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Please take great care when mentioning the MIAB tone on this forum (and many others) - for that way lays madness. Be ready for the sh!t storm you are about to unleash my friend. Unless you are "itsslash", "guitar player" or whatever, then you should know better by now. P.S. Are you confusing Andy Timmons with Andy Summers, because that's just plain weird! Let's be having you.

O.K. Helix has 2 multi-tap delay blocks available in stereo. Multi-tap 4 allows for up to 4 seconds delay where 4 taps can be added at varying percentages of the base delay time, they can also be panned up to 100 left or right. Furthermore it includes the facility to add either Vibrato or Chorus to the tapped delay effect. Multi-tap 6 has similar settings but instead of the Chorus/Vib option this one has 2 additional tap points for a total of 6. Other reverb and/or modulation FX can be add before or after these delays. Seems like a reasonable place for you to start exploring the options of creating a tone similar to the one used on the Fractal unit. Maybe you could get hold of a copy of the tap, and other settings that were used, and modify them to use here. EDIT: Just found this in the Axe-Fx II owner's manual. "The Plex Detune is based on the Plex Delay (5.20.2 above) but adds four high-quality pitch shifters with a range of+/- 50 cents to the output of the delay taps. Like the LFOs of the Plex Delay, these shifters help create layered effect tails rich with pitch variations. With the following exceptions, the Plex Detune is identical to the Plex Delay."

Thanks for checking that out and the feedback. I went through a random selection of LT created tones that have been recently uploaded, they all show the same renaming anomaly? It obviously needs more investigation as to how it occurs, could possibly do with some Line 6 tech having a look? It seems to be a minor bug that should be easily fixed. Glad you got it fixed.

I just had a quick look at the Helix LT patch that is mentioned above. For some odd reason the file is not .hlx but the extender is .l6t which is the old POD naming convention. I'm not in the studio at the moment so I'm not able to check if it loads after renaming. Would it be possible for you to check it out, as the LT patches are starting to roll in on CustomTone. Also noticed the file icons are unusual, maybe a work in progress. TIA.

Summer NAMM at the end of June, that should be the time to realease Helix Native. The launch for Native was tentatively predicted as "Spring 2017". Well, this is from what I understand about spring - in the Northern Hemisphere, meteorological spring begins on 01 March 2017 and ends on 31 May 2017, but astronomical spring begins on 20 March 2017 and ends on 20 June 2017 - half way through the year. I wouldn't expect to see anything else, as I think everyone is probably really busy with Native right now.

Hi Tim, You might find this useful: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigmidi2/ This would also give you access to all those whacky soft synths in GarageBand beside your loopers. I only use the on screen keyboard on my iPad. I can still edit/create patches and ideas using Arturia iMini, which get ported across to my iMac and can be loaded into Mini V in Analogue Lab for serious use with Logic Pro X. Oh, yeah. I even have Loopy HD on my iPhone.

Groeten meneer, As I understand it, Yamaha Europe is the main distributor in the Netherlands for Line 6 products, but I'm not sure if they are also the "Return to Base" contact. The listed Service Centre is: Hanex Waaier 36 VW Leimuiden, 2451 +31172506993 info@hanexservice.nl Line 6 warranty states: Please be aware that your warranty is only valid in the region where you purchased your unit. For instance, if you buy your unit in Germany, then you must have the unit serviced in Germany, or within that region. If you live in South America, you will be interacting with the distributor for the country that you live in. It is for this reason that Line 6 recommends that you always buy your unit locally. Distributors can be found at http://line6.com/find/distributor/ I'm not familiar with the Dutch Comsumer laws, so I don't know if 90 days cover is normal. I would have expected as least 1 year, though. Ik hoop dat je het snel kunt repareren. Laat ons weten hoe het voor u gaat. Succes!

Ha ha ha. That's very close to the old saying - "If a man is out walking in the woods, and there isn't a woman there to hear him, is he still wrong? 😠Seriously though, the frequency sweeping "trick" is a very old, tried and tested method of isolating the the offending signal. Although, this digital fizz discussion has gone on for a long time. IIRC similar threads were cropping up, many years back, on the Avid Eleven Rack boards, even to the point of checking out some of the same guitar stems mentioned in earlier threads on here (Chad Boston's Fizz video). Six years later we are all going over the same ground, check this: http://www.harmonycentral.com/articles/how-to-make-amp-sims-sound-more-analog Yes, I just checked and the posts are still there about digital fizz being inherent in modelling equipment. http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=308564 Even has a smarta$$ quip about being able to remove the tinnitus effect with a PEQ? ðŸ˜

I know this may appear a bit strange, but... Many years ago I spent some time working with a roadie who constantly complained about hearing an annoying fizziness which eventually we figured out was located around the 7kHz area. Seems he had been working for years with various loud, loud, loud bands using crazy Sound Pressure Levels and the 7kHz thing actually turned out to be due to tinnitus. It's a clinical fact, you can look it up. Something to bear in mind guys.

I rather liked: - In rare cases, the editor could free I thought that it has always been free. Just a thought - if DI had waited until tomorrow to post the update, he could have quoted: "May the fourth be with you!"

I can quite happily get along with the Line 6 cabs that come installed with Helix. I also have a stack of IRs from various retail and free sources on the web. Some of those are very good, but life is too short to be trawling through folders full of impulse response files. I actually don't mind spending time with EQ to get a better result. What I don' t really comprehend about this is why the ability to move the virtual mic off axis, along from the cone to the edge, beside the distance from the speaker, is not already available. The reason I find this odd is because way back in late 2004 when I had the PODxt Live and GearBox, although there were only 4 mic options, the SM57 did have both on and off axis available. This also carried through to my POD HD500 with POD Farm albeit with 8 mics, the Shure 57 models were on and off axis. Digital technology has come a long way since then. I have a copy of IK AmpliTube on my iPad which allows the positioning of 2 different mics at different places, likewise the amp/cab set ups in Logic Pro and even the humble GarageBand allows you to modify the microphone placement. O.K. I know my examples are not using IRs but...

Hi Dan, I have highlighted a few points in your post which seem the most relevant here. O.K. the first thing to note is your original DI signal is MONO because that's how guitars function - generally. (yes, I'm aware that stereo guitars are available, but...) Therefore, if you also DI'ed an acoustic guitar or vocal mic on USB 8 that would also be MONO, because that is also how they are in the the real world. So, USB 7 & 8 are always MONO feeds but are made stereo by the digital processing of the re-amp via Helix. This basically what is stated by "jbuhajla" in the post above. Once you have got your head round that, you only need to follow the advice from "bsd512" above, also "mfalkler" is giving the same advice. They are perfectly correct that you need to send you DI track back out from your DAW on USB 3&4 and Helix input as 3&4. Your newly processed stereo signal comes back to the DAW to your ready armed record track on USB1&2. Hope this makes sense. Enjoy!

No problem about the confusion HO, but: Nope, that ain't me, that's Chad B. I'm heavier and got a greybeard (old, miserable and cantankerous) and I don't think that Chas is any of those. 😆

Oh dude! 😂 The Andy Summers MIAB tone challenge cropped up in a couple threads on here a short while back. The original poster seems to have been some sort of serial psycho-troll who managed to annoy and amuse in roughly equal amounts. He had tried the same routine on the Fractal and some other forums and got a similar result. He is possibly still out there irritating others. If you want a grin, check these. The threads are locked but you can read the replies here: http://line6.com/support/topic/25356-i-bet-the-helix-cannot-replicate-this-tone/?do=findComment&comment=194832 Then http://line6.com/support/topic/25846-i-bet-you-cannot-get-this-tone/ And here: http://line6.com/support/topic/25715-can-the-helix-replicate-this-tone/ Plus don't miss this one: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/i-bet-you-cannot-match-this-tone.122475/ Laugh!🤣🤣😜 I thought my trousers would never dry! The kid was a jerk! (IMHO). Enjoy! But, when on here, don't ever ask for the " Massage in a Brothel" tone - That way madness lies!😎

And half a dozen of the other! Which is sort of what I was getting at in the previous post, really. Plus, cutting the power during an update sound like an exceptionally bad move to me, but hey - each to their own! Probably why Line 6 has the "DO NOT UNPLUG" etc. warning on screen during the update procedure.

Ha ha ha, I also wish I had seen it. I guess it was something to do with Glenn DeLaune, from when he's creating his Artist Tone Patches. I think he has access to some of the the original audio stems, which allows him to analyse the tones in isolation, as opposed to the final mix. Maybe someone will enlighten us?

Well here I am! Trouble is I don't recall a particular video example, although something similar about how guitar tone sits in a mix, is mentioned in the thread link which I posted above. Maybe a slight confusion here guys, or perhaps H.O. could point you in the right direction for the vid? EDIT: Glen DeLaune (gangsterusa) mentions this "fizz" in comment #26 on the other thread

Don't know if this will help or hinder, but back in December 2015 and after having the Helix for about a month, I managed to cobble a basic Steve Vai tone based on one I made for the POD HD500. It seemed a reasonable starting point and used it for jamming to Passion and Warfare and Sex and Religion backing tracks.Get it from here and experiment and edit much as you need. http://line6.com/customtone/tone/1501916/ It may well have undergone several revisions on my Helix, but the one above is where it started out. Have fun.

Report it to Captain Lee, and get him to check out how it got on the USB stick. That should get a result, Anderton's have massive buying power.

Damn right! Someone needs to check that out.What's the chances that some poor little kid, without any shoes, working in a factory out in the Far East is banging out these pre-loaded USB sticks all day long.

Delete the virus. This thing has been around for years, check this from back in 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/entry.aspx?Name=TrojanDownloader:Win32/Tufik.A I don't know how it got on your USB stick, but it should not be there! Get a condom for your computer.

Check this thread from back in June 2016 for some insight about Global EQ. http://line6.com/support/topic/21316-adjust-your-global-eq-you-may-be-surprised/ As for your questions: 1. Helix is a professional audio interface designed to work best with full range, flat frequency response equipment. 2. Yes, although it wrong to describe it as a problem. It's a normal thing for pro gear. 3. Yes, because as previously stated - it is correct. To learn more about the frequency response of various instruments you could have a look at this: Interactive Frequency Chart - Independent Recording Network

This ^^^^^^ Well it gets my vote! Line 6 do bother to differentiate between Helix Floor, Rack and LT, so why not have this module named "Helix Editor"? Next up we will have the addition of Helix Native, which I would imaging will be classed as both a product and software. It's gonna get crazy!

I think it's an illusion, it will just appear to be a faster "rebuild" because it is only dealing with empty slots? What happens after you reload all your custom user presets? My guess is the next time you power up the Helix it will start to rebuild your presets from #256 (the user slots above the factory patches). I think that Helix will have to update your old presets to the current firmware standard, so I can't see that there is any time saving to be had. It does what it does, and its's really not that long a delay for the rebuild to finish.

Wow, Lowell George in a box!