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As an amateur nobody, I've found that the internet is overflowing with people pretending to be something they're, clearly, not.

My solution for the last 40 years was 'this is my gear and this is how I sound. I'm not a tribute act.' Take it or leave it.

Probably temperature related. Stuff expands and contracts with temperature changes, and different materials do it at different rates. Doesn't need to be much temp. change. Otherwise, the exorcism sounds like a plan.

Off the top of my head... there's a procedure to start the Helix in a sort of 'recovery' mode. Can't remember the details, but have a trawl through the threads where people have had problems updating - should see them within the first couple of pages of the Helix forum, as there was a big update recently. Look for either 'datacommando' or 'rd2rk' advice posts. Also, if you haven't tried it, already, download 'Line 6 Updater' and try that. It's one of those things that tends to find your Helix when HX Edit doesn't... no promises, but stay calm, the solution is in one of the 'update failure' threads.

Depends whether you want 'simple', plug in, turn up and go, or to spend a bit of time tweaking and fine tuning... I own both versions of the Powercab Plus and they can both get f***ing loud, BUT there's some faffing around to be done to get the best from them. Alternatively, you could buy a good 'ole, high wattage power amp of some description and an appropriate 2x12 cab. and away you go. No guarantees one will sound better than the other - "the tone is in there, you just gotta know how to get it out".

My own experience... I have a dedicated desktop w/FR18i20 and a laptop w/Steinberg UR22C. In theory the USB should give the best sound quality, because of the afore mentioned A/D, D/A conversions. In practise, I found it less hassle/quicker to just use the analogue outs in to my interface, again, because of the afore mentioned hearing scenarios - ie. only a bat will hear the difference. The dedicated PC... it's just too much work to rearrange the setup for the sake of something I can't hear. I tried the SPDIF outputs, but gave up as I couldn't get the clocks to sync up. Regarding DIs etc, both units have enough ins, outs and routing options for it not to matter, in my case. The laptop... in this scenario, I like to use the minimum amount of cabling, so the Helix, with headphones makes a lot of sense. However, I've only ever used the audio outs here, as well, as the laptop is setup for the UR22C and I didn't have the time or inclination to set it up for the Helix, as an interface. The sound quality exceeds my hearing quality. I used direct monitoring from my interface, so latency wasn't an issue. With Line 6 and Steinberg both being owned by Yamaha, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if they used the same converters and related circuitry in their interfaces, and I've been very impressed with the sound coming out of my UR22C.

Direct connection or via a hub? The Helix is USB2. USB2-USB3 can be temperamental, despite the compatibility claims, especially when you introduce a third party USB hub. Advice I was given a few years ago was to make sure my music gear was connected direct and not via a USB hub whenever possible.

When you did the restore, you should have 'unticked' the line with the Factory Presets. As far as I know, the only way, would be to go back and reinstall the 3.70 update (via Line 6 Updater), do the usual factory reset and then restore from your backup with the 'Factory Presets' unticked. FWIW. I'm in the 'if it ain't broken' camp, so I would be inclined to just leave it alone and get on with life. Sod's Law of averages says that this will be the occasion where the USB cable fails or the internet coughs or some other gremlin will happen that has you back here trying to fathom out why your Helix won't work.

Of course it isn't. Take a look at the power rating of your computer's power supply. I'd estimate 200 of those watts are devoted to 'the computing'. 'Watts' is a unit of power consumption, not loudness.

I think, you have to update to v2.80, first, then v3.15 and then it can be updated straight to the latest version(?). My advice, read and follow the instructions VERY carefully - I'm pretty sure it mentions about pre-v2.80 in there. As the other guys have said, do a full backups before you start.

They sound no less AITR than any other FRFR speaker. I have both PC+ models. In FRFR modes, no it doesn't sound like an AITR, nor do any other FRFR systems... sorry, they don't. Argue all day, but they don't. In speaker mode, they'll never sound like the AITR you're hoping for, because of basic physics. The cabs are not the same shape/dimensions as the models on the Helix and you can't get a 4x12 feel from a 1x12 cabinet. After that, it depends on how you set your patches up - if you use a sh*tload of pedals in front of a valve combo, there comes a point where it stops sounding like an amp in the room, too.

If it means that much to you - Inkjet printer, ream of A4, several spare cartridges... My Grandfather used to own a printing business... I'd be willing to bet that it'd be cheaper to 'do it yourself' than what would be a reasonable retail price for a professionally produced book - even if you don't own an inkjet printer to begin with. Last time I had some pdfs printed out at a local print service, it was something like 12p per page. That'd be about £55 ($67 US) for just an A4 paper print. If you want an idea of how much you'd have to pay for it in a book format, get on Amazon and look up Burst Believers or the PAF Myths & Reality books, and bare in mind they don't have 450+ pages.

No apology necessary... I don't translate my posts in to other languages. In my experience, most native English speakers don't speak English well enough for a translation app to be able to make any sense of what they say, anyway. The important thing is the OP understands the post and manages to sort their problem out.

Thank Eric for Google translate... If @PerS recommendation didn't restore things, I have a 212+ that I'd be happy to send you a copy of the factory presets from. Let me know. Cheers

^What he said. I did it the opposite way round - bought a 112+ and then got a 212+ a couple of years later - earlier this year, as it happens. On both occasions, I got them when the store was doing an incredible deal on them, and I'm in the 'I love 'em' camp. The lack of bug fix updates over the last couple of years is annoying, although I don't experience the issues with 'em that others have. If/when a 'new improved' version is released I probably will trade them in, though I don't see me getting a 1x12 AND a 2x12, next time.

Hurrah! Makes a change from reading complaints all the time. Yeah, the mic positioning thing is something I've had in my 'amp sim' plugin for about a decade, so I was made-up when it came to the Helix. They just need to get it on all the mic models, now. ;)

I'm by no means an electronics expert, but it sounds to me like a faulty/dead capacitor - gut feeling based on what capacitors do in amps. I'm confident that no amount of factory resetting, re-installing firmware, consulting the forum etc is going to fix it. It's a job for an electronics bod who's familiar with the Helix.

Depends on whether you can impedance match the amp and speaker. Of course, you'd have to open the PC up to try it.

As I understand it, the 'Way Huge Overrated Special' is a Klon clone. Use the 'Minotaur' model.

Hmm? I've recently (over the past six months), been writing presets that emulate the sound of a guitarist well known for using a Strat and an AC30/15 over his career ;). A couple of months ago, I bought my Dad an AC15 (C1) for his 80th birthday, which (naturally) I 'tested' here before presenting it to him. I found the Helix, through my Powercabs' speaker modelling, was more capable of matching those (AC15) tones than the (modern) AC15 is. That said, it took me quite a long time when I was initially writing the presets to get the Helix models sounding anywhere like they should.

My gut reaction is 'turn the reverb down/off' on the guitar. Record the guitar either without reverb or with a subtle room reverb - just enough that you can hardly hear it in the preset. As far as using reverb in the track goes, that comes under 'learning to be a sound engineer'.

With regard to getting it updated, try the Line 6 Updater - when HX Edit gives up trying, the next 'place' to go is the Updater... ... but yeah, I'd get the power issue sorted out, as well.

I bought a Helix back in Jan '21. My computer crashed during the first firmware update - I set it going, went for a smoke, came back to a rebooted computer and the Helix being unresponsive. First instinct was, 'okay, switch the Helix off and back on again, see what happens - worst case, I box it up and send it back to the shop.' Reboot came up with some error code, IIRC, so I opened the Line 6 updater, plugged in and crossed my fingers. Twenty minutes later, the Helix was fully updated. Experience has shown since then, it's important to read the instructions when doing firmware updates, and it's not easy to turn a Helix in to a 'paperweight' without a hammer. The (W10) computer update/crash in some first update scenarios, suggests (to me) that the Line 6 Edit software requires some 'Windows 10 add-on' that those of us who 'manage' our W10 updates ourselves missed out on - I'm speculating, since it doesn't happen to everyone. When 'we' turn off automatic updating, it's a bit rich to go blaming Microsoft for the computer misbehaving. Some peeps need to get a grip - not aimed at you, by the way. I'd hate to be in an actual life or death situation with some of these forum members.

LMAO. I don't know what's going on, maybe it's haunted? Since I last posted, I've used the Helix, whilst connected to HX Edit, and all is present and correct, AFAIK. Unless it bursts in to flames, I'll assume all is good, and leave it at that. Witha bit of luck, 3.7 won't be too far away and this will just be a funny story for the grandkids.

FWIW. I'm now missing the 'Dual Legacy' cabs. Not bothered, but just wondering if that's supposed to be the case, or is it an indication of bigger headaches to come?