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I'll only add that you shouldn't be afraid that the low price of the Headrush translates to crappy performance or dependability. Alto speakers (which is what the Headrush is) have been in wide usage now for several years, and while the discussion of "this sounds better than that" is endless, as many people prefer the Yamaha over the JBL over the fill-in-the-blank, as say that the Headrush/Alto speakers sound fine, and I haven't read about lots of failures. For the price of ONE Yamaha you can get TWO Headrush with extended warranties, no worries! I'm not knocking the Yamaha speakers (DD). One possible advantage they might have over the Headrush/Alto is the fact that they have fans for cooling, whereas the HR/Alto are passively cooled. That MIGHT be a problem if you play outdoor gigs in hot weather/direct sun, though I haven't read of anyone having that issue and I haven't done any outdoor gigs with mine. A fan is also an additional moving part, prone to failure in it's own right. Roll them dice.... Lastly, don't buy the Headrush because it's "made for use with modelers". I went round and round with Headrush on that (detailed elsewhere here and on Gearpage). It DOES sound really good with my Helix, but, bottom line, it's an Alto TS312 with no mic preamp. Period.

There are certain CC#s in the MIDI standards that are reserved for specific functions. CC#32 is reserved for sending Bank Change messages. See pages 57 and 58 of the Helix manual for a list of reserved CC#s.

Oops! You are correct about the cab sim (not enough coffee syndrome)! The FOH guy can certainly control his level in the monitor mix, but if there's only one monitor mix it has to work for everybody. Being able to use the volume knob allows him to get a little extra of him in his onstage mix without having to run back and forth to the amp for adjustments. The problem with putting the Send before the cab is that he loses any effects he put after the cab - delay, reverb, that sort of thing. He could run a separate path with duplicate post amp effects if he has enough DSP, but there's no way to tune his presets for every possible backline amp he might come across, and every preset would need to be custom. There's no real good (and simple) solution if he cares what he sounds like on stage and wants to use a guitar amp as monitor. If he MUST use a backline guitar amp, he's best off just sending it the full preset, and using the amp's tonestack (or a little stomp eq pedal) to compensate for the Helix cab. IME, the Helix amp/cab combo sometimes sounds better through a guitar amp than the Helix amp or preamp alone. He implied that he really doesn't care what it sounds like on stage, he just wants to hear something, so, whatever. Way to go (IMO) is FOH monitor mix and, if there's only one mix, an FRFR cab so he can hear himself above the monitor mix. Myself, I have to trust the FOH guy to make it sound good up front, but what I sound like on stage affects how I play and how much fun I'm having doing it! I sure don't do it for the money....

If you're using a backline amp and you don't like how using a Helix cab through a real cab sounds, just assign a footswitch to turn off the Helix cab. Then you can still use the 1/4" out and control the level with the volume knob.

Everything I said, plus what he said times 100.

Send your mono XLR OUT to FOH (in Globals, set XLR to mic level), mix some guitar into the monitors. In addition, if there's a backline amp or the monitors are self-powered, take the 1/4" Mono Out to the amp (instrument level) or powered monitor (mic or line level). In Globals, set the Volume Knob to control ONLY the 1/4" Out. That way, FOH gets a steady 0db signal level from the XLR, and you have control of your amp/monitor level.

I was assuming that you had a controller (midi drum pads) that you wanted to use to play Addictive Drums. In Helix Globals- MIDI/Tempo - set MIDI Thru to ON and MIDI Over USB to ON. Plug your pads into the Helix MIDI IN. Be sure that AD is listening on the same channel that your drum pads are sending on.

Yes.

Ideascale?

Have you contacted support?

Post your idea here: https://line6.ideascale.com/

OP is NOT complaining about the product breaking. His gripe is that L6 doesn't sell parts and the support person didn't even know what parts he was talking about. He's made the ASSUMPTION that taking the unit to a service center (or sending it to L6) will be prohibitively expensive. Curious, I asked what the repair estimate was. I've not received a response, either from OP or from the other poster who agreed with him. My experience with L6 support is totally opposite his. Their support people have always been knowledgeable, and done everything and more to resolve issues. OP's lack of response to my query about the repair estimate inclines me to think that there's more to this story than we've been told.

Yes.

That's a picture, not the preset. Attach the preset itself, I'll load it and see if I can find the problem.

Dunno….works for me. Attach a copy of your preset, someone will figure it out for ya.

If you know that it's way too pricey, then you must have gotten a quote from an authorized service center. How much $$ do they want to fix this? Honestly curious - could happen to anybody....

If you want the WAH to be ON (engaged) when you load the preset, save it that way and it will come up as EXP1. If you save it in the OFF condition (not engaged), it'll be EXP2, ready to be engaged when you WANT it engaged. IOW, for the WAH, EXP1=ON (engaged), EXP2=OFF (not engaged). It's still "assigned" to EXP1 either way. Or am I misunderstanding the problem?

If you want to save a modified preset elsewhere, you need to COPY/PASTE the original to the new location and edit it there, or do the SAVE on the hardware itself. Yes, the issue of there being no "SAVE AS" function in HX EDIT has been brought to L6's attention.

You need to put a RETURN block in the signal chain, probably at the end so it doesn't go thru the effects.

In Global settings/MIDI/TEMPO/ turn OFF MIDI PC SEND (disables automatic sending of the default PC message). In Command Center, set an instant command to send the desired PC# (or CC#) on the desired MIDI Channel.

Since I (humorously) introduced the "cloud" to this totally unrelated subject, allow me to interject that hitting the SAVE button and sending your Helix preset to a storage device in "the cloud" will not likely subject you to either identity theft or CIA scrutiny. Although, I suppose if you're in the habit of naming your presets after famous assassins or jihadists.....wait, is that a black helicopter hovering silently outside my window.....and me fresh out of tin foil.....

ICONic, for those of us old enough to remember what a floppy disk was....what icon would you use for an SSD?.....I'm thinking that MS is waiting to change that until they get EVERYTHING into the cloud....

If this is the most serious complaint about 2.6, I'd say that L6 hit a home run!

The point of an ICON is that it's an OBVIOUS representation of something. A new user would NOT recognize that icon as representing the function SAVE. That particular icon usually means DOWNLOAD, not SAVE. Best practices in GUI design (at least as I learned it) has always been to use pop-up Tool Tips with icons. EDIT - NBD, just pointing out a possible reason for OP's confusion.

Sometimes computers lie, ya gotta smack 'em around a little or they'll mess with ya.....