PaulTBaker

Hey All! I was in Guitar Center yesterday and asked if they had heard anything about the release date of the Helix Stadium XL. All I can find online is "the fall"! The guy (very helpful) told me that they are expecting to get 3,600 units in their warehouse on Nov 10th. He said they would then start shipping to the stores after that and that should take 3 to 5 days. He said they have about 1500 preorders for this. Just wanted to share this info... hope he is correct.

I have that and really like the convivence of it. However when we setup up our wireless IEM system, it started cutting out because of interference. So you have to watch out for that.

yes, click the mode button to go into stomp mode and you can access all of the blocks that are tied to a button. You can also combine stomps and snapshots in stomp mode using the control center view. I do that alot. he has some great vids on how to set this up. good luck!

I have different patches.... yes, fixing one means(sometimes) fixing 3... but that's just the way it is. I guess you could have an eq block(s) that you could turn on/off?

I really like having the multiple split option on the paths... also being able to have the two control stomp pages.... It's like I can have a bigger pedal board. I use it in Stomp mode with mostly stomps and a few snapshots. I have always wanted "just one more" stomp on the preset. Now it is there. That to me is worth it.

interesting topic.... last night my friend entered some lyrics she had been working on and said southern rock.... it spit out a completed song in 5 sec. She was amazed. It was exactly what she was hearing! Of course this started a long conversation on the good and the bad of AI, how it can be a great tool, or a crutch that would eventually atrophy any creative thoughts. She brought up the analogy of her working with a producer in the studio. She just has part of the song and the producers helps fill in the lyrics and music. I had not thought of that analogy before. I see both sides, and admit to leaning toward the AI is bad side (somewhat).... but that analogy got me thinking!

Wow, what a setup! Sounds like the new Helix show stuff was made for you:) Good luck with your issue.

testing one two three

what happened?

"I don’t see it as a PowerCab thing. The same is true for Variax users like me; no VDI. I think it makes good business sense to ask the small minority of PowerCab and Variax users to pay for the additional features rather than include them, meaning everybody else subsidizes us." Yeah, don't think I agree with that statement. wonder how much it would have costs to have kept the L6 link? I am still very excited about the product and really looking forward to using it.

I can see why, but I don't like that they did not include the L6 link. I guess they really don't like PowerCab users :) I will have to buy $250.00 adapter to use it the way I do now. plus one more thing to carry around, setup, breakdown, and probably leave on the stage somewhere! :) However, thank you for adding all the cool stuff!

He did mention somethings will come later, he also said that they will reveal new "stuff" when the units are available for purchase. You will still have more options for footswitches. I always seem to just need one more effect! this will give me that. Also, I love having the Info or Notes on each patch.... and a new filing system. I wonder if we can sort by last edited date? Also, did anyone else hear (or was this wishful thinking on my part) him say that changes made to a template will push out to the others? Meaning, if I have an amp set as a template (or favorite), then I can make a change to the amp (more bass) and it will push out to every patch that is using that template amp? Or effect? That would be nice.

I like smaller, but not sure how it will work in real life... agree about the pedal as well. Can't believe they have SO MUCH MORE STUFF in there.... I spend way too much time tweaking as it is :).... I need to retire so I can have time for this.. Really do NOT like the fact you have to have an adapter for the L6 link... guess that tells you what they think about the PC's. Also glad they said they will keep adding to the original helix, however I guess we will wait and see how that works. But if I'm honest, I love the tones I get now and would be ok if nothing changes... Still have plenty of flexibility to get great gigging sounds! Doesn't seem to be much of a price drop for the exiting:

have you tried the new Super Vibrato Amp with the Amppeg 1x15 cabinet? That gives me a very full clean rhythm. I also use the mic that is the 2nd to the last in the list. (Sorry, can't remember the name)

This sounds like you are experiencing the Flutcher Munson effect where the sound changes depending on loud it gets. There are tons of smart people on this site that have posted a lot of posts on the topic. Search for those and/or google it. The Fletcher-Munson curve, also known as equal loudness contours, is a set of graphs that illustrate how the human ear perceives sound differently at various loudness levels. At lower volumes, the ear is more sensitive to mid-range frequencies, while low and high frequencies are perceived as softer. As the volume increases, the ear becomes more sensitive to low and high frequencies, making them sound louder in comparison to mid-range frequencies. Key Points: Sensitivity to Frequency: The ear's sensitivity to frequencies changes with loudness. At lower volumes, mid-range frequencies dominate, while at higher volumes, low and high frequencies become more prominent. Psychoacoustics: The Fletcher-Munson curve is a result of studies on how the human ear processes sound, a field called psychoacoustics. Practical Applications: The curve is relevant in audio engineering, particularly in mixing and mastering, where it can help understand how listeners will perceive the final mix at different volumes. Equal Loudness: The curves show the amount of sound intensity (loudness) required for different frequencies to be perceived as equally loud. Hope that helps some.... so when playing soft, don't put as much bass or high end and you think you need. The bass and high end will become more prevelant the louder it gets. Remember the "Loudness" button on some stereos? That increased the base when engaged and was meant to be used when playing your music at lower volumes. Some people have created an eq block to "fix" the curve at lower volumes. They turn the eq block off when playing loud. I did this for awhile. Eventually I found that I could recognize (or get close) what it should sound like at lower volumes to still sound good when playing loud.

In my experience, the tones from Custom Tones or even that you can buy are very hit or miss (mostly miss). I know you said you don't have time, but make time and build your own. You really will be glad you did. Jason Sadites, John Nathon Cordy, and Steve Sterlacci are really good at explaining how to get a good tone. Jason was the first I looked at and is very good and VERY in depth. Maybe too much sometimes imo. However, he has a nice basic template that you could start from and then tweak to make it yours. Cordy is great mainly because I love the way he plays guitar, so very smooth. His patches are very smooth as well. Steve will show you some great tips and tweaks to use.... and they all keep posting new things as they learn and as new Helix stuff comes out. Good luck with your journey.... it really is worth the work!

others please correct me if I'm wrong, and keep in mind I don't use it the way you do.... however, it seems to me that since your helix is in front of the amp (which I'm taking to mean the front input and not the effects return which would bypass the preamp) then your max volume is going to be limited to your amp. When you send more gain, you are just hitting the preamp harder. This may make it a little louder, however, it will probably just make it more distorted. if just using the helix, the gain comes after the amp, which lets you add more volume without changing the tone. I believe this is what you are running into. Maybe try changing some of your amp setting to allow for more range of gain hitting it.

One of the reasons the Helix is so great is because of the enormous amount of option you can pick from and the multiple ways you can achieve the same results. That is also the downfall of the Helix and why some people don't like it. Once you learn the basics (which are really basic) then you are on your way. It looks like you are over thinking it. You have to put"stuff" (amps, cabs, effects, looper, etc.) in your chain. To assign the stuff to a footswitch (so you can turn it on or off with your foot, when you are in "Stomp" mode) on the helix, make sure you are on the block you want to assign (in this case, the looper that you added to your chain), then touch and hold the footswitch you want to assign the block to and you will get a message asking if you want to assign this... hit save. Then you have your blocks tied to footswitches. For your snapshots, turn on the blocks you want activated in that snapshot and then save that as a snapshot. Then, when you are in Snapshot Mode, you can select that snapshot and those blocks will be turned on. I usually run in Stomp mode and have a couple of snapshots assigned to a few footswitches. A poster above pointed to how to do that. My understanding is you want to use the looper to set/tweak block settings. To do this I suggest putting your looper first in your chain, that way, you will hear what changes you are making because the looper is sending the signal down the chain. You will not hear any changes to your sound if you put the looper at the end, because the looper recorded your original sounds. You may know this, however it is important to understand if not. So I would put the 6 button looper first in the chain.... then add your other blocks (amps, cabs, whatever).... then click on the looper and you will see the loopers buttons. hit record and play something. Then press the "exit" button and you will return to the stomp mode AND the looper will keep playing. Then you can tweak stuff. When you find something you like, save that as a snapshot.... then repeat for whatever else you want. Hope this helps.... It is easy to get frustrated, however once you get the basics, it really is worth your while... at least imo.

If using a meter ( I love the https://youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/ as posted above), make sure you are setting it to the correct level for the type of meter. I will get the names wrong, but the DBFS meter is at unity at -18db, not zero. There are a lot of posts about this. I try to have my patches average -18 db with lead bumps not going over -12 or -13 db. You also have to take into account which guitar you are using. I normally play Telecaster or the Revstar with p90's. The Revstar is much hotter. I use the Tele to level the presets with the output block at 0, with a lead bump that ups the output block to 2.5 to 3.5. I then take those same presets and copy them to a "Revstar" area on the setlist and just change the level of the output block to -4.2 and -2.0. just some other things to think about.

maybe try the new Xtra

one thing you can do is save your individual presets in a folder on your computer. You can drag and drop presets from HXEdit to the folder and vice versa. I wanted to do exactly what you were talking about. My work around was to copy the presets I wanted to a folder, some from the factory defaults and some were mine. I then copied an empty preset onto all of the spaces in the set list (I did this just to start with an empty set list... just to be cleaner). Then I copied the presets from the folder into the setlist in HX Edit. it works great. Drag and Drop is very easy. I also do this same sort of thing with my Helix Floor.

Yes, it is overwhelming and you will loose a lot of sleep! However, if you are tone nerd like me, then you will reap great rewards!!!! Depending on which amp I am using and how clean I want the clean sound, I will either use one or two amps. For the 2 amp setup, I have a Footswitch(FS) that will turn one amp on and one amp off. For my tones, I have found that stacking distortion pedals and having a FS to change the amp settings works best for me. I normally use the Monitoar first then the Teamah (sorry about the spelling). I have my gains set to 1.0 and 3.0 on the different dist stomps. I don't play Metal, but I can get all the drive I need from this setup. You can use snapshots and stomps and combine them using the Command Center window. Lots of different variations to get you what you need! Have fun!

I have the Helix Floor. Wow that would be huge problems when changing the tones!

I had sort of the opposite problem... the pedal would not stay at 100%, it would back off some to 89%. I tightened the pedal and it still didn't work. What has worked for me was to change the setting on the volume pedal expression 1 setting to Global. that means that when you change presets, whatever the volume pedal is set to, will be active when you start that preset. It's possible that it just took a while for the tightening to make a difference??? I really don't know, but you could try that. It's also good to know that the foot pedal calibrates when turning on the helix. I have the Floor, btw.

I like the note idea. I would also love to be able to see the Created/Modified Date of the preset. I copy presets all over the place to make changes. I would love to be able to see the latest preset. I would also love to be able to sort a setlist by name or date!