mhiller

I have been using my PC112+ live. I use L6 link from helix floor to PC and XLR Out to FOH. Before 3.5, I was using PC’s speaker emulations (speaker mode). The PC “sounded like” whatever emulation I chose (usually creamback) and xlr-out sent an emulation of what ever mic I chose to FOH. This is how I understand what was happening, please correct me if that’s not the case :) The results were …okay on stage, I don’t really know about how things sounded out front. When 3.5 was released, and then 3.6, I couldn’t help wondering it the reworked cabs would sound better than the PC speaker presets..everybody said how much better they were so I tried them. I changed my helix presets to include various new cabs and changed the L6 link-send to Powercab Mode FLAT and Flat Voicing to LF FLAT. They did seem better when practicing by myself and at band practice. Haven’t gigged with them and we don’t use a mixer for band practice. My question is what am I sending via the pc xlr out? Is it the same thing I’m hearing through the powercab and it will sound like a micd cab in FOH? I know, RTFM! I did but I’m getting old and sometimes I just need to hear stuff from somebody else. Thanks for any replies!

I had a similar experience and finally entered a support ticket. This is a hardware issue that occurs occasionally and if you fill out a ticket, Line 6 will take good care of you-it’s a warranty repair. I sent my Helix in 7 days ago and they replaced all of the foot switches and according to UPS Tracking it will be delivered Monday! I got it in November ‘15 so the 2 year warranty was about to expire...but I have a feeling they would have covered it anyway. I continue to read stories of how Line 6 has gone above and beyond when it comes to customer service. I waited a long time to fill out a ticket; I wasn’t sure what the problem was because it was so intermittent, and I thought I was doing something wrong when building presets...I had a few gigs that weren’t much fun because I hadn’t figured out what the problem was. I even got another Helix as a backup (I was going to do that anyway) but I’m happy with how things turned out. Fill out a support ticket, or call and talk to someone-they will get you squared away!