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  1. FWIW... the entire focus feature drove me crazy. "Global > Footswitches > Stomp Select > OFF". Focus stays on the block I set it to when saved... crisis averted when something doesn't "look right" at an inopportune time. I know that does not solve your problem, I'm just saying that entire feature.... when toggling between two effects on one switch, never worked as I expected it to. I don't change anything on the fly so disabling the feature serves me well.
  2. Not sure why that would seem weird? When MAC or Microsoft updates their OS they change things.... developers are forced to update/change along with them and are given "x amount of time" to do so. I've certainly seen my share of software drop dead with OS updates over the years. I doubt Line 6 is planning on abandoning HX Native and HX Edit on a MAC at this time. Open a support ticket with Line 6 and ask them if they are working on an update. I have a hunch they are quite aware of this.
  3. I was actually wondering what "midi damper pedal" you had found since you had referenced midi values. The DP10 is just a two stage momentary.... that will not work with the Helix, and will only work with specific subset of gear, primarily certain Roland pieces. It really will give you the flexibility you are looking for. For a controlled sweep an EXP is required - the trick is merely to get it to return which (with that video) is much easier than I thought it would be.
  4. IF you can find one, they are still fixed CC's, not sweeping. It would DROP the pitch, then return it - you will not have control (with foot) at how fast the pitch drops. If the effect you are using in the helix has a way to vary the drop speed, that is your only hope. I'd recommend buying a spring loaded expression pedal. Also hard to find, but that would give you the control you really require. Or, buy any cheap expression pedal and do this remarkably simple mod. (it doesn't have to be the expensive expression pedal in the video)
  5. What damper pedal are you looking at? In my experience, the pedal itself does NOTHING.... the functionality is built into the keyboard or device. SUSTAIN and DAMPER pedals are simple ON/OFF momentary switches which won't do anything on a Helix - although it can be programmed to do something on an HX Stomp. If you wire a 10K resistor into the damper/sustain pedal... VOILA! The Helix comes alive using it as a 2nd (or 3rd) expression pedal with a fixed value! You just need to know what you want to control with it.
  6. As stated above already... a real VOX gets it's dirt/drive/character from the power amp section... therefore the pre-amp alone will not give you that tone. Some amps get their character from the pre-amp, some from the power-amp, some from a combination of both. To complicate matters further, the "standard" speaker option is often another huge factor in an amps tone. EG: Place a bluebell/silverbell cabinet on a Fender Deluxe... the deluxe starts to sound surprisingly like a VOX.
  7. Have you tried the new 2203? IMO, it sparkles on clean settings yet still delivers the dirt with ease. My needs are very different... but I accomplish what you are looking for by establishing a great clean platform/tone, then stacking overdrives for various dirt sounds. Granted, I have a Helix with more block real estate.
  8. For hardware management... a used Windows PC is far more economical. $50 will get you an old laptop that can be used to manage all aging hardware. In this disposable world there are thousands heading to recycling every day that are still in good working order - they are just outdated.
  9. USB 3 backward compatibility has been flakey at best over the years... some machines are really good at it, others are not. I have my Helix connected to a USB 3 port... just because it works for me doesn't mean it will work for everyone. Regardless of what you connect, when having problems with USB there has always been three rules... even if these don't give you problems with other peripherals. Don't use a HUB Try a different cable Try a different port One of those will solve the problem the majority of the time. Every computer is unique... every user is unique in the peripherals they have connected (yes, they can interfere with each other). There is no single answer.
  10. Line 6 already sub-divides them into folders which (IMO) is much cleaner than cluttering a single folder with two of everything with the mono/stereo suffix added to each name. When creating a chain.... as soon as you use a stereo effect you need to stay stereo the rest of the way. Any MONO effect (after the stereo effects) will collapse the entire chain back to mono. If you plan on collapsing to mono, then just use mono effects to begin with unless the model doesn't exist in mono.
  11. Long story shot... There is no way to balance presets, or gain staging without using your ears. Meters get you part way there.... remarkably well. But beyond that, you need to put in the time. Learn how to do it, don't rely on tech to do it!
  12. Helix floor is near perfect already... If I had my choice, I'd like a more powerful version of that without a built in EXP. Just give us the connections and let us choose our own EXP and/or external switches. Make sure the external EXP TRS connections are designed the way it is for the Stomp... Tip/Ring separately assignable to EXP or Footswitch. 3 or 4 TRS connections would provide a lot of external option that nobody is forced to use unless they want them.
  13. Using "commend center" you can come close, but not as you are hoping. You can assign a footswitch to several things in command center. MIDI CC, MIDI CC Toggle, Snapshots, Presets, etc... etc... Once you choose one of those, it is forever set on that switch within the preset. You can use different values per snapshot, but you can't change the assignment type. EG: If you set the switch to MIDI CC or MIDI CC Toggle, you can have a different CC value on each snapshot, but you can't change the assignment type to "presets". I used to loop the MIDI In/Out and send a CC message back to itself. If you know the Helix midi implementation, you can make that switch control almost anything on the Helix, and do something different on the next snapshot by sending a different midi command. If you have external midi devices, you still need to loop back to the Helix eventually... and use dedicated midi channels per device. It adds a level of complexity, but still works. The midi loopback system works great... but you will need a solid understanding of MIDI and Midi Implementation to use it effectively.
  14. Time out errors are usually "communication" errors. Try a new USB cable, and/or a different port in your computer. There is a remote possibility that the user model defaults are corrupt... but I'd look to the more obvious/common problem first.
  15. I have a couple of EV-5's... EXP's self calibrate on start up. I always place the exp in toe down before I start the machine. Once it loads, I do a full sweep of the EXP (heel down, toe down) so it recognized the full range. Since I started doing this, I never have a problem. I have two EV-5's myself... and the problem can also lay within the pedal. I've had to take the back off and manually adjust the pot to so heel down always landed on 0 and toe down always landed at 100. Be careful of the "min" control on the sides of those exp's... they will also cause grief.
  16. Yes it is adjustable per preset on the input block. The behavior of "auto" is adjusted in global settings IIRC. If this is set to AUTO then you may be getting some unpredictable results depending on the first effect in the chain. By default AUTO uses the first effect in the chain whether it's on or off. Also, if this is set to a low fixed value then the high end and gain will be gone. Set it to 1M as suggested by rd2rk and the surprises are gone.
  17. I'm at a loss... it's as if your EXP 2 input is acting as a loop rather than a controller. Is this only with an external EXP 2 connected? For troubleshooting, what happens if you don't use an external EXP and toe switch the internal pedal to EXP2? Does it still inherit this behavior? If the problem goes away then that would point to a hardware issue at the EXP2 jack If the program continues, then it's likely software related
  18. That's a Marketplace preset... nobody can open that without owning it. If you own that preset, try what silverhead is suggesting. Download the trial for Native, enter in your credentials and you should be able to load/see this preset.
  19. How much of a volume drop is there.... is it measurable (using a meter) or perceived? FWIW, I use EXP 2 in a similar manner. As you add delay mix the guitar sounds "pushed back" for lack of a better term which can be perceived as quieter - but it isn't. That fact that you have this happen on a blank patch is where I am more concerned - providing it's a measurable drop in volume. When in doubt... Save a complete backup in HX Edit, do a Factory Reset on the device, then run a full restore. That can solve many strange problems.
  20. It's a recently resurrected thread from Jan 2018... https://line6.com/support/topic/31186-b-bender-effect/ Glenn started the thread then answered himself suggested it was solved. Then crickets :)
  21. Buy his preset and you'll see how he solved it :) If he doesn't have a preset to sell for this, then he's likely not happy enough with his solution. Sorry, I don't have the solution for you or I would share it. I suspect the solution may be in Workbench 2 (Variax software) as much as it is in the Helix EXP settings.
  22. I was just re-affirming what you already know. It is the BEST option for your situation. You can get a little 2 channel mixer the same size as a STOMP... it's not that much of an inconvenience. You really should re-think this self imposed limitation you are putting on yourself. Sure, with it's own set of limitations. The same would apply on the larger Helix units. Here is how you do it... Insert an FX Loop (send/return) block at the end of every preset you have. Use the SEND to send your guitar signal to the FOH. You will no longer use the main output. Use the RETURN to bring in the feed from the FOH monitor. Ask the tech to remove your guitar from this mix Plug your headphones into the headphone jack on the stomp The FX Loop block is where you will set your mix.... Set the MIX to 50% so the guitar and return will both go to the main (headphone) output Adjust the RETURN level to adjust the monitor signal. Do not touch the SEND level... unless the tech asks you for less signal. It will turn down your guitar in both places and you'll need to compensate (ie: chase your tail) with the return level. I said it had limitations.... here are the few that come to mind... This works in mono... I don't think stereo will work, but you can look deeper to see if it will You need to do this on EVERY preset you use A BLOCK is consumed on every preset you use You need to tweak "step 5-2" on every preset you use.
  23. Unless I am mistaken, Stomp mode is where all the MIDI/CC stuff is done with footswitches so I don't think you can have access to both.
  24. Buy yourself a little mixer (they are cheap these days). Get the monitor mix from the house on one channel and ask the tech to remove the guitar from your mix. Then run either a send, or one of the outputs of your stomp to the other channel. Blend & EQ each as required. FWIW... proper monitor mixes are not supposed to be affected by EQ settings at the FOH... the only exception is often the HPF (high pass filter) which would remove bass, but only the area you shouldn't be in the first place.
  25. The best you can do is hardwire an external footswitch with a 10k resistor. It then works like an expression pedal... off = heel down, on = toe down. This opens up several possibilities in the helix as it can be assigned to control multiple effect parameters and effect auto on/off states.
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