PeterHamm
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Absolutely. 1st backup... HD 500 which I'm not selling (but may let other musicians use now). 2nd backup, Mac running Mainstage. 3rd backup. Acoustic guitar directly into the house. 4th backup... seriously... well... there's a little amp here I could use...
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i've been saying this over and over, which should give you even more hope. I printed out my Helix manual and read it through before my Helix arrived. I referred to it a little the first two days I worked with it. (Got a working patch from scratch in under an hour.) I lost the manual a little while later. Didn't reprint it. Didn't look for it. Didn't need it. (finally found it, btw.) It took me a day to learn everything about this that it took a week or more to learn with HD 500. It's... that... easy... Editor won't make it "easier", just easier on your back, imho.
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I think you do, as far as is possible. The user base of the Line 6 products is way way bigger than Fractal, and yet Frank and Eric and others find time to comment and be part of the conversations here and on TGP and on the facebook forum and in other places. I don't know how much more you could really expect.
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Except it is VITAL that it doesn't fail for me, way more than a club. This is my full-time job.
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Using IR to make small cab sound like a big cab? Or just alternate :)
PeterHamm replied to efunkelist's topic in Helix
Yup, I've switched to using them almost exclusively. LOVE them. -
I don't think, logically speaking, that you can expect that. if you want to tap out a tempo, you set to a note value. You can, however, set the patch to default to whatever time is stored for that note value (it's a global setting) if you want, but if you set it using ms, you are not going to also be able to tap out the tempo. How does the system know what note value to re-set the tempo to? It's a logical impossibility.
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But... they better make it work with the guy who has a non-retina macbookpro or Air or some such or a small laptop. There's a LOT of those things out there, and the visual look of the screen will not matter to the sound.
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Using IR to make small cab sound like a big cab? Or just alternate :)
PeterHamm replied to efunkelist's topic in Helix
Both are often very fixable with tweaks of the HP and LP filters, and changing the input impedance. -
Here's all you need to know. I played our church service tonight after having installed the latest beta build for my Rack less than 60 minutes before. With beta software... I had no glitches, hiccups or interruptions of any kind. How much more stable do you think the stuff that actually gets released is.
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As a beta tester (who is often running firmware y'all don't have yet) I can tell you that even the BETA stuff is getting really rock solid. Yes, bugs are getting fixed all the time, even some you guys never hear about because only the beta testers experience them. It's soup. It's there.
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AX8 is a real buy imho. It wouldn't work for me because I need at least 2 signal paths almost all the time, but for those who must have those sounds, it's a killer deal. Fact is, AX8 and Helix compete, but they are SO different that for many there's a clear choice. Need all those amps? AX8. Need loops for pedals (more than one), Helix. Comfy with Fractal's editing and like their computer editor (which is SWEET!). AX8. Clearly. Must be able to have multiple paths and planning on editing on the unit? Helix. Tone? Your audience can't tell the difference I promise you. So pick the one that inspires YOU!
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fixed it for ya. The fact is, I know from dealing with the L6 people directly that they WANT to hear from people who want to stretch their products beyond what they can do right now. It's how they come with ideas like Helix! Glad we can all deal in an adult manner! Keep on keepin on everybody!
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I think you are allowing yourself to be provoked in a manner that makes it look to some like you have a chip on your shoulder, sir. The tone of your responses is not making it easy to have dialogue with you, I agree with silverhead on that. Desiring to push technology is a great thing. Asking for features in a box like this is, too... using a tone that seems bullying to more than one or two is probably not going to get it done.
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They might, or they might just leave that to the third parties. You can put LP and HP filters on and really suck the life out of any of those cabs (or IRs), but I don't.
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I hope and expect that that functionality will be given you at some point. A LOT of guys want better Variax control. I was tempted to say that you are asking too much from one box, but... technically... I think it will be possible with Helix all by itself. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
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1. No. Pretty sure you can not do that. 2. I don't see why not!
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Electro Harmonix octave / modulation pedals, e.g. HOG, POG, B9, etc
PeterHamm replied to ChubbyJerk's topic in Helix
Just saw the mel9 demo. going to pre-order. -
The car analogy is really stretching. The simple fact is, even the best tools don't work for everyone. that's why there are 3 or 4 companies in this product space.
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I don't know in the MI business what they do. Often I see open-box stuff for sale at different retailers. I assume that's this stuff. Same with "refurbished" (which I'm a big fan of).
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Using IR to make small cab sound like a big cab? Or just alternate :)
PeterHamm replied to efunkelist's topic in Helix
I'd use dual cabs in Helix first. You can get a very big sound that way. -
Often stuff is sent back to the manufacturer and "refurbished" (which sometimes means nothing) and sold as new if it's still new, or stores will sell them as open box. I'm sure that's up to retailers mostly, not the manufacturers.
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I think you COULD have gotten the sounds you wanted out of Helix if you had spent more time with it, but life is too short for that if you have something that makes you happen. That said, I'm pretty sure you could have done the switching thing I quoted above with Helix, no problem. Glad you have something that works for you, though.
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Electro Harmonix octave / modulation pedals, e.g. HOG, POG, B9, etc
PeterHamm replied to ChubbyJerk's topic in Helix
The problem I think MIGHT be that any of these may end up being serious resource hogs, and at that point, I think I'd rather just have a POG2 or maybe a HOG2 this time. -
Pretty sure that's real easy.
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The bottom line is this. The audience (in my case congregation) can't hear the difference between an HD 500 and Helix I think. They can't hear the difference between a Squier CV Tele and my Anderson that costs 10 times the money new. But... ...I can, and it makes me play better and enjoy life more.
