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Well don’t let “Spikey” know that - he may think it’s aimed at him, especially since that stuff in some previous release notes: ”For those who did complain (AND WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE), the new tuner will be unlocked once you perform ONE of the following:...” And there was also something from a while back about your car radio playing death metal at 5am, or something equally weird.

Hi czarkhanpe, You say that you installed HX Edit and drivers, but you didn’t say if you had updated the firmware, or even which version you have, along with your computer system - OSX ?, WINDOWS ? Useful to know when troubleshooting this stuff. NOTE: Your copy of HX Edit AND the Firmware MUST BE the same revision number. If your firmware in the Helix is v2.71 then the editor software needs to be v2.71. It is not unusual for someone to have performed an update and inadvertently left an older copy (2.7 or even 2.6) of the HX Edit app on their computer, which then launches from a previous “shortcut” to the app. Also don’t have any other programmes running in the background which could interfere with the USB connection. Other than that, USB is the usual suspect, although you say that you have tried different ports, you should also try different cables and do not use a USB hub. Hope this makes sense/helps.

There is a comment on the Farcebuck Helix Family Pages asking why Jason Sadites had not been declared a Line 6 “CS Ambassador”, alongside the others listed like our very own “phil_m”? The answer came back from one of the administrators that there was no need because JS is already a Yamaha Guitar Artist. Stands to reason the guy is going to be in the loop.

If they are not on TGP then it will be BookFace where it seems that they have been giving accolades to some people by making them "CS Ambassadors", whatever that means. Weird scenes inside the goldmine!

Well, that voids your warranty then!

Ha, ha, ha - so that’s what you put in your Retsina (Ρετσίνα)? What goes with the Ouzo?

That’s insane, what possesses people to do something like that? They have no taste. There should be a law against that! Crime against wine!

Hi, From what I read in DI's post, it looks like Line 6 have supplied Templates for a whole lot of stuff, although I didn't see FL Studio in the list that doesn't mean that a template cannot be created for that product. To quote what DI said: "You can now control virtually any software ever made,..." That should do it!

Hi medieval21, I have a Helix Floor unit linked up to my DAW (Logic) full time and also run Native as plug in. I had some initial problems with Native after running the demo a buying the full version. Most of this stemmed from some bug in the “phone home” registration/verification routine in the software. It was a real PITA for me at the start, but was resolved and everything has been fine ever since. Yay! Great! It’s like having a whole bunch of Helix units inside your computer - way cool when it works. There is a downside to this, because there is a thread dedicated to HX Native and there are stacks of people having problems on both Mac and PCs, using various DAW programs, where Native is screwing up everything. Some fixes have worked and on other systems they fail for no apparent reason! See this thread: https://line6.com/support/forum/90-helix-native/ Other than that, if Line 6 gave managed to fix these bugs in the next firmware update, just do it - it’s like having as many extra Helix toys as your computer can manage. As long as you remember the limitations of your HX Stomp which can only use 6 Blocks.

Hi palladinojt. You are not alone - Go here and read this: Best solution is to boot into Safe Mode and re-install the Firmware - it’s like something got screwed during the update but it is fixable. As “crusinon2” points out - it’s a computer and computers do weird $hit.

Oh, fugit! it will happen when it happens.

The only thing you should put into a good single malt is - another one. Try a shot of Talisker, from the Isle of Skye, and then another one.

Hi, It all depends how you route the signal in and out of your computer. For example you could have your computer set to receive USB 1/2 In from your Helix and have another audio interface selected to receive the USB 1/2 Out as the audio output device and have your monitors connected to that. It just needs to be configured in your computer system. There is a similar situation where Helix can also transmit MIDI via the USB cable and when I have my Arturia Keylab controller hooked up alongside, I have the computer rigged to listen to MIDI info from the Keylab and USB Audio signal from Helix. There’s nothing to stop you having some smaller desktop monitors hooked up via an interface from the computer and also some larger studio monitor speakers on the Helix (or even FRFR) to cross reference your sound. Hope this makes sense/helps

It may well be that the 21st is the first day of summer, but during the run up to an earlier Firmware release a lot of folks were guessing - would it be out on Monday, Tuesday, etc., through to the weekend. There was no specific date quoted for that release, although at the time Digital Igloo posted that it wouldn’t be whatever day anyone was thinking because of various other things that had to be considered. One thing that he did specify was that Line 6 never release new firmware on Fridays - it’s usually mid week! Just saying because tomorrow is Friday and unless the rules have changed I would guess it ain’t gonna happen!

Well! Everybody knows that the bird is the word!

Meatloaf! - the artist formerly known as Mince! Oh wait... that doesn’t work. You guys refer to mince as ground beef. Rats outta Hell. I just remembered that DI once said that Line 6 don’t release new firmware on Fridays, which is the 21st. That must mean we only have to wait until...

Ha ha ha! I had forgotten about that - you see that's what happens when you don't have sleeve notes to read! Damn, that album is 45 years old!

Molly Hatchet - cover art by Frank Frazetta, (famous for Conan the Barbarian comic book covers). Also cover art for Nazareth and Wolfmother. That album always put me in mind of this one from several years earlier. Still off topic - A blast from the past - It's amazing what we find to do while killing time waiting for a firmware update to go live!

Back in the sixties and seventies, buying an album was a totally immersive experience. Gatefold sleeves, liner notes and incredible artwork were a big part of it. I know some people bought albums on the strength of the artwork alone and knowing nothing of the band on the record. It helped the career of quite a few graphic artists, Roger Dean and Patrick Woodroffe are a couple of examples. Oh, yeah, that huge paper didn’t survive.

Not just that one - I think I have all of them, maybe time to dig out out the Big Bambu!

Hi Hillman1312, Line 6 would like you to have some guidance on how to set up patches and it is a regular thing on here and the usual response is - “For the benefit of newbies, I have said it before, so I will say it again, one more time” - go here and learn Grasshopper. This is your Kung fu. Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you hear? Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds. Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat? Caine: No. Po: Do you hear the grasshopper which is at your feet? Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things? Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?

Looks like it’s just you then, Goldie!

Kinell.

Baaaarrrrrrfffffff! Not only does this darn forum not let you use emojis - it just told me that I have used my quota of “reactions” for today. Hell, how can anyone limit reactions - it happens when it happens, for fooksache! So, arislaf, you need to know, that made me laugh like a lunatic! ;-)

“Word, dog!” Or, whatever the term is that the young people use nowadays! (As long as it doesn’t contain “Like” or “So”- that makes me want to puke!) Ahh! If only that could be true! Although, theoretically it could work - with the amount of noxious gas from the Bull Dust dropped on all the forums across the worldwide web! ;-)