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OMG. I pop here every now and then, and every time I find the same redundant and verbose rants from the same people, again and again and again.... What a pain in the a....

Why that? Just use one of the output, or a FX send. If you are using it as a USB interface, then you probably have plenty of output available (2 out, 2 send)

In fact I said "thicker", in the domain of headroom (but if you are already at -18dB, then isn't a headroom problem). I didn't say louder. :)

Yep, what Soundog said. It's bass pickups nature, other than the much "thicker" signal from low frequencies. I would also suggest to give the input "pad" setting a try, as usually works just great to smooth out fizzy tones with a too narrow clean headroom available.

WDW can be a fun setup, if you play alone and in a proper environment with enough room space. Otherwise is just a waste for everyone. I was used to play with WDW for few years, then I realized was just plain useless live (unless you are playing for just one guy sitting just behind your head). Also was a terrible PITA to convert all my WDW presets, to "normal" stereo or dual mono presets.

The S-PDIF and AES/EBU setting section isnt for the Link protocol. Is to pre-select the digital protocol being used to connect to an audio interface/DAW. The L6 Link protocol is proprietary, and it's automatically engaged when connecting a Line 6 device through a Link connection. The Digital Out Level is only affecting the Spdif and AES/EBU to DAW signals.

Oh man, we don't need to watch Interstellar to travel back and forth in time...

Yawn Im sure you dont even own a Helix lol...

DI already said next update it's gonna be Chasebliss'ish....so Im more than happy!!!

Helix is still a top seller in Europe. On the biggest store in Eu (Thomann), there are five HX products in the top 10 list of best sellers in that category. Anyway, if they wont do a Helix 2, doesnt mean they are abandoning the market segment. Could be they are on a fresh new platform.

Bizarre... ...you could send a instr signal to your amp, putting a FX send block just before the amp/cab/ir blocks in the preset. Of course you will skip all effects after that send block, but stuff in front, like compressors, distortion, boost, volume etc, will be there in that send. Then it's just about setting your DAW to only monitor the backing track through USB 1/2 (or 3/4)**, and record the guitar signal without Live monitoring (this will prevent the guitar to be sent to monitors). **USB 1/2 and 3/4 are bypassing all the blocks in the preset, so they just goes from USB Input to D/A Output (your studio monitors). Depending on your buffer settings, could be you need to compensate the latency in the DAW to keep eveything in sync. It's all in the manual btw. :)

Yes totally possible. It's on the manual @ page 55, 56 and 57 https://line6.com/support/manuals/hxstomp/

This is similar to my setup. Different pedals, but similar routing. Works just flawless.

That's not US taxes, but your local VAT, so yes, it must be charged as you are importing. The only bad thing here is that Line 6 didn't implemented a proper ID VAT field for professionals, so that they could legally detract the local VAT. But if you are a consumer, you have to pay the VAT, no way to avoid that.

All the above. Just keep in mind that, for a more seamless porting, you should set Native to simulate the DSP power of that specific hardware you'd like to grab later. This option is in the Native settings. You could even turn off that DSP limitation, and use combination of blocks you couldn't use in the Hardware counterpart (which is awesome, but it will make your Native presets not working in any HX hardware).

Yep, and Im one of those lol! It always depends what kind of music we are playing. If you for example watch the "Solo" live show of Bill Frisell, he's actually creating beautiful backgrounds just messing around with those "glitches" (DL4). I love that kind of stuff. Said that, as soon we have the option, I don't care what's the default. I'm not that lazy. :)

Because they have Cabs, and the IR block does just give you the opportunity to expand the possibilities, adding your own preferred IRs. A single IR set, from a specific amp, can be hundreds of IRs, like different Mics, different angles, different offset, different distances from the cone etc.. It can be a rabbit hole. The procedural helix Cabs can do all of that with just an algorithm, apart the Mic offset from the Cone. Since the IR room in the Helix is not infinite, in fact it's pretty limited, I think was a good idea to not fill it with a predefined set of IRs, which would have been a bit of a redundant move - as there are procedural Cabs, that many times can basically match a given IR, if properly setup (especially IRs with Mic aligned to Cone Axis).

Changing Snapshot, IS actually a edit, since if you save again the patch, next time will be the first Snapshot to be in use.

Native is probably the easiest commercial VST on the market. Very light installer. You just download, install, and once you login first time from the plugin interface, it will authorize the license in that specific computer. And that's it. I wish other companies were doing the same... (especially Eventide VST licensing, which is crazy!)

...unless you are 8 years old and still enjoy pissing contests, please, use the IGNORE button, and stop this nonsense.

No probs. Be sure you understand the Routing in Cantabile. https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/blog/introducing-routing-diagrams/ https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/guides/routingDiagrams

Not sure I understand here. Native does receive MIDI from Cantabile. Never had to use multiple Native instance with it, but maybe you have in mind some particular task I dont need, and there you go; it's all about your very specific needs. ;)

Then, if you just ask me about easy hosts with good MIDI, my answer is Cantabile. ;) https://www.cantabilesoftware.com

Honestly that was a hell of a response, since that thread you linked has plenty of real life setups, with specs and details.. Shrug...

Played live many times with just a guitar, a computer and MIDI controllers. it's completely doable. But that's just an oversimplified description of a very complex balance. A DAW for live use can be hard to keep in balance in a way that you can feel confident in a live situation, unless you are good with installing your stuff, work for weeks to optimize it, and then disconnect it from the internet forever, to prevent driver updates, OS updates, bloater installations, new services, registry changes, crap selfinstalling in the auto-start, etc etc... Point is, there are hundreds of variables involved, and a potential domino of elements. For example, you asked about a good Host. It depends what you want to do, and what machine/OS we are talking about. The DAW is mostly about CPU and disk I/O (if you are also doing live looping), but again, DPCs are the real enemy for a clean and stable low latency, and those can be a PITA to kill, and once killed they are very easy to screw up, since even just a generic driver update could bring them back to high timings. My suggestion is to sketch down a plan and move from there; budget, what you have, what you need etc...