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That's what I'm saying... the stereo delay is AFTER the merge. The panned left/right signals are combined at the delay's input, then split into stereo at the delay's output, which means that both of the delay's output signals contain the modeled amp. Even if you route 1A to 2A and split it into two 1/4" out signals, one panned Left and one Right you'll still get the modeled amp in both because the tube amp pre and the modeled amp were combined at the delay's input.

Do you have the looper on both presets?

The problem is that the Stereo delay is only stereo OUT, NOT stereo IN. It's receiving a combination of left and right (1A+1B), and although the Ping goes Left and the Pong goes right, they both contain the same combined signal. I played around with it for a while, but other than putting the delay before the split, which doesn't sound all that good, I couldn't come up with a workaround. But it's an interesting problem, so I'll try again later. Meantime, maybe someone else will chime in with a solution?

Your acoustic guitar is plugged into the Fishman, the electric is plugged into the Helix. When you play acoustic, you use the Acoustafish preset. That allows you to use the Fishman preamp with Helix as an FX unit. When you play electric, you use the Electrafish preset. That uses the full Helix capabilities without the Fishman preamp, but the output goes back to the Fishman FX Return so that you're still using the Fishman power amp and speaker. The Block settings in the EXAMPLE presets are all defaults. Adjust as necessary. As for the tone, there's no reason short of extreme metal that the Fishman amp wouldn't sound just fine, and in the event of extreme metal you could have a second amp and ABY switch between the Helix and the amps. However, I suspect that OP is not an extreme metal kinda person...... If your Helix FX needs are minimal - you can fit the acoustic FX in one path and the electric FX in the other - you could use the ULTRAFISH. No preset change required, just hit switch 11. In this configuration you'd use the 1/4" out to return signal to the Fishman from either the acoustic or electric path. I also threw in 1B/2B sub-paths to send signal to FOH. Obviously, you'd want to use appropriate cabs/IRs on each sub-path. Ultrafish.hlx

You're late to the game! We're playing "How many ways to skin the cat". Where did that saying come from? I'm not overly fond of cats, but that seems kind of harsh.....

GOTCHA! Honestly, nobody knows why one of the biggest complaints ever has never been addressed, unless it's because of the second biggest complaint - the factory presets all $uck! Factory presets serve one purpose - to demo a modeler's capabilities. They're not intended for serious use, they're a learning tool. If you find one you like, examine how it was made, then apply the principles to making your own. If you must try leveling the factory presets, I would suggest that you've been going about it backwards. Any changes in levels that you make at the beginning of the signal chain affect the GAIN STAGING downstream. Start by increasing (or decreasing) the gain at the Output Block. If that's not enough, add a Gain Block just before the Output Block. You can then move to the speaker output level. The Amp Channel Volume doesn't affect the Amp's tone, but it will affect any effect blocks downstream. See the can of worms you open when you try to "improve" somebody else's preset? Learning to create your own presets is not that hard. Just approach it like you would a REAL WORLD amp and pedalboard. Start with an amp you think you might like, work with the amp's tone stack and the stock speaker, maybe changing mics and distances, until you've got something you like. Then add effects. Most of the effects are based on real world effects, and most of them have online User Guides at the OEM sites. Nobody knows how the Line6 original effects work, but you can always ask here...... MOST IMPORTANT: HAVE FUN!

The input impedance of the AUX in is not adjustable, and it is intended for use with active pickups. You could run the Fishman into it, but it's only available on an Input Block. IOW, you can't just pop it in anywhere in the signal path like you can with a Return Block.

Page 39 of the Manual: Global Settings>Preferences 1 - When pressing MODE and TAP together, the HX Effects device bypasses all effects. There are two types of All Bypass in the HX Effects hardware—Choose "Analog" if you want to your guitar's signal routed directly from the HX Effects device's inputs to its outputs with no processing or A/D/A conversion (also called "true bypass"). Choose "DSP" if you want delay echoes and reverb tails to decay naturally when the HX Effects device is bypassed. I don't have the HX Effects, but a quick look at the manual indicates that this is not possible.

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Dunno about the MAC version, but in the Windows version it's in the "Window" menu.

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From the manual, Page 40, Global Settings, Switches: Global Settings > Switches Page 1 1-Stomp Select When set to "Touch," touching a Stomp mode switch selects its assigned item(s) but pressing doesn't. When set to "Press," pressing a Stomp mode switch selects its assigned item(s) but touching doesn't (helpful if you insist on playing barefoot). When set to "Both", either touching or pressing will select the assigned item. 2-Stomp Mode By default, Stomp footswitch mode displays 6 stomps. You may also choose "4 Switch", which replaces FS1 and FS4 with and switches. 3-Preset Mode When set to "Moment[ary]," the HX Effects device returns to Stomp mode as soon as a Preset (or Snapshot) switch is pressed. When set to "Latch[ing]," the HX Effects device stays in Preset (or Snapshot) mode and the user must press MODE to switch back to Stomp mode. Page 2 1-Snpsht Mode When set to "Moment[ary]," the HX Effects device returns to Preset mode (or Stomp mode if Pg 1 > Knob 3 [Preset Mode] is set to "Moment[ary]") after selecting a snapshot. When set to "Latch[ing]," the HX Effects unit stays in Snapshot mode until pressing + to return to Preset mode (or MODE/EDIT/EXIT to return to Stomp mode). 2-Up/Dn Switch When set to "Preset" or "Snapsht," FS1 (BANK ) and FS4 (BANK ) change to PRESET / or SNAPSHOT /, where pressing either switch instantly selects the next/previous preset or snapshot, without a bank queue. This is useful if you've programmed a fixed set list for your show, and just want to increment through presets or snapshots. At any time, press and hold both FS1 () and FS4 () to cycle through BANK / , PRESET / , and SNAPSHOT /.

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When you save a preset on the GM40, it saves the entire state of the amp, including the desired channel and any effects, tone settings, etc. You'll want to go into Global Settings, MIDI/Tempo, and turn OFF MIDI PC Tx. This prevents the HX FX from sending the default PC#. Using an Instant Command in Command Center, you assign the PC# to which you've saved your desired amp state. You wire it up using 4cm as I described. That uses one of your two FX Loops. If you want to use your 808 with that preset, you put your second FX Loop Block First in the signal chain (or wherever you want the 808), with the 808 in the Loop and turned ON. If you then SAVE the preset with the Loop ON, the 808 will be in the chain and ON when the preset loads. You can assign a footswitch to turn that FX Loop ON/OFF. EDIT: The 808 and the amp input expect Instrument Level signals, so in Global Settings, be sure that the Sends are set to Instrument. NOTE that all the snapshots in that preset will have the Loop ON UNLESS you save a snapshot with the Loop OFF. If Snapshot Edits is set to RECALL, it will then be OFF until you turn it on again or reload the preset. You may find that using your 808 like this doesn't sound right. AFAIK (if I'm wrong about this I'm sure someone will chime in and correct me), the Input of the HX FX is 1 mega-ohm impedance. That's like plugging your guitar straight into the amp's input. The 808 has a lower input impedance, which "loads" the guitar's pickups differently, and is part of the sound. Try yours, try the HX FX version, try some of the other overdrives. Lots of choices. CC#31 + VALUE will switch channels. Although the manual is not clear about this, the value is probably determined by dividing 128 by 4 and using a value from the range desired. For instance, 0-31 is probably Clean, 32-64 = Drive, etc.. Or, it could just be 1-2-3-4. You'll have to experiment. You can change the Channel without switching GM40 presets (I think). Just assign the CC# and Value to a footswitch. Use non-toggling CC#s, because (IIRC) Toggling CCs are sent on preset load and follow the same recall rules as the ICs. It's late. I sleep now. Let me know how it goes.

Sounds like time to contact support.

I know you said you checked the Global Settings, but if you're using the L6 Link with the Powercab, the USB In 1/2 Destination needs to be set to MULTI.

I'm not hearing it. Attach a copy of the preset.

I'm not really clear what you're trying to do. First, terminology. We're talking about patches - 4cm is a patch - and presets - there's presets on the HX FX and presets on the GM40 - and snapshots, which are HX FX preset variations. The GM40 can save complete amp configurations as presets, recalled with MIDI PC#s. The manual isn't clear on the range, 0-127 or 1-128. You can also control individual amp settings using MIDI CC#s 0-127 and Values. Any of that can be done using HX FX Command Center and snapshots. I have no idea if there is detectable latency in the GM40 (I don't own one) when switching presets. Since that can only be done via MIDI, there'll always be the tiny amount of latency inherent in MIDI, usually undetectable. HX FX snapshots are instant, though there could be a small amount of latency when switching HX FX presets. I have helped others with the H&K MIDI switching, and they didn't mention any latency problems. All that said, if you describe what EXACTLY you are trying to do, using specific terminology for the different components of your rig, I'll be happy to help. Start with the PATCH (4cm). How exactly are you wired? It should be (with basic HX FX preset signal path): Guitar > HX FX Left/Mono IN > HX FX PRE Effects (Boost, dist, etc) > HX FX Loop Block > HX FX Loop Send > GM40 Input > GM40 FX Loop Send > HX FX Loop Return > HX FX POST Effects (delay, reverb, etc) > HX FX 1/4" Left/Mono Out > GM 40 FX Loop Return I bolded the HX FX Loop Block because it's the thing most commonly overlooked. Note the specific terminology. Snapshots: In Global Settings - Preferences - set Snapshot Edits to RECALL. If you don't, every time you change a snapshot setting you MUST save the preset BEFORE moving to another snapshot, or your changes will be lost! When playing live, you may or may not want live changes to a snapshot to persist between snapshots. If you don't, be sure to remember to change the Snapshot Edits setting to DISCARD after you're through programming. Command Center: The lightning bolts are INSTANT COMMANDS and are executed when the snapshot is loaded. The snapshot that loads when the preset is called will be the snapshot you were on when the preset is saved. Each time you select or return to a snapshot, the ICs will be sent, IF there's been a change. For instance, if Snapshot 1 sends PC#003, and Snapshot 2 sends PC# 125, then returning to Snapshot 1 will resend PC#003. If Snapshot 2 also sends PC#003, NO MIDI MESSAGE WILL BE sent either when loading Snapshot 2 from Snapshot 1 OR when returning to Snapshot 1 from Snapshot 2! That means that the GM40 will only load preset 003 IF it's been changed to another preset, it won't reload unless it's been changed. If the above info doesn't solve your problems, get back to me.

Is the Input Block set to MIC? All I did was set the Input Block to MIC, left the Global Mic In Gain set to zero, and set the Output Block to XLR (to my mixer) and it works fine. I'm using an SM58 clone, so Phantom power is OFF.

Attach the two presets that are giving you trouble and I'll see if I can find the problem. I sent that preset just to see if your unit might somehow be defective, because no matter what I try, I can't duplicate the problem. To load someone else's preset just download it - Right click and Save Link Content or whatever your system calls it - then in HX Edit just drag it to an empty preset, or use IMPORT PRESET.

Also - when you say "patch", do you mean PRESET or SNAPSHOT?

Did the preset I attached work as expected?

The attached preset was created by selecting a new preset, adding a Wah, then adding a Volume. The Wah, when added, is OFF by default (Exp1). The Volume, when added, is ON by default (Exp2). Then it was saved. Pressing the Toe Switch toggles them. If you add the Wah, then turn it ON, then add the Volume and SAVE, the toe switch will toggle both ON or OFF, but the scribble strip indicates Exp1 when they're both OFF, Exp2 when they're both ON. I suppose it might be possible to get them to act in some other weird way, but I don't see any point in further experimentation on getting it wrong. Remove both the Wah and Volume from your preset and SAVE it. Then add the Wah back in. DO NOT TURN IT ON! Then add the Volume back in. DO NOT TURN IT OFF! Now SAVE. You should be good to go! Volwah.hlx EDIT - Sorry, you've got the LT, no scribble strip, but the light should behave as expected.

I'm sorry, I fear I've led you down the garden path! What you're asking for is easy on any of the other Helixs, but not possible on the Stomp. You need two splits - one so that you can use different effects on the crossover signals, another to send the combined signal out with cab to FOH and w/o cab to your stage monitor/rig. You only get one split per signal path, and there's only one signal path in the Stomp. Sorry.