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inputs and outputs

Every jack on the Helix Stadium XL Floor, on a diagram you can click: what it's for, and what to watch for.
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Helix Stadium 1.3.2
CONTROLINPUTSFX LOOPS 1–4OUTPUTSMIDIA/BC/DINST 1INST 2MICL/MONORIGHTL/MONORIGHTPHONESNEXUSS/PDIF INOUTINOUT/THRUmicroSDUSB AUSB CAC INLOCK

Helix Stadium XL Floor · rear panel · schematic, drawn from Line 6’s panel diagram

INSTRUMENT 1 and 2

TS, ¼″

rear panel

Two mono instruments, or one stereo instrument. Each has its own impedance selection, switchable pad and noise gate.

Worth knowing
The second input is the XL's other upgrade. A guitar and a bass, or a guitar and a synth, can run their own paths without a switcher in front.
audio path

Facts about the audio path

Two instrument inputs, not one

Two mono instruments or one stereo one, each with impedance, a pad and a gate before any block. The Stadium Floor has a single INSTRUMENT jack.

Helix Stadium XL Floor Cheat Sheet (Rev B)

Four FX loops, not two

Returns 3 and 4 are documented as always-on Aux inputs for monitoring the house mixer.

Helix Stadium XL Floor Cheat Sheet (Rev B)

Four control jacks and a built-in pedal

CONTROL A/B and C/D take expression pedals, footswitches or drum triggers, and the XL adds a pedal on the chassis. The Stadium Floor has two control jacks and no pedal.

Helix Stadium XL Floor Cheat Sheet (Rev B)

Three outputs, each with its own mix

Main, alternate and headphones, chosen with the buttons above the Volume knob. The Matrix mixer is the same as on the Stadium Floor.

Helix Stadium Owner's Manual 1.3.2

The engine is identical to the Stadium Floor

The touchscreen, Clones, Showcase and block caps are the same. The two sound the same.

Helix Stadium Owner's Manual 1.3.2

gridleak presets don't install on Helix Stadium XL Floor yet. the amps are all in the catalog.

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