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There is literally a CCToggle command in Command Center?! If you want a PC (program change) toggle try this: Use snapshots with Instant BankPC Command: Switch to Snapshot 1, go to Command Center and set Instant BankPC Command Program to #51, then switch to Snapshot 2, change BankPC Program to #55. Then you can setup a Footswitch (i.e. FS1) to change the Snapshots: Switch to Snapshot 1, go to Command Center and set Footswitch 1 Snapshot Command Press to Snap 2, then switch to Snapshot 2, change Snapshot Command Press to Snap 1. Now Footswitch 1 toggles between MIDI Program #51 and #55. You can then choose the bypass behavior of the blocks to not be affected by Snapshot switching if you want (press Action -> Snapshot Bypass On/Off). This obviously works with more than two MIDI programs or CCs, too.

From my point of view it's a hardware defect and you should open a support ticket. Great description btw!

Can you provide a link for the power supply you're using?

I use Inst level and do Low/High Shelf -> LA Studio Comp. Setting Low/High Shelf as +24dB neutral clean boost: LoGain +12dB, LoFreq 2kHz, LoGain +12dB, HiFreq 500Hz, Level +12dB This way the input level for the compressor is high enough to actually compress the way I want it to. Works great!

USB input 7 is a dry guitar signal. If you can select it in Midiguitar2 as the input signal that is all it takes to run Helix and the Synth in parallel. Alternatively you can use a DAW, create a track with USB 7 as input and load Midiguitar2 as a plugin.

Problem 1) Dark sounding guitars tend to sound muddy and fuzzy when distorted. Compare your guitar with your friends guitar. You could both plug in each unit ( at the same time even) and compare the sound. That would be my step one. Problem 3) Perceived tone loss usually is volume loss. If you set input and output levels to instrument and crank the volume knob you should have unity gain (input equals output level-wise) with an empty patch.

49C is the last preset of bank 1. Set bank CC00 to zero (instead of off) to switch to bank 0. Read the Tonex manual's MIDI specifications for further description if needed. Yes.

Threshold sets the input level at which the effect is swelled in or out. Attack determines how fast or slow the swell happens. If you want the note you pick to swell you need to make sure the note's level is high enough to exceed the threshold level AND that the level was below the threshold before you hit said note. Put a compressor or overdrive in front if the swell is too dynamic.

The DT880 is far from being neutral - see DT880 frequency response. Compare them to other headphones or studio monitors to get a feel of how they color the sound. Although you're using a reverb in the patch - when using headphones try adding a dynamic ambience. Otherwise it's like listening to a speaker in a dead room - it's too direct and irritating. You're right about the Katana's controls not affecting the power amp, it's neutral, one thing less to worry about. The Katana is an open back combo with a quite bright speaker. The cab choice you made in the patch is a 4x12 T75. It's great but not bright and has much thicker bass response (hence your 150Hz low cut?!). I like the speaker choice generally. My suggestion: try bring it closer to the Katana by using a parametric eq (in front or after the cab): 80Hz, 0.3q, -2.5dB, 2kHz, 0.7q, 0dB, 4kHz, 7.2q, +2dB. This is just an educated guess of a setting that I did by ear. I should lower the boominess and add an edge in the upper mids. Experiment with the values! All my comments ignore the Aviator's part in the sound - I don't know it and it would take too long to investigate. Lastly: when you lift an amp from the floor you loose bottom end. That is a thing to consider as part of the equation.

I think I can guide you to a place where the direct signal is a good representation of what you're hearing with the amp. This might become a longer process because there are lots of variables involved. I'm reluctant to write extensive posts - so let's go through the matter one step at a time. First step - narrowing down what you are hearing with your amp: What amp do you use "as a cab"? Does it sit on the floor? Do you tilt it at an angle? What's your listening position / angle with respect to the amp? If it has presence and depth controls: how do you set them?

It's a feature and it's AWESOME. It enables switching between snapshots in Footswitch mode. You need to set the footswitch for each snapshot. You can run through snapshots like 1->2->3->1 or 1->3->2->1. Or use two footswitches with 1->2->1 and 1->3->1.

Effects are categorized in Mono, Stereo and Legacy. The latter category is a bit of guesswork on the device. In HX Edit the stereo blocks are indicated with a symbol next to the name. Have fun!

You can tune the tuner using it's Reference parameter. You can use i.e. the Poly Shift with Interval 0 and Cents +50 (or Interval 1 and Cents -50) to shift from standard A to exactly between A and A#. You cannot change the Twin Harmony's note separation points/frequencies - it will glitch more with a non-440Hz tuning.

The preset uses a Simple Delay in mono.

Looks good so far. Check the Split and Mixer "blocks" for neutral panning. If that's not it: post the patch.

You need to use a Send L/R block instead. Send L uses tip, Send R use ring and Send R/L uses tip and ring.

You need to program this per snapshot. Switch to snapshot 2 and then edit the button to got to snapshot 1.

Balanced signal transmission has two benefits: Noise suppression - this is more relevant with weak signals i.e. from microphones. Possibility to lift ground. Ground loop hum can be annoying and lifting ground often is a fix. Transformer balancing adapters like Neutrik NA2 F-J-TX or Palmer DI-REVERSE are good solutions to get those benefits in your situation.

AFAIK no. But you could try this workaround: Put the reverb on Path B and set it's Mix to 100%. Path A now has the dry signal, Path B the wet signal. The mix is now controlled by the level of the reverb and there are two parameters that do that: the reverb's Level and the mixer block's B Level. Control the reverb's Level with Footswitch 1 to toggle between two values (i.e. -6dB and 0dB). Control the Mixer Block's B Level with Snapshots.

You can scan through the factory presets and - if you find an fx setting you like - save it as a favorite. This way you can name and organize the good stuff for fast access in your own presets.

Download both the Stomp's and the Bridge4's manual. Read the MIDI chapter in the Stomp' manual. Then you know what MIDI messages the Stomp expects (MIDI PC = Program Change and CC = Continuous Control), how to set it up and what can be controlled. Read chapter 8 in the Bridge4's manual. Then you know how to make it send said messages. Connect the Stomp's MIDI IN with the Bridge4's MIDI OUT. Make sure both units use the same MIDI channel. It's best you set Stomp's Global Settings -> MIDI -> MIDI Base Channel to Omni . This way it will always work regardless of the Brigde4's setting.

Does NI offer a DAW? You need software that can host AAX, AU or VST3 plugins - something like Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton, Reaper, GarageBand...

There apparently is another way to do this: Take a legacy PingPong Delay with Feedback 0%, Spread 0%, Mix 100%, Level 0dB. It is the least DSP-expensive flat sounding delay. Save and export the preset. Open with text editor, find the line ' "Time" : ' and input i.e. '0.0018,' for 1.8ms = 0.0018s. Save and import the preset file. Unless you touch the time parameter you now have the desired compensating delay. Test if it really aligns both phases and -if needed- repeat the process with more fitting delay time. It's a good idea to save the delay as favorite.

Nice. The file looks right. You can do it on your own then. Tips: Measure the delay exactly by recording and comparing both channels simultaneously and play a note. Measure whether your IR works perfectly the same way (with the IR on of course). Tweak (add or delete samples of silence before the impulse) and repeat if needed. And: There *might* be a change in delay depending on the complexity of the patch - I didn't check that.