Line 6 keeps the tradition going, with the company established by the Helix series, releasing frequent firmware updates and continuously expanding features. Version 1.2 introduced the first phase of the “Showcase” feature for controlling entire stage setups. Now version 1.3 adds “Proxy” for improved amp cloning. There are new amp profiles and presets, too!
The new Helix modelsFirmware Updates 1.2 and 1.3Line 6 Helix Stadium: Now available for pre-order!Helix Stadium Floor and Helix Stadium XL Floor at Thomann!More on the new models from Line 6Line 6 releases Helix Stadium with Two Mighty Floorboard ModelersLine 6 Helix Stadium: Floor and XL FloorConnectivityHow much do the new Helix Stadium models from Line 6 cost?
Firmware Updates 1.2 and 1.3
As early as last December, Line 6 published the firmware update to Version 1.2. It added 7 new Agoura amp profiles: US Super Black with Normal and Vibrato (based on a Fender Super Reverb), Brit Jujube with Rhythm, Rhythm Clip, and Lead (based on a Marshall Silver Jubilee), and Cali 2C+ with Normal and Lead channels (based on a Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC). Above all, the update laid the foundation for the “Showcase” feature, which allows Helix Stadium to automate and control entire stage setups.
Today, Line 6 is following up with the update to version 1.3. “Showcase” is expanded to include additional automation features, and five Agoura profiles are added: Matchstick 30 with Channel 1, Channel 2, and Jumped (based on a Matchless DC3), and Mandarin Rock 30 with Normal and Overdrive (based on an Orange Rockerverb 100 MKIII). The major new feature in this update is the “Proxy”. With this cloud-based amp cloning feature, the training data from an amp profiling session is uploaded via a secure connection to Line 6’s servers, where it is processed and sent back for a much more detailed profile.
In this first version of “Proxy”, clones can be created for the setups amp+cab, amp, preamp, and distortion pedal. Both updates are available free of charge to all Helix Studio owners, either directly from the device via Wi-Fi or via download from Line 6.
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Line 6 Helix Stadium: Now available for pre-order!
[October 27, 2025] Finally, you can pre-order the Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor and XL Floor! And delivery times are close enough that you might even get one before Christmas!
European Line 6 fans eagerly awaited the opportunity to pre-order the powerful update announced in June. While pre-orders had been available in the US for months, we had to wait a little longer here. But today is the day!
You can order the Helix Stadium Floor and Helix Stadium XL Floor now from Thomann. The current delivery time is three to four weeks, so if you order quickly, you can have it at home before Christmas. Let’s take a closer look:
Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor for €1,797.00 at Thomann*
Line 6 Helix Stadium XL Floor for €2,299.00 at Thomann*
Line 6 Helix Expand D10 (digital expansion with L6 Link) for €230.00 at Thomann*
Line 6 Helix Stadium Backpack (backpack for Floor or XL Floor) for €269.00 at Thomann*
Helix Stadium Floor and Helix Stadium XL Floor at Thomann!
One thing to note: It seems like Thomann won’t be offering these in the UK or the US, only in Europe. Take a look at the Line 6 website to find retailers in those countries that offer these.
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Line 6 releases Helix Stadium with Two Mighty Floorboard Modelers
[June 12, 2025] For weeks, Line 6 had been teasing something for June 11, promising a live stream. And then yesterday evening, the cat was out of the bag: Helix Stadium! Two powerful Flooboard modelers, one with and one without an expression pedal, with a gigantic touchscreen, and a new modeling technology. This is big!
Line 6 Helix Stadium: Floor and XL Floor
Helix Stadium Floor and Helix Stadium XL Floor are the two new models in the series. Both come with an 8-inch touchscreen, twelve footswitches, a range of buttons and controls for controlling and adjusting effects and amps, and loads of connectivity options. A very solid foundation.
The Helix Stadium family · Source: Line 6
Among other things, both controllers feature the new Agoura amp modeling technology. Floor and XL Floor will initially come with sixteen amps, including classics such as Twin Reverb, Princeton, Hiwatt, and JCM800. There is also a special hype control that continuously mixes two amp emulations.
Good news for Helix users: Presets from older Helix models can be easily imported to the new models and opened without any change in sound. Speaking of presets, Line 6 has taken a leaf out of the book of software synthesizers such as Serum 2 and Omnisphere 2. If desired, each preset on the board can be accompanied by a directly played audio sample—very useful!
Connectivity
This is where the Floor and Floor XL differ slightly. The Helix Stadium Floor features an instrument input, an XLR input, two effects loops, two connections for expression pedals, two inputs for drum triggers (!), USB-C, USB-A, and a removable 32 GB SD card. The outputs include a couple of XLR outputs, a couple of jack outputs, and a mini jack headphone output. MIDI input and output are also included. The drum trigger inputs could make this thing a mothership for an entire band—wow!
Plenty of I/O · Source: Line 6
The larger XL model features two instrument inputs, four effects loops (or two in stereo), four drum trigger inputs, four inputs for expression pedals, and “Scribble Strips”, which are small OLED displays above each footswitch. And, of course, the expression pedal with a toe switch.
Both models also have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi functionality. According to a Line 6 employee on The Gearpage forum, it will soon be possible to control the Helix Stadium wirelessly via a smartphone or tablet app. When connected to a computer, both floorboards act as eight-channel audio interfaces.
Scribble strips on the XL Floor · Source: Line 6
How much do the new Helix Stadium models from Line 6 cost?
You’ll have to wait a little longer for both models to become available. According to Line 6, pre-orders will start on June 25, 2025, and the models will then be available in the US. The XL Floor will be available in Europe in September 2025, followed by the Floor in winter 2025. The MSRP for the Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor is $1,799, and the larger XL Floor is $2,199.
The new logo · Source: Line 6
A range of accessory devices will also be available. For instance, the EX2 is a separate expression pedal that also works with previous Helix models and has an RRP of $149.99.
With the Expand D10, you can also expand the connectivity options of both controllers. Variax modeling guitars, L6 Link, AES/EBU, and more can be connected directly. Its MSRP is $219.99. A matching backpack that fits both models will also be available for $249.99.
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