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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.

Thinking of trying an HX Stomp pedal. I'm into heavy sounds, my amp of preference is the Marshall JCM-800 which sounds great in my old X3. I tried a Helix rack a few years ago but I had trouble getting a nice thick chunky tone out of it. Have any of you been successful and getting a good, heavy tone from your HX Stomp?

Bing.

I did not see anything in the manual about recording wet and dry at the same time. I am not very learned at recording.

I've heard the HX Stomp does not come with an included power cord. Why on earth? Where can I get one?

I've heard you get 8 blocks. I've heard you get 7 blocks. I've heard you get 6 blocks. I don't know what you get. So what do you get? And that means that each block can hold an effect, like one distortion, one delay, one chorus, one flanger, one amp, one cab etc. Is that how it works? That would be 6 blocks already taken up. Does the unit really come with enough blocks to make a good guitar signal? In the POD X3 series that was capable of sending a wet and dry signal into your recording software. Can the HX Stomp do that?

I don't think you can use the POD HD series either with Windows 11. The drivers are the same for those as they are for the X3. If they don't work for the X3, they're not going to work with the HD either. Microsoft gives a warning about disabling memory integrity too. As for the Helix, I don't know if that is compatible either.

I don't think I will mess around with this. I'll consider buying a new amp emulator. Maybe a Boss IR-200 or something.

According to this site the X3 and Gearbox are okay with Windows 11. But not quite. I've been getting this message: A driver cannot load on this device. A security setting is preventing this driver from loading. You will need to adjust your settings to load this driver. Two buttons then below it say Learn more and Cancel. When I clicked Learn more it brought me to this Microsoft page: A driver can't load on this device - Microsoft Support I'm not sure if I should turn off the Memory Integrity setting.

My current computer will not run Windows 11 so eventually I will have to buy a new one with Windows 11. I have decided to make the switch now instead of later on. But I got this feeling that the Line 6 POD X3 drivers and Gearbox are not going to want to run on Windows 11. I will certainly try and install and check it out. Watcha think?

I got it fixed now. I won't be using the X3 Pro. I will only be using the X3 Bean.