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I know on my OG Helix the 2 paths were separate DSP chains so if you needed two DSP heavy things it was generally best to have one on path A and one on path B. Is this still true on Stadium? Just trying to figure out what patterns of my old ways of thinking still apply and what I need to unlearn.

No I just meant that on the OG Helix I ended up with more than 512 preset slots because I used ALL the set list slots and didn't keep those.

I rarely use my Catalyst as I'm usually running my Helix direct but when I do use it I find my brain works better with the Helix methodology of direct amp models. I know when I want to reach for a Vox AC30 or a Bassman or a Plexi. Since Catalyst doesn't use that methodology I am not as "familiar" with the original amp models. Are there at least basic comparisons that can be made to help me hold them in my mind? I think "Chime" is "voxish" if I'm not mistaken. And Crunch is Marshallesque? What about the others? I've been using the moa in Manual mode for a weekly Beatles jam so am only now kind of getting to know it better.

I’m away from home for the next week so I can’t test mine but I’m curious now as I have that pedal as well!

Yes in various videos Eric has said it would be wifi first then usb later and I believe one of the upcoming mapped updates is called “The USB update” or something like that.

but I always overwrote the factory and template set lists on my Helix Floor.

Yeah it's more that since the setlists just use aliases and the actual presets are just in the all purpose "User Preset" pool it could get complicated trying to find all the presets only associated with one band or such to delete them and make room. I believe there's only 512 User Preset slots which I think is less than OG helix which was 6 set lists of 128 each (I think).

I generally make a preset per song and try to match the song, and then it also serves as my set list. In groups where I play guitar and keys, I still use my Helix to send MIDI to my Nord to change presets or turn things on/off as needed too. So with one preset per song for LOTS of bands, they add up quick!

For years now I've been using Orban Loudness meter to normalize my preset volumes. Of course there is ALWAYS some more live tweaking once you're hooked up to a real PA, but this method has gotten all my stuff at least in a good ballpark. I like it because it uses the ASIO driver so it doesn't matter where your volume knob is or where you have the input gain of your audio interface set, etc. That's always been one dilemma when people say "set your Helix volume all the way up." Okay but then you still have to set your interface input gain too and where should it be set before you start tweaking preset volumes? With the Orban ASIO method I use, there is nothing to set except individual preset volume levels. NOW, the question becomes, what should be the target you're aiming for? I don't really know enough about LUFS, CBS, ITU BS.1770 etc. to really know what that means. I just know that through 10 years of trial and error, -23 seems to be a good place that works for me on these meters. However, I would love to learn from people more knowledgeable than I the best practices here.

True but at the very least it should be an option. If I'm in a set list at a gig, and make a quick tweak, I want to stay WHERE I AM in the set list so I can hit "next preset" and go to the next song. I don't want to have to do a tweak, then tap the set list, then tap whatever song I was on to resume my gig.

Yeah but this is the color of the Preset number so it wouldn't really fall into those groups. So far all preset number colors have been white by default unless I change them manually.

YES. I've opened a bunch of tickets about various issues. They are probably starting to hate me. This could definitely be a problem at a gig if you don't notice.

Oh dang I hadn't realized this! Yeah they need to fix this ASAP.

Yeah I feel like the videos I saw from Eric basically said that the D10 would give you the control like you were used to in the old Helix. It's just outboard now so that the folks who don't need it don't have it baked in to the price.

If that is true it is useless to me, but I'd be surprised if that was the case. That seems like a fairly useless use case. That's the whole use of VDI. I can just use my variax already with a battery and a cable.

When managing presets on the Stadium or in the librarian, you can assign colors to batches of presets. There's various colors and also "off" and "auto." I can't figure out what "auto" does.

I can't decide if I like the new or the old workflow better. I think there are plusses and minuses to each. I play in a lot of bands and on the old Helix, I would have a set list for each band. There was only a small handful of songs that were in multiple bands. Stadium is BETTER for those since if I tweak a preset it would be tweaked in any set list where it is referenced. BUT, due to limited space, I often swap set lists in and out on the OG Helix. Now with all the presets in one big "User Preset" pool, I feel like that's going to be harder to "delete all songs by band 1 to make room for songs from band 2." They do seem to remain grouped in the order they were loaded in so for the most part, at least right now, they are still mostly grouped by band but I could imagine this getting more jumbled over time. There is a function to assign different colors to presets, so maybe that's a helpful tool I could use here. It would also be nice to have a feature to close up gaps when you delete files. As it is if you delete presets in the middle of the list, those now remain empty and so if you load new ones they would fill in those gaps and manually shifting everything up is a pain. Just thinking out loud at this point! Feeling it all out! It's still too early for me to know what is just me getting used to a new workflow, and what is "better" or "worse" for my preferences.

I think it's fine. I have the same situation. Power, MIDI, and USB cables permanently by my desk and then the power cord that came with it stays in the hard case for gigs. I haven't had any issues. If you notice any noise or interference then maybe try the cable that came with it.

I'm just going off this paragraph from the manual:

I knew that was how set lists worked but I figured if I told it to export a song to a file that it would export the PRESET and not the alias as I can’t imagine why I would export a single alias.

Just learned the hard way that if you click a preset in a "set list" and export it as a file, it's a 1K file with nothing in it since set lists use Aliases. You have to export the preset from the "User Presets" list to actually export the preset.

I'm such a sucker. Just pre-ordered a D10. I just enjoy and use my Variax control too much and have it built in to most of my presets.

Ah I get it now after reading the manual. I misunderstood. Nothing got "converted." Anything that is under "Legacy" is a model that HAS a new Agoura model available. Any of my old presets that are NOT under "Legacy" just means there is not Agoura model available yet, so it's still just listed under "Guitar Amps."

Super helpful! I’m just wondering now how the hell I missed the faint line in the list when I was looking for just such a thing. New gear excitement I guess! Very helpful info in that section of the manual though!

Oh I missed that somehow! And I did go through it as well! I’ll take another look.