power as the others. I just discovered the Orange amp for Humbuckers. OMG clean and dirty both it is amazing!

And the Roland Jazz Chorus is surprisingly cool, too.

Depends on the guitar. 

Bassman (especially through the Z cabinet) works for every guitar just fine.

I also like the Z a lot, and the /13.

I've used the Gibtone even more than those (but not as much as the bassman)

And lately I've discovered the Orange in the Vintage pack for humbucker guitars. OH WOW!

Been rocking an HD 500 since the very first shipment of them. Still really like it. In the house and in the mix, better than any tube amp I ever had so I sold 'em all...

I used to use an EP booster with my HD 500. It sounded awesome.

I have found it necessary, when using EXP1 and EXP2 differently, to simply hook up an external EXP. switching between them on the unit was just unsatisfactory.

Do you have an external EXP hooked up? If you do, the toe switch only turns an effect on and off, it doesn't switch the function of the EXP.

I've been using my HD 500 for acoustic and electric at the same time for worship since it first came out. This is an awesome thread. Here's how I do it if you're interested...

https://pietrosquared.wordpress.com/two-voice-stereo-guitar-a-primer/

I do something similar. But I found this layout works well after trying a LOT of stuff.

loop                  modulation      short delay      verb1/mod2

comp/boost         dirt                long delay          verb 2

In the OPs application you could potentially use either the "loop" or "modulation" for the amp switching thing.

But everybody's different.

I learned a very very very long time ago to 

1. Never update to the latest OS on a computer that you actually do work on for at least 6 months after it comes out.

2. Never ever update anything on a computer on which you are working on a video or audio project until it's finished. Ever.

But Apple's USB debacle with the latest OS X update is really bad. Yuk.

The System Reset and pedal reset seem to have worked. I will know more at practice tonight.

Thanks all!

Funny that it affected different parameters differently, that's why I didn't think it could be this.

Just to confirm - you did perform the Global reset and the Pedal Calibration again after the fw update?

I don't know that I did either. I never had to before, and for this only happens with some parameters, most notably delay mix. All the amp parameters I'm changing are working just fine, so can it really be this?

I just downloaded the new firmware and the HD model packs for my HD 500. I'm delighted, especially with the Pete Anderson Amp, the Bright Fawn AC 30 and the acoustic model, which is allowing me to do everything with my HD now instead of adding on other devices. Yay.

But one thing I like to do is use EXP 1 to change amp settings, from heel down - clean ... to toe down - dirty ... at the same time, I adjust it so that the mix parameter on my delays changes, so that when it's super clean, the delay is very in your face and when it's super dirty the delay is more subtle.

But it isn't working. No matter what I set, the device seems to arbitrarily change the mix, not based on the numbers I put in, but something else...

Seems like a bug. Anybody else?

And yes, I'm doing it correctly. Whether I program it using the HD software (which is a pain in the a$$ for this particular operation) or on the unit itself, it does the same thing.