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I too found it loose in the plastic bag containing the brand new Helix. At first, I thought it might be a plug for the footpedal's adjustment bolt access hole. I still find it curious and surprising that it is not mentioned anywhere in the User Manual, nor other Line 6 site information.

Although certainly not before your departure later this week, newer firmware (versions 2.30 and subsequently 3.0) are forthcoming. Line 6 has not announced any schedule for these releases. Hopefully, by your return in October, firmware 2.30 and the accompanying newly revised Helix Editor will be available. Have a great trip, and if you encounter any difficulties installing the 2.21 firmware, make sure you phone Line 6 directly so they can get you squared away before you leave on Thursday.

Yeah, some sort of a Favorited version of the standard Factory Block Types would be great! This has come up from time to time in the forums. With the current Helix firmware 2.21, about the best we can do is to Save our favorite/user customized Block settings to a Preset in one of the SetLists, then Copy and Paste that Block to another Preset. Or, Save an entire Preset with such favorite Block settings and configurations as a Template to be recalled and used to Save a newly created Preset. Either way is is a somewhat cumbesome process, but that's the way it is until a new firmware provides more capability.

The only login oddities I have seen, is that the three (3) desktop shortcuts I use to access the Line 6 Helix and Line 6 Relay Forums and the IdeaScale site, have recently been requiring login and passwords far more often. This has only been during the past few weeks. Nothing has changed on my side. About the only thing I can attribute it to is either they are revising their servers protocols or there may be intermittent packet loss during log in attempts. Ordinarily, I merely click the shortcut and I'm logged in to the site. I'm using Chrome Browser on an Android Tablet.

Line 6 will make this right for you! Submit a Support Ticket and they'll likely send you a new one! (Just my guess, as I do not speak for Line 6, but I do speak from experience). Line 6 Customer Support is World Class!

@landofunland, the Yamaha DXR10 do have a Line 3 Input capable of accepting RCA Stereo (L&R) Plugs. Many Receivers still provide this type of connection format to other equipment. If you receiver has RCA Jacks you could use those to connect to your Yamaha DXR.

Helix's ability to manage and support the vast selections of 3rd Party IRs offerings can only improve. I am particularly looking forward to seeing what the fruition of Dan Boul's Line 6 subsidized IR Shoot may be. As convenient as it is to work with Helix's Stock Cabs in Split Paths, it would be terrific to see Helix's Stock Cabs and Mic selections expanded, in forthcoming firmware, especially if additional Parameters were introduced to support Lateral Mic Position, Mic Aim (Angle/Orientation), Cab Rear Micing (for open cabs), and a Room Mic.

The Yamaha DXR10 are capable of thunderous SPLs with Helix's default (Amp, Cab, and Output) Block Parameter Values and Default Global Settings > I/O > XLR Main Outs (Line) and 1/4" Main Outs (Line). I have my Helix Main Outs configured for Line Level, and my Yamaha DXR's Level Control in the 12 o'clock position and their MIC/LINE Switch set to LINE. Most of the time I don't need to increase my Helix Main Vol knob much beyond the 12 o'clock position. Nonetheless, the above config provides lots of headroom. If you are not getting sufficiently loud SPLs from your Yamaha DXR10s, increase their Line Input 1 Level Controls. If these are fully clockwise, and still not loud enough, set them back to their 12 o'clock position, and set the Yamaha's DXR10s' MIC/LINE switches to "MIC". Be sure you reduce Helix's Main Volume Knob so you don't startle and deafen yourself! The Yamaha's Limit Indicator won't illumininate unless you really drive them hard. If the Limit Indicators illuminate, either reduce the Yamaha's Level Control slightly, or change Helix's Global Main Out Configuration to Mic Level. Post back what you find works for you. How far are the DXR10s from you? What is the size of your room?

How is your Helix's Global Settings > I/O Configured for the FX Send you are using to route the signal to your Mesa? Do you have it set at Line Level? If so, give it a try at Instrument Level? This will not automatically balance, nor level each of your several Helix PreAmp Blocks. However, you may find it provides for better gain staging for use with your Mesa -- depending on how you have your Mesa adjusted. Regardless, of Helix's Global Settings > I/O configuration the best method is to properly adjust the Helix PreAmp Block's Level and Save the Preset. You may also use the FX Send Block's Level parameter, or, if you have redirected Helix's Output Block to use the FX Send the Output Block's level parameter can also do the job.

Yeah, I discovered that too. My First impression (from the housiing shape was that it may have been C or D battery powered. The specs do indicate there's a 6' Power cord and the unit is UL approved. Not much of a complication, as the Helix needs AC Power too. That is so long as the small motor in the unit doesn't generate any line noise.

There's Magic to be found in Helix's Stock Cabs! Explore using two (single or dual) Cab Blocks, Split (i.e on Parallel on Paths 1A and 1B), each with a different Mic. Shure SM57 and Royer 121 are a classic blend. There are other fantastic mic options as well. On one of the Paths, add a bit of Delay and perhaps some Reverb, to taste, for a bit more spatial character, and you may find an inescapable grin on your face. ;) The Helix's features and flexibility is awesome! You can do things with it that transcend what is practically doable in the real world, and all without the hassle of hauling gear or patching cables between outboard gear and pedals. YMMV, but above all explore and have fun!

There's nothing wrong with a DIY approach. Nonetheless, for use with Bass as well as Guitar, the Line 6 StageSource L3 Active Monitors (M or T models) immediately come to mind. If I recall correctly, their 2x10 plus 1" Driver, can be configured such that the second 10" speaker handles the lower end frequency content. Conveniently, they are also capable of being serially connected using the Line6 L6 Link on the Helix. Granted, they're pricey and heavy, but they may give you the sound you're seeking, for both Guitar and Bass.

How Cool!! Literally and figuratively! And, not expensive! http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lasko-10-5-in-2-Speed-Ultra-Slim-Clip-Stik-Personal-Fan-4006/202019807

Amongst the Internet's Tens of Thousands of Helix posts -- No, I have not read them all -- there certainly are occasional mentions of Helix's deficient 128 IR slot capacity. In distinct contrast, I have never seen a single post asserting any Helix owner reaching nor exceeding Helix's Preset capacity. With Eight (8) SetLists (each with a 128 slot Preset capacity), and only Three (3) of which have Factory Supplied Presets and Templates, it would seem that one or several of the others are candidates for being repurposed via an updated firmware release, to be configurable (for Presets vs. IRs) via a User Preference in Global Settings.

Yeah, the superscripted "E" appearing on the Helix display to the right of the Preset's Name. It likely stands for "Edited." Familiar to word processing users for many years, it is a subtle notification that something has been changed, altered, or modified since the Preset has been loaded. If you do not intentionally, Press the Save Button and Confirm (Press the Save Button again) none of the changes are preserved when you reload the same Preset.

This will depend on the Input Sensitivity of your Guitar Amp's FX Loop. Try Helix's Settings both ways. You won't damage your guitar amp. It will just be louder or lower. Go with the setting that is closer to when you are using your amp directly.

GC just put the TC Polytune Clip tuners (Black Housing version) on sale for $39! http://www.guitarcenter.com/TC-Electronic/Polytune-Clip-On-Guitar-Tuner.gc

TC Polytune Clip (regardless if in Strobe Mode or Normal Mode) is quick, accurate, steady and stable for all my guitars: Les Pauls, Strat, Sheraton. It is my Go To, until the Helix improves....

The plain reality is that there can be many interacting factors and it can be a mind scramble to suss it out. The only sensible and best way to proceed is unplug everything from the offending circuits and proceed one item at a time. You can also switch off the circuit breaker for the other possibly offending or affected circuits at you circuity breaker panel. One by one, begin by enegizing you items of interest. For instance, your Helix, your monitor speakers, your other amp. As you proceed to add (i.e reconnect) additional items you will find the culprit(s). This can be a painstaking process and is best done with an assistant and perhaps two Family Radio Service (FRS) radios or cell phones, to reduce screaming or back and forth trips to the circuity panel. Also notorious can be items that are acutally energized and on standby or quiescent mode as soon as they are plugged in. There are many such devices in most homes. Also, the CFL and LED lighting fixtures, dimmers, fans, switches, and much more can be sources of AC line injected interference and RF (Radio Frequency) interference that can make its way into some gear. Measuring a line's Gound Potential can be as simple as using a digital Multitester to see the voltage difference between the Ground side of a Circuit and the Ground Pin! This will be a very minimal value, but should be readable on any meter that displays to thousanths or tens of thousanths of a volt. If this reading is not the same for each of the outlets on the same circuit, you have a ground loop! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PERFORM THE PRECEEDING TESTING UNLESS YOU ARE COMPETENT TO DO SO, AS YOU COULD ELECTROCUTE YOURSELF!!

Similar to taylorbeats' reply, my favorite configuration is to run two Yamaha DXR10 on the floor spread a few feet in front of me. Otherwise, I'll flank them spread slightly on either side of either my Fender Mustang IV v.2 2x12 or Fender Mustang III v.2 1x12 (where the Fender is runnig Dry in a W/D/W configuration). I've also tried running directly to the Fender amps with the Helix Cabs on and off and the Fender's Cab Sim on and off. Diffferent sounds for different tones, but all sound really good. Have yet to find anything that sounds horrible. Also for instances when I don't need complexity of SPL, I've connected my Helix to a Yamaha THR10C Stereo AuxIn via a pair of Helix's FX Sends or Main Outs. This is a surprising good FRFR configuration for easy setup and practice at low listening levels at very near field (couch side end table, cocktail table, etc). The Helix also sound great through a pair of JBL LSR308 Studio Monitors at near field (less than 10') when the speakers are at ear level. Go with what sounds good to you and suits your budget. A good pair of Headphones and IEMs are also great with the Helix. I use Sony MDR-V6 and Shure SE530. YMMV.

The steady voltage level is not likely the problem. A very minimal different ground potential of different circuit feeds or different sides/legs of your home's dual phase AC wiring can cause insedious and frustrating ground loops. If you have a good quality multimeter, you can measure the actual differential to ground for each circuit and recepticle in your home. If you do so, you may quickly determine the issue. If you are not comfortable working with AC power, let your electrician handle this for you! If the problem you are hearing is indeed a grounding problem with your house circuits, it would not likely be present if you powered both the Helix and your amp from the same multi outlet power strip connected to single wall recepticle. If the problem is no longer present when you power both units from the same source, it was a ground loop. If the problem persists, there is something else involved. Is the noise present when there is nothing connected to the Helix aside from the AC Power cord?

I preferred the sound of the Yamaha DXR10 over the JBL, their more flexible rear panel configuration, and Seven Year Yamaha Warranty. The JBL PRX710 do sound good. At the now substantially reduced price they are a great buy! The DBR10 are the lower power, lighter weight, and one input less Yamaha Model. They do sound very close to their bigger brother DXR10.

On Acoustic Electrics with the jack doubling as the bottom bout strap button, if the G10's Right Angle adapter is used, the G10 transmitter sits nicely close to the body.

@landofunland, I thoroughly understand what you're getting at. Not beating a dead horse at all! As outstanding as the JBL LSR308 are in their price range -- for near field monitoring -- they are best used in a semi protected position at ear level on a meter bridge, desk, on stands, etc. For full spectrum materiaI, they would, with a sub, sound even better. If you are seeking to approach the 1x12 Amp in The Room (AITR) experience, the LSR308 will not deliver nor approach that unless you are sitting very close to them. Even then, with the Helix, as soon as you place an Amp+Cab Block or Cab Block or 3rd Party IR Block in Helix's Signal Path you will be hearing the sound of a mic'd cab! Unless, of course, you use the Helix as a front end FX system with your existing Amp and Cab. If what you want is the chest filling fullness experience you enjoy from your 1x12 Guitar Amp, the way to go is with one, ideally two, 10" or 12 Active FRFR Monitors that can deliver a full frequency -- when desired, high sound pressure level -- with ample headroom. The LSR308 get loud but not exceedingly so. I found that as much as I liked them, only when I got a pair of Yamaha DXR10, did I feel I had the system I preferred. These far exceed the LSR308's price range, and, for me, are far more useful and rugged. They are however, not near field monitors. I prefer to use them, either as floor wedges, or standing upright. They can also be used mounted, flown, suspended, etc., etc. And, even on stands if they're not too close. I came to Helix after having used my Fender Mustang III v.2 1x12 100W and Fender Mustang IV v.2 2x12 150W Amps and a Yamaha THR10C Amp. The first two can get thounderous, and the latter is FRFR. The SPL's capable of being produced by the either of the Fender Amps far exceed what a pair of JBL LSR308 even with the JBL LSR10 Sub would provide. Nonetheless, when running the pair of Yamaha DXR10, the sound is better, fuller, and FRFR. My Fender Amps now get used as Dry (center) when I run W/D/W, or are used by friends, etc. The best thing is to listen to as much as you can on as many different pieces of gear, and go with what suits your budget. The Helix is so versatile and there are lots of configurations. Keep the thread going if you have more questions, or with what gear you choose to go with.