mtnman82 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Has anyone heard if Line 6 will be bringing Focus View to HX Edit? Would be really cool for the folks who can't step up to Stadium yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaschaFranck Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 If they will do it, it'll be tied to the Stadium Hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_Igloo Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Focus view will appear in the Helix Stadium app, but not in HX Edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman82 Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Seems like it would be a straightforward thing to add to HX Edit for the established Helix user base. Would be a GREAT tool for the non-Stadium users, and I think this feature alone would pull customers away from the other modeler/effects at that price point. Seems like it would be a good business move... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiganderton Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 On 8/7/2025 at 11:55 AM, mtnman82 said: Seems like it would be a straightforward thing to add to HX Edit Well, I'm no Digital Igloo, but my assumption is that Helix would need to include the "hooks" for focus functionality to which HX edit could link. However, I think you could do "faux focus" by using an X-Y MIDI controller to link to selected preset parameters via MIDI control. But because there's no universal "focus protocol" for Helix, I assume you'd need to come up with custom mappings for each preset. I assume something like the Korg nanoPAD2 would do the job for blending two parameters (assigned to the X and Y axes). Again, though, this is speculation/guesswork. FWIW Studio One FX Chains have a virtual X-Y controller. I might steal be inspired by the focus concept to apply the X-Y controller to Helix Native instances in the FX Chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman82 Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 Helix already does include the hooks for focus functionality - we can make amp adjustments on Helix thru Edit presently. My understanding is that Focus View is available for all amps on Stadium, not just Agoura amps? If this is true mapping each corner to amp setting is already done, just a matter of implementing a GUI on Helix Edit. I see other modeler companies implementing this concept too, thinking Line 6 might have to do it at some point to keep up with the Jones'. Would like to see Line 6 leading the pack with Helix too, along with Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 8/12/2025 at 8:33 PM, mtnman82 said: .. My understanding is that Focus View is available for all amps on Stadium, not just Agoura amps? … There are no non-Agoura amps in Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman82 Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 OK - so Stadium will only have the 22 Agoura amp models at launch. I thought Stadium included the 22 Agoura models plus all the amps from Helix. This being the case, yep it would be some work. But at the same time think other modelers will jump on this bandwagon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaschaFranck Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 8/13/2025 at 2:53 AM, silverhead said: There are no non-Agoura amps in Stadium. Yes, there are. On 8/13/2025 at 4:10 AM, mtnman82 said: OK - so Stadium will only have the 22 Agoura amp models at launch. I thought Stadium included the 22 Agoura models plus all the amps from Helix. The latter is correct. Anything currently included in the HX line will be included in the new Stadium line, minus one exception, namely the old dual cabs. Any when you think about it, it's the only way things make sense, otherwise the new hardware couldn't load your old patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Sorry - my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman82 Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 Well then - back to my original thought... If all legacy amp models are indeed included in Stadium and the legacy amps are set up to use Focus View, it would be very simple to add that functionality to HX Edit. Hoping Line 6 hears this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 8/27/2025 at 7:29 AM, mtnman82 said: Hoping Line 6 hears this... Hi, The standard response is. This is a user to user forum. There are no Line 6 staff here and only very occasionally do they visit these forums - (See the “sticky comment” in the black banner stripe at the top of this page entitled “Welcome to the Line 6 forums”). In this case. You got lucky - see the reply from “Digital_Igloo” in the earlier post above. Note: DI is actually Eric Klein, Chief Product Design Architect at Line 6. He is the man who knows, and he says it will not be in HX Edit, only in the Stadium app. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaschaFranck Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 8/27/2025 at 8:29 AM, mtnman82 said: If all legacy amp models are indeed included in Stadium and the legacy amps are set up to use Focus View, it would be very simple to add that functionality to HX Edit. IIRC, Eric Klein said that focus view wouldn't even be in whatever new versions of HX Stadium Edit. I might remember wrong, though, but I think it's kinda plausible because a lot of that is about tactile experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 8/27/2025 at 8:35 AM, SaschaFranck said: IIRC, Eric Klein said that focus view wouldn't even be in whatever new versions of HX Stadium Edit. I might remember wrong, though, but I think it's kinda plausible because a lot of that is about tactile experience. Eric’s post earlier in this thread states that Focus View will be in the Helix Stadium app. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaschaFranck Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 8/27/2025 at 2:45 PM, silverhead said: Eric’s post earlier in this thread states that Focus View will be in the Helix Stadium app. Sure, I know. But that's not HX Edit - and it's offering the same (or similar) tactile experience, whereas HX Edit won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 8/27/2025 at 8:35 AM, SaschaFranck said: IIRC, Eric Klein said that focus view wouldn't even be in whatever new versions of HX Stadium Edit. …. Sorry. I must have misunderstood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman82 Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 On 8/27/2025 at 5:21 AM, datacommando said: Hi, The standard response is. This is a user to user forum. There are no Line 6 staff here and only very occasionally do they visit these forums - (See the “sticky comment” in the black banner stripe at the top of this page entitled “Welcome to the Line 6 forums”). In this case. You got lucky - see the reply from “Digital_Igloo” in the earlier post above. Note: DI is actually Eric Klein, Chief Product Design Architect at Line 6. He is the man who knows, and he says it will not be in HX Edit, only in the Stadium app. Hope this helps/makes sense. I was wondering (location being beautiful Calabasas). Happy/fortunate he noticed and relied ... so I guess that's that. I get that Focus View is a feature to separate Helix from Stadium. But man, it would not take much to add to edit for the existing user base... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 On 9/23/2025 at 6:33 AM, mtnman82 said: But man, it would not take much to add to edit for the existing user base... Hmm… and just how do you know that “it wouldn’t take much to add this” to the existing HX Edit? When it comes to knowing things, Eric is the go to source - he has previously stated that this feature will not be available for HX Edit. Plus, the whole concept of this feature appears to have come about from the development of the Stadium, and is therefore tied to that platform. After 10 years of using a Helix, and having followed every development, and firmware update, I have come to the conclusion that when Digital_Igloo says it ain’t gonna happen, then that’s the way it is. Although, Eric did also say that the current range of Helix products will continue to receive updates AND new features. Exactly when this is likely to happen, and for how long it may last, is in the lap of the Helix gods in Calabasas. But, hey you never know - although I wouldn’t hold my breath! The world keeps turning and things move on. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman82 Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 Of course I believe Digital_Igloo when he says it's not coming. I've been doing this same type hw/fw/sw development for many decades, albeit in a different industry. I'm not saying it would be simply dropping code in and recompiling to add to Helix Edit, but knowing how software is developed and apparent Line 6 modularity, it would be low hanging fruit. Think about it... We're only talking adding it to Edit, not the Helix itself. So a Windows application. Focus View interface/software has already been written for all the amp models available on Helix. All Focus View software modules are readily available, development complete. The only thing Focus View would do in Edit to interact with the amp models is 'turning the knobs' for the settings - it just does so in a very uniquely cool visual manner. The same knobs are all ready there in Edit, and we can adjust them on the fly. So the only thing that needs developing is the interface between Focus view software and Edit. It would look/act/feel just like the Stadium version of Edit. All this assumes Focus View will be available on the Stadium version of Edit. But if it's there, to me it seems like it would not take much. I also understand software development and I'm sure their resources aren't unlimited, so it's a matter of investment priorities and return. I would think there might be a business case for adding Focus View to Edit to keep Helix the premier platform in it's price range. Adding cool features is how Line 6 has kept Helix relevant for over 10 years now. Just my 2 cents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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