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You'd need at least a UnO eprom to have stomp mode working decently. Just keep in mind, comunication is not bidirectional, so may happen you have a block in bypass, while it's ON on the FCB1010, or viceversa.

Indeed that. I remember another guy doing same mistake...

HX Edit isnt producing any audio, then for sure it does sounds different. :D

South of Sardinia. :)

Did that twice on my old Helix Floor to fix two scribble strips with same symptoms. (scribble flashing randomly and/or not displaying any data) Before to do that, just contact support and see what they says. I did on my own because Im good with electronics and that was way quicker and cheaper than shipping the unit and wait for the fix.

If you are out of warranty and you have some bit of experience with electronics, it's an easy fix. You can find the part here: https://britishaudio.com/collections/line-6-parts/products/line-6-helix-effects-footswitch-lcd-display

That's why I keep couple of scribble strips replacement in my toolbox lol...(been there, done that) . Jokes apart, contact support. It's hardware related and isnt fixable UI side.

Should not freeze, but usually it can go stuck or nuts, if there is a closed MIDI loop, like MIDI out messages bouncing back to MIDI in. (like for example Helix sending MIDI messages to a device which has MIDI Thru open, and that is connected to Helix MIDI IN)

^ ^ This above, or you could also use a free app, like Cubasis LE or similar, that allows you to load your backing track, and control the output going into Helix at the Cubasis Track or Master level.

If you have all inputs set to line then it's obvious a guitar will sound dull there. Dm12 is well known to have a veeeeery low output level tho... could be you need to crank your VCAs a bit.

Does it smell good? Sorry man, I believe you baked the PCB... (wrong voltage, wrong polarity, both?)

For a such small footprint I see no point in using buffers.

They are cool but the cost to cover the entire floor is to much imho (especially for EU imports).

Im a fanboy, I shall fight the battle!

And yet another Helix vs Fractal thread in 5, 4, 3, 2.....

I hear no difference, but man, I like that '64 ES-345!!!

Yeah, I totally believe that. I do get a similar result using just a bit of compressor and rolling back the guitar tone to reduce harmonics, which is the same thing I do when I need some pitch to midi conversion. It works.

I'm not gonna reply to this, as you'll probably read it in 2026...

Helix Native needs input level to stay within the range of -36dB and -12dB (the gray area you see in the Native meters). Anything above that range, will start producing distortion. I'd start checking your guitar input level.

If Iridium is setup as Amp+Cab sim, then Flat/FRFR is the best choice. If you setup the Iridium as Amp sim only, then you can use Speaker sim on the Powercab, and then access and dial with HF, but that's about personal taste.

Nope. Although the Control seems engineered to also work standalone (USB C and DC ports), isnt working that way (yet)...

Maybe it's just me. Give it a try and see. :)

Relay G10II is arriving to Thomann in 1/2 weeks, so you can hold on that for couple of weeks more. If even the TII is lasting 3 hours (man, that would be silly), then you can throw it back and move on. I tried the boss, it does last waaaaay more than G10, but sounds crap (digital aliasing is there)..

Try and let us know... ....joking. Just dont do it.

Ah yeah. This means that test menu always been there, just "hidden" under Home+Amp buttons (5/6 in the L6 graphic) while booting. I need to check this, but makes totally sense. :)