swaite Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hey guys! I successfully update to Helix 3.0. I'm using the Helix Floor model. I was reading over the update notes on the Line 6 website and saw this list of Factory 1 presets. For some reason I don't have those presets - see screenshots of presets here - top pic Factory 1 Presets on my Helix and second pic is from Line 6 3.0 update page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16wr0yQRCg2y0Amm--aNabYKn8RzVGt7q0bP6TkH0jLo/edit What gives??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, swaite said: What gives??? I give - You just didn’t look! I don’t understand why everyone has decided to start their own thread for the same things over, and over, and over. Good luck, because as Digital Igloo likes to say - “all presets suck!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swaite Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swaite Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Btw - “the all presets suck” comment is Interesting. Why is this case? Some of the folks doing presets are quite accomplished players, including Steve Howe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 The actual preset is only one of many factors that determine the tone you hear. Other factors include your guitar and its pickups, your monitoring system (amp, PA/FRFR speakers, studio monitors, headphones), your playing style, the room you are playing in, etc. Each of these factors affect the tone you hear to a greater or lesser degree. The likelihood that your environment is exactly the same as that of the person who created the preset is very low. Hence you will likely hear a very different tone than the creator did, and perhaps very different. To your ears, the tone may suck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, swaite said: Btw - “the all presets suck” comment is Interesting. LOL, That is a quote from Digital Igloo (Eric Klein, Chief Product Design Architect at Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. / Line 6 / Ampeg) The reason is probably best explained by the post above from “silverhead” - basically if someone makes a David Gilmour preset (even if it was done by Mr Gilmour himself), if you download it and play it - well, I rest my case. You aren’t going to sound like him. Sadly the “make me a superstar” effect block hasn’t been added yet. Still waiting for the “added talent” button too. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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