badgerbaj

Here's the difference! I have my volume knob on both set to control the headphones and line outs. When line outs are excluded from being controlled by the volume knob they default to max. I'll need to check in Ableton, but I'm guessing I'll see similar volume output levels that you're seeing.

Thank you for spending time replying then :) The issue for me is twofold - first, the LT set the expectation for what the volume level should be, which was let down by what the XL volume is. It made me wonder if there was something wrong with the unit itself, or the expected behavior of the 'little brother' unit. I was looking for other's experience with both units to confirm that. Second, since I usually have my LT set at 50% volume to my FRFR and DI to house, there was some comfort in knowing that I had quite a bit of headroom left. There are times when I might bring the volume up to maybe 65 or 70% for example. But on the stomp XL, there's not a lot of headroom left in the same situation. Thanks @rd2rk for the test, it makes me think something is not right with my XL for there to be so little difference between your floor and stomp. Do you ever plug headphones direct in to your floor and stomp? Is there a similar negligible difference in volume output there?

This is exactly what I am experiencing - LT is louder than my XL I'll work on getting some pictures of my global settings - outputs on both units are set to line

No effects in parallel - and I should also mention that the volume difference is consistent across all built in patches - they are all quieter on the XL than the LT

I checked the Ins/Outs and have them set as close to the same barring limitations between platforms - PAD is off on my LT - not sure if that's what makes the volume so awesome. I played the XL live this weekend and the volume at 80% made the house happy, where LT is usually at 50%. Other than having to dial the volume so much higher, it performed very well. Later, I got a second USB B cable out and had both up in HX Edit. No revelations as far as volume, but did discover that my cab mic, delay, and reverb were all slightly different between LT/XL due to legacy, stereo, and such. After correcting, tone is more consistent but none of that improved the difference in volume.

I have owned my Helix LT for about 6 years and love it. I needed a backup to my LT that was closer in functionality than my old POD HD500, so I purchased a brand new Stomp XL after exploring various options and doing some research on the XL. I noticed immediately on powering it on that volume output was way lower on the XL than my LT. I went ahead and set up an equivalent to my favorite custom patch on my LT - I went block by block and set every dial the way they are set on my LT, but still there's a huge difference in volume. LT set at 55% roughly the same as the XL at 85%. Wondering if it was just a difference in headphone output, I checked with my FRFR hooked up, but the same issue persists - way lower volume on a roughly equivalent patch. My HD500 behaves very similar to my LT volume wise. I've gone through all the menu settings and found no setting that would explain the drop in volume, so I ask the community - am I missing something? Did I receive a dud? Both LT and XL are on patch 3.71.