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I've found that it's not an expire issue, but just their cookies which are (assuming) kind of broken. When I come back here and I look unlogged, I just click on the main forum link and there you go, I'm logged in again.

7 hours ago, soundog said:

No, not printed officially anywhere that I could find (I'm in the U.S.). I got that info directly from Line 6 support when I was asking them about selling a license. A quote from my ticket: "a license purchased at full value can be gifted...promotional and NFR licenses are excluded or at least our system doesn't allow for such licenses to be gifted." This was from early 2021, so things may have changed since then. If you are planning on selling a "not for resale" or promotional HXN license, check with Line 6 support before making any commitments to a buyer.
 

This is weird. So this means I should buy my discounted license for 99, and then resell at full price? I mean, why on earth the other guy should buy from me at that point? :D

23 minutes ago, humanclay212 said:

I realized that 19v powered up the hx stomp by accident. As I was trying my different 9v power supplies thinking my hx stomp power supply no longer worked, I accidentally plugged in a 19v ( thinking it was a 9v) all of the sudden it powered up. It works without any issues, as to how long it will continue to stay that way will remain to be seen although i have been usingit this way for about 4 months now. Also, I only tried the other voltages to see if it worked at a lower voltage but it didn't. Anyhow, I appreciate everyone's taking the time to chime in on this.  I think it's weird and I don't know how it got this way in the first place but somethings are too remain a mystery :)

Of course it's your stuff and your money, but from an electronic POV, what you are doing it's just prone for an imminent domino of fried components. It's clear there is still some "firewall" that it's preventing those 19V to fully hit the main controllers and boards. Probably there is still some voltage regulator preventing the disaster, just after the component which failed first. Also, the HX Stomp, for its very tight packaging, has a very hot thermal management by default. As soon as those 19V will hit main boards, I'm pretty sure it's gonna bake for good. What Im saying is that, imho, it's better you fix it now, as it could be just a protection in the early stage of AC control, that needs to be fixed. After that, if the main board will be baked later, it's gonna be just an expensive doorstop. :)

Anyway, good luck. :)

Open a support ticket, but at this point I believe the fix will be at your own expense.

It's of course an hardware failure, which you probably make it worse raising voltages by more than 100%...

3 minutes ago, datacommando said:

Not a far as I can tell, I just checked and all HX products are listed as $99.99, upgrades from Pod Farm are more expensive. As you note the prices are often reduced during “flash” sales. IIRC I bought mine in a sale promo with an extra 30% off.

Amazing. So, since I do already have a full Native license, now I have another one to sell! :D

15 minutes ago, lou-kash said:

 

Is that new?

I got the discount on Native with the Stomp, plus there was an additional "general" 30% discount on all Line 6 software a few months later, ending up paying USD 70 in Nov 2020.

I stand corrected! Seems they also offer full discount with the Stomp.

Wasn't like that when I bought mine. Gonna edit the post, thanks!

16 hours ago, RonnieKoenig said:

My question:
1. Does HX Stomp have all the software components to create the same preset as he created on Helix?
2. If I buy also Helix Native, can I create sounds on computer and import them to HX Stomp? Or is Helix Native compatible only with Helix gear?

Of course, you might ask why don't I just go ahead and buy Helix. I was thinking about that but for a bass player who uses 1-2 different sounds with simple chains, it sounds like "too much". Little HX Stomp seems to make more sense to me. Thank you :)

 

1) HX Stomp is based on same tech, code and software as the flagship models, rack and floor. It does just have 1/4 of the DSP power, less footswitches and less routing options. Max 8 blocks instead 32. Then 2 stereo path (serial or parallel) VS 4 stereo path (serial or parallel) for the full Helix.

2) Yes. You can create presets for your HX Stomp in two ways. Using its own editor (HX Edit), with the Stomp connected to the USB port. Or, using Native with an audio interface (which can be the HX Stomp itself), and then just exporting the preset. You just need to set the Native software to emulate HX Stomp hardware. Only limitation (which is valid for all HX devices) is that Native won't give your hardware related blocks, like send/return and looper. But as said before, you should use the HX Edit to just create full presets. 

The HX Stomp sounds perfect for your needs. Small footprint and plenty of power for "simple" chains. ;)

https://line6.com/documents/processor_comparison_chart/Line_6_Processor_Comparison_Chart.pdf

As soon as it does only flash red couple of times when just docked, is fine. Mine does the same. After that it should either flash green when charging, or solid green when fully charged.

As usual, great contribution! Thank you! 

5 hours ago, SaschaFranck said:

Oh yeah, sure, Mr. Klein will chime in, telling us how much all presets suck (ok, in fact, he won't chime in because their own company forums is the very place the Line 6 staff avoids like the plague) - and that's true. But there's still a huge difference between presets and presets made to get the worst out of each amp model - the latter being what we find in the Helix.

I've the feeling that while you are here ranting 24/7, and telling us you're gonna drop the horrible helix (rubbish hardware, horrible scribble strips, garbage presets, wrong default, worst pitch tracking etc etc etc..) to then buy a Boss GT1000 (be aware Boss forums, you are the next!), he's busy to give you something new to rant about. It's still sort of a free energy loop. Peace. :)

Helix looper does only allow rounded operations. From the way you describe, seems you are expecting a stutter function or an unrounded Once, which is not available for that looper.

3 hours ago, Digiplay said:

I mean it can be a volume pedal or a wah pedal.

 

Just like the pedal on the "lowly" Pod Go :)

It's all in the manual. :)

"With a Y cable, you can connect up to two expression pedals and/or momentary type footswitches to HX Stomp's rear panel EXP 1/2 | FS 4/5 jack. Alternatively, you can connect a single Mission SP1-L6H Line 6 Expression Pedal, which has a toe switch built in that can toggle its function between EXP 1 (Wah by default) and EXP 2 (Volume by default)."

Try using the "L" adapter you should have in the G10 box. Some guitars, like some vintage Telecasters, or some Godin etc.. they have a recessed jack plate, so for the motive explained above, that little switch isn't being pressed properly.

22 hours ago, theElevators said:

This is a great way to achieve the "global gain" functionality that Helix sadly lacks.  I have 2 Brian May guitars: one a close replica, the other one a production tribute.  The production one needs a 3db boost to match what the other one sounds like. 

 

One cool thing about this wireless system is that it remembers the boost setting per wireless pack.  So you can have 2 wireless transmitters and one of them can be set to be hotter than the other one. 

Eh I know, managing multiple instruments, through the same presets, can be a pain sometimes.. I do have an arsenal of guitars, mostly Les Paul Custom, with a wide gamma of pickups, from a Staple, to PAF, plus a bunch of Strats and Teles.. And that's also why I do prefer to use an Iridium as main amp/cab sim, as gives me instant access to the preamp section that I can tune on the fly for each guitar, as with an actual amp. But yeah, global gain would be cool!

1 hour ago, Dazzer40 said:

Is this a good idea having Two HX stomps  One for the front of the amp for effects  and the other for the effects loop time based effects , but keeping them both separate .

You can do the same with just one HX Stomp, going 4CM... but if you need many effects that just one unit can't handle, then two stomps is totally fine. There is no right or wrong here. :)

Isnt a Helix issue and has nothing to do with the wireless protocol. It's the built in gain in the GLXD6 which is probably set too hot to be received by the inst level of the Helix input. 

Try reducing the gain to unity (0dB) or less, and see if does improve. 

Also be sure you are not getting phasing issues. Depending how you are routing and how you are mixing dry/wet in the Strymon, and what loop block you are using (the single fxloop or dedicated send and return blocks), you should always be sure you are not creating phasing issues with two overlapped signals. Mix should be set to 100%, or in the case of Send block, you should also set Dry Thru to -120dB, otherwise the incoming signal passing through the send will phase against the "dry" returning signal from the looper.

5 hours ago, MGW-Alberta said:

maybe stop and restring with 9s or even 8s.  Contrary to popular and persistent belief, heavy strings don't help bottom end.  They just muddy up the bottom end and the more gain you use, the worse it is.  Lighter strings tighten up low end and sound better and they sit in the mix better too.

SRV is laughing from the sky now. :) (just joking eh)

Didnt know Ben Adrian is actually Ned Flanders

Since this is a totally nonsense statement, from any point of view, I'd say you should either change studio or sound engineer.

Right there on the left.

Im wondering if you "quadcore" guys are actually playing guitars or doing 3D renderings for Pixar.

Grab a telecaster, a blackface, notch a bit on the mids. Done. :)

For my experience, Poly Beebo and Empress Zoia are the only capable to "automate" effects with the use of some logic (comparators, slew limiters, VCAs, etc etc), all through MIDI protocol, for every single param in the Helix. Assuming this is what you were asking for. 

For example, I did create some smart controls for the Helix Reverbs, that are raising decay and mix in relationship to signal dynamics, so that the reverb does stay quieter in a busy phrasing, and kick in where there is room to do that. This is good for long ambient reverbs, that tends to be boomy on busy playing, but they are beautiful when things slows down or at the end of a phrase. Or another smart thing you could do with these toys, is to make helix doing something specific with any effect param you need to automate, as soon as you play a specific note on the instrument. It's lot of fun, but isn't stuff you can do with that chase bliss pedal, whatever it is. :)