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Hi, The Helix 3.0 Owner’s Manual - Pages 45-50 is the section that features “Using Snapshots” and options. https://line6.com/data/6/0a020a3f041b611d61cac763b/application/pdf/Helix 3.0 Owner's Manual - Rev F - English .pdf Hope this helps/makes sense.

As you spotted - the manual states:- “For Send/Return - Send, Return, and FX Loop blocks - Whenever the signal level at any of these block types is too hot, a red fill color is displayed as a clip indicator. If clipping is indicated, you should reduce the signal level preceding and/or at the red indicated Send/Return block.” It doesn’t mention anything along the lines of “it will give you a warning if you are getting close”, therefore you can ignore it, but it does clearly state - reduce the signal, because red shows it is too hot. Specifically - red means it has already happened, back off or use a limiter. While driving do you ignore “red lights”? Hope this helps/makes sense.

Hmm… In case you forgot, I’m the guy who pointed you towards this thread in the first place. “To each their own”, you say, well have fun in your search for the ultimate source of truth - now there’s a thing that has really been done to death. Om.

Uh? "a new source of truth" Kinell - I really cannot comprehend this obsession with preset name trivia. Why? What's the point? They are a bunch of presets with whacky names - lots of which are totally meaningless. Time is better spent making your own, and playing guitar. Strip 'em out and use the slots for something worthwhile that you might actually use. As mentioned by Digital Igloo, many, many times in these threads - "All Presets Suck!" and he is the Chief Product Design Architect at Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. / Line 6 / Ampeg, so I guess he ought to know!

Nope! To test this I have just changed a heap of presets from stereo to mono, and even created a few from scratch in mono only on my Helix floor - I cannot recreate your issue. Whatever output I select, Multi, XLR or 1/4" Jack - same result - Mono right up the middle, both level indicators green. As noted by @rd2rk it might be a simple hardware glitch. Try a factory reset. Oh, yeah - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_line

Oh, damn! Where is @boynigel when you need him?

Hi, Of course you have posted this stuff on IdeaScale haven’t you? This link is where you need to go to have any hope of it been seen by anyone from Line 6: https://line6.ideascale.com/a/index Before posting any new ideas, please do a search to see if it's already been listed. Multiple requests for the same thing will thin out the votes. Also, post your ideas one at a time. Many users don’t vote for combined suggestions. Only then should you use the “Helix Ideascale Community Submissions” thread (right here) to let other users know what your suggestions are, with links to IdeaScale, so they can vote on it if they wish. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Hi, I have just spotted your post re: hanging on rebuilding Preset 24. My first thought would be that this is caused by a corrupted preset, as it keeps choking at the same point every time. You mentioned in your original post that - “I keep having to place my HX in update mode with SW1 and SW6 depressed while powering on.” Hmm… not sure where you got that idea from, because in order to put your Helix into “Safe Boot Mode” before running the Updater you need to hold down FS6 & 12. Also, you mentioned that you had tried performing a Factory Reset by holding down FS11 & 12 whilst powering up the unit - again, this is incorrect. The recommended Factory Reset is on FS9 & 10. Holding down FS11 & 12 is designated to “Clear current preset”. After installing the latest firmware, your device should automatically reboot and begin rebuilding the presets in order to update them to the latest format - this can take few minutes. When completed, you can reload your own presets from the backup you created before ran the update, or if you want to check out the latest presets, perform the Factory Reset (FS9 & 10). A Factory Reset will wipe all your presets, ensure you have a backup. I hope this helps/makes sense, and clarifies some of the issues you seem to have encountered. Have fun with the new toys in v.3.50

Hi, I’m not sure why you think you need to record the PC audio via your HX Stomp directly into Reaper. Generally people would rip the audio to their PC and then load the resulting (mp3) file into the DAW to use as a backing track. Take note of the comment above from @silverhead regarding copyright issues. There are lots of options to allow you to record the audio being streamed through your computer - it’s not a secret, just Google Audacity - be aware, the copyright caveat still stands, you may be stealing someone else’s work. Note: Downloading and converting videos without the permission of the content creator is against YouTube’s terms of service. - Downloading videos may also be subject to local or national copyright laws. - Whether it’s a film, a song, or a podcast, it is advised to check whether the copyright holder allows downloads from YouTube. - It also makes sense to cite the original or source, if you are reusing this audio for commercial purposes. In fact if you are simply wanting backing tracks to practice, or jam along with, there are many of them freely available as stereo, or multitrack stems with the guitar part missing for you to add your own. Load them into Reaper - done! Hope this helps/makes sense.

I once threw out a random comment like that - turns out the guy had a bereavement in the family! Ya just never know.

Hi, According to the info shown on the download page of Skim v.1.6.15 it is possible to navigate using table of contents or thumbnails, with visual history. The clue is in the screenshot pictures you provided. Note: at the top of the left hand column on the picture of version 1.2 of the book you can see that it is set to view that column as pages - the icon is highlighted in grey and it is thumbnail view. Compare that with the second picture where the high lighted icon at the top of the left hand column is the “hamburger” style table of contents list view. Hope this helps/makes sense. But you knew that - right? Check the date - April 1st.

Hi, As noted by @theElevators in the post above, the Mooer Baby Bomb is a good option, and is listed as “best value” in this gear guide. https://producerhive.com/buyer-guides/guitar-pedals/best-guitar-power-amp-pedals/ Lots of micro power amps around do a search, read some reviews, check some videos - then decide - the choice is yours. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Pete Thorn?

Why would they care in a few years time? They don’t care now. And, this is from a man who bought an AKAI S950 sampler in the late 80s. Nnnnnn. Nine… Nineteen nnn Nineteen Eighties. Back to mono! Oh, no that's been done - dead and buried.

Fact: If I never hear an AutoTuned vocal again, it will be far too soon for me. Ye gods, whatever next?

Hi, I generally don't have to meddle around with parallel paths to the extent that some users do, but I seem to recall that this level drop had been commented on previously and that is when I first heard of 3db as the amount required to balance the paths. Don't ask - I can't remember where this mysterious 3db was mentioned first. (I'm very old). Anyhow, I have just discovered something with the Merge Mixer on my Helix. I loaded a new blank preset and added a Grey Flanger and Simple Delay block and split the path by dragging down the delay to create Path 1B with the usual Y split in front of the flanger and a merge mix node behind. On checking the default setting on the mixer all the settings were zeroed out - A Level 0db, A Pan Centre, B Level 0db, B Pan Centre, B Polarity Normal, Level 0db. Usually when you modify any of the parameters within a block and want to return them back to their default readings, you simply tap the relevant encoder knob below whichever one you want to reset, and it's done. Now here's where it get strange, because when the Mix settings are all at zero, if you touch the encoder for Level (knob 6) it immediately switches to read +3.db and no amount of tapping will get it to return to 0db. You can manually rotate from the max +12db right down to -60db to achieve whatever setting you like, BUT if you tap the encoder it always set the level as +3db. I think this may be a glitch because splitting path 1 to A & B is where the 3db signal drop occurs across both A & B and the Mix +3db is there to remove the bump, but the default loads as 0db. Not quite sure if this is a bug? As for your question, it's one of those try it and see what works for you situations, a bit like "gain staging". I had a quick look in the updated Big Book of Helix Tips and Tricks and haven't spotted any clues yet. I need to do some more digging. L8Rz

Hi, When using parallel paths, as you are, there is a 3db drop in volume, even though some folk actually perceived this as a jump in volume. See the final reply from @njglover from way back in 2016. https://line6.com/support/topic/22227-parallel-path-volume-increase/ More comments about this here: It’s to do with the way the Mix block is scaled - see reply from @phil_m in this link. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Hi, The “Upgrade to Latest Format” is not necessary every time you load a single preset, BUT when you load older presets, setlists, bundles etc., from any third party source such as CustomTone, the next time you power up your Helix it will automatically start the “Updating Presets” routine in order to ensure compatibility with the latest Firmware in the device. Many people have been surprised by the fact that this happens when they may have only added a couple of older presets. As I noted previously this can take quite some time as it does every memory slot. You could spend a whole day loading up your Helix, swapping presets back and forth in order to audition them and have no issues whatsoever. Having said that, should you decide to take a break and power down your unit, be aware that any of those older presets in your device will instigate the “Rebuild” process the next time you start it up. As you are looking for some presets to use with your covers band, take a look at CustomTone for some freebies to road test. You seem to be full aware of the variables of this stuff, and one man’s claim for his preset to have absolutely nailed a particular classic tone, may not be yours. There are also a whole lot of people out there who are creating ready to go presets in a huge variety of styles and at various price points - check them out and watch YouTube videos to see if any would be worth you investing in - again, bear in mind that many of these off the shelf solutions probably have been created using pre v.3.5 Firmware with the new cabinets, and possibly require particular IRs to sound convincing. The link provided above to contributor Ben Vesco (Malhavok) has artist presets for sale, as does the Line 6 Marketplace, along with other contributors Fremen and Glenn DeLaune, plus Choptones and 3 Sigma Audio to name a few. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Hi, That appears to have been the situation at one point, but in the previous thread someone commented about not being able to create an account because they were based in Italy. It seems that you don't need an account to purchase the ebook, but as noted keep a copy of the download code available for the free updates. See page 2 (Sweetwater's reply to Craig A about downloads) in the older thread here: Hope this helps/makes sense.

I'm based in the UK, and bought the original version via Sweetwater, who then emailed a link for the download. I am just in the process of unzipping the latest update which I accessed using the old link - simple! Hope this helps/makes sense.

Hi again, As I mentioned in my earlier post - I have unearthed a bunch of old Factory presets for the Helix, LT or Rack - if you have a HXFX, HX Stomp, or XL, these will not work! In the zip file you should find the factory setlists and templates for firmware versions Helix 1.03 Helix 2.30 Helix 2.50 Helix 2.80 Helix 3.1 Knock yourself out trawling through these. https://www.dropbox.com/s/oye1csl1g6b7rgw/Original Factory Presets.zip?dl=0 EDIT: The big downside to playing around with all these older presets is that when you load them up, you would be best advised to restart the Helix while holding down FS 10 & 11. This upgrades the presets to the latest format, otherwise you may encounter glitches, and it can become a time consuming process, as every time you restart your unit it will go through the "Rebuilding Presets" routine which you will find soon becomes very tedious. Enjoy.

Hi, O.K. I have owned my Helix since way back in 2015, and strangely enough this was posted back then:- Please note the reply from Digital Igloo, who is actually Eric Klein Chief Product Design Architect at Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. / Line 6 / Ampeg. Why on earth you would want to have presets made with the older cabs is a little crazy, but hey! (See previous reply) If you want to check out presets, there is a whole heap (almost 9,000) of them available to download from CustomTone - FREE! - here: https://line6.com/customtone/browse/helix/ Learn how to roll your own - All Presets Suck! - I don’t think Eric has had a change of mind quite yet. Having said that, I may have a bunch of early stuff backed up someplace. I’ll have look see, but don’t hold your breath! Hope this helps/makes sense.

Yay! Thank you very much for your insight and dedication to the Helix.

Hi, Simple answer - no! Firmware 3.50 contains all the updated cabinets that did not exist in earlier versions. From the release notes for 3.50. OPTIONAL: Performing a factory reset loads the new 3.50 Factory Presets, but restoring from your backup will overwrite these. Spend some time exploring these and export the factory presets you want to keep (or drag them to your desktop). If you have unused setlists in Helix Floor/Rack/LT, you can also export the entire FACTORY 1 bundle for loading into an unused setlist later. Following the update, if you reloaded your backup then you would have the same factory presets that were included with v3.11 then all the amp & cab settings will be the “older” versions. Question: Why would you want the legacy presets - most users spent years complaining about how bad the factory presets were. That’s why Line 6 invested so much time building up this new library of cabinets. Hope this helps/makes sense.