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Helix with firmware 3.0 and 3.1 is imho like an Helix 2. For me. Before that firmware I was selling my rack. With 3.0/3.1 a tons of stuff I was searching for has been added, and now Im keeping it. Also bought a HX stomp just after 3.0 because now it's really a monster in a cigarbox format. In all honestly, I only care of sound design and tone. I dont give a rat's a** of how old or new a DSP is. ;)

Again; the home button isn't doing anything because its only function is bring you back to home page, which is the preset view with the path, the blocks etc. That's it. You said: Home button should not change any folder. If you boot the Helix, there you are in Home Page. If you press the Home button, it will do nothing, since you are already there. Folder button, does not exist. That's the tonestack button, and isn't doing anything with preset navigation. To change folder (assuming you means setlist), you need to cick the PRESET rotary knob on the left, and then you use the main Rotary Joystick on the right, to navigate through folders and presets (NAV; UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/CLICK/SCROLL). After that, you either turn back to home page, once you selected/loaded a new preset from the setlist, or you can press Home Button to go back to "home page".

You need to build a special cable, with TRS on a side and TS on the other side. On the TS side you just keep the ring wire cut and isolated, then you solder sleeve and tip. TRS will go to pedal, TS into Helix EXP. Recalibrate and it will work as it should.

Just drop a FTP there and never look back. :)

That's not a folder in the button. Is an amp. That button does instantly select amps and cab block in your preset, if present, and give you access to tonestack params for every click of that button. Home button does bring you back to main home/patch screen. Preset navigation is page 13 in the manual. You cant buy a device like Helix without reading the manual. :)

If I may add, try using the shortest USB cable you have there, plus try plugging to a different USB port. If you have 3,4, 6 or more ports, try the same procedure in each oh them... I know sounds desperate, but I solved a similar situation once, doing that.

For free there is basically nothing good enough imho, even for just few buttons. Lot of free stuff for midi notes, or faders and stuff like that, which isn't good for sending single CC messages to Helix. For cheap there is the basic TouchOSC, which is a solid platform to make touch controllers. Then there is imho the best, which is Midi Designer Pro, which cost a bit more, but you can build an entire controller for whatever midi device on earth. If you go that route, I can give you a quick controller I did for my Stomp , which is ready to run on Midi Designer Pro, and talk with HX Stomp. That will give you access to 5 footswitches, 3 snapshots, tap tempo and tuner, looper, exp 1 and exp 2.

CC#68, 0/127 (same for Helix Floor, LT, Rack etc...) It's in the manual, page 60

It can be virtually anything, and I would bet more on the guitar, than the Helix. Like pickup poles clearance from strings...if they are too close, a magnetic field will pull them back, producing nasty overtones and harmonics.

Honestly 3 weeks seems fair to me. Not sure its much less than that in US, unless you are lucky enough to have a L6/Yamaha support center in your town. Took 6 weeks for me, from Italy to Germany and back...for a damn joystick. That was way too much, but 3 weeks (aka 15 working days) seems good to me. I mean, these are places with walls of crap to fix, they arent scratching their heads, waiting for someone to knock. Imho 100% :)

No. (a waste of what? Lol) What I do just after an update is to reset everything and restore the backup, which means getting my unit setup as it was before. Globals, Preset, favs, defaults, IRs etc.. That's exactly the point of doing a backup.

I think the hold and tune is necessary on the Stomp, as it's just 4+1(tap/tune) switch available. Sure, an option to make FS3 just tap or just tune, would be also nice. I wouldnt personally use, as I need Tap, but I see the point. Id like the option to split tap and tuner in the Rack control, or in the Floor. That would be cool indeed. Ideascale? :)

Didn't know I could use both Stomp and Rack, within two separate Edit sessions, and cross copy/paste what I want from one to the other. That's awesome! Just saying...:)

Looks like you are overcomplicating things that are easy. Like using Helix as audio interface, and that's basically fixing all your problems.

It's interesting, Im reading lot of stories about the HX Effects Loop, and all of them are potentially related to a signal bleed problem, which can be either caused by wrong code, faulty hardware or defective batch. I'd contact support asap.

Maybe it will last 12 hours next charge...XD

You'd need at least a UnO eprom to have stomp mode working decently. Just keep in mind, comunication is not bidirectional, so may happen you have a block in bypass, while it's ON on the FCB1010, or viceversa.

Indeed that. I remember another guy doing same mistake...

HX Edit isnt producing any audio, then for sure it does sounds different. :D

South of Sardinia. :)

Did that twice on my old Helix Floor to fix two scribble strips with same symptoms. (scribble flashing randomly and/or not displaying any data) Before to do that, just contact support and see what they says. I did on my own because Im good with electronics and that was way quicker and cheaper than shipping the unit and wait for the fix.

If you are out of warranty and you have some bit of experience with electronics, it's an easy fix. You can find the part here: https://britishaudio.com/collections/line-6-parts/products/line-6-helix-effects-footswitch-lcd-display

That's why I keep couple of scribble strips replacement in my toolbox lol...(been there, done that) . Jokes apart, contact support. It's hardware related and isnt fixable UI side.

Should not freeze, but usually it can go stuck or nuts, if there is a closed MIDI loop, like MIDI out messages bouncing back to MIDI in. (like for example Helix sending MIDI messages to a device which has MIDI Thru open, and that is connected to Helix MIDI IN)

^ ^ This above, or you could also use a free app, like Cubasis LE or similar, that allows you to load your backing track, and control the output going into Helix at the Cubasis Track or Master level.