I may be crazy. I’m hoping someone else out there owns both units. My experience so far with line 6 proxy is sub par (granted it’s been 2 days).
I have a Revv G50 amp (3 channels) with two notes direct out that is very easy to capture. The captures of it on the QC sound incredible. Using V1 it’s not perfect but pretty dang close. And incredibly pleasing to play. Proxy not so much. QC v2 is even closer but not worth the extra DSP in my opinion.
The proxy captures sound far worse than QC V1 to me AND they take up soo much DSP. Really makes me appreciate how right neural got capture V1 in the first place. And how little DSP v1 captures require. Stadium feels FAR underpowered when using proxy.
I bought stadium more out of curiosity but I’m thinking i might need to list it on reverb. The high gain proxy models are the most difficult for it… clean was fine, crunch was ok but it can’t seem to get the purple channel right. QC nails it.
I don’t have the unit, but I’m reading similar experiences on other forums. On TGP, the official L6 rep has pretty much confirmed they’re waiting to release ‘official’ proxy clones till they’ve refined the process, so it almost sounds like a Beta release used to garner more input and data. You might just need to give it more time (unless you have a short return window)
Oof. I’ve been out of the loop with what’s happening on the Helix Stadium, but this reads as the same “over-promise / under-deliver” that so many people claimed as their reason for leaving the Quad Cortex. [I’m not wishing ill will on Line 6 or anyone else, just an observation.]
Xush, thanks for that info. I hadn’t seen that info so part of me is happy they are looking to improve it but I wonder if I’m just so married to the way the QC feels and responds I may never be happy
I do like the footswitch capability and effects in the stadium but I think I’m just so attached the sound of the QC. Good problem to have I guess!
I thought similar- the pressure must be worse these days to get a new product/feature to market with so many similar devices available. I guess putting something (anything) out there that’s not quite finished is better than having nothing at all. (but we’re kind of used to that here, aren’t we?)
L6 with this; Fractal launching meh plugins and thin spec low tier toy like modeler; Headrush PR almost invisible; Fender Pro Master too; Boss’ GT-1000 pressured legally by psycho Uli Behringer to withdraw their PolyTuner… Anything else?
Think you might be on to something here guys. Not that it’s optimal at all, but the argumentation against Neurals complainer-imagined (lack of) strategy wears thin in this light. Are things just moving so fast Now that this stressed ”growth or die” is the way things work? A competition not only between “rivaling” companies but also against themselves?’
Anyway nice to see that all these companies are all just like the rest of us, with each our own pros & cons. Not the hype gods or demons a few loud fans and/or haters perceive or try to project them to be.
Lmao, Neural setting new standards in multiple ways.
