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Hey All, I'm new here, not to helix but this community so you can see I might not have tagged this topic in right place I think. I was wondering if we could somewhere request for new amps, pedals etc. More IMP the one I want to request right now is the Juliana Chorus Pedal. Let me know if this is a possibility.

Last weekend I did my first full blown Helix into FOH gig, worked okay - the sound guy said I had great tone. My problem is the level, mostly the OD/Dist were all over the place so I was doing a lot of dancing around between presets. I also tried an FRFR speaker at a friend's house & it was distorted. My most common amp model is a Marshall Plexi Jump / 4x12 greenback cab /57 with the gain below the factory setting. All I have at home for FRFR is a pair of Rockit 5s & of course some headphones but I understand Fletcher Munson & the danger of setting sound that way. Any ideas for balancing the low level / high gain sound at home vs. the high headroom clean sound live? It's almost like you have to fake out the system at home but it's not the same. Any tips/help very much appreciated. Since we use Iem's it seems that headphones would be the same but again, way different.

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Hello friends, hope you’re all doing great and enjoying your gear! Lately we’ve noticed a growing demand in the community for high-quality Line 6 presets that can stand next to sounds from units like the Strymon BigSky, Timeline, Eventide, or TC Electronic. So we took that as a challenge and after months of careful tweaking, testing, and late-night sessions, we made it happen. The feedback so far has been amazing - from players all over the world, as well as several YouTube demos and reviews from creators across different styles. After some thought, we decided it’s time to share these packs more widely instead of keeping them hidden away. So what do we have? We wanted to create something truly special for the Line 6 community, so we’ve created two best-selling preset packs that our community absolutely loves, praised for their authentic, atmospheric sound. • Reflections – lush reverb tones inspired by Strymon and Eventide units. • Aura – a collection of delay and modulation sounds inspired by legendary units like the Strymon Timeline and TC Electronic Flashback. Both packs are designed for Line 6 Helix (Floor/LT/Rack), Native, HX Stomp (XL too), POD Go, and HX Effects. They’ve already found their way into countless rigs and have become some of our most popular releases. We also have free versions of these packs available for anyone who wants to test them out first. The links below will direct you to the Helix versions of the presets, but please keep in mind that these products are also available for other Line 6 devices. On our website and on our YouTube channel (Noise Harmony) you can find audio previews, full songs using the presets, and a playlist of reviews that show the sounds in action. Reflections (reverbs): https://www.noiseharmony.com/helix-reverbs-reflections AURA (delay/mod): https://www.noiseharmony.com/line-6-helix-presets-aura-delay https://youtu.be/XeyAk7mF_QU We’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback - feel free to share your impressions if you give them a try! All the best, Kamil from Noise Harmony

Edit: Appologies in advance for the long post :) Thought I would post this since I haven't seen anything on Helix and the Spider Valve. After running Helix through all of my guitar, bass, and PA gear, as well as various 3rd party and my own IR's, I was reluctantly starting to look to expensive FRFR solutions. This weekend, I stumbled across and picked up a "broken" Spider Valve MKII HD100 from a pawn shop for $80. The display was messed up and the amp was crackling, popping, volume cut out, and the master volume knob was a mess when you turned it. But i plugged straight into the power amp input in the back and that worked fine, so with Helix in mind I said "what the heck, I've blown more cash on far less" and went for it. I got it home, pulled it apart, blew out the dead bugs and droppings and a little Deoxit in the master volume pot and it was good to go, except for the display. The SV PC editor works fine with it if I ever wanted to use the built in modelling and effects (doubtful). To cut to the chase, all of the Helix amp-only models into Spider Valve power amp input into my Mesa Recto 2x12 cab sound AMAZING!!! I have never heard that Mesa Recto Celestion V30 cab produce such a diverse range of tones with such clarity. It's really nice to just run a single 1/4" cable back to the SV. I cannot imagine anything sounding better for electric guitar, and I have been experimenting obsessively with Helix, physical rigs and IR's, and researching clips and videos A LOT!!!. I might go so far as to say I have never had a better guitar tone, but I need to get through a few gigs to make that claim ;) To keep life simple and tones beautiful and consistent between stage and FOH, I will probably just IR the SV power amp and Recto 2x12 with one or two mics for a Helix FOH PA signal path, and say screw a bunch of other cab/mic models and IR's...at least for live use. I may even post them for this week's th-IRs-ty Thursday free IR's :) The Helix Amp+Cab models into the SV into my Mesa 1x12 & 2x12 bass cabs sound really good too but a little boomy. So SV HD100 might make a good pairing with a passive FRFR cab. But then again, I'm not compelled to chase Helix tone options any further at this point. The 100W 6L6 power amp of the SV is so clear, dead quiet and tons of headroom (dare I say almost FRFR)...go Bogner! It sounds SO much better than Helix through ANY of my other power amps (Mesa 2:90, Mesa 20/20, Marshall 100/100 EL34) or effects returns of any of my Mesa heads (Mesa Triple Rec, Mesa Stiletto, Mesa Mark V). Crazy, I know...busted-a$$ $80 "POS" pawn shop amp sounding better than my Mesa gear that I have sold my soul for several times. I feel really dirty and wrong liking it so much. I have always previously drank the L6 Kool-Aid and have owned the Pod XT Live, X3, and last gen dream rig JTV/HD500x/DT50/L2M and had never gotten tones I fell in love with from any of them. Actually at the end even ran some of my tube pre's (Triaxis/JMP-1) into the DT50 effects return and didn't care for the power amp. Anyway, I ended up selling it all off for a good price (luckily before Helix was announced) and went back to my physical rigs. After researching the Spider Valve and reading the manual, it seems that it was designed to be used with any Line 6 modeler (Pod X3 & future) into the power amp in as well as the built in Spider models. All of the Line 6 SV cabs used V30 speakers and i love my Recto 2x12 w/ V30's. I much prefer 6L6 tubes to El34's in my Mesa amps. So it makes sense why this 6L6 SV/Recto 2x12 is sounding so good to me. Honestly, I had always thought SV sounded like crap as my other guitarist had one 5 years ago. It did not cut through the mix and my Mesa Tremoverb 2x12 combo blew it away. He was always frustrated with it. He ended up getting a Marshall half stack to one-up me ;) Even now. playing through the front end of it with the old built-in Spider Models still sounds like poo to me, especially when compared to Helix into the power amp in. The SV HD100 is quite a bit smaller and maybe lighter than the DT50 was. It's also a little smaller than my Mesa Recto heads. Styling is pretty similar to my Recto 2x12 and it looks good sitting on top. The pilot light and backlit plexiglass logo look dang cool too, and almost match the Helix lighting! I'm liking it so much that I think I am going to order the metal Line 6 SV cab logo and replace my Mesa logo on the Recto 2x12! In summary, I would highly recommend that anyone without a lot of cash, not fully in love with Helix + whatever, looking for a good Helix pairing consider the SV series. Especially if you are not feeling the FRFR path with Alto powered PA speakers or more expensive options. SV's are about 1/2 the price of the DT series, and might even sound better with Helix to you if you generally prefer 6L6's and V30 speakers. I would bet the super clean SV 6L6 power amp is somewhere between solid state FRFR and the DT series amps, or other tube guitar amps. Heck, you might even come across a "broken" SV for a steal too. No telling what Line 6 and Bogner are cooking up as an amp solution for Helix, but for now with the SV I am FINALLY happy with my rig and excited and inspired to 100% play again instead of 90% tweaking/experimenting and 10% playing.

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I have an HX Effects on the way to me and I have a Two Notes Opus. I’m hoping to get some advice for the “best” way to get it hooked up and integrated into my setup. I use the Opus for preamp and power amp sim as well as cab sim/IR loading. I’ll be using the HX Effects for all my non-dirt effects for the most part. Lots of dirt pedals in front of the Opus. I’d like to somehow keep a phaser and tremolo in front of my dirt, but I may just have to keep my standalone phaser and get a standalone tremolo to achieve that, and that’s fine. I was initially thinking about putting all my drive pedals in the loop of the HX Effects and then putting that block where I want it in the chain (after phaser and poly capo for example), but I think I’d lose a lot of character of the pedals by not having them running directly in front of my amp sim. I’m wondering what signal chain makes the most sense for my setup. Final output goes to my audio interface and then either to monitors or headphones. Option 1: Dirt -> Opus -> HX Effects Option 2: Dirt -> HX Effects -> Opus in the FX Loop of the HX Effects Option 3: Dirt -> HX Effects -> Opus (not in the loop of the HX Effects) Option 4: My initial plan. Guitar -> HX Effects (With drive pedals in the loop) -> Opus. Am I wrong in my fear that this method will rob the drive pedals of their character? Just feels to me like they belong in front of the amp sim. Option 5: Anything I haven’t thought of

I use a Helix Floorboard with three guitars that have a completely different frequency spectrum. That means that when I program a patch for the 335-style guitar it will have WAY too much high when i plug in my Ibanez Strat-style guitar. The differences are so big that I cannot correct it by using the tone control on the guitars, which is what I want to be able to do. I know all about eq in the Helix but I do not want to tweak all the time when changing guitars. I do not want to turn on/off specific settings per guitar and I really don't want to make three patches for every sound! The global EQ obviously works for all of the Helix so that is not the solution. For now i have made separate banks for the guitars but that means that improving a patch means doing it three times. I have just bought an eq pedal to put in front of the Helix so I can set that and turn it on when using a specific guitar(so off = 335, on = Strat). So my question is "What is the best way to use multiple very different guitars with the Helix Floorboard?" All useful input will be greatly appreciated.

I had never tried using Workbench HD via Helix to connect to my Variax and change a model, but trying now failed to connect to the Variax. Doing so directly with the USB dongle worked and I got the job done. Curious though whether I have a lingering problem because doing this via Helix should work since Helix version 2.20 or so. Is there anything special I need to setup / configure on Helix to enable Workbench HD -> Helix -> JTV communication? I am running with the latest MAC OS, Helix, Workbench HD, and JTV FW versions and are directly connected from USB-C to Helix with a USB printer cable (the latter worked with the USB dongle)

I still own a "Jurassic" era amp modelling platform - the Johnson Millenium (late 1990s). One of the forward looking features of the Millennium Series was the ability to assign one of two available LFOs, or Envelope Detectors ("Dynamic") to model parameters (i.e. Amp or Effects parameters), in the same way that you can assign a footswitch or expression pedal in the current Helix series. Any chance we could see something like that in the upcoming Helix Stadium?

Hello, I searched the internet for help on using Helix Edit on Linux. I have no problem running the native Helix plugin under Arch Linux using Yabridge, which works flawlessly. However, I still need to perform firmware updates for my Helix Floor and enjoy the convenience of editing presets using Helix Edit. Since I couldn’t find anything online, I decided to come up with a solution myself. I can confirm that I was successful in running Helix Edit on Linux. Below are the steps to achieve it: 1. Install Wine and Required Dependencies Make sure you have Wine and its required dependencies installed. - sudo pacman -S wine wine-mono wine-gecko winetricks - yay -S wineasio - register the ASIO driver within Wine: wine regsvr32 wineasio.dll 2. Install Line 6 Helix Edit in Wine Download the Helix Edit installer Run the installer using Wine: wine path/to/helixedit_installer.exe Follow the installation prompts. 3. Workaround for USB Connection Using USB Passthrough with VirtualHere (USB Sharing): Since Wine doesn't natively support USB devices like the Line 6 Helix, a solution is to use a USB-over-network tool like VirtualHere, which allows USB devices to be shared with Wine over a virtual connection. Steps for VirtualHere: Installation: - yay -S virtualhere-server-bin - yay -S virtualhere-client Run the VirtualHere USB Server on your Linux machine: sudo ./vhuitarm -b Or use the appropriate version for your machine. Run the VirtualHere Client in Wine: wine path/to/virtualhere_client.exe The USB device (Helix) will now appear in VirtualHere, and you can "attach" it inside Wine (Alternative to VirtualHere) Configuring USB Device Access via usbip: For a more manual solution, you can use USB/IP to share your USB device and try to access it from Wine. Install usbip: sudo pacman -S usbip Load the necessary kernel modules: sudo modprobe vhci-hcd Find the USB device: usbip list -l Bind the USB device (replace <busid> with the correct ID from the previous command): sudo usbip bind -b <busid> The device should now be accessible within Wine.

Hi, could use some help here. I took the bottom panel off my Helix Floor to try and clean the exp pedal toe switch, and this piece sort of fell out. I am not sure where it belongs to replace it when I re-assemble. Rubber with two places for screws to thread. Does anybody recognize? Thanks! IMG_0365.HEIC

Hi guys, I Please need some help. I sent my out of warranty Helix Floor in for service/repair recently. (I almost worked on it myself but didn’t want the pressure). Anyway, two of the TAP LEDs have been intermittently going out and back on again. The left two LEDs were out at first, then the righttwo. They would go back and forth weeks at a time, sometimes ALL would go out. I sprayed some contact cleaner from the top of all the switches for good measure (preventative maintenance) and they all went out for a few days then all came back on for a couple of days then the exact same issue came back again. Two LEDs out at a time intermittently for weeks at a time finally settling on the right two being out. I took it to the repair shop with the right two LEDs out. It is a Line 6 authorized repair facility nearby and the tech said he didn’t find any issues other than the TAP LEDs issue. He texted me this findings and asked for any more details on the issue so he would be clear. I texted him the details above and also offered what I found online: try reflowing the solder joints, cleaning the area and I also offered sources I found for Helix parts. After a day or two he said he reflowed the solder joints and reseated the switch & LEDs. He said the LEDs finally went back on and we decided to close out the repair ticket. So I brought my Helix home but a few days later, the issue is back. 1/2 the LEDs are out again on the TAP switch. This time the left two are out. Could anyone PLEASE HELP with some advice or experience so I can maybe steer the tech in the right direction to get a proper repair when I take it back? I’ve already had it in the shop over a month and will probably have it in the shop for a few months again from what I can tell from our texts. I almost wish I had just opened it up myself or took it to Calabassas directly to have it repaired. Line 6 isn’t too far from me anyway. Well here’s hoping for some help or direction. I can’t understand what could be going on with these LEDs, I hope there is nothing else going on related. thanks in advance. -Dave.

Hi I'm still finding my way in the Helix universe so apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. I'm going to buy Native but I'm also about to buy a new laptop in the next few weeks. So I don't want instal Native on the old one. So I'm wondering how the software delivered. If it's a Zip file presumably I can store elsewhere and install it when I get the new laptop. Or is it perhaps portable between laptops using a registration key? Many thanks

Hi there, let me start of by saying that I absolutely love the Helix: The sounds, the ease of use, the flexibility, the looks! However, at this moment my Macbook pro and Helix don't communicate that well. The App is very unstable and crashes every few seconds/minutes when exporting or importing or doing nothing at all, can't find the Helix, disconnects and gives me messages like: "No symbol lookup table present for models and parameters", and so on. Today I installed the update and the problem persists, no worse no better, but just almost impossible to work with. I have a ticket open on this issue, so I'm expecting it to be solved anytime soon. I opened this topic, to see if anybody has found a practical workaround for this and to learn from other experiences. tnx!

Hey guys, this is the Helix Preset I use live and on all my recordings/videos here in Nashville! Tested in real life situations and tweaked for a long time… I hope you enjoy it! Here’s a video demonstrating the snapshots! Also, you can adjust the delay blend with the expression pedal! There’s a pinned comment with a download link, In case the attachment doesn’t show! Subscribe! Thanks! CANTERI'S COUNTRY TONE.hlx.json

I use an 8-year-old Line6 Helix unit almost 24/7, since it also doubles as a sound card for my computer. Today I found it overheating, smelling like burned PCB/electronics and with the LCD rapidly blinking/glitching. What should I do? Is it safe to turn it on again?

Hey everybody, I'm new here. Recently purchased a shortly preowned but brand new HELIX floor with two years of warranty left. I discovered something which i'd like to know, if anybody else did too. Whenever I use higher gain amps or overall a loud signal chain in the helix, a noticable hum is hearable, when I touch one of the footswitches (especially the PRESET / STOMP switch). However it goes away as soon as I let go of the guitar strings. Tried with multiple guitars (humbucker and sc) didn't change anything. It's not dramatic, but I just wanted to make sure my Unit is ok since it was a big investment for me. Also it didn't change, when i put the footswitches to "press" instead of "touch" via global settings. Therefore i think it doesn't have to do with the capacitive switches but instead the entire grounding scheme of the unit. Should I be worried? Is there something broken? Or is it something you guys have enccountered too? Thanks y'all. IMG_4700 2.mov

Kind of a weird bug: If i take a Helix Native created .hlx file that contain Automation settings for bypassing blocks, and expression pedals, and import it into HX Edit, to play with the same preset on my Helix Floor, and then re-export it from HX Edit and back INTO native, all the Automation settings are removed. You can see this in the JSON on the .hlx file as well, it just gets stripped out. I have attached both .hlx files. One is directly after exporting it from native, and one is after exporting it from HX Edit, after importing the first one. Anyone else seeing this? Anyone from Line6 support that might be able to file this issue? I am on Helix Native 3.82 (3.80 compatible) and HX Edit 3.82 Helix Floor 3.80 main_export_from_HXEDIT_post_import_from_native.hlx main_export_from_native.hlx

Hello , I can’t figure out cable connection , something I’m missing and my brain spinning around. Sorry English isn’t my native , I know about some grammar errors . Sometimes at home I just wanna play with my pedals and amp without helix LT, but with regular 4cbm connection helix must be turned on to let signal flow , and disconnecting/ reconnecting it all the time is “no go “ method even with patch bays so I had no option but have it turned on. So I’ve bought true bypass looper switcher from Saturnworks with 3 fx loops to bring helix in and out of chain when I need it. Problem is that I can’t figure out wiring !!! Lets see 1)I have my pedalboard with some pedals Helix can’t emulate or not as good with emulation , and/ or it helps save some dsp 2)I have looper switcher pedal with 3fx loops and in and out jacks 3) I have my amp with fx loop My Goal is -have my pedalboard in the switcher’s loop so I can use my pedals only. Have helix in the switcher’s loop so I can bring it in when i need it or bypass it without even turning it on. I still want to keep my amp connected to helix loop so I can use it as a block in the patch or bypass my amp’s preamp and use models from helix , depends on the mood when helix is on , or just play my pedals straight into amp when helix is off without rewiring everything I did connect my pedals into switcher but I just can’t figure out how to properly connect Helix to have ability to play my pedals without need to turn helix on, and still use my real amp as a block when I play with helix. I also have noise gate that should be connected via 4cbm that makes connection into switcher kinda tricky Please help me to figure out how to do it Maybe someone had the same experience Ps Yes I know I created troubles for myself with complicated wiring but it is what it is

I've had a POD 500 for a few years, I am getting a bit over the UI and some of the tones. I current play it through studio monitors and occasionally headphones or a Vox AC30C2 (with amp and cabs off) I've seen a DT25 head and cab come up for sale at a reasonable price near home. I am contemplating flipping the Vox and getting the DT25 (lower volume and all!). My question is, does this seem like a bad idea and a waste of money in 2025 - -would I be better instead of pairing a POD500 and DT25 to just sell my POD and Vox and go Helix LT with monitors?

Hello , I seem struggle to understand how to run both dry and wet signal from my external pedal ( in the front of helix lt )? I don’t want to place into helix fx loop ( it overcomes and degrades signal ) so I run external pedal in the ftont of helix , but I want to run clean signal and affected by pedal effects at the same time. Running parallel path (2 or b) runs only signal processed by external pedal and no dry signal ( it’s logical ) my goal is path 1 signal with my real pedal path 2 just clean signal how to do it ? please help

Is "The Big Book of Helix Tips and Tricks" at Sweetwater worth it?

The reverbs are great in the Helix, but I would love to get the "cloud burst" reverb that is in the Strymon Big Sky or Cloudburst units.

I have a Helix, and JTV-69 Variax. Recently I noted that I am unable to select "Don't Force" under the options for Variax Model, in the Input parameters for the Helix. If I unplug the Variax, then the "Don't Force" option is available as the most counter-clockwise selection under the "Variax Model" selection knob. However, as soon as the Variax is plugged back in to the Helix, the "Variax Model" on the Helix jumps to the current model on the guitar, and if the selection knob is turned fully counter-clockwise, the "Don't Force" option is no longer there. I'm pretty sure that this is abnormal behavior and that I have been able to not force the Variax model on patches in the past. I've tried reloading firmware on the Variax, and on the Helix (3.8). I've also tried reloading firmware 3.71 on the Helix and so far, no change to the odd behavior. My only workaround so far is to unplug the Variax, select "Don't Force" under the input "Variax Model", and save the patch. The patch will operate properly, in not altering the Variax Model, even though the "Don't Force" option does not show up. The problem then, is if I were to select a Specific Variax Model for a patch, there would be no way to go back to "Don't Force", without unplugging the guitar. I would appreciate anyone with a Helix and Variax confirming that when the Variax is plugged into your Helix, that you still have the "Don't Force" option available to you under the Variax Model options.