Line 6 Helix

neilg

Looks like 2.8 might be here soon

https://line6.com/support/page/kb/effects-controllers/helix/it%E2%80%99s-not-out-yet-but-here-are-the-very-important-280-update-instructions-r914/

gibsongretschfan

neilg said:

Looks like 2.8 might be here soon

https://line6.com/support/page/kb/effects-controllers/helix/it%E2%80%99s-not-out-yet-but-here-are-the-very-important-280-update-instructions-r914/

It's the Chinese Democracy of Helix updates 

hubobulous

As long as there’s a Buckethead and Bumblefoot setting, that’s fine by me!!!

PolarityMan

The official forum thread has been updated with this:

AVAILABLE SPRING SECOND SPRING 2019—Don't go looking for it now!

RandallFlagg

When 2.8 arrives, all the Gearpage/Line 6 Forum Helix owners will be gushing about how their Helix patches now sound a little better, clearer. haunting mids etc, but also spend 19 pages of comments debating whether or not the KOT sim sounds like a real King Of Tone.

Then someone will post "when is 2.9 out?".

gibsongretschfan

RandallFlagg said:

When 2.8 arrives, all the Gearpage/Line 6 Forum Helix owners will be gushing about how their Helix patches now sound a little better, clearer. haunting mids etc, but also spend 19 pages of comments debating whether or not the KOT sim sounds like a real King Of Tone.

Then someone will post "when is 2.9 out?".

the 2.9 thread has been going for a few months now lol

TeleMaster

I use a HXFX. Anyone find the tuner not that great? It seems to skip about and not find the right strings. 

robinbowes

TeleMaster said:

I use a HXFX. Anyone find the tuner not that great? It seems to skip about and not find the right strings. 

"The tuner is crap" is one of the top few regular threads on various Line6 foruns/FB groups, etc. along with "When's 2.8 out?" etc.

IMO, the changes in the last release greatly improved the tuner functionality. What version are you running on your HXFX?

R.

TeleMaster

robinbowes said:

TeleMaster said:

I use a HXFX. Anyone find the tuner not that great? It seems to skip about and not find the right strings. 

"The tuner is crap" is one of the top few regular threads on various Line6 foruns/FB groups, etc. along with "When's 2.8 out?" etc.

IMO, the changes in the last release greatly improved the tuner functionality. What version are you running on your HXFX?

R.

I think the latest one. I was at practice and it was just all over the place. I’m on my way to get a Boss TU3s as I can’t deal with the looks my band mates give me when I’m trying to get the tuner working. 

Cirrus

TBH I thought the TU3 was a little jumpy too. Best tuner I've ever used for accuracy & speed on a dark, sweaty stage was the TC Polytune. The Helix tuner is smoother if you let the string ring out rather than re-plucking too often, but it just isn't as fast.

Megii

I really like the latest version tuner (using a Helix LT) - seems to work great for me, and certainly gets the job done. @TeleMaster 's description does sound to me like how I found the previous version, which was, to put it bluntly, rubbish.

gibsongretschfan

I came to check if 2.8 had been released yet and got all excited seeing there were 5 new posts in this thread... hate you guys

robinbowes

gibsongretschfan said:

I came to check if 2.8 had been released yet and got all excited seeing there were 5 new posts in this thread... hate you guys

More details here.

R.

brucegill

robinbowes said:

gibsongretschfan said:

I came to check if 2.8 had been released yet and got all excited seeing there were 5 new posts in this thread... hate you guys

More details here.

R.

hahaha

Musicwolf

Being in tune is over rated

hubobulous

I have to be out of tune to be in tune with the rest of the band

PolarityMan

I find the tuner alright

brucegill

Some more info on 2.8

https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/first-look-helix-firmware-v2-80/

TheBigDipper

TeleMaster said:

robinbowes said:

TeleMaster said:

I use a HXFX. Anyone find the tuner not that great? It seems to skip about and not find the right strings. 

"The tuner is crap" is one of the top few regular threads on various Line6 foruns/FB groups, etc. along with "When's 2.8 out?" etc.

IMO, the changes in the last release greatly improved the tuner functionality. What version are you running on your HXFX?

R.

I think the latest one. I was at practice and it was just all over the place. I’m on my way to get a Boss TU3s as I can’t deal with the looks my band mates give me when I’m trying to get the tuner working. 

I'm using an HX FX at release 2.71. I've got the tuner in 'fake strobe' mode and it's good enough that I've stopped using my Polytune. I play a string once and tune up from a lower pitch. Stable and predictable. There's nothing between my guitar and the input of the HX apart from the cable, if that helps... 

Cirrus

I hadn't even turned my Helix on since March, but last night I gave it a spin for an hour or so. It's pretty good, isn't it?