steevo1977

Take it easy WF. Cya

It is a public beta test as it is not conducted in-house. Open beta testing is what you are suggesting but not sure that's a great idea due to the unknown experience levels if users. Having experienced consumers put updates through the mill is advantageous to less experienced or beginner users getting involved. Have a look at the updates from the last year and what was in the updates. Was it poor in terms of timeline or content?

I think a lot of folk have bent over backwards here to answer the OP in this thread even if it was really quite rude in nature. That's because this is actually a GOOD forum overall. I think it's lucky that plain text can be misconstrued and that people understand that certain folk still see online interactions as totally abstract and impersonal. If the forum denizens were all gathered in a room and and a rookie member stormed in and fired off a hostile volley then continued in that vein, do you think the denizens would regard the entrant as anything other than mouthy trash? Have concerns, ideas, questions and opposing views but deliver them with respect; or expect to receive very little in return.

All entitled to an opinion but you have to admit that your tone from outset was hostile. I understand that you are frustrated bud but it's just that sometimes there are less confrontational ways of getting things from people Anyways like I said for the last few weeks at least a great chunk of what you were asking has been asked, moaned about, argued over, and answered. If you did spend time on the forum you would know that the majority of users are good folk and that there is plenty of sharing and also that Line6 employees and experts spend time here too. Oh and in terms of cheapening the Helix I was thinking along the lines of gimmicks a la zoom and boss like drum machines. At the very least we all have that we want Helix to be a success and be the best it can be in common. The forum can only get better with more voices and experience so it would be good if you added your tuppence worth to the mix more regularly.

I use Beyerdynamic DT880 pro (250ohm) headphones and they are phenomenal with Helix and for all other audio tasks. Very comfortable and the frequency range response is amazing. They are no where near $1000 either! I'm assuming you are in the US.. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DT880

Hostile much? lol A quick scan of this forum regarding the next update (due any day) and you would see posts from Digital Igloo, a VIP in relation to all things Helix, telling us that that ongoing support for Helix (as you said, their flagship product) will continue for a very long time to come and that the Idea-scale submissions change in priority depending on the realms of the possible and employee hours. Updates have been fairly regular. Several amp/effects/functions (Snapshots for example - from Idea-scale) have been added already that enrich the product and they will continue to do so. It would be nice to have more regular updates for sure but would it be a guarantee of quality? I doubt it. I think progressing as we are improving and adding quality additions is important. I really don't want anything added that cheapens the platform. More Helix sales through quality extends longevity. Visit the forums more and maybe research a bit more before making such a petulant conflagratory post.

I think it says a lot in general about the general spoon feeding requirement of the average Joe. It's that American Idol/X-Factor mentality of wanting it now without the graft for your craft. I'm not against charging for patches because if people are willing pay for them then it's a valid market. Never thought about it before but do they try to claim copyright on the patches they sell? I'm not sure anyone has the right to dictate what you can and cant do with a product of limited parameters. If you create a patch that is the same or very similar to theirs are they then going to pull you into the legal system? The IRs they create are a different matter of course. Regardless, I suppose as with everything else it's 'horses for courses'.

I use a JTV59p and it's excellent. Part of the issue I feel is the output from the modelled guitars. I increased the output of the pickups (all positions) on the Strat and Tele models by +3dB and the difference is very noticeable. Much better. This can be applied across the board to suit. Even the stock Les Paul model output is a lot lower than the real thing. In short increasing the gain of the pickups by around +3db (maybe more if you like it that way) helps to bring the models that step closer. I think the HD models in the JTV/Standard range are way better than the old Variax 300/500/600/700 series. I wasnt sad to sell my Variax600 but I would be gutted to lose my JTV59p!

That Pedal Show is a channel a lot of folk on here should watch to help achieve better sounds and what combos work well etc.

Beyerdynamic DT880 pro (250 ohm) here and Helix is flat and crystal clear. Very nice headphone amp!

Have you tried creating a new patch? Is it just that the output block on the patch you are loading with is muted?..or set to digital out?...you can see where I am going with this. Cheers S

Nice!

Yes exactly. The whole Line6 vs Fractal vs Kemper triangle is tedious. I offered advice to help him gauge his tone and he whined about the part which was least pertinent.

So the bit you responded to was the part about tuning. Good luck being unhappy with the next modeller you buy.

A bit of low pass and maybe tuning your guitar would be a great start. I advise you to go and listen to isolated guitar tracks of your favourite records. Listen to them via the same source you will monitor your helix. How does your tone compare? I think people need to get a bit of perspective. They need to learn how to reference sound.

And you don't think you can get the Courtesan Flanger to sound like that?

You have an original Electric Mistress?

Let us hear the finished article when/if you acheive it dude.

I'm sure nashville tuning doesn't have double octave 6th string and the 1st and 2nd strings are standard: 6th: octave 5th: octave 4th: octave 3rd: octave 2nd: standard 1st: standard You may already be aware of this and have a special reason for your double octave but I cant think of a way you can achieve what you want in a way that sounds good.

Yeah just having some fun. I would like to point out that you telling us how we should express our lack of caring is the same as anyone trying to say who should or shouldn't care?...wait for it... Who died and put you in charge of the ministry of how people express how their level of caring? OK this could spiral out of control. I blame Digital Igloo. Oh crap that's done it now...

Space sauce?

Who cares that you don't care that I don't care?? I thought there was a bit of levity about what I was saying and it wasn't to be taken any more seriously than the OP's query. I can see that you care that I/we don't care and as I care about that I can say that I care a bit more now than not caring at all but still quite strongly in the 'not caring' part of the "Venn of Caring". --- I agree the OP doesn't deserve to be treated shabbily and I apologise if any upset was caused.

Spot on haha. Nice one.

I went a little off topic and a lot of the general malcontent rhetoric was the basis for my fun poking and not the OP really. My initial response of who cares stands... It's like you invest in 2000 rolls of toilet paper and then you start to wonder....are any of the tone guys using this paper? Even though there is evidence they tried your paper choice are they in fact wiping their cheeks with a different brand? Maybe they are using patterned/quilted? What if they are using the aloe infused stuff that your brand doesn't do?!!!!! ;)

In short who cares? We should care about this as much as the comparison videos. I didn't buy Helix based on what artists use it or whether stock cabs are as stock tuned as on other modelers. There seems to be this preoccupation with what other people and companies are doing or offering. Don't buy Helix if you don't like it. If you own one and don't like it sell it and move on. These forums are really for people with product queries and those who wish to share ideas/tips. --- "I DEMAND THE MOON ON A STICK!!! GIVE ME IT NOW!!!" 'OK OK here is the moon on a stick' "WHAT?? WHERE IS THE SPACE SAUCE??? THIS MOON HAS NO SPACE SAUCE!!!!!!" 'OK sorry here is some space sauce' "THAT IS NOT VERY MUCH SAUCE!! GIVE ME ALL THE SAUCE!! I WANT ALL FLAVOURS AND NOW!"