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Maybe, will keep en eye out on the forum to see how things develop, cheers!

Thanks for talking the time to do that! Call me a sceptic but as its a l6 marketing video so I would never have expected it to sound exactly like that anyway;-) I got a buyer for my helix this morning so it's all boxed up ready to be picked up. Will keep an eye on how it develops as I really like its potential.

Yep, how boring would it be if we all heard things the same way and liked the same stuff!!

Dunno, don't work for fractal or line 6 so no idea how related the code in the boxes today relates to the 500 to old axe fx standard, don't think of things that way. They can say it's all brand new but who really knows, we know all the effects aren't. I work in a software related industry and have seen many 'built new from the ground up' products that take a bit here and the from existing technology. Price is relative to what you can afford I guess, the price difference you mention wouldn't come into it for me, wouldn't compromise on what I want for 10% or so difference, but I would say that a more or less 10% or so difference in price does to me put them in a similar price point (which is what I said, did not say same) - I'm lucky enough to have all three units right now, you mentioned you never tried a fractal, maybe if you could side by side you would hear, and especially feel a difference, which to me in pure quality of tone of amps and effects makes the helix less value for money. I don't need an audio interface, and don't really like the inbuilt pedal vs using an external one so for me, where the helix is in the marathon, I think I'm better off skipping to the half way point;-) Anyway, at risk of this turning into one of those terrible vs threads, I going to back away slowly - will close with, as said before I like the helix, just not enough to to keep it. Hope it's does develop as a platform, if so maybe I'll pick one up again in the future.

In the app select Impulse responses, should show a list of empty slots similar to where presets are shown. You can drag and drop from windows explorer into that list, that will automatically load them into the helix.

dialing out un-musical harshness is not what I would expect.. no biggy - not all units are for everyone.. glad its working for you Your point on firmware is interesting, I see it brought up before but I don't buy it - reality is Fractal didn't have much competition back then when you had to work harder to get good tones out of it - it enjoyed that position in the market - the market is changed, so what may have been ok for Fractal then, would not in my opinion be ok for another product now in a similar price point, may be unfair but that's the reality of a market where there is competition - now I don't mean my response to be bashing the Helix, that's not my intent - just answering our point. I quite like the Helix, ive gotten good tones out of it - just not as many as id like, or as good as id like and struggle with the kind of digital distortion\harshness the OP brought up -

ive certainly had more luck with SC pickups.. less so on humbuckers - maybe the signal is too hot somewhere which is causing the digital distortion\harshness that the OP was referring to - but all my HB guitars are pretty low PAF type - like PRS 58\09, Gibson custom shop PAF types..

The issue I have and why my helix is up for sale is in my opinion you shouldn't need to work so hard on a Modeler at this price point, maybe some years ago but not now. I certainly like aspects of the helix but found myself spending too much time turning nobs trying to get dial out stuff that I don't think should be there in the first place. I don't have this frustration playing through real amps or modellers (have Kemper and axe8) I just dial in the tone I want and play. Not so with the helix. Could well be user error but I suspect not in my opinion the unit needs a significant firmware update.

Received, and working fine. Have listed for sale though

I had a problem with one of my scribble strips. Text would disappear, then display corrupt. Logged a ticket and advised to return unit, which I did. New unit arrives today, so hopefully all good

Had to return my Helix due to a faulty scribble strip, but was getting happier with what I was hearing out of it. Still think maybe a little too much work needed to dial out stuff and being pretty competent in using eq's beyond normal BMT is needed to coax out tones I like. Given I'm not all that competent with eq's that's a personal challenge;-) anyway my take from the response suggests there are others who whilst maybe and likely way more at home doing a lot of eq surgery, maybe/hopefully the firmware will evolve to require less of this over time. Prob going to take at least a couple of weeks to get a replacement, but looking forward to jumping back in when I can.

Isn't there a template in the helix for 4CM? that may help - but what id do is, guitar into helix, effects you want before the amp - effectsloop block (cable from helix send 1 to guitar input - cable from guitar amp effects send to return 1) then cable from 1/4" output on helix to guitar amp effects loop return. In the options for loops you can use seperate effects send's or return blocks, or there is one block you can use for effects send and return - if using the two block approach (think from memory...) the default return mix or volume is not 100% so you may want to change that.

Its probably an interesting balance between hardware resources and the cost (in processing bandwith) to see how far effects\amp\cab modelling can be pushed vs impacting the ability to run multiple effects\cabs\amps at the same time. Things like reverbs can take a lot of processing power to really excel i think, and maybe you get to the point of diminishing returns. I think the reverbs are ok, id like them to be better, but don't hate them by any stretch, it think they can easily suck the tone a bit more than id expect, which could have something to do with their lack of transparency... but now im getting into things i know nothing about ;-) - it would be great if things like this could be scallable, so we could choose the quality against hardware\resource usage, so you could have a relatively simple patch with very lush, intensive reberbs (or say using the Helix as effect only in a 4cm setup) or you could have lower quality so you can have more complex patches.

ive had some better luck this evening being a little more aggressive with eq cuts, and through studio monitors, I can hear good tone in there trying to get out;-) so think I'll hold onto the unit. It kind of reminds me of earlier in the kemper day where people used to add lots of pre and post eq to profiles, or similarly same thing earlier in the fractal days. As those systems evolved there didn't seem so much of a need so maybe this is an area that l6 will continue to review for possible improvement.

Cheers, hopefully it's an easy fix.

have opened a ticket

Hi, Ive had my Helix less than two weeks, noticed today that the scribble strip on FS 11 keeps flashing and then the text corrupts, either to these little white dots, or goes bland (still back lit) - ive tried rebooting several times, using different patches, assigning different things to it - does anyone know if this is a known type of problem? anyway to address without returning the unit? Thanks - have attacehd a pic for reference

Thanks for the feedback - i think phil and bobthedog maybe onto something which ill mess around with - my Tele is a CS 64 with quite low input, even though my humbuckers are generally PAF clone's (ie not high output at all) it does sound\feel like there could be something in that - I don't think its picks or anything like that - for examlpe, if i load down a real amp (Marshall 2555 or AFD100) and DI that into the Helix, using Helix cabs or IR's in the Helix going to the ASM12 i don't get the problem - the pick attack is crisp and imediated - if i gently strum the strings when set to a distorted tone it comes across cleaner obviously but with good sharp\clear attack and note definition - when i do that on the helix with my humbucker guitars it sounds\feels very 'soft' for want of a better word. I have other modelers (the one's people like to compare and argue about on forums) so won't get into that, but don't have this experience with them.. using same picks\guitars\cables\monitorig system etc. so i don't think its outside gear I don't want to return it, its a cool bit of kit - im torn a little even if i don't imediately get past this as a. appreciate it takes time to get under the hood on new kit, b. L6 seem commited to evolving the platform so im kinda interested in going a long for the ride - but, if i return in the next two days i get a full refund, vs selling at a loss if i decide its not for me over the next week's or months - anyways, thats kinda my problem;-) but wanted to explain where im coming from

Hi, So last night i was packing up my Helix to return, as part of that process i reset everything to factory, removing all my presets and IR's etc. Thought id plug it in for one last jam - picked up my Fender Tele (which i hadnt really used with the Helix since i got it) and really liked what i was hearing - the equivelant of sellers remorese started kicking in (is 'returner's remorse a thing;-) - anyway played through most of the first bank of factory presets and felt much better pick attack, connection with the notes, felt a much more conected experience than i recalled. (now my Tele is awesome, with tons of mojo) - but really enjoyed playing the Helix through it. So after a while, thinking maybe the factory re-set did something and now i was experiencing the Helix the way it was meant to be - went back to the start of the bank and plugged in my LP, same as i remembered, almost dull pick attack, feeling of a lack of connection with playing, flubby base - tried another couple of Humbucker equiped guitars, same kinda thing... (pretty fresh strings on all guitars, and all good quality instruments) did the usual amp control adjusments you'd expect to do when going from low output single coils to humbuckers I have another couple of days with my returns policy, so thought id see if anyone had any tricks\tips about dialing in that may help if you experienced anything like im talking about (tried things like, 3rd party IR's, Global EQ, High cut\low cut, impedence, guitar pad on\off etc..) - after while i was getting a bit of ear fatigure so stopped... im not great at explaining these things i think, but seems to be some congestion in the note definition, maybe some better EQ in the lower mids, but also i get a bit of a fizzy high end that isn't pleasing to the ear Playing through a Friedman ASM12 Anyway, appreaciate any hints\tips that people might have - looking to dial in good classic to 80's rock tones - think Thin Lizzy to Guns' n Roses