BlueD
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That's not enough, there's a million ways to skin this cat. Post the patch too, I'm sure there's issues there too. For example, ever heard of gain staging? Post both and we can help you. Also a reference of what sound you're going for would be super helpful (like a famous song).
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this kind of discussion is completely pointless if you don't post one of your presets and possibly an audio track. that should be the beginning of any conversation about "I can't get a good tone". Go do that, then we can help you.
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Always get people like this to discuss outcomes and not the means. Those folks are the ones that couldn't tell apart a Metal Zone straight in the mixer from a perfectly miked Triple Rectifier. What matters is the outcome, if it works then it does. If it doesn't work, he's right. Is there an actual problem he's trying to solve?
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June 22 would be one day late as Line6 committed to a Spring release.
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Not on mobile. Besides, I assumed this was a forum of Line6 customers, not devotees. I must have taken a wrong turn and ended up in the cult section, I'll head for the exit as soon as I figure out the lollipop UI of the mobile version of this forum.
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Is this horse dead yet or can we expect the beating to continue a tad longer? If I ever need an example of "circle jerk" I can point to this thread.
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What exactly compels you to have such a condescending tone with people that don't share your ideas? It's pretty unpleasant and I don't understand why you're so invested in dismissing other people's opinions like this.
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Ok I hear you about the major versions only, but at least a cheatsheet would help. Release notes are not the right place (especially if it's the ONLY place) to put instructions for a new feature. For comparison, Axe FX does it right: https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/manuals/axe-fx-3/Axe-Fx-III-Tone-Match-Manual.pdf Single feature addendum to the manual. Not that hard to do.
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The lack of an updated manual considering how much new stuff is in the new firmwares is a pretty glaring oversight on Line6 behalf. It's not like anyone is going to die at their desk if a product manager takes a couple days to update the PDF version of the manual (even an Appendix would be better than what they currently provide). I love their product but I get the sense that the PM team is not super on top of the details that make for a great customer experience.
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And I and many others could decide to never buy a Line6 product again. You can pull that lollipop maybe 1 or 2 times before it becomes the equivalent of corporate suicide.
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Maybe you did. Most customers picked the Helix because one of the value propositions that Line6 advertised is that the unit would get better over time. Again, you and I paid for the updates already (if you think you haven't then you don't understand product development, I do it for a living...), If you don't care about that it's fine but let's not pretend it's not part of the deal.
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This is a bad take. You already paid for it.
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Why not both? I'm not above messing with a troll every once in a while but this one is way too stupid to be entertaining and has no range... low quality IMHO.
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I similarly love the Helix but careful, the Variax is not for everyone, try it before you spend a bunch of money on it. I never really gelled with it and ended up selling it.
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this is exactly why this was made: https://www.prsguitars.com/gom_february/ Enjoy!
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I appreciate your innocent spirit, wish I had it too.
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no but it sucks that it happened to you. I hope you got the extended warranty.
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Screenshot + patch or GTFO. For everyone else, why do you still bother?
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With this there's literally nobody that can help you at all and whatever discussion will be frustrating and unproductive. Those 30 years seem to have been wasted if you can't even describe the nature of your problem, how you're evaluating it etc... take a step back and reframe the problem in a way that we can actually help you.
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this is what I use with my helix floor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RXN6XI/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 careful because it scratches the sides a bit, put something to protect the bottom.
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Hard to judge in context but if you share the guitar track alone gets easier. You have a couple things going on that I can tell: you have a lot of highs in the hairy track and not a lot of frequencies in the mid and lower end. You should make sounds with a graphic eq to see what that looks like, it's so much easier to make sounds that way. I use this: https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-3-equalizer-plug-in just get the chart of what the spectrum looks like and then tweak, having visual feedback of what changes as you tweak makes everything faster and easier.
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An improved version with the same DSP but built in wireless input and a few other tweaks would make tons of sense. Wouldn't take a mountain of engineering to add a few features and they would be able to squeeze a bit more life from the platform.
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That's also my experience with a Mesa Mark V. No amount of tinkering or even a Hum Eliminator really solved the problem. I feel like there's a problem somewhere and the Helix doesn't deal well with whatever electronic issue introduced by the 4 cable method and some amps but I don't think they seriously looked into it or it can't be solved and hence never aknowledged it but it exist because I keep reading people complaining about the same thing. I just got a powercab because if you really want to use the helix then 4cm it's just not going to work well like I would and there's no point in fighting, one thing I realized is Line 6 has a real problem aknowledging issues of this kind and they treat you like you're crazy, which is crazy frustrating. Their product team likes to crack jokes in the release notes but NEVER ever aknowledges anything, then all of a sudden they have a solution but they pretend people complaining never said anything. It works until someone comes out and eats your lunch by having just a little customer empathy.
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My hot take: I think the Axe FX is the closest but it's lacking high end, Helix is next best but it's lacking in low end and everything else is from slightly to significantly worse. Is there a way to give more balls to the Helix? Can someone do better than him?
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I really wonder what made Line 6 think James Tyler's brand would be attractive to the larger guitar crowd. He's a local builder, known by uber guitar nerds and pretty much no-one else. I would understand if they partnered with Parker (IMHO would have been a great pair, since they both cater to progressive users) or Suhr or Anderson or another well known name. Tyler? A complete mistery to me.
