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Not sure what is going wrong here in doing the update on my Stomp XL. I was able to update my HX FX and HX edit to 3.7 with a bit of difficulty. However the HX Stomp is not happening. I am getting error messages like Failed to download firmware update file. Please check your Internet connection and try again. Unknown Error. [code -2004] I tried the udater and got this one: HX Stomp XL frimware update suspended HX Stomp did not reset instructing it to enter into DFL Mode I still have my Helix rack and Helix LT to update but as I will be using the rack for gigs this week, I am hesitant to try this. What stupid mistake am I making this time?

Thanks Psarkissian! I knew I could count on you!

I have a Shuriken and am now pretty fond of it. Recently the dome on the selector switch came off and I can't find it. Is it possible to get just the dome? I suppose I would be happy with the whole knob but I don't really need it....just the dome, which seems somewhat necessary in order to keep the dust out. Thanks rick PS, It is pretty depressing to see the lack of postings on the variax threads....almost like nobody is buying them anymore? Duh!

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Thanks a lot! Yeah, I will try it with the Helix. I was hoping ti would do something with the QC and was worth a try. And it definitely works great with the XLRs!

So I have a Helix Rack but I am using the Quad Cortex right now. I am going from the QC to the 212+ using 2 1/4" cables. I then tried to go from the 212+ to the 112+ using the digital AES cable and only the 112 works. If I just use the 1/4" from the QC to the 212+ and then using another regular guitar cable to the 112+ it works just fine. I was just wondering why I can't use the AES cable. I also hooked up the AES cable from the XLR out of the 212 to the XLR in of the 112 and it does the stereo nicely. I was kind of hoping that if I went MIDI from the QC to the 212+ and then AES to the 112+ I might be able to switch speaker models via the AES cable. I probably won't be using this set up live but it was just an experiment in the studio and it does sound great!

So I got the PC 112+ back and tried to run it with the 212+ via the link cable. It did not work. Like I said earlier, I am not going to use it live. Ithought it would be a cool sound in the studio. As I am understanding, it is best to use the link system with the Helix. i tried using the Quad Cortex and Got sound out of the 112+ but not the 212+. When I get home, I will try and just use the mic cable like you suggested. i did try it with a 1/4 " cable and it worked just fine in stereo. I will also try and turn the two PCs on in different sequences and seeif that helps as was suggested. I am reheasing digitally lately, using a STOMP XL but have not done the full on gig yet. I still love my tubes but boy howdy, I am really close to hopefully finding a low pressue gig and run with either the Helix or QC into a PC+.

I was under the impression that an Eminence speaker is used in the powercab. The picture above says Celestion. Did they change to the Celestion or has it always been that way?

So i am new to using IRs and not sure if I get them for the PC. It seems that If I use an IR on my Helix or QC I would want to use the PC in FRFR mode in order to not color the IR, correct? Now if I download IRs to the PC do I just play through it as is using the IR? So my signal chain in, say the helix, is amp->FX->out to PC then IR on PC? So bear with me here....If I use an IR in the PC does it default to FRFR or the speaker in the PC? I get using an IR going to FOH, but unclear on using itin just the PC. I do use acoustic guitar IRs in my QC going to the PC and they are stellar!

I'll get the 112 back in a couple of weeks so I can experiment then. I don't plan on using them in stereo on a gig....just at home. I have been using the 212 as an acoustic monitor and along with the Grace Felix and the QC, it is the best acoustic tone I have ever achieved. Sometimes it will be easier to just take the 112+ to the gig as it is nice and small. But at home it might be cool to see what stereo sounds like with more separtion than I can get with just the 212. You have been more than helpful. Thanks! rick

So if I go L6 Link from my Helix to one PC and L6 Link to the next one, will that take the place of MIDI cables? Basically does the L6 Link send midid info to the powercabs or do I need MIDI cables too?

Sometimes I will be using a Quad Cortex so I am not sure at all what it will look like. I ordered the 112 + as a refurb and got it yesterday but I had to send it back as it would not boot up. So I have a couple of weeks to figure it out. Stereo out to the 212 and then Link 6 to the next cab?

I checked it out and you guys said that any AES/EBU should work but don’t buy a cheap one. I found a lot of them on Amazon, Sweetwater, etc. And design a cable can easily build one. So instead of running a 1/4” cable to the two PCs, this will split the signal to the 2nd PC for stereo?

I want to run stereo with my 212 and 112 power cabs. I want to order a cable from designacable.com but not sure what to order. In the past I ordered the cat5E EtherCON cable and that seems interchangeable with the Variax and helix control. What should I tell them I am looking for?

If I turn down the master volume on the QC there is no problem. However, pretty much everyone says to keep that knob dimed. In trying to balance different presets, If I get the clean twin style tones to where they are not clipping they are too quiet compared to the gainy tones. Using the master volume turned down works. So why does everyone advocate turning it up all the way? Same with the Helix...

I still have not gigged live with an all digital rig but I am getting close as it is that good. I use a QC into a PC 212+. The clean tones tend to put the PC into the red zone easily.For intance, if I use an AC30 set up pretty bright it pegs the clip light at a much lower volume as the EV. I figure that the higher gain might compress the signal a bit or something. but how do I get a clean tone to compete with a higher gain tone without clipping? I don't really hear the clipping but I assume if I send it to FOH via and XLR, it my clip there. Any ideas? thanks in advance! rick

Hey thanks RD2RK! I didn't even have to do the two FX loops for the solution to work. I just took the FX loop I use (FX loop 1) and switched it from instrument to line and that did the trick. No more flashing red lights or that not warm digital clipping!

I did restore everything from my backup this time, but on one of the earlier updates I may not have, and it did start on an earlier update. I am using an Egnater M50 which has two tube preamps, each with two channels. It does the flashing red thing on any preset I use and any preamp. I am intrigued that you brought up global settings. it makes sense that it might be in there somewhere, given that it does the flashing on everything.

So I am overloading the FX loop in 4CM. It stops if I pull way back on the send or turn the preamp on my amp down but then I don't have much tone or volume. For some reason it did not do this in earlier firmware versions, or maybe my memory is fried?

I got it to work! I don't know what I did differently, but I suspect that maybe my updater was corrupted or something. I got rid of everything and started over using the method you described. I am eternally grateful to you! NOw hopefully I can replicate this with my Helix LT and Stomp XL. The HX FX was no problem at all yesterday and the crazy stuff started with the Helix. One last (hopefully!) question. It siad that I need to do a factory reset on the rack? (At least I know which encoders to use, ha ha...) Then go and reload all of the new stuff?

THis is not going well at all. I am trying your ideas but there are a couple of glitches. (I found out that it is encoder 1 & 6 for putting the rack in update mode. 5 & 6 does a factory reset.) When I open up the updater sometimes it is just spinning until I restart my computer, like it is mocking me. Other times it just says "Select Device to Upgrade" but there is no device. I am hooked up via USB to the Rack. Once I get it open I have tried two different ways....1) I don't sign in and just click on offline mode but nothing appears. 2) Last night I signed in and then the rack showed up and it started to update. I left it on all night and it never did update. I do appreciate all of the help, Mr. Datacommando. BTW, I was able to download those new presets and was able to steal Cordy's reverbs from his patch, minus the new Grammatico as that is still out there in the ether. I have some gigs this weekend so at least I can get that nice reverb that he is using.

So I had the LT in update mode, used the updater, 3.60 update showed up. I clicked on it and 5 hours later it was still saying that it was updating. Man, this is frustrating. Using the standard method, at one point I almost had it up to 29mg before it failed. FX edit and HX FX are updated but that is as far as I can get so far. It doesn't seem to like the rack or lt. rick

Does anyone know how to put helix rak in update mode? At this point I am patiently awainting my Helix LT to finish downloading the update. I am hoping it works. If so, I have not found anywhere that says how to put the Rack in Update mode. I may have to pull out the floor controller and see if pushing the same two footswitches while booting up will work..

I had the exact issue while trying to download HX Edit and like you, it finally worked. I am a little confused as to how you finally got it working. So you disconnect HX Edit and the unit, then download the update from where? That worked on the HX Edit, but I did not get the web page with the error message when I tried to do the Helix rack update....just the error message.

Oh, and yes, I was able to update HX Edit to 3.60. It did the error a couple of times and then I looed at my version number and it looks like it made it to 3.60.