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There's not a lot here to go on. You probably need to be a bit more verbose in describing what you're trying to do. For example, are you able to run HX Edit and connect your computer successfully? Start there because if you can do that you probably have no need for the updater as the prescribed approach is to update your Helix using HX Edit. If you can't connect with HX Edit then the problem lies in your computer and your USB connection. You need to make sure you're not using a USB hub but a direct USB connection on the computer. It would also be useful to know what type of Helix unit you're using as well as what computer and version of operating system you have. Surprisingly enough, most of us here are pretty good at diagnosing things. What we're not good at is reading your mind.

I have several guitars of varying output levels - different types and strengths of pickups. I currently compensate for this by creating my patches with my "hottest" guitar, and then using a boost pedal when using the other guitars to bring them up to level before going into PG. I just saw that the Boss GX-100 allows for 10 different saved input settings to account for different guitars. These settings can be applied per patch, or you can set one as "system" so it applies to all patches. So if you switch guitars during a set all you need to do is change which one is selected as the "system" default, and it gets applied to all patches. I really like this idea. Do you think this would be helpful?

A buddy of mine named Paul has a large collection of guitars. He is also a guitar tech and I was at his place one day while he was doing some work on my guitar. He was talking about his most recent visit to an auction sale where there were several guitars available. He said he wanted to buy more but in the end he settled on one Les Paul. His wife, overhearing the conversation, said “That’s what I need - one less Paul.”

The same reason you "need" that 312th pair of shoes and the 38th handbag to go with them, dear...

If by this you mean using the HD500 for FX only in the Cat's FX Loop, take the Cat Send to the HD Input and the HD Output to the Cat Return, MODE Switch set to FX Loop and app FX Loop Switch ON. Guitar to Cat INPUT. EDIT: No FX Loop Block required on the HD.

Works "fine" on mine, if you consider "fine" having to turn the knob 57 times to get a noticeable effect. Exaggeration of course, but it does take 3-4 full turns before I get a 3db reduction. It's WAY less annoying to just use the volume slider on the app.

Perhaps I misunderstand, but I control the volume level of the computer-generated audio such as backing tracks using the computer’s volume controls, not the USB audio device. Have you tried adjusting the volume level on your Mac?

I was a bit spoiled coming from a Digitech RP1000, which had a dedicated FX Loop and AMP Loop, neither of which forced you to give up anything else in the signal chain. The problem with the Pod Go is that if you want to use 4CM you are forced to "sacrifice" a block for the effect loop, even though you're not really using it for effects, but an amp. Additionally, the DSP for the disabled amp and cab models are still counted against the total DSP for the patch, even though you aren't using them. I think a better solution would be the following: Create a Global "Send/Receive Function" setting that allows you to choose FX loop or AMP loop as its function Create an "AMP Loop" amp model withing the AMP effects block When set to FX Loop the PG functions just as it does now, with FX Loop being an effect type that uses a block. The " AMP Loop" model would be greyed out and could not be selected. When set to AMP Loop the PG would do the following: Disabled the FX Loop effect type Enable the "AMP Loop" amp model within the AMP effects block - therefore you aren't wasting the amp block on a model that is disabled, and you still have the block that would have been the FX Loop for other effects. When "AMP Loop" is chosen as the amp model the cab block automatically gets disabled as well. (I'm guessing this still wouldn't free up the DSP this block uses.) You could still place external effects in that AMP loop before it hits the external amp, or after the external amp via the amp's effects send, but you would need to engage/disengage them individually with their own footswitches. The only downside I see would be that you couldn't switch between an internal amp model and the external amp within the same patch, but I'd willing give that up to get back the extra block.

It has to be saved that way in BOTH snapshots, else the values in Snapshot2 default to "NEXT".

There should be a level meter block in the helix