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#43886 - 06/16/15 10:34 AM Check out the new Line 6 Helix...
mikefont veteran member Registered: 02/11/10 Posts: 1605 Loc: H-Town	I love my 11R and will NEVER EVER part with it! But this new Helix unit has me intrigued, so I may have to get one of these someday (after I hear how the modeling sounds of course). It's got a ton of killer features. It looks like they may be looking to get more competitive with Kemper & AxeFX???? $1499.00 They are also coming out with a rackmount version http://line6.com/helix/ http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Helix . Edited by mikefont (06/16/15 10:44 AM) _________________________ Lenovo IdeaCentre K430 Windows 7 Pro SP1 64bit PC with 3rd generation 3.4 GB Intel Core i7-3770, 32GB DDR3, 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT620 running Pro Tools 11.3.1 and PT 10.3.9 and the ELEVEN RACK!
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#43887 - 06/16/15 11:01 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: mikefont]
Downrazor11 advanced member Registered: 07/09/14 Posts: 271 Loc: Iowa City	Looks pretty cool, checked out the link on sweetwater. Doesn't look like it can do third party IRs though and at this price I would want an in the box solution (not fx loop IRs)..
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#43888 - 06/16/15 11:16 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: Downrazor11]
X-Mann veteran member Registered: 12/19/09 Posts: 3162 Loc: Detroit	Mike...... This is actually the "Eleven Rack-2" or the "11-R ii" that everybody has been waiting for! People asked for a floor unit & or a dedicated foot controller, IR loading & much more! Well.........This is it & Sean Healy who worked on the 11R for Avid has been working on this at Line-6 since since he left. You can get one for around $1,300 from what I've heard and Sweetwater is also doing price matching too! Lets change this site to the Helix Presets User forum & never look back! I'm getting the HeliX & can't wait! Peace! X-Mann \m/ Edited by X-Mann (06/16/15 11:17 AM) _________________________ "You'll have X-TC when you watch X-TV" ..............Eleven Rack Video.................. http://www.youtube.com/user/udamann88?feature=mhee ..............Eleven Rack Audio.................. http://soundcloud.com/udamann88/im-alright-x-mann
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#43890 - 06/16/15 03:42 PM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: Downrazor11]
68injunhed advanced member Registered: 07/28/13 Posts: 119 Loc: SE Kansas	Originally Posted By: Downrazor11 Looks pretty cool, checked out the link on sweetwater. Doesn't look like it can do third party IRs though and at this price I would want an in the box solution (not fx loop IRs).. Actually, yes, it does just that, 1024 and 2048 point custom IR's. Among about a gazillion other things. If it sounds good, I'm getting one. It does too many things that I wish the 11r would do not to get it. Edited by 68injunhed (06/16/15 03:43 PM)
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#43892 - 06/16/15 05:12 PM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: 68injunhed]
Downrazor11 advanced member Registered: 07/09/14 Posts: 271 Loc: Iowa City	Originally Posted By: 68injunhed Actually, yes, it does just that, 1024 and 2048 point custom IR's. Among about a gazillion other things. If it sounds good, I'm getting one. It does too many things that I wish the 11r would do not to get it. I checked both the Line 6 and sweetwater information and couldn't find anywhere wher third party IRs are referenced, I would be excited if it could do that! Where did you hear about/see that (IR loading) as part of the feature list? Thanks!
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#43896 - 06/17/15 04:19 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: Downrazor11]
noguud advanced member Registered: 04/22/13 Posts: 137 Loc: FL	Looks like a really cool unit! The design of the box itself looks great and what a slick marketing video on their website. I have only demo'd L6 stuff in stores, but this unit I might just buy and bring home to play with. I'm glad to hear that some Digidesign folks made it over to L6 and are helping them raise the bar!
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#43900 - 06/17/15 08:35 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: noguud]
Rushian veteran member Registered: 01/26/10 Posts: 569 Loc: New Jersey, USA	This link has a lot of good info: http://line6.com/support/topic/14264-helix-faq/ _________________________ I'm a practicing guitarist, one day I hope to get it right..
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#43901 - 06/17/15 08:36 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: noguud]
Marc C. advanced member Registered: 07/03/13 Posts: 297 Loc: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	It looks like a really nice piece of gear but something no one has yet brought up here... how does it sound? That Sweetwater demo has virtually no playing in it. The little I heard sounded pretty good, but let's face it - Line 6 simulators get decidedly mixed reviews, to be charitable. My take is that I have yet to hear any Line 6 unit actually sound good. Decent, maybe, in certain situations... the clean sounds can be OK... but I've never liked the dirt sounds, particularly those hard-to-get light-, and mid-crunch tones. Still, I'm curious. I won't get one, no, but I will check it out occasionally online, as I do several amp modelers.
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#43902 - 06/17/15 09:09 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: Rushian]
Downrazor11 advanced member Registered: 07/09/14 Posts: 271 Loc: Iowa City	Originally Posted By: Rushian This link has a lot of good info: http://line6.com/support/topic/14264-helix-faq/ Cool, thanks for link, I see it has 2048 point IR loading, that's 46ms at 44.1khz..
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#43903 - 06/17/15 09:39 AM Re: Check out the new Line 6 Helix... [Re: Marc C.]
Rushian veteran member Registered: 01/26/10 Posts: 569 Loc: New Jersey, USA	Originally Posted By: Marc C. It looks like a really nice piece of gear but something no one has yet brought up here... how does it sound? That Sweetwater demo has virtually no playing in it. The little I heard sounded pretty good, but let's face it - Line 6 simulators get decidedly mixed reviews, to be charitable. My take is that I have yet to hear any Line 6 unit actually sound good. Decent, maybe, in certain situations... the clean sounds can be OK... but I've never liked the dirt sounds, particularly those hard-to-get light-, and mid-crunch tones. Still, I'm curious. I won't get one, no, but I will check it out occasionally online, as I do several amp modelers. That my friend is the $1500.00 question!! _________________________ I'm a practicing guitarist, one day I hope to get it right..
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