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@JoshueGomes, you really should have started your own thread, but....step 2 takes a little time. The device will say "Boot Failure. Entered update mode!" Just wait a minute or two and then you will get an option to Resume. If you didn't get this, or prematurely performed the factory reset, then check this out and it should get you sorted: Should get you back on track.

@ThreeDprof Ideally you would have waited and then clicked "Resume" when it became available to click. The upgrade instructions explain this. It was however an uncomfortably long wait with device reading "Boot Failure....." But I waited it out and clicked "Resume" when it came available....and it resumed. From what I've seen in forum posts, this part of the update trips a lot of people up. Most folks overcome it by downloading the L6 updater and installing that way. Probably best to reboot your computer before proceeding with the updater. EDIT: datacommando beat me to it, and with much better instructions!

I've been doing what you are proposing to do for about a year now. It's rare that when I'm at home that I actually pull out my Helix(LT) hardware. Helix Native is my bedroom amplifier. Helix LT now is for jamming with friends and playing gigs. I'm using the Focusrite Scarlett Solo and it does a decent job. My latency is low enough that I feel comfortable with it. As others have said, there are a number of things to do to optimize your system for low latency. I usually run Native in Reaper. I'm not much into recording but if I get an idea or cool riff I think is worth saving I can punch record and export said riff/idea. I also use Reapers click for practicing. Currently I'm using an 8th Gen i5 processor and have 16GB ram, but prior to that I ran it on an older machine with much lower specs(older i3 w/ 8GB ram). Main difference is now I can "noodle" on the guitar while doing other internet related things. On my old system it ran fine so long as I wasn't trying to heavily multi-task. I also use it to create patches that I use on my LT. My monitoring system is a little different so I still have to tweak the patches after I've transferred them, but I've gotten pretty proficient at it. Honestly, this has become one of my favorite aspects of HX.

Yeah, I am. I actually heard some time ago that that they where more active on other forums, but just recently checked it out. I was actually looking for info on an unrelated topic and stumbled across some of the Metallurgy threads. I'm not too fussed about it. I've been more that content with my Helix LT when I got it nearly 5 years ago. Every update it's gotten since I acquired it has been a bonus. It does more than I'll ever need it to do, and if it never saw another update, I'd stilled be more than content. That said, I'm really diggin' the new Metallurgy plugins. If they do bring some of the new stuff to Helix, that would be great, but if not, I'm fine with that too.

The new L6 Metallurgy amps, I think will make their way into the Helix. This is based on information I have gathered elsewhere(not on these forums). I have recently learned that there are other forums on the interwebs where several Line 6 personal are actually quite active. I'm not sure what the rules are here for specifying or linking other sites, but they aren't hard to find. I'll also say, while they are active, they still don't give direct answers. They do, however, give hints, and from a particular thread from the aforementioned forums I think they are going to introduce some of the new features of the Metallurgy plugin to Helix. What and how soon? No clear answers there. While I tend to agree with this sentiment, the OP is referring to an amp that is in the one of the newest Line 6 products that also has several other HX amps included. Yeah, what up with that? Not cool.

I know when I did the update on my LT, I thought my back didn't work correctly and it turns out I was trying to restore from my Native backup. I didn't catch that the 2 backups had different file extensions. Of course restoring my from Native backup gave wonky results as it didn't restore my favorites or IRs. I'm not with my Helix or Native at the moment so I can't explain what I did incorrectly in detail, but basically what fixed my issue is restoring my backup from the main File menu in HX Edit vs clicking the little gear in the lower left of the screen and restoring from the dialog and appears. Anyways, I thought there was an issue with the backup created as part of the upgrade process, but it was actually user error.

Yes, the toe switch is not required. It can be set to activate after a determined amount of travel in the pedal. I'm not sure about that particular pedal with with the HX FX. I use my expression pedal with an LT. Mine is an old Crybaby I've modded, there's a thread about it here: I did stuff a spring in the toe to make it spring loaded. So it's working exactly in the fashion that you are inquiring about. It performs great and is very solid. Been using it for years now.

I have been running W11 on one of my PC's . I"ve been using it since pre-release/Beta. So far as I can tell it's basically windows 10 with a facelift. I ran HX Edit with no problem. Also duplicated my Reaper/Focusrite/HX Native installs on it . Everything ran fine. Because it is so new, I didn't really tweak the system in the same way I would win10 for optimum audio performance, but I feel like I could have with no issues. Ultimately, however, I did have a major issue with the computer that forced a reinstall of the OS. It was un-related to any of the software I was running on it to the best of my knowledge. I'm currently back to using my win10 system, but for the couple months I used it, win11 worked fine with the Line6 software and hardware I tried with it.

I also experienced this with my LT. Ultimately my solution was an external expression pedal that I use for pitch stuff(I actually only use it for about 3 songs in my band) and wah. I use the onboard expression for other functions that really never need the full travel of the onboard pedal.

That does really suck.....but, I don't think there is a musician alive that hasn't had some sort of "technical difficulty" occur while on stage. I've had catastrophic failures with tube amps, pedal boards, guitars....etc. Luckily, depending on the gig, I've been able to push on through with varying success. I've been to concerts by major performers, national acts, and seen them have issues. It happens. I"ve had the LT since almost from the time that they were first available. I've played a fair number of shows in the middle of the day contending the blistering Texas heat (Nearing 100 degrees F). Fortunately I've never had any show stopping experiences. It's worked like a champ. I do have to agree with @SaschaFranck, visibility is an issue in such conditions, but I've learned to deal with it. I have had experiences with the LT where it's performance was less than stellar. I had a gig where the expression pedal was "glitching" causing my wah to activate on it's own. I've only experienced it once and only at one venue....since then, never had the issue again. I really think it was an issue with the power source I was given, but I don't know. When I got it home, I set it all up and tried to duplicate the issue and couldn't. All that said, I'm not trying to downplay what happened to you, really not. It's just that these things happen. It could have been any number of things that caused your Helix to behave badly. Really sorry it ruined your experience. Hopefully your future experiences are positive.

I would guess that faulty power could definitely be the culprit. A couple weeks back I played a gig I had an issue with my LT where the wah, normally controlled by an external expression pedal, was engaging itself with no interaction from me. When I got home and hooked everything up, the problem was gone and hasn't returned since. I later found out that there were power issues on my side of the stage.

What device are you using? If it's the Stomp you won't have a 2nd signal path(I think, I don't own it so correct me if I'm wrong). If it's any of the bigger units, Floor, Rack or LT you simply route the end of the path to 2A which effectively doubles your processing power.

I gutted an old crybaby and put in a dunlop 10k pot, wired it up and it's been working great for years now. It's connected with a standard TS patch cable. Even crammed a spring in the toe so it does the "spring loaded" thing. Here's a diagram for the wiring I used:

I've had the LT for about 4 years now. I've not had any issues with the pedal. For the first couple years I used only onboard pedal. Later I did add an external expression pedal that I use mostly for wah and pitch/whammy stuff. I only mention that because now it gets the most abuse and I use the onboard pedal for more subtle effects. Anywho, I've had zero problems with it and I use it on a pretty regular basis.

I really dig this. I'm also interested in what you used to get this sound. I'm with themetallikid, I like to see how others build their sounds.