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Hi, You are correct about being able to control the Halo, and I was already using the amp control jacks on the HXFX to select modes (I have one mode set to the default Halo dual delay and the other set as a Slapback), but I was really hoping to keep using the HXFX to control the mix of the delay. Prior to messing with the 4CM setup, I had the mix for the external delay loop set to 20% for one snapshot and mix set to 40% for another snapshot. This allowed me to use the HXFX for selecting one of the delay modes AND the mix level. I am still hoping that there is a way to run the HXFX in 4CM using only one of its loops….

Hi - I recently bought an HX Effects to use with my Mesa Boogie Triple Crown. I started out with the HXFX in the amp's effects loop and everything worked and sounded great. I was also using an external pedal (Keeley Halo Delay) in one of the HXFX loops and really enjoyed having control of its mix using snapshots and an expression pedal assigned to the HXFX. I also have a few effects out in front of the amp's input - Line6 Wireless, fuzz, Digitech Freqout, an overdrive, and a flanger. I am getting ready for a jam in a few weeks and we do several songs in Eb, so I thought I would try the Poly Capo to see if I can avoid tuning my low E string every other song, but from everything I read up on, it is recommended to have this effect before the amp's preamp, which means it is not ideal to run this block in the amp's effects loop. I did some reading on the 4CM option and set it up so that the amp's preamp was in the first HXFX loop, and my external delay pedal was in the second HXFX loop. I kept all my effects that I was running between my guitar and my amp's input connected and ran them into the input of the HXFX. Right away, everything sounded bad. Tone was thin and buzzy and there were major volume variances when kicking on one of my fuzz or O/D pedals. I did some more reading and found some topics on line vs instrument levels and some suggestions on keeping the "send" from the HXFX at instrument level and the return at line level. Someone suggested setting up the HXFX using two loops in two different blocks on the HXFX. One would be for the send going to the amp's input at instrument level, and the second would be for the return at line level. I guess I can do this, but then I lose the second loop, which means I lose control of the variable output of the external delay pedal. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this issue without losing the second loop? Thanks!

This worked! Many thanks dude!

Hey RD2RK, You have helped me create my first successful preset with an amp channel assigned to it. Thanks a lot. One thing I was hoping you could help me with: I would like to assign a footswitch on the HXFX for the "solo boost" function of the amp. I was able to do this but the solo always defaults to "on" when I select the preset. I can toggle it on or off, but I would rather it default to off. I changed the MIDI CC LIT value to zero but now when I change to that preset, the solo button does not turn the solo feature on. Any ideas? Thanks again!

Oh yeah there is definitely some head explosions going on but I really appreciate your advice, as many of your points made sense out of some concepts that I have not been able to grasp. I will turn off the MIDI PC Tx and do some playing around. I appreciate your input, but I will probably be back after reading the HXFX manual (I have already been through the TC3 manual 3 times). Thanks again.

Hi, Yeah that makes sense. RIght after I did the factory reset on my HXFX (I bought it used), I enabled MIDI PC Tx to “on” thinking that I had to do that for Midi to work as an amp controller. My amp is a Mesa Triple Crown That allows MIDI control of channel, reverb, effects loop, and solo boost. Ideally, I would like to set the HXFX to have a few presets which would switch the amp to the appropriate channel and effects/reverb, then have each preset have a snapshot assigned to a button so that I could kick on the amp’s solo boost and a delay from the HXFX. Being new to the concept of MIDI I am not even sure what my first steps should be, but It sounds like i should turn off that MIDI PC Tx option…

OK - I am new to the world of midi, but I just bought a midi controlled amp and an HX Effects rig. I connected my midi cable between the amp and the HX Effects unit (factory reset prior to doing anything), and when I was flipping through HXFX presets, most if not all of them changed channels, reverb, etc on my amp. Is this normal?