![]() ![]() Wouldn't it be cool if people over time actually ended up using Blocks that were pure L6 inventions ? inspired for sure by existing pedals but not a copy of any particular one of them - instead being true Line 6 "originals".Even if it is not currently possible to use VST MIDI effects in Reason, we can build this missing feature using a few additional tools. I confess I always avoided the effects in my Pods and HELIX named L6 - assuming that since they weren't a copy of anything they couldn't be any good - or were probably ultra clean "digital" - but maybe wrongly so. becoming "go to" effects i their own right ! after all L6 have been in the DSP and effects game for longer than many of the boutique pedal manufacturers so should have the edge. I actually think it would be good if Line 6 were to produce their own unique killer delay, harmoniser, boost effects - etc - ones that don't merely compete equally with the boutiques etc. Having said all that, I do love my Helix. Obviously, this is all subjective, just my opinion, and so on. I really really want my $1500 multi-effects pedal to be the only pedal I use, but right now there are some areas that are lacking. I know the Helix can't compete with a $600 box whose soul purpose is to create synth tones, but you're still behind your old Line 6 models in this, and even things like the Zoom B3 have better synth sounds. Side note: having just sold my Boss SY300 to help fund my Helix purchase, I'm pretty disappointed in the synth effects on the Helix. But there's got to be math and formulas and so on that you could pull out and refactor for your code, right? Or sub-contract their developers to work on your system.) I understand it's built on a different platform and would not be something you could just drop in. (To be clear, I am not claiming it would be simple to implement these from the coding side, even if you license their codebase. It's a lot of development effort, even if you license the effects, for such a niche effect. Not so much the generic octave sound, but the B9/C9/Key9/Mel9 definitely are. There are two reasons I would pay for this: 1) I don't think it would ever be possible to get it done without licensing the code from EHX. ![]() They know what they're doing, and they've clearly got a generic code base that does the tracking for them to use in all these separate pedals. So work with EHX, license their code, and sell add-ons for the Helix that contain these effects. (Is downvoting a thing here?) They have a head-start and they've already nailed this stuff. So here's my suggestion, which will probably get me mocked, ridiculed, and downvoted. Glenn D has a decent organ patch, but he made an entire patch for that and it still isn't in the same league as the B9/C9. Even the octaver in the Helix, which is pretty good, is just not up to the standards of the POG line (in my opinion). But there's nothing that can get you the sounds of the Mel9, Key9, etc. If there isn't the specific fuzz pedal you want on the Helix, you can substitute one of the existing models and have something similar. Yes, I would gladly pay for an add-on pack to a $1500 unit that gave me some of these effects. I didn't submit an IdeaScale for the Mel9, because there are already several for other variations, but this is a line of pedals that I would pay to add on to my Helix. And of course, they've got the older classics, POG, POG2, HOG, Micro and Nano one or two more? Limited use, perhaps, but incredibly cool. If you're unfamiliar, check out the videos for the Mel9, Key9, C9, and B9. Electro Harmonix is releasing yet another pedal in their line of 9 effects, the Mel9. ![]()
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