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My Pedaltrain Classic Pro finally arrived from GC's used inventory (mint road case and clean board for crazy cheap). So it was time to move on from Pedalboard Planner to the real world and start prototyping the audio cabling with what I had on hand to see what I parts I need to order for custom cables. I ordered SPS and SPS400 connectors and will pickup some Mogami cable from PacRad next week. The connectors will take till the end if the month to arrive so I thought I'd post a pic while I have a break for anyone interested and who was kind enough to answer my many questions over the past couple of weeks. (The image distortion is because I didn't want to get up on a ladder so I cropped it accordingly.)

I've clicked all the "update" choices in HX Edit and HX Effets isn't updating. EDIT: I had to use "Line 6 Updater" and incrementally update to the latest version. I thought HX Edit automated firmware updates.

I know the Helix line is leans toward the needs of working guitarists who need all the "classic" bread and butter effects in one box, particularly those who do a lot of fly-gigs. However, I'm wondering if they can be pressed into service to do the really "weird" stuff at the level of so-called "boutique" pedals. I'm thinking the likes of: Rainbow machine Flanger Hoax Mood Blooper

I'm trying to restore the original factory presets. A backup of 2.x was overwritten due to an initial failure of the latest 3.71 update. When I attempt a factory reset now the Stomp "restores" the 3.71 presets, not the OG ones.

Just in case.

As I understand it Apple's Core Audio is pretty solid. Nevertheless, used Focusrite Scarletts employ the same drivers as new ones, are unified across the line, and the 2nd gen units are relatively inexpensive. I use a 2nd gen 18i20 and Octopre Dynamic for work (not very demanding playback and occasional recording). Having never used the Helix interface I'm surprised the latency is so bad. Have you done a loop back test?

First and foremost. the Helix is not a "professional audio interface". I've never used the audio interface of the HX series and I really wouldn't expect much from it. Low latency drivers are a specialty kind of thing. There are only a few developers that provide truly low latency drivers and they pay for them either through in house R&D or relying on third-party development. The lower end Focusrite Scarlett interfaces are about what one can expect at those price points when it comes to low latency amateur use. This thread, started 9 years ago and still going, is well worth the several days it will take to read and will provide real world insight into the subject: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/618474-audio-interface-low-latency-performance-data-base.html

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Is this a screenshot from HX Edit?

Thanks for linking to the video. Fascinating stuff. I lived down the street from Grayson's Tune Town for about ten years and had the opportunity to meet Sam when I had some work done on one of my gits and again at a local restaurant where we had an opportunity to chat a bit. He offered to share his grilled bologna sandwich with me when I seemed a bit incredulous about hoe tasty a "grilled bologna" could be. He's good people (and was right about the sandwich; I ordered one during a later visit and it was the bomb).

How would one "model" impedance?

I asked a similar question recently and it didn't get a lot of replies. None, actually. I think what you and I a doing is a bit more out of the box than what most users here are doing. Talk to these cats and they will get you sorted. https://www.radialeng.com/contact EDIT: Looking at the specs of the Strymon it has a 100Ω output so you will at least need a direct box to go straight from it to the PA

MIDI. The MS-70 is limited to patch changes but if the homework is done properly that's all one needs on the day.

I'm wondering about the efficacy of the HX Stomp's output going into my reverb pedals, then to a Boomerang III, followed by a passive DI that goes to the console.

I don't see anything that indicates how much DSP remains after filling a block with a particular effect. It would be helpful to anticipate the need to swap out particularly DSP intensive pedals for suitable substitutes when building a preset.