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How do I know the Helux models are more DSP intensive? It’s somewhat easy to see the relative DSP usage of various things by seeing how many you can put in the signal chain people have done this. Just because they’re adding two blocks to the Stomp doesn’t mean it won’t be possible to hit the DSP limit prior to that still. It’s easy to do that now depending on the blocks you use. PC processors from 15 years ago or longer are more powerful from a pure GFLOP perspective than SHARC chips. The Helix models could be made to run on an iPhone, I’m sure. Those processors are very fast nowadays. The audio interface part is the tricky thing. I don’t have full knowledge of their plans, but I have some... Given what I know I’d still be comfortable buying a Helix right now. In fact I bought a Helix Rack less than a year ago ( I’ve had my Floor since 2015). As far as announcing gear, since the Yamaha acquisition, the policy is pretty much only to announce things when they are ready to be shipped or close to it. They aren’t going to announce something six months on advance or anything like that.

The Helix models are quite more DSP intensive than the HD models. The HD500 had a 333MHz SHARC, and the 500X had a 400 MHz SHARC chip. The Helix has two 450 MHz SHARCs ( the Stomp and HX Effects have one). So running the Helix models on a 400 MHz HDX might technically be possible, but it wouldn’t leave much room for other stuff. As far as the comparison to a computer, it’s really not a comparison. Even a cheap laptop has quite a lot more processing power than SHARC chips. It’s just that the dedicated chips are purpose built for audio applications. I can run a bunch of instances if Native on my PC at the same time. I’ve not tried to max it out, but I have projects where I have like 10 instances with no issues. And that’s on a five year old i7 laptop. As far as the current Helix hardware, there is nothing they’re holding back at the moment, I can assure you. If someone wants a Helix, they should feel confident in buying it still. I mean, companies always have different thing in various stages of development, and the development itself takes a long time. Line 6 is going to be adding new stuff to the Helix for quite awhile yet, I think.

It’s not unusual for the sound from your guitar to be a lot quieter than stuff from YouTube or whatever, no.

When they’re all blank, what happens when you hit the Mode footswitch? Do they change at all?

Well the Snap/Stomp setting is the view setting for Preset Mode. So I’m a bit confused as to what you say you’re seeing when you hit the Mode footswitch. That toggles between Stomp and Preset Mode. Have you tried restarting the Helix?

Try pressing the Mode footswitch.

Seems like this should be it’s own thread in a different forum as it has nothing to do with the OP. But, no, I wouldn’t expect Line 6 Monkey to work with Big Sur. Apple dropped 32-bit support with Catalina, and I don’t expect Line 6 will be releasing a 64-bit version of Monkey.

That controls the level of the audio coming back from the computer over USB 1/2 Out. The terminology can be a bit confusing because the USB out of the PG is USB in to the computer, and USB out of the computer is USB in to the PG.

The level of USB 1/2 is tied directly to the preset level in the POD Go. So if you need it louder you’d turn it up at output block in the preset. USB 3/4 is the dry signal, so it’s just the straight unity gain signal from your guitar through the POD Go’s converters (if you have the input pad on, that will affect the level). So, no, there’s no other adjustments.

I sent an email to someone who should be able to help you out with this. Hopefully someone will be in contact with soon.

Not all Native presets will work for the Stomp. Native presets can have more blocks than the Stomp. If you want to export presets from Native to the Stomp, you can set Native to Stomp Compatibility Mode in the Settings menu. It will be limited to one processor path and 6 blocks.

The latest firmware is 1.12. It has seemed to taken care of all the freezing issues. You should try installing that. If you’re having trouble with POD Go Edit installing the update, try using Line 6 Updater.

The input block turns green when signal is preset and will turn red if clipping.

The Stomp, as well as all the other devices you mentioned, run on 9V DC. They come with power supplies that can operate on any voltage between 110V and 240V. If you buy the Stomp in the US, the prongs on the power supply will be made for standard US outlets. You just need the power supply for wherever you’d be using it. One thing is that the warranty is only good in the country you purchase it in. So should you need warranty service after buying it in the US, you would have to have that done in the US.

On the HX Effects, there isn’t one.

Good luck for anyone brave enough trying to use that... The Boss GT-1000 was one of the most overly-complex UIs I've ever seen. I think it's probably the worst UI on any multi-FX currently available. I really don't think Line 6 has anything to worry about from Boss in that regard. I think people will take the ease of the use of the Stomp any day. Over on TGP, I've not seen one post on the Effects forum yet about the Boss Core product. I know I have a slightly irrational hatred of Boss products... But they're some of the most frustrating things I've ever used. They haven't substantially upgraded their UI in like, I don't know, 15 years or so now.

The slope of for the high and low cuts are shallower in the cab and IR block than they are in the EQ block and global EQ. The cab and IR cuts are at 6dB per octave. All the others are at 12dB per octave.

I don’t believe Marketplace support has been added to Powercab Edit yet, so as of now, IRs from the Marketplace can’t be loaded on the Powercab.

Make sure you have the latest version of HX Edit installed.

There is no on/off control for the looper in POD Go Edit. You can only control it from the hardware itself (or with the MIDI commands and MIDI over USB controller).

Just download and install the latest driver the POD Go from here: https://line6.com/software/ It seems that Windows 10 updates randomly take out ASIO drivers for some reason.

No. They're fine once they're loaded onto the hardware. You just need to be signed into the HX Edit when you drop them into the IR library.

You just treat them like normal IRs. You just have to be signed into your Line 6 account in HX Edit for them to work.

They’re proprietary in the sense that they’re DRM-protected. They’re like regular IR files in a DRM wrapper.

One thing to think about with the EQ block is that even if you don’t want to use it is for EQ, it’s a quick way to get volume boost for solo or lead parts. You can always just turn the gain up and leave everything else flat. Beyond that, if you don’t want to use it, just leave it off. You don’t have to leave assigned to a footswitch, either, you know. You can remove that assignment and use that footswitch for something else.