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Did you maybe mean to post this to the Kemper list?

Seconded.

No iPad editor has been announced.

As I understand it, Helix Edit automatically converts IRs to 16-bit, 48kHz mono, and shortens (or lengthens) them to 2,048 samples. It also doesn't support very long IR file names, especially considering that you need to add a 3-digit slot number prefix to be able to export and import them reliably, and probably a short vendor prefix to (try to) avoid randomly duplicated names (except for the slot number). I have multiple IRs loaded that have the exact same file name if you ignore the slot number, but since Helix alters both the file name and the contents of the file, there's no straight-forward way to correlate an exported IR with its original source file. Very frustrating. While we all hope for and will no doubt eventually get better IR management tools, I'm trying to figure out how to best deal with this now. What I'd like to try is batch converting all my IRs into Helix format first. At that point, you could use a generic duplicate-file checker to connect exported IRs back to the (converted) original file. I'm a programmer, so I have some other possibilities in mind too, possibly as enhancements to Jason's IR Manager on the Helix Help site, but first steps first. All of which is a very long preface to my actual question: Does anyone know of any tools that can convert IRs in different formats to Helix format, exactly like Helix Edit does it, so the contents would be bit-for-bit identical? Voxengo's free r8brain seems like it'll do everything but truncate/lengthen to 2048 samples. (It's possible it can do that too, haven't tried it yet, but I'd think they'd mention if it had that feature.)

No manufacturer suppression of opinions here that I've seen, and most people's experience with Line 6 support has been stellar, mine included. Some people here do champion Helix, probably most, but that's because they like it -- they wouldn't keep hanging around here if they didn't. Many also own competing units, and talk about similarities and differences. As a general rule, people are friendly and helpful. Seems like there's been an influx of new folks lately, probably as a result of the lower-priced LT, so many of the same questions get asked repeatedly, but that's ok. I asked a lot of them too when I got mine.

I too wish there was more direct control of tone in the delays. Ideall there'd be low and high cut for the whole effect, adn separate low and high cut for the feedback loop that does the repeats. I get by ok with various block types and their different settings, but that's such a basic feature, and I don't want to waste a whole parallel path just to get it.

Yeah, well, I gave him a shot for a buck. He mostly does bass cab IRs I think, don't see a ton of reviews, but he's a "real" shop from what I can tell, and I don't mind hearing about new stuff that's applicable. Not sure what either policy or culture around manufacturer announcements here. I know the new cabIR 4-pack is "announced" in an old thread about their site being down briefly. It's too bad, lots of people will completely ignore it.

Weird, I've never had that happen. Any chance you fat-tooted the Mode switch at the same time?

Absolutely valid point. Not that I'm a spokes-monkey for anything, but we all mean to be welcoming here, it's important. The vast majority of posts here are friendly, helpful, and civilized, and I'm sure everyone means it to be that way. I doubt @johnonguitar meant to make fun of @leoarjun, just making light of some odd typographics, and maybe pointing out that that that posting style might distract from what was being said. I hope you weren't offended @leoarjun.

Hah! Best of the thread.

DD, how do you organize your patches to be able to cal up the patch for each song efficiently in a live set? Do you build a bank (or part of one) for each set, with patches in setlist order? I'd hate to have to remember where a tons of different patches were. For the 45th reunion (!) of one of my high school bands, I made up a cheat sheet w the patches for each song, and in some cases stomps for certain sections. I was glad I had it, made me feel a bit more comfortable given that I hadn't played with anyone for decades, but I'd think a gigging pro might well have a better solution.

Try the ground lift switch on the Helix? Might or might not help.

I'm not gigging so I don't count, but I use many different amps, with whatever cabs or IRs, and I still feel like I make them all sound somewhat distressingly similar. I nearly always have 4 drive level as snapshots, and each level sounds quite a bit like that level in other amps. There are differences of course, but still. Not sure what I think about this.

3 band compressor maybe? Not that I know what he meant...

I hate to be an old fogey, uphill-both-ways and all that, but you do realize you're complaining about the limitations of tools that didn't even exist not so long ago, yeah? Try switching between 4 different sounds on an actual tube amp -- you need multiple amps, multiple channels (way fewer than the number of snapshots available), footswitchable boost, etc.. Yet music got made, somehow.

Typically an IR serves the same purpose as a cab, so yes, you'd use one or the other, or if both, then in parallel, like plugging an amp into multiple cabs. OTOH, do whatever you like :) That's one cool thing about modelers, you can do things that are physically (or financially!) impossible. Put a fuzz box after the cab, plug an amp into another amp into a wah, whatever you come up with that sounds good to you. It seems like the built in cabs have a lot of top end, leaving you to filter it out if you want. That probably sounds better overall than removing it from the IR file itself, then trying to EQ back in what's not really there. Many people try not to use the global EQ for patch tone shaping, reserving it for differences between rooms. HTH.

You can do this today, in a limited sense. For single processing no lag, build patches with different sounds on path 1 and path 2. You can then use a footswitch, a pedal, or snapshots to such our date between them. The "real" version of that, where every patch is single-path and there's no lag switching between any two patches, isn't possible with any current modeler, afaik, and i think I probably would. You could partly fake that with two noodlers [EDIT: modelers!] and a way to switch between them, but that'd be a pain.

Not sure about Kemper, but Fractal stuff doesn't do lag-free patch changes either. That's why they have an equivalent to snapshots, where all modules in the patch are loaded when you load the preset, but the can still switch individual blocks on and off.

Also try lower sag, hum, and ripple, like maybe as low as 0, and higher bias, as high as 10, and high bias-x. (Sorry for the typo, phone, fixed.)

Pics please, @cruisinon2!

I was recommending based more on sound and physical shape. The Altos will sound decent, but from what folks here and on TGP say (don't have one myself), the Yamahas will sound better, and also get louder.

If you're ok spending the money, I'd move up to one of the Yamahas, DXR or DBR 10 or 12, or possibly a JBL. If not, the Altos are a great choice.

Hmmm, so the Beatles and the Stones aren't pop acts? Tell that to their screaming fans. But like you pointed out, doesn't matter.

Like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, you mean, those no-guitar pop bands?

Just the names, or the actual content? For names, see above. For content, like as a backup, you can export presets, setlists, or IRs.