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If you have already saved a preset to a certain folder in a specific location on your drive, then HX Edit should remember that specific path for next time you save a preset. That just simply makes sense.

I have saved several presets to a specific folder on my external hard drive successfully, but there have been like maybe twice it's happened, then when I go to export the preset, HX Edit does not go to the proper folder. Instead, it shows my documents folder. Don't know why. I wish you could set a setting in HX Edit that would tell it to always save to this specific folder, like the X3 has.

I'm completely aware that some or many of the presets might not sound great. I've experienced that with my X3. So I could export a blank setlist and when I'm done experimenting with all presets I could import the blank setlist and effectively all presets would be blank in the preset librarian?

Okay now I have another question. I downloaded about 70 user presets from Custom Tone. I want to try each one of them out to hear what each one sounds like. If I find any I really like I will rename them and save them to a specific folder on my external drive. What I would like to do when I am all done is completely blank out all 70 presets spots, so when I look at the preset library all presets are blank and empty. If I restarted the Helix while holding in either knobs 3 & 4 or knobs 5 & 6, whichever is correct, would that accomplish what I want? Or is there another method I would have to use to accomplish this?

It doesn't look like there is a way to simply delete a preset. I kinda wish Line 6 would have included that.

Also at what point do I install the Helix drivers? Do I install those right after I have installed HX Edit?

There is a slight discrepancy. In the Line 6 Helix Rack Manual, it says hold in knobs 3 & 4. But on Line 6 website, it says hold in knobs 5 & 6. I saw that under Helix/HX 3.80 Release Notes.

Also, I'm on a 30 trial period from Sweetwater with this Rack. Maybe not a good idea to update the firmware until I decide to keep it? Or maybe that really doesn't matter?

About Restoring Factory Presets. To just check it where it says "While holding the Rack's knobs 3 and 4 the two knobs directly under the middle of the screen, power your device on. They must mean push both knobs in and hold them in. Then turn the Rack back on and let go when you see the Will restore... sign." Correct I guess? Does it show these steps/instructions while you are in HX Edit and doing the firmware update? Because up above from that it says HX Edit will walk you through performing a full device backup and firmware update within minutes. Just wondering if everything that you need to do is presented to you while HX Edit is doing it's thing. The impression I get though is you have to do the restoring factory presets on your own after after the firmware has already been updated.

Do I absolutely have to update to the latest firmware? Can't I just use whatever is already present in my Rack?

I read that the first thing you should do when setting up the Helix Rack is to install HX Edit. After I do that, what do I do next? I mean do I power on the Rack while the USB cable is already plugged in? Or do I power it up while the USB cable is not plugged in? Reason I ask is I remember when setting up my POD X3 and Gearbox, there were messages that said "If your POD is hooked up with the cable, unplug it so installation goes smoothly..." or something to that effect. So I'm wondering about this. Thanks

I will be using my Helix Rack with headphones only. In Global Settings there are things like Ins/Outs, Line, Mic, and Instrument. How do I set those for just headphone usage?

I just ordered a Helix Rack and apparently you can set a preset up to have two signal paths. I'm wondering why you would want or need to have two signal paths? I did learn that one processor can handle one signal path, and the other processor can handle the other signal path. But are there other reasons to want to have two signal paths?

But will presets that have been made with the LT load on the HX Stomp?

Scorpions or Judas Priest or Ozzy Osbourne, something along those lines.