phil_m Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Great! Edited the idea accordingly. Please vote! Also, can you tell me how to do this? I don't have the editor in front of me at the moment, but you basically do it the same way you assign a parameter to any controller with the editor. Click on the Controllers tab, select the parameter you want to control, select the controller you want to assign it to from the pulldown menu, and set the min and max values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Please vote for my Idea to have a one click snapshot assign in the Editor. It is still a very ponderous process in the Editor and could be a lot easier and quicker. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Assign-parameter-to-snapshot-with-click-in-Editor/833883-23508 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpthechimp Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Looper improvements 1. Toggle for looped volume 2. Second independent loop channel that can be started and stopped independent of the first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideout Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Two Snapshots per footswitch! Please up vote. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Two-Phase-Snapshot-Footswitches-Mode/857489-23508?submitted=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Two Snapshots per footswitch! Please up vote. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Two-Phase-Snapshot-Footswitches-Mode/857489-23508?submitted=1 Voted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideout Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Voted! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzz123 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Please vote on my ideas for some improvements to the Helix editor, including IR auditioning, built in looper, tuner and DSP indication. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Helix-Editor-improvements-Footswitch-IRs-Looper-Tuner-CPU/856939-23508 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amodhthapa Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Hi Guys! My idea is purely for aesthetics but please vote for "Vegas Mode like on the AVID S6, C|24 (During Startup)" if it's something you'd like to have your Helix do! http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Pulsing-LED-Rings-on-Startup/857997-23508 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verne-Bunsen Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 This one isn't mine, but I voted for it and found it worth shining a light on. More than one split/merge for parallel paths! http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Multiple-splitting-options-for-Path-A-and-B/833936-23508#idea-tab-details 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGuitar Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Effects Send Return Output Option http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Effects-Send-Return-Output-Option/860457-23508 Allow for the option to set effects loop output to an off state for 1/4" or XLR or both helix main outs. This would offer a variety of Helix personal monitoring options when using Aviom or similar on stage monitoring system. Please vote this up for those of us on a quiet stage. This setting would allow for stereo personal monitoring via Helix headphone output while the block input is fed from the onstage mixer. The muted output would not send the full band mix back to front of house via Helix. This could also be accomplished if the Aux input on the Helix had an output routing option which likely might be an easier implementation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Effects Send Return Output Option http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Effects-Send-Return-Output-Option/860457-23508 Allow for the option to set effects loop output to an off state for 1/4" or XLR or both helix main outs. This would offer a variety of Helix personal monitoring options when using Aviom or similar on stage monitoring system. Please vote this up for those of us on a quiet stage. This setting would allow for stereo personal monitoring via Helix headphone output while the block input is fed from the onstage mixer. The muted output would not send the full band mix back to front of house via Helix. This could also be accomplished if the Aux input on the Helix had an output routing option which likely might be an easier implementation. I'm not sure I understand what you're asking for here. Are you saying you want to be able to use a pair of returns as an input on a path but not have it go out to the 1/4" or XLR outs? You can actually do that right now as long as you have one of the 4 available paths open... But perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're asking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzz123 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Please vote for this idea on multiple splits per path. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Multiple-splits-per-path/860596-23508 If you think it'd be useful of course :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGuitar Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I'm not sure I understand what you're asking for here. Are you saying you want to be able to use a pair of returns as an input on a path but not have it go out to the 1/4" or XLR outs? You can actually do that right now as long as you have one of the 4 available paths open... But perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're asking for. Phil, It would be helpful for personal stereo monitoring in a silent stage application. It sounds tighter and you play better IMHO. It could be accomplished in an effects loop state or the aux in like the Kemper description below. I think the effects loop might be better as I would bet there are many folks utilizing both the guitar in and aux in for a 2nd instrument. I have a super serial patch to accomplish this now but then you can run out of dsp pretty quickly with the blocks I'm using. I was able to add the vintage delay once I removed the preamp and switched the 2204 Mod to the Litigator. You can see them parked on 2A along with an EQ and LA Comp that I can't use with this setup due to the DSP limitation. Since I am not using the 1/4 outs it mutes the signal to FOH. From the Kemper Manual- The Auxiliary Input function allows you to feed a stereo signal, such as a mp3-player, into your Profiler to play along with it. In the Output/Master menu, the Auxiliary Input function is equipped with three controls: one to feed the aux signal to the main outputs as well as S/PDIF OUT, and two others to feed it to the Monitor and Headphone output. This allows you, for instance, to add an additional monitor signal to your headphone output, while the main output stays unaffected. The auxiliary signal will not be affected by any internal effects. The Auxiliary Input function allows you to feed a stereo signal, such as a mp3-player, into your Profiler to play along with it. In the Output/Master menu, the Auxiliary Input function is equipped with three controls: one to feed the aux signal to the main outputs as well as S/PDIF OUT, and two others to feed it to the Monitor and Headphone output. This allows you, for instance, to add an additional monitor signal to your headphone output, while the main output stays unaffected. The auxiliary signal will not be affected by any internal effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I haven't submitted this as an idea to Ideascale yet but I would just like to say that I would happily give up one of my preset lists (128 presets) to get more room for IRs (I know, preset lists probably use three times as much memory ). Shuffling them in and out has just become an enormous pain. Adding the capability to the Editor to audition/preview them without having to load them into the slots would be a huge move in the right direction but when it comes down to it the Helix simply has way too few slots available for IRs once you really get into using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I haven't submitted this as an idea to Ideascale yet but I would just like to say that I would happily give up one of my preset lists (128 presets) to get more room for IRs (I know, preset lists probably use three times as much memory ). Shuffling them in and out has just become an enormous pain. Adding the capability to the Editor to audition/preview them without having to load them into the slots would be a huge move in the right direction but when it comes down to it the Helix simply has way too few slots available for IRs once you really get into using them. Intriguing suggestion! As Helix's Operating System is proprietary to Line 6, and 4 years effort went into designing Helix, it would not be inconvceivable to discover that Line 6 may have planned for reapportioning Helix's memory resources. The current Eight Setlist banks of 128 entires each (8x128=1024 total) dramatically contrasts the much smaller IR capacity of 128 total slots. Perhaps a forthcoming firmware release may offer restructured possibilities for users requiring avgreater IR capacity option in lieu of 8 Setlists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drspankle Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 How long is it likely to be before (if) we get a switchless wah? I'm going to have to buy one otherwise, but I'd rather wait if I had some idea of the possible timeframe. Cheers, Dr Spankle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 How long is it likely to be before (if) we get a switchless wah? I'm going to have to buy one otherwise, but I'd rather wait if I had some idea of the possible timeframe. Cheers, Dr Spankle They just added this feature in 2.10.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Here's the IdeaScale link to Vote Up! the Helix Footswitches to Navigate Amp and FX Models Thread DI likes it! His quote: "There's nothing precluding us from adding model select to Pedal Edit mode. Vote that sucka up!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffhucik Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Go vote for tone matching inside the Helix!! Will send this unit over the edge! http://line6.ideasca...ix/753630-23508 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joepeggio Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Default state of effect block when adding effects in presets with multiple snapshots. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Default-State-of-Adding-Block-in-other-snapshots/862128-23508 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Color Status Indicators for Looper. http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Color-Looper-Status-Indicators/862059-23508 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0stenning Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Its high time this FR was implemented - the ability to use CUT to remove a block from somewhere and then PASTE it somewhere else. Currently we only have COPY. Give us CUT too ! http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Helix-block-movement-UI-improvement-add-CUT/789848-23508 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0stenning Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Intriguing suggestion! As Helix's Operating System is proprietary to Line 6, and 4 years effort went into designing Helix, it would not be inconvceivable to discover that Line 6 may have planned for reapportioning Helix's memory resources. The current Eight Setlist banks of 128 entires each (8x128=1024 total) dramatically contrasts the much smaller IR capacity of 128 total slots. Perhaps a forthcoming firmware release may offer restructured possibilities for users requiring avgreater IR capacity option in lieu of 8 Setlists. the setlists take up very very little data compared to the IR slots. This is because the setlists ( preset collections ) are merely metadata for all the settings available within a patch. This is tiny. You can see just how tiny by downloading 1024 presets from Customtone (or just exporting from the helix setlists to a directory and then seeing how many megabytes this takes up. Or alternately - look at how big the BUNDLE HELIX backup files are. Then put - duplicating if necessary - copies of all your impulse response files - all 128 of them - into another directory. Since the impulse response files are actually small audio files you will find this takes up much more data. I just did this with my 128 IRs - it comes to around 1MB. If you look at a bundle - which is ALL the data in ALL the setlists - it takes up under 250KB. Not even quarter of 1MB. So even if they reassigned some of the space to IRs it would be a tiny amount extra. Not wirth it. Its possible that the exported files are being compressed - so the space taken up in the HELIX itself for each preset could be bigger but i doubt that much bigger. Having said that 1MB is not a lot of flash storage and i'm surprised there isnt more space inside the HELIX. But personally i think 128 IRs are enough ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 the setlists take up very very little data compared to the IR slots. This is because the setlists ( preset collections ) are merely metadata for all the settings available within a patch. This is tiny. You can see just how tiny by downloading 1024 presets from Customtone (or just exporting from the helix setlists to a directory and then seeing how many megabytes this takes up. Or alternately - look at how big the BUNDLE HELIX backup files are. Then put - duplicating if necessary - copies of all your impulse response files - all 128 of them - into another directory. Since the impulse response files are actually small audio files you will find this takes up much more data. I just did this with my 128 IRs - it comes to around 1MB. If you look at a bundle - which is ALL the data in ALL the setlists - it takes up under 250KB. Not even quarter of 1MB. So even if they reassigned some of the space to IRs it would be a tiny amount extra. Not wirth it. Its possible that the exported files are being compressed - so the space taken up in the HELIX itself for each preset could be bigger but i doubt that much bigger. Having said that 1MB is not a lot of flash storage and i'm surprised there isnt more space inside the HELIX. But personally i think 128 IRs are enough ! The size of an IR is 9KB after you export from the Helix which is post processing into Helix's native format. I have presets over 40kb so I assume you can have an entire setlist of presets all of which are over 40kb. So from what I can see the IRs/wavs are actually smaller than the presets and would take up less room then the presets. If my math is correct one User list's worth of space might accommodate as many as something like 512 IRs (IR being a 1/4 the size of a preset). I suppose presets could be stored on the Helix in a more compressed format than an exported preset so I am just basing my math off what we know which is the size of exported IR and preset backups. Lastly, I used to feel 128 IRs was enough until I started gathering some up free ones and purchasing a few packs. I would say my IR collection is probably way smaller than many users here and I still find 128 slots to be woefully few for allowing me to truly exploit the ones I have. Not looking to load my entire collection up, but two or three times as many IR slots would be much better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0stenning Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 The size of an IR is 9KB after you export from the Helix which is post processing into Helix's native format. I have presets over 40kb so I assume you can have an entire setlist of presets all of which are over 40kb. So from what I can see the IRs/wavs are actually smaller than the presets and would take up less room then the presets. Good point. But here's the thing. An IR is basically a WAV that internally is most likely stored as uncompressed PCM because otherwise there are CPU performance hits just to decompress the data. So the size you see for your Its as files is roughly what they will be when stored in flash in the helix. However if you look at the contents of each HLX preset file you will see something like what is shown below. The data is in what is known as JSON format. Notice that the amount of characters used for the labels and delimiters etc far exceeds the actual characters needed for the data itself. Now INTERNALLY - I REALLY doubt this is how the data for each preset is stored. For example there need be no label for each parameter, comas, delimiters, nothing like that. There are far more efficient ways of storing and more importantly - accessing info for access internally such as one of the many database formats. So the space then used internally will be much smaller. I speak as a programmer here but in any case L6 could confirm this easy without giving away anything proprietary. Heres what a typical HXL JSON file looks like" { "version" : 6, "data" : { "meta" : { "name" : "Brazilian Smooth", "application" : "Helix", "build_sha" : "0dab6d6", "modifieddate" : 1467583925, "appversion" : 17825792 }, "device" : 2162689, "tone" : { "dsp1" : { "block0" : { "Bias" : 0.48, "@model" : "HD2_AmpBritJ45Brt", "Master" : 0.72, "@position" : 2, "Drive" : 0.23, "Treble" : 0.15, "ChVol" : 0.79, "@enabled" : true, "Ripple" : 0.2, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 1, "Bass" : 0.4, "BiasX" : 0.48, "Hum" : 0.4, "Mid" : 0.36, "@bypassvolume" : 1, "Presence" : 0, "Sag" : 0.75 }, "block1" : { "@model" : "HD2_ImpulseResponse1024", "LowCut" : 72, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 5, "Index" : 126, "@position" : 3, "Level" : -15, "Mix" : 1, "@enabled" : true, "HighCut" : 4200 }, "block2" : { "Time2" : 0, "@model" : "HD2_PitchDualPitch", "Cents1" : -8.799999, "@position" : 4, "Interval2" : 0, "PanVoice2" : 0.5, "Time1" : 0, "@enabled" : true, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 0, "Mix" : 0.38, "LevelVoice1" : 1, "LevelVoice2" : 1, "Interval1" : 0, "Level" : 0.5, "@stereo" : true, "PanDry" : 0.5, "Cents2" : 4.400002, "PanVoice1" : 0.5 }, "block3" : { "@model" : "HD2_ReverbPlate", "@position" : 5, "LowCut" : 320, "@enabled" : true, "@path" : 0, "@trails" : false, "@type" : 7, "Mix" : 0.36, "Level" : 0.5, "Decay" : 0.36, "HighCut" : 3200, "Predelay" : 0.15 }, "inputA" : { "@input" : 0, "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlow1Input", "noiseGate" : false, "decay" : 0.5, "threshold" : -48 }, "inputB" : { "@input" : 0, "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlow2Input", "noiseGate" : false, "decay" : 0.5, "threshold" : -48 }, "join" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowJoin", "B Pan" : 0.5, "B Level" : 0, "A Level" : 0, "A Pan" : 0.5, "@position" : 8, "Level" : 0, "@enabled" : true, "B Polarity" : false }, "split" : { "@position" : 0, "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowSplitY", "@enabled" : true }, "outputB" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowOutput", "@output" : 0, "pan" : 0.5, "gain" : 0 }, "outputA" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowOutput", "@output" : 1, "pan" : 0.5, "gain" : 2 } }, "global" : { "@variax_volumeknob" : -0.1, "@pedalstate" : 2, "@variax_customtuning" : true, "@variax_str1tuning" : 0, "@variax_str2tuning" : 0, "@variax_str4tuning" : 0, "@variax_str6tuning" : 0, "@variax_model" : 1, "@model" : "@global_params", "@topology0" : "SAB", "@cursor_dsp" : 1, "@cursor_path" : 0, "@tempo" : 153.9448, "@topology1" : "A", "@variax_magmode" : false, "@cursor_position" : 3, "@variax_lockctrls" : 0, "@variax_str3tuning" : 0, "@variax_str5tuning" : 0, "@variax_toneknob" : -0.1, "@cursor_group" : "block1" }, "footswitch" : { "dsp1" : { "block3" : { "@fs_label" : "Plate", "@fs_enabled" : true, "@fs_index" : 5, "@fs_ledcolor" : 16723200, "@fs_momentary" : false }, "block2" : { "@fs_label" : "Dual Pitch", "@fs_enabled" : true, "@fs_index" : 4, "@fs_ledcolor" : 3277055, "@fs_momentary" : false } }, "dsp0" : { "block4" : { "@fs_label" : "Volume Pedal", "@fs_enabled" : false, "@fs_index" : 13, "@fs_ledcolor" : 3334, "@fs_momentary" : false }, "block3" : { "@fs_label" : "Ducked Delay", "@fs_enabled" : true, "@fs_index" : 3, "@fs_ledcolor" : 458496, "@fs_momentary" : false }, "block2" : { "@fs_label" : "70s Chorus", "@fs_enabled" : true, "@fs_index" : 2, "@fs_ledcolor" : 13055, "@fs_momentary" : false } } }, "dsp0" : { "join" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowJoin", "B Pan" : 0.5, "B Level" : 0, "A Level" : 0, "A Pan" : 0.5, "@position" : 8, "Level" : 0, "@enabled" : false, "B Polarity" : false }, "block3" : { "@trails" : true, "@enabled" : true, "@type" : 7, "DynAttack" : 0.1, "Ducking" : 0, "SyncSelect1" : 6, "@model" : "HD2_DelayDuckedDelay", "@stereo" : false, "DynRel" : 0.5, "LowCut" : 320, "@path" : 0, "Level" : 0.5, "Mix" : 0.2, "Feedback" : 0.3199999, "HighCut" : 3600, "Scale" : 1, "Threshold" : 0, "@position" : 5, "TempoSync1" : false, "DynType" : false, "Time" : 0.3 }, "block2" : { "VibratoRate" : 0.7, "@model" : "HD2_Chorus70sChorus", "@position" : 4, "SyncSelect1" : 6, "SyncSelect2" : 6, "TempoSync1" : false, "@enabled" : true, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 0, "Mix" : 0.2, "Headroom" : 0, "Stereo" : false, "TempoSync2" : false, "VibratoDepth" : 0.5, "Level" : 0.5, "@stereo" : false, "ChorusIntensity" : 0.16, "Mode" : false, "Spread" : 0 }, "inputB" : { "@input" : 0, "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlow2Input", "noiseGate" : false, "decay" : 0.5, "threshold" : -48 }, "block1" : { "@model" : "HD2_ImpulseResponse1024", "LowCut" : 72, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 5, "Index" : 125, "@position" : 3, "Level" : -15, "Mix" : 1, "@enabled" : true, "HighCut" : 4200 }, "outputB" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowOutput", "@output" : 2, "pan" : 0.5, "gain" : 0 }, "inputA" : { "@input" : 1, "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlow1Input", "noiseGate" : false, "decay" : 0.1, "threshold" : -75 }, "split" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowSplitAB", "@enabled" : true, "RouteTo" : 0.5, "@position" : 2, "bypass" : false }, "block0" : { "@model" : "HD2_AmpJazzRivet120", "Master" : 0.92, "@position" : 2, "Drive" : 0.35, "Bright" : 0, "ChVol" : 0.8, "@enabled" : true, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 1, "Bass" : 0.42, "Mid" : 0.45, "@bypassvolume" : 1, "Presence" : 0, "Treble" : 0.3 }, "block5" : { "@model" : "HD2_CompressorLAStudioComp", "@position" : 1, "@enabled" : true, "Emphasis" : 0.38, "@path" : 0, "@type" : 0, "Mix" : 0.75, "PeakReduction" : 0.5, "Type" : false, "Level" : 0, "@stereo" : false, "Gain" : 0.5 }, "outputA" : { "@model" : "HD2_AppDSPFlowOutput", "@output" : 1, "pan" : 0.5, "gain" : 2 }, "block4" : { "@model" : "HD2_VolPanVol", "@path" : 1, "@stereo" : false, "@type" : 0, "Pedal" : 1, "@position" : 4, "@enabled" : false, "VolumeTaper" : false } }, "controller" : { "dsp1" : { "block0" : { "Master" : { "@min" : 0.5999999, "@controller" : 2, "@max" : 0.72 } } }, "dsp0" : { "block4" : { "Pedal" : { "@min" : 0, "@controller" : 2, "@max" : 1 } }, "block0" : { "Master" : { "@min" : 0.8, "@controller" : 2, "@max" : 0.92 } } } } }, "device_version" : 17956896 }, "schema" : "L6Preset" } VERY wasteful of space. But thats not the primary concern when saving to files on disk etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbraman Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Just added this: make snapshots accessible in the looper. I think it would be so much quicker, easier and more flexible than having to drop out of the looper and navigate to the snapshots http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Snapshots-in-looper/863046-23508 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arislaf Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Boss metal zone http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Boss-Metal-Zone/863631-23508?submitted=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvay Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 How about Line 6 introduces a competition to the community for uploading artist and song presets on customtone. Prizes for people who get the most stars in a month. This would hopefully increase the number of presets available to the community and make it easier to find something that sounds good and encourage sharing. The Helix in particular could do with more choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfcorps Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 A Proper EHX Electric Mistress 76-79 V2-V4 Model! The Helix Flangers just don't cut it, and nothing comes close to that warm liquidy 70's Electric Mistress tone! http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/A-Proper-EHX-Electric-Mistress-76-79-V2-V4-Model!/864164-23508 Cheers! Arf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0stenning Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 HELIX Editor: Show Snapshots as 8 separate buttons not dropdown When using the editor alone - and not near the HELIX floorboard itself it can be a pain to switch between snapshots using the drop down. Much better would be to have each of the 8 snapshots as a button which can be clicked to select it. This also has the advantage that one can see the names of all the snapshots in a patch at once http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/HELIX-Editor-Show-Snapshots-as-8-separate-buttons-not-dropdown/864575-23508?submitted=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurentJoulzy Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Hi ! I submitted this one about Song Mode, to easily reorganize your presets for your next rehearsal or gig : http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Song-mode/864431-23508 Also started a new thread about it : http://line6.com/support/topic/25006-song-mode/ Your experience, advice and tips on live use of Helix are welcome :) Raph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelco Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I don't remember my idea scale account. Has anyone asked for the Bogner Ecstacy amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrussos Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 PLEASE make it so the Helix can switch my external amp (Carvin V3) channels using a snapshot switch!!!! It's a great unit, but that would make it perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make it so the Helix can switch my amp channels using a snapshot switch!!!! It's a great unit, but that would make it perfect! It already does this. Just set up two (or three) amp channels in a preset and have all but one bypassed in your first snapshot. Your subsequent snapshots can bypass the first (second) amp channel and this will allow you to switch between the channels. Generally I use the separate amp models and use the same cab(s) or IR(s) for all the amp blocks as I don't want to use up too much DSP by using the Amp+cab models. I use snapshots this way all the time. It is easy to emulate a multi-channel amp this way. I name the snapshots 'Clean', 'Crunch', 'Lead', etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 It already does this. Just set up two (or three) amp channels in a preset and have all but one bypassed in your first snapshot. Your subsequent snapshots can bypass the first (second) amp channel and this will allow you to switch between the channels. Generally I use the separate amp models and use the same cab(s) or IR(s) for all the amp blocks as I don't want to use up too much DSP by using the Amp+cab models. I use snapshots this way all the time. It is easy to emulate a multi-channel amp this way. I name the snapshots 'Clean', 'Crunch', 'Lead', etc.. I think rickrussos might be referring to a physical amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make it so the Helix can switch my amp channels using a snapshot switch!!!! It's a great unit, but that would make it perfect! It already does this. Just set up two (or three) amp channels in a preset and have all but one bypassed in your first snapshot. Your subsequent snapshots can bypass the first (second) amp channel and this will allow you to switch between the channels. Generally I use the separate amp models and use the same cab(s) or IR(s) for all the amp blocks as I don't want to use up too much DSP by using the Amp+cab models. I use snapshots this way all the time. It is easy to emulate a multi-channel amp this way. I name the snapshots 'Clean', 'Crunch', 'Lead', etc.. I think rickrussos might be referring to a physical amp. Good call, on second read that does appear to be what he is requesting. He can use snapshots to do this as well if his amp has MIDI channel switching. Perhaps what he is asking though is for the capability to do this with the 'Ext. Amp' controller output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrussos Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hi, Guys thanks for the reply. I need the Helix to switch my Carvin v3 channels via MIDI, within a snapshot. I can do it with stomp mode, but not through a Snapshot. I called Line 6 and they said it could not be done. I was hoping they would see this post, and maybe if I get more people on board they would fix this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hi, Guys thanks for the reply. I need the Helix to switch my Carvin v3 channels via MIDI, within a snapshot. I can do it with stomp mode, but not through a Snapshot. I called Line 6 and they said it could not be done. I was hoping they would see this post, and maybe if I get more people on board they would fix this problem. I am surprised to hear that answer unless the combination of MIDI messages required by the Carvin can't be selected on the Helix or the MIDI function is not working properly within snapshots yet. Take a look at page 34 of the 'Helix 2.0 Owners Manual Rev. D' when you get a chance. Theoretically you should be able to do what you are attempting either through the 'Ext Amp' controller output or the instant MIDI CCs. It might be worth giving it a try. Here are two videos using channel switching via MIDI that may point you in the right direction. The first video is using snapshots and MIDI commands to do exactly what you are attempting.. Good luck!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIF1Z7ggGm4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2R1impQ2vw&t=3s From the manual: There’s always going to be a small audible gap when switching presets in any box with the Helix device's level of dynamic model allocation and routing complexity; that’s just how advanced DSP works. However, snapshots allow for a surprising amount of tonal control from within the same preset, and every change happens instantly and seamlessly. Similar to the snapshots feature in some high end digital mixers, each of the Helix device's eight snapshots stores and recalls the state of certain elements in the current preset, including: • Block Bypass—The bypass(on/off) state of all processing blocks(except Looper), independent of any footswitch assignments. Also see "Snapshots > Block Bypass" • Parameter Control—The values of any parameters assigned to controllers (up to 64 per preset). Also see "Snapshots > Parameter Control" • Command Center—The values of any instant MIDI CC, Bank/Prog, MMC, and CV Out messages, plus the state (dim or lit) of any CC Toggle, CV Toggle, and Ext Amp messages. Also see "Command Center" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrussos Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Thanks! I'll give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Thanks! I'll give it a try. Please let us know if it works for you. If the MIDI implementation on the Carvin is similar to that on the Hughes & Kettner that the fellow sets up in the first video link I see no reason why it shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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