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As far as I know, there isn't any automated functionality in the Editor software to update/download upon connection. You may want to open a support ticket with Line 6 to get a solid resolution.

Yes, it takes 1-2 seconds to wake up. When I pick up my guitar after it is in sleep mode, I leave my volume pedal turned down, volume pot up, and just hit the strings to wake it up. You'll see the LED on the transmitter turn amber briefly, then green when it is ready. It usually goes to sleep in about 4 minutes of not transmitting a signal.

Good catch!

Yeah, your pickups and amp may actually catch on fire with that combination.

Yes, Zeppelin's Black Dog.

Line 6 Support information can be found in the link below, along with phone numbers and office hours. Your efforts are better spent there. http://line6.com/support/tickets/

Just so you know, 99.9% of the people on this forum do not work for Line 6 and do not have the power to modify their website content. Some of the people here were just trying to tell you that the little symbol of the pickup really doesn't mean anything, hoping that it answered your question to help you out. If you are frustrated at Line 6's website, vent your frustrations to them, and not the regular guys here on this public forum.

Ok, see what you're saying.

Can you post a pic of what you are talking about? I can visualize what you are saying.

I am not hearing modulation on that. What I am hearing is that he may be double tracking with a slight time offset on the doubled track. The time offset creates the illusion of a phasing effect with the two tracks interacting with one another. There is also some delay added after the double tracked part during the solo portion. If you check out the Keely 30ms double tracker pedal, it does something like that. You can simulate it with a simple delay in the helix, in a parallel path, delay set to 20-30ms, zero feedback, and just play with the mix %. It creates a nice "fat" wide sound without affecting the actual tone. I could be dead wrong, but that is what my ears are telling me.

I suspect this is the issue.

Everything in your house shares the same ground, so transient noise on a circuit with dimmers can affect any circuit in your house. You also get EMI from a device on one circuit creating noise on another circuit. It's just something you cannot totally get rid of even with a house wired correctly.

If you keep your eyes open for deals, you can do even better. I found a Variax Standard that a GC had for a while and they couldn't sell it. Picked it up for $600 and he threw in an extra charger and 4 other batteries he had laying around. It was "new" but had some pick scratches, but no biggie. Gave it to my son. I think I may want a Variax now... Yeah $800 is a little steep for refurb JTV.

^Yes, check that the output block in the preset is set to "multi".

What amp/cab model are you using?

Scott did a really nice job explaining his process of setting volume levels. I don't remember seeing this one posted on to this forum, so I thought I would. Very handy tips indeed, especially if you do not know your front of house guy. If you leave very little for him to do, there is less that will get buggered up. Nice job Scott.

Also, take a look through this forum for G30 in the title. There is some info on drop out issues that seemed to be easily solved.

Sounds like there may have been some other wireless systems in the house on the same channel/frequency causing conflicts.

Woah there, that's pretty extreme. I put in my vote for slighly crip on the outside, still bendy/pliable, with a little bit of chew to it. I also prefer a 1/4" thick cut to enhance the pliable effect. If it's too crispy (and shattering) you have turned too much of it into carbon (burned). JMHOABAOMP.

Keep in mind, the Helix is a "software" based system where modeling of effects/circuits is done in the software world only (hard coded software is the firmware). Specialty effects (EHX POG/HOG) have dedicated circuits, chip sets, and their own processors/firmware that they are utilizing that are dedicated to just this one effect pedal. Line 6 would have to do simulate all of the circuitry/processing in the purely software world of the Helix. Yes, I am sure it can be done in the Helix, but they would have to model individual components just like they do with everything else. I would imagine that it would be a LOT more DSP heavy that other "normal" harmonizers and modulation effects. Also, think from a marketing perspective. Is it very cost effective to invest 6 months of development for just one effect for a fairly narrow range of Helix customers? I can't answer that, but that is what drives what they are developing for future effects and amp models to be rolled out on Helix. They want to sell more units primarily, and make existing Helix users more happy as a secondary affect.

I am not sure what sound you are trying to achieve, but I generally run my delays and reverbs in parallel. I don't like losing definition in sound when running a delay into reverb. I also don't have the mix on the delays more than about 40%, and generally run them about 20-25% mix. I also do not put a low cut in the reverb blocks, but generally run the high cut in all reverbs at about 1kHz. This tames a lot of the shrill in the top end. I generally set the mix somewhere around 20-40% when they are in parallel with a delay. I attached a quick sketch of how I would try running what you have in Path A, so this is essentially the stuff in your effects loop. Even though Helix is very easy and intuitive to use, knowing how effects react with one another is not. Since it is so easy to run effects in so many non-conventional ways, our sounds/tones can get way off pretty quickly.

can you post a pic of a screen shot of your preset?

Looks like everything up to your volume block is running into the front end of your amp. Then you are running two paths into your effects loop, a "dry" path and a wet path with your delay and reverbs. You are already running reverbs in parallel.

Pickup choice/shielding will help with EMI, but it won't be completely eliminated. I changed almost all my single coils out to Seymour Duncan "vintage stacks", single stacked humbuckers. It helped tremendously, but it does not eliminate it. For dirty power, you might try powering your gear from a UPS. They have voltage regulation and filtering built in. If you are running just out of a Helix FOH and not powering an amp, you can play from a fully charged UPS for quite a while with the UPS power unplugged (isolating you from dirty power in the room). Then you are just running of the battery to inverted AC power. Either way, I found myself turning the noise gate on all my presets. Noise is a big peeve of mine, but I just live with it while I am playing (with noise minimized by the things mentioned above), then the gate takes care of it when I am not playing.

I tried this weekend using just one preset for just 4 songs, and it was a challenge even in the contemporary worship music genre. I am going to take that single preset, and make 4-5 out of them using the same basic setup/workflow, but with different amps and cabs/IRs so it gives me a greater range of core tone. That way I can use for song 1 the Plexi based preset, AC30 based preset for song 2, etc...