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Hi All Just in case there are any others out there who haven't updated firmware on a DT25 but suddenly have a need to.... I spent a couple of hours trying to update my DT25 firmware - third party edit app (DT Edit) could change the amp settings, and amp switches could change app screen, but Line6 Monkey refused to accept there was a DT25 connected. Searched everywhere and got all sorts of ideas that didn't work. Just when I was about to give up and raise a support ticket (more in hope than expectation), the ticket process offered another search, and first item was a line 6 post created just 20 hours ago - gave and updated .cfg file to try: For me, the monkey icon to click was on the left, not right. The provided .cfg file needs to replace the default.cfg file in the folder the instructions send you to. In my case I had no file to replace - just renamed the provided file to default.cfg, put it in the folder and a few minutes later, DT25 with updated firmware... Hope this helps someone...

Every time I update my Helix, I am a little bit nervous. Every time I follow the advice from datacommando and read the release notes and follow instructions to the letter. Every time it has worked. The release notes talk about update from versions earlier than 3.15, and datacommando says it can be done. I haven't done this myself, but that would be good enough for me to attempt it. As the release notes say, back up your presets and IRs first, and make sure you are working from the latest release of HX edit. Don't panic when you get the boot error message - it's normal, the release notes tell you to expect it when updating from firmware earlier than 3.15. Don't panic - it does take a few minutes to continue, and I confess it made me nervous and felt a lot longer than it actually was when I did the 3.15 update. Don't overlook the factory reset which will indeed clear the Helix - that's why you need the backup so you can restore - make sure that the restore is sorted and covers everything you want to keep before you update. Even if the worst happens, and theres a power interruption or some other unexpected problem with updating via hx edit, datacommando has posted step by step instructions on how to recover. Thanks datacommando - knowing your advice is there if I need it has been a great reassurance for me and I suspect many others who don't post too often. Most of all - glad you're back to guitar and helix - hope you get to enjoy playing some more!

I'm fairly new to tone building here too, but so far my go to amps have been Vox AC 30 (Essex A 30), Matchless DC 30 (Matchstick Ch 1), and PRS Archon (Archetype Clean). I was thinking I should explore some of the other amps - and this thread has given me some pointers on where to start, so thanks! Useful resourse linking real life names to Helix names is at https://helixhelp.com/models. One thing I learned already - check out the cab options, and the mic options on the cab. They can have a huge impact on the sound before you even touch the amp controls. +1 on Jason Sadites you tube channel - an enormous amount of great information and pointers there!

Worked for Billy Idol...

Hi I'm no expert - but might be worth considering putting one modeller in the loop of the other - should be possible to get more control of whether you hear, one, the other, or both? Happy experimenting!

If you want my advice - stop wasting time - get either one, and start playing guitar... I'm sure they are both brilliant - but my money is in a Helix - the user interface makes it so easy to use.

I have no experience of this - but I think low voltage of helix is much safer than a valve amp if you decide it needs a shower...

Hi Thaw - looks like you have this pretty much covered - and if you work on a per preset basis within a setlist will get pretty much everything you want. Small point - Line 6 won't pick up ideas from this board - but if you submit to their ideascale process and enough others agree then it might arrive in a future update. There is, sadly, only so much DSP...

Hi Tim Welcome to the forum - there seems to be a huge depth of experience and help here - and a welcome source of banter... I sometimes have a habit of stating the blindingly obvious, so if you know this already sorry to waste your time, but... The general advice for creating a sound is to check out the artist's preferred equipment and start from there - so if I was after that sound, based just on what I can see in the background I'd try Marshall or Orange models. Then try the gain and tone controls, and also the mic setting in the cab model if you're using the standard cabs - that sounds to me like a pretty basic tone so you should be able to get pretty close... If not, you're learning all the way! Best source I've seen for real detailed advice on setting up amp settings is a series of videos by Jason Sadites - he goes into detail on compression and eq and all kind of things a recording engineer might do (that I don't really understand). Good luck - and hope the Helix works for you

I thought the world was flat, balanced on four elephants that are supported by a turtle - couresty of Terry Pratchett. He doesn't say what the Turtle stands on,m but the rimfall is supposed to be beautiful... Old Hi Fi amplifiers had a "loudness" button - boosts bass and treble so that low volume sounds more like loud - couresty of Fletcher Munson. Like they say - it's just the way that ears work. Just one note of caution - loud is good, but too loud too long or too often, at least for me, means tinnitus and inability to hear really high frequencies. Doesn't matter if it's monitors or headphones for this particular application.

Hi Amenity Great distraction - and an incredibly understanding wife! Just build some patches - and enjoy. Personally, I found that tweaking the mic used in the cab settings could make a huge difference. If you're up for a more detailed explanation from someone who really knows - check out Jason Sadites - how to create a great tone series on the interweb... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dan5B0Ydfqk Maybe you can find enough neigbours for a balcony band? There are guys on the forum here who know a great deal and always try to help - so welcome!

Merry Christmas all! And a great big thank you to the guys on here regularly offering great advice to all - you know who you are. And in case I forget, Happy New Decade!

I suspect they don't want to share industry secrets - They'll tell us it's just magic...

Just updated from 2.54 - all went to plan...

Theres another one - I haven't learned this one yet...