
edshaw2
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edshaw2 started following Helix/HX Firmware 2.80 and Helix Native 1.80, Helix 2.9 and B-Bender effect
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Seems like it's a hardware controller (prototype) for Avid's (Protools) Eleven plugin.
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Avid Pro Tools likes it too... and Ableton Live.
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1) How do you feel about your new Helix? Wow - amazing job. Such attention to detail. Sounds great. Software and hardware design - quality, functionality and UI - outstanding. I've wanted to love modelling from the POD 1.0 and have been there but always felt a bit meh. This one delivers and I look forward to the future. 2) What would you like to see changed or improved about it if it was at all possible? I'd love to see a Variax block that would let you bind controllers to Variax settings that could be triggered in latch or momentary - e.g. set the guitar tone control to 0% when engaging the Rat from a single footpedal. A Mark series Mesa model would be great. So much in there already and I look forward to future updates. 3) How would it be then? Great too.
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Same thing here. Variax JTV69S -> 25' Line6 VDI cable -> hd500x -> l6Link -> L2T. Random effect changes and / or the new patch selection doesn't seem to stick or goes back to the previous one. Never happens when I'm on my own - sometimes happens when rehearsing with keyboard players - almost always happens live. I have no MIDI cable or USB plugged into the unit when this happens. This weekend it messed up in front of 10,000 people - frustrating. Also, sometimes cuts out like I have a bad cable, but I've checked and replaced the cable a few times already. ...and when my volume pot on the Variax is at minimum it will randomly go to full volume after a minute or so. If I move the volume knob it will start tracking at the right level. Argh. P.S. All latest firmware updates Driver: 4.2.7.1, HD500X Flash: 1.32, Variax Flash: 2.10 .................. Latest Update: I now have a support ticket open. I think it may be a combination of two things - a wrong cable and a bad cable. 1) I used a regular XLR cable for the link from the HD500X -> L2t - my bad - the docs "strongly recommend" an AES (digital) rated cable - changed that but won't know until I play live again. 2) bad connection on the JTV (69S) - works rock solid with a regular ethernet with a proper clip (rj45) - intermittently cuts out with the VDI cable (even a new one). This also explains the unexplained sudden volume on when the volume pot is turned down - the JTV momentarily loses it's connection and the patch resets to the default which has the volume at full. Hopefully this resolves it.
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Sweet - to my ears, the 12 strings sound WAY better. Thanks Line6! BTW, everyone may know this already, but it was news to me. You need to plug a 1/4 inch cable into your Variax when using the Variax USB interface via VDI - which Variax Workbench HD requires. Without the 1/4 plugged in, the variax won't power on. First time I needed to do this as I usually access the Variax through the HD500(x now) USB.
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I've got the same question. Ideally I'd like to have the ability to: 1. Apply different output settings to the Line6Link and XLR outs so I could go "combo-front" to the L2t and at the same time send "studio direct" to the live board or protools. It's currently a global setting for all outputs. 2. Edit and save the L2t settings the HD500x Edit (I know I can manually save the settings in the patch so this just nice to have). 3. Saving the HD's output settings per patch would be nice too.
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More loop time. Ability to edit L2t settings in HD500xEdit - similar to DT settings Ability to have different output types for different output paths. i.e. I'd like to use "combo-front" or one of the others to my L2t and at the same time use "studio direct" via the XLRs or SPDIF to the live board or protools.