Santisandoval89

Hey ReeVo! How did it go with the EXP-001 and the HX Stomp? did it work? I just got the EXP-001 but it won't work correctly with the stomp. Did you have to change the FS assign?

Hello! I bought a MeloAudio EXP-001 because I read on their website that it was compatible with the HX STOMP. I bought it primarily to do volume swells and some other stuff like wahs from time to time. When I first plugged the EXP to the stomp, it just toggled between EXP1 at the toe position and EXP2 at the heel position. After navigating through a lot of different polarity and FS assigning options, I got to a point at which the pedal "works". But the problem is that it goes super fast from 0% to 100%, starting from the heel position towards the toe position. But when I'm halfway between the two, it resets and goes back to 0%. And then it just goes crazy and I have to move it a couple of times downwards to the heel position so that it will "work" again. I had a similar problem with another HX STOMP and another expression pedal (EHX dual expression). So I guess that it must be something wrong with the footswitch assignments. Does anyone know why is this happening?

As all of my posts in this thread discussed... I will not get a Helix LT because that's not the type of product that I need. It's too big. Oh wait... I've said that before!!!! But it's ok, I get the point. I'll get back my old pedals and wait for the next generation of helix to come.

zappazapper, thanks again for the debate. I find your answers -and the ones that some other guys sent as well- very useful and I think I'm getting close to an answer or to get a round idea out of this. I'm not saying that this will add the same processing power as the floor. But even if it did, the stomp still wouldn't have all the options that the floor has (connectivity, a lot of I/Os, different signal paths, 12 switches, an expression pedal, giant screen, etc.). A DSP accelerator would only let the stomp to be capable of handling with more than two of the most intensive DSP effects. With the latest firmware update, the stomp is not capable of doing it. But according to what codamedia said, my idea is not possible because of the HOST/DEVICE situation. So if this is true, I'm completely dissarmed (don't know if this expression works in English, sorry). I still have to know if theres some sort of a solution for me different than buying another stomp. I can solve the external switching easily (I do actually have an external unit to switch banks), but do you guys think that it's possible to expand the DSP even if it involves installing a chip inside the stomp? I know that I would have to have access to the software installation and stuff like that. But the question is, do you think that it is possible?

Nylander88 and zappazaper, thanks a lot for the constructive answers. zappazapper, I know that you have an important point here. You're right and maybe that's the best option for me in the current market. But I just wanted to know if maybe someone had a similiar idea or question like mine. Just to keep on developing the idea, I think that the unit wouldn't have to cost necessarily $600 bucks. Why? because an HX stomp has a color screen and a bunch of circuitry dedicated to ins and outs. But again, I'm just rambling around with this idea. Nylander88, that's a really good idea. I actually tried it once in a gig but wasn't happy with the results. I'm sure that this was because of the gear that I had (not a really nice laptop and interface). But tell me, have you ever tried it live? how was it?

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Maybe you guys are right. Maybe I just have to wait until the next generation of helix to get more DSP power. But I just want to say that I din't get the wrong product, I don't want a full Helix. Datacommando and DunedinDragon: I need something modular and not as big as a helix, cause I travel a lot to play in different citties, and usually they don't pay me enough to send a huge pile of gear in the plane and I have to pack small stuff like the HX stomp. With the new effects like Poly Sustain, I was happy cause I though that I would be able to use some of those effects that I wasn't carrying for those venues, and that were present in the board that I use for the gigs in my city. But now that I see that they are so DSP intensive, I'm practically at the same place. This doesn't have to do with the 8 blocks, as sometimes I can't even use 3 at the same time (poly sustain and amp and a heavy IR, for example). DunedinDragon, there are actually many modular cellphones. And you can update them to newer technologies without changing or wasting them. Check the fairphone, puzzlehpone and even some major brand like motorola have their own models. But that's different from what I'm thinking. Instead of replacing inner-core parts of the unit, it would be something more like an add-on. Something like the UAD satellite that I mentioned before. Or something like this

Come on, guys!!! So many negative answers! some of you (Like datacommando) didn't even read the whole post. You have to admit that you came to this thread because you also want a DSP expansion or at least you find the topic interesting. Zappazapper, you have a point. BUT still, a new HX stomp costs 600 bucks and is a whole thing with a screen, power supply, etc. My idea is more like a small switching system that boosts the DSP. Have you ever seen a UAD satellite? that unit that processes audio plugins and leaves your computer's memory free? Something like that, but with switches.

I know that Line 6 is going to send a bunch of hooligans to my house to explode a nuclear bomb on my face. BUUUUUUT. In a more constructive fashion or as a suggestion, does anyone else think that the most sought after product in the pedal market would be a DSP expansion for an HX STOMP? and potentially for all the helix family. I know that I'm posting this just one day after the release of 3.0 firmware, I know. I know that Line 6 is going to say "told ya", I know. But I think that they also knew that this would happen, that customers were going to complain and ask for more DSP power. And if we have in mind that product development is a partnership between sellers and customers, maybe this is more like an opportunity for them. If they come out with something that involves the expansion of DSP power and a switching system in the same box, like a satellite (think of it like some sort of strymon's zuma/ojai system, where you can always keep on expanding your power supply according to your needs), people are gonna go crazy for it. Some of you are going to say "If you want more DSP and switching options, why don't you get a full helix floor/rack?" and the answer is that the whole point of a HX stomp is that is MODULAR. It can be the core of your rig and also a part of it. This is perfect for musicians like me: I spend half my time traveling and half my time at recordings/rehearsals. And having two or three different rigs is just not an option for now, so a modular rig works the best for me. When I travel, I pack the HX stomp in my guitar case and that's it. But when I'm recording/reherasing I pack a bigger rig. That said, when I heard that the 3.0 firmware was going to have new synth-pitch blocks, I sold my whammy, a EHX freeze and a Walrus audio Luminary, because I though that I could do pretty much everything with this new update. I was partially right, because of the DSP limitations. The "Poly Sustain" block (Damn, it sounds way better than the freeze!) eats almost all the DSP and I can't even use my IRs. And that happens with more blocks as well. So.. what's the whole point of this great improvement if I can't use it in a chain? I now have a freeze boxed inside a HX stomp and I can't do pretty much nothing more. For Line 6: note that I'm not complaining about the use of the 8 blocks, I'm just pointing out that I can't even use two blocks if they are DSP heavy enough. So back to the constructive mood: does anyone know if DSP expanding is a possibility? Does anyone else think that it would be a best selling product? Thanks for reading this long drama and sorry about my english, I'm not a native speaker.