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Toggle is just a definition of what you do with the controller. Its common eg for multi level toggle ie 3 state toggle to step through 0, 64,127. Some earlier midi only implementations I have seen only use a max value of 64 for sustain (ensoniq, not sure why). GRig Kontrol allows cycling of program changes and CC toggles with min and max ranges. HD Edit allows a toggle to have arbitrary values thats for sure. My usb is damaged and am trying to get that fixed (bought it that way) so it would find it weird if using the edit didnt exactly send out the programmed value but cant check as yet. IF the FS does indeed send arbitrary values you could use a loop cable and Set FSn to output CC 001 with values eg 33, 105 and it would provide a range to the EXP2 The looper doesnt use multi state buttons but it uses the paradigm; 060 0-63 = Overdub, 64-127 = Record Looper Record/Overdub Switch Not sure why Line6 would not have used something as simple as that but Im sure there is a reason. Im also not sure why they have never implemented behaviours on ANY of their pedal boards. I have used this and its the only real way to get efficient easy to remember operation. eg Single click/ Double click. Single click is the positive operation and double is the negative. eg on the looper, a single click is record, double click is undo and so on. 3 state is single cycle eg LED off, Led flashing, led on solid which is handy. There is a lot more but no doubt they arent interested and will not help anyone here...its just that control is more than emulating an ol school pedal board.

Why does HD Edit allow different values for CC toggle min max eg 45 for Off, 127 for on?

I might try a midi loop back cable...that might actually work.

Yeah...that eventuated with a lot of mucking around. I was going to use 1 amp model per bank (only use 3 ie clean, crunch, highgain) but I guess I can reserver patch D for looping. Didnt know about the tuner wiping the looper though...thanks for the heads up. Great forum...plenty of helpful answers

Yeah...was just an abstract...the main point to illustrate here is a footswitch controlling a range parameter. Its really handy and have been using it for so long because it most instances eg rev I dont want to completely switch it off...just vary the state without using a pedal which is cumbersome. HTH Cheers

Hehe...the whole idea was to simplify; a switch is a lot different to another pedal. I lived with a world full of pedals...then ran everything inside an industrial mini pc/fcb1010 with about 1 months worth of behaviour programming eg double clicks/long holds in software...super flexible but spent more time thinking about what I was doing than just expressing eg left brain. I gk cable, 2 boards and 2 output cables is where I wanted to go. The drill/socket is no big deal; picked up the hd in pretty rough condition...small hacks are fine if done with the right tools, step drill or chassis punch ;-) Cheers

Only problem is that whenever you set a wide stereo effect eg reverb in the split, it returns mono from the stereo effect to the looper ie only recording a mono of the reverb'd signal. Not a great outcome. Guess I will have to make a dry loop preset in every bank, play the live mic stuff and then cut over to the guitar preset...maybe. Its really wierd because playing the guitar through the verb is full stereo...its only the loop that goes mono

What is wierd, functionality wise, is that if I set a footswitch with midi and set eg CC 15 with a off value of 23 and on value of 99, then run a midi cable from the out to the in, it (should) would work in but internally they didnt implement it that way...I must be missing something.

Grazie molto :-)

Thanks hurghanico...I should have mentioned that I already have input 2 set to aux and 1 to guitar in. Im wanting to use aux as a dry loop for percussion...but thats another post. I did some more testing...blind test and the HD BF definitely misses the punch, the lux is a little better. Also the tone is a bit gritty and not smooth like the clean tones of Grig. The plate verb is really good though.

Hi and sorry for the flooded posts but there are a lot of things to go over. Just going through some AB with various rigs; really loving the high gain amps BUT Im finding the clean models are a bit dull and seem to be compressing the tone ie I use pos 4 strat and pull/pluck some notes hard (ie quacking the D+G around 5,6,7 fret) and they are definitely flat compared to eg Guitar rig. What I mean is the dynamic edge of the note is missing in the HD Lux model...its really noticeable. Has anyone else had similar experience? Any advice workarounds/tweaks that help? 3.5m input loading, nothing but the amp model in the chain. Guess you can really tell that with high gain as dynamics are pretty masked by the saturation. Cheers

I have been checking out youtube etc with split paths using dual amps etc but cant seem to hard split the input. I usually use some hand percussion that I set some loop up on. I would like to have Guitar input on 1 (which is already setup) Mic input on 2 (also setup and working) Id like to start a song and loop/dub some percussion usually cajon/djembe on the mic input and have this play dry in the output I would like to be able to play my guitar through an amp, verb etc and have this appear in stereo spread at the output. Do I understand it correctly, that input 1 and 2 are split to feed the dual paths separately? ie If I put the looper pre, is it actually recording the inputs to L+R? Many thanks Mark

Hi All What would be the best way to be able to use an external switch for the looper. What I mean is, the timing of looping/dubbing is critical. In the past, I have been using a really flat Alesis foot pedal which has a great feel, very positive and because its flat and short throw, is very accurate. I would like to be able to use this for the loop/dub function but short of drilling a hole, installing a 6.5 socket and parallel wiring fs5, I can really see a way to do it. Any ideas?

HD500: Hi All Ive used a pod in one form or another since the original as well as others along the way. Of course there will always be some things missed on different units. I have also used Guitar rig which I find better for the clean tones although the hd seems to now bring comparable reverbs etc which is great (I have a hardware only rig with gr20 and a full blown rig rig all run in Live for flexible looping etc eg guitar rig, podfarm etc). My question is; In Guitar rig, when assigning a footswitch eg from rig kontrol, you can map the limit of a parameter eg Reverb mix, to the on/off: can this be done in hd500? This behaviour is visible when assigning midi to footswitches...but cant seem to connect it internally in HD500 edit In other words, clicking the footswitch can change the mix level arbitrarily from eg 15% in the off position, to eg 48% in the on position. I dont want to switch the effects on/off just adjust the parameter without using a foot pedal. I only use 3 amp types ABC and a couple of variations of only rev/delay/chorus within that...Im using the guitar synth for the washing and ambience...I find it more satisfying keeping it simple...more time for the brain to focus on the playing :-) Cheers

Thanks for the reply; Re 2. So the capacitive touch ability is not linked to midi? Correct. Its just a straight foot switch then? re 3. So the scribble leds are simply stored with the preset? Can you prog the scribble and preset display via external usb/midi? ie for dynamic display of feedback type params? Cheers

Thanks for the reply; So Im assuming the scribble is simply stored with the preset also...can you access the scribble (or the preset) leds via midi/usb to reprog on the fly? Ie provide feedback via host?

Howdy I use a fairly complex rig that uses a lappy, Ableton Live (with pod farm, grig etc), and I play electric, acoustic (both with midi) and a percussion rig which feeds into the system. I see that helix would simply my set up massively and $1500 is pretty reasonable if it does the job. I cant find a manual yet (please direct me if I'm wrong) but here are some questions that would really help me When feeding separate ins to the rear jacks, can these be routed via the usb into Live and back out again (pretty standard but just asking the question) Can the pedals be programmed for different behaviours eg double tap, short tap, long hold etc (I reprogrammed an essandust eprom for an fcb1010 and its simplifies operation greatly) How flexible is the programming of the foot switches with midi ie I want to use helix as a master controller for live and wondering how it handles setting the scribble strips etc ie I currently use Bank 1 as general 'playing parameters' eg tap, master vol controls, global start stop looping etc, Bank 2 is dedicated to 4 Live tracks and switching for guitar, Bank 3 is for 4 Live track and Synth/midi stuff and so on for vox, percussion etc You get the idea...Helix sounds like great tone, but master controller would be cream. Thanks Is there a better clean fender model now?..there are so many great tones but have never found a twang as good as the NI model with slider single coil pups...Im hoping

hehe...the most important thing anyone can do in an eq context, is close your eyes when you are tweaking and look later...trust me...takes a lifetime to resist the look...and once mastered, you will throw a lot of gear out ;-)

Hi All Have been a long time user of line6 since pod 1 and still using it.Yes its running fine...L6 didnt carry the main model I use...95 mesa dual on so Im sort of stuck with it) but I Am thinking of changing my setup a little as I use Ableton live as a control hub (for midi guitar/looping etc). Have been sending the pod tone into live and then adding fx there. I want to be able to split the guitar section from the laptop and run standalone and then simply plug the hdx into the system using the spdif out when Im running the full setup. My question is, has anyone set up the delay on a hdx to actually get its tempo/tap from external source? Can this be done. ie I want to set the tempo for tracks in live using tap temp footswitch (which I do currently) and have that tempo feed back to the hdx. Then when I use the hdx stand alone I want it to get its starting delay temp from the preset/and/or the tap tempo footswitch on the hdx. Thanks mark

Howdy All Im assuming that the models in pod farm are all at 44k? ie if host sample rate is eg 96k then the models are just resampled? Is this correct? Are the hd (im guessing 96k sample convos) available for pod farm at all? Also, does the 95 dual rec that was on the original pod, exist anywhere else ie that can be used in software? Many thanks Mark