silverhead

No, they didn’t forget. The Looper in Line 6 products has never been quantized and it still isn’t. Nor is it permanently stored; it disappears on device shutdown. It’s perfectly adequate for its intended use: practice and hands-free tone shaping. It’s not intended for backing tracks during live play. The introduction of the Showcase feature (coming soon) in Helix Stadium provides permanent storage and playback of backing tracks and makes a quantized looper redundant. Showcase Songs can be assigned a tempo.

OK - thanks. No, the indicator is not gone. Helix Stadium XL displays the active assignment in the same space above the pedal. The online manual is available now; you'll see the display indicator on the Quick Start -> Top panel and Footswitches page.

Not sure what you mean. Can you elaborate? The Vol pedal can be assigned as a FX block at any point in a preset’s signal chain as before, and will appear in the LCD display.

The Matrix mixer operates globally; you can't set the Showcase Song level per preset. You can assign the Level of an Output block to an expression pedal, but that only applies to the Output block of a preset. It does not apply to the Matrix output level of the Showcase Song (your looper backing tracks). This can be useful to dynamically balance the preset level with the backing track level. You adjust the preset level up/down depending on the backing track level. But this won't affect the level of your Beatbuddy. Seems to me that your problem, as I understand it, is that your backing tracks are not properly levelled relative to each other. Some backing tracks appear to be louder/softer than others so you want to compensate by adjusting other levels. I think the best solution for this issue is to level the backing tracks before importing them into Showcase. Once your backing tracks are leveled they will sit well in the mix with your Beatbuddy and your preset levels (assuming they too are balanced among themselves). Then you set the Matrix levels globally and you don't need to think about it again; no expression pedal required.

Eventually? Maybe. But nobody here knows. If it’s in the plans only Line 6 knows and they generally don’t announce features in advance.

Extra hardware (the Expand D-10 unit) is required for Variax interaction with Stadium. The reasoning behind that seems clear. Variax users represent a very small percentage of Helix Stadium owners. As recently as the Helix product Variax support was included in the main hardware. This meant that all owners paid for a feature that was used by only a few. With Helix Stadium the cost of Variax support is paid only by Variax users. While that business decision may be disappointing to Variax users it may be welcomed by everyone else. The Stadium device costs less than it otherwise would. btw… the same applies to Powercab owners. L6 Link functionality also requires additional hardware.

I would use the Matrix feature to balance the output level of the Songs (backing tracks) with your preset levels. Stadium is a different beast and it’s not always best to try to do things the Helix way. The online Helix Stadium manual is available now, accessible in the Support -> Manuals area. Check out the Matrix (section is found in Quick Start -> Display area of manual’s Table of Contents).

I’m not sure I understand the latency you describe. Can you attach a preset that demonstrates this?

When and how did you get the expectation that an IR loader would ever be implemented? Is that just a hope on your part or do you have any evidence of this intent on the part of Line6?

No, not abandoned. It’s still being manufactured and supported. You are disappointed that there have been no updates or new features. Clearly you expect some. Why? Has Line 6 indicated that there would be updates by this time?

I have two observations, neither of which have to do with your Global EQ settings: 1) If you never want to use amp models and are just looking for FX, sell your POD Go and pick up an HX FX device. That will be the best bang for your buck. No waste of $$ on stuff you won’t use, and up to 6 simultaneous FX blocks with no more DSP issues. Sounds like the amp modeling available in the Catalyst will suffice for your needs when you want to branch out from the Deluxe. 2) Global EQ is primarily intended to be used to fine tune your EQ when playing in different venues . It’s not really intended to be a fixed, static EQ block that’s baked into all your presets at the end of the signal chain. Rather it’s intended to be a way to adapt all your presets to a different room, without needing to change every preset. So. nothing wrong with doing what you’re doing but, imho, It’s not the best setup you could have. If you’re happy with the setup and settings you have then carry on!

I suggest you use the 4-cable method (4CM). That setup is described in the manual as one of the options for connecting to other equipment. It allows you to use Helix FX both before and after your amp in the signal chain, so you can position some FX (e.g. dynamics, distortion) before your amp’s preamp section, and some FX (delay, modulation, reverb) after your preamp but before the cab/speaker. In your Helix preset place the FX Loop block in the signal chain where you want to send the signal to the physical amp’s guitar input. Try the setup as described in the manual and come back with further questions if necessary.

Not sure this is the way to do it, but I would try running Line 6 License Manager while logged into your account. You might also try authorizing your (perceived as new) computer within your Line 6 account. If those things fail I’m sure opening a support ticket will get things resolved.

I suggest you open a support ticket to deal directly with Line 6 tech support.

An audio interface is a (usually external - not part of your computer) device that accepts your analog guitar (or other) input, converts it to a digital signal, and passes it through to your computer for digital processing, e.g. in a DAW. You mention a soundcard. Do you connect your guitar cable directly to your soundcard? If not, what do you connect it to? There are other VSTs in your picture - e.g. Amplitube. Do those work OK?

What audio interface device are you using? Your version of Gearbox may require a Line 6 interface to work. The license is tied to the hardware.

The Gearbox-like plugin is called Pod Farm. A license for the original Pod Farm product was included with many Line 6 audio interface products that are now discontinued, and that version of POD Farm would not work with other audio interfaces. A license for the current POD Farm 2 product, which works with any ASIO audio interface can be purchased. Of course, more recently Helix Native was released. It’s a superior plugin that can replace POD Farm.

See pages 15 and 48 in the Pilot's Guide Rev A v1.0. Since you've read this already, please be specific about what you don't understand, or what is not working for you.

OK - now we can understand your question better. What foot controller are you using? Also, good to know that you read the manual. You hadn't mentioned that, and many people don't so I referred you to it.

Please provide details about your physical setup. Amp? Audio Interface? DAW? Computer? Are you mic’ing the amp into your interface or going direct (bypassing your amp’s speaker/cab)?

First, open a support ticket to deal directly with Line 6 tech support (this is a user-to-user peer support forum). Meanwhile, give us some info about your computer (Mac/PC? Desktop/laptop?) and operating system. I suspect a USB connection issue. Avoid using any usb hubs; if using a PC desktop use a rear panel rather than front panel usb port. Try a different usb cable. Try these procedures:

Does this happen with all presets or only one/some? It sounds like there may be an FX block that you are not aware of. For instance, a Noise Gate block (embedded in the Helix LT Input block) can possibly have that effect. Examine each FX block in the preset(s). Begin by turning each block on/off until you find the one that is causing the effect. Then adjustt the parameter settings for that block to remove the unwanted effect.

The Downloads section of this website shows that the first public release of POD HD500 Edit was September 30, 2010 - slightly more than 15 years ago. What do you expect the level of support for your new Quad Cortex will be in 2040?

Not sure what you mean. Are you thinking that the JSON files must be manually edited? Not so. Loading a Helix Native preset saved in v2.59 will be automatically adjusted by Helix Native as it loads or is Saved. No manual editing required. If a preset is not loading properly it is due to another issue. Can you provide an example?

Are you able to test using a direct USB connection, without using the docking station?