silverhead

So when at home and not using the mixer do you still have this problem? Is it possible that Spotify has its own audio device setting, independent of the overall PC audio setting? What happens if you disconnect the mixer from the computer (usb) but leave it connected to Helix (XLR)? Just trying to troubleshoot here, not really suggesting solutions.

Please provide more info on your setup. You say 'my pre-amp'. Is that a physical device or do you mean a Pod Go pre-amp model? How are you monitoring your sound and what are the related cables/connections? Why do you want the POD Go in the setup at all; why not just connect your guitar directly to the pre-amp with your stompboxes pre or post as desired? Have you considered the 4CM setup as described in the manual?

If there is such a setting it doesn’t seem to be documented. Which means there likely isn’t.

Yes, I understand. Just saying that if the only way to do that is with multiple copies of preset 2, differing only in the default snapshot, I wouldn’t do it.

He’s using the POD Express, not POD Go. It does not have the Clarion model (at least not yet?).

Have you tried turning down the Gain/Drive on the Princeton? Or increasing the Bias setting?

Are you talking about an actual pitch glide, or are you just referring to artifacts that are introduced with a tempo change? If the latter, that’s a natural effect that occurs in the analog world as well when you instantaneously change the delay tempo. I’m not sure how to counter that, but I don’t have any experience with the DL4 MKII. There is a Global Setting that specifies whether tempo is associated with presets or is handled globally. Try setting this to Global and see if the artifacts disappear. Not ideal because then you would need to change tempo manually every time you want a change.

Which device, Helix or Behringer, do you have (want to have) your speakers/momitors connected to? Specify that device in your Windows Audio settings and adjust your PC (not Helix) audio levels accordingly. Edit: I removed the question re: OS. I noticed you specified Windows.

The proper method is the one described in the update’s Release Notes. In general, Line 6 Updater should only be used as a recovery procedure in the event of an update failure. Since Line 6 Central is recent there have been no updates whose Release Notes would specify its use. All update so far specify using HX Edit. So I guess the answer to your question will be known when a new update is released that specifies using Line 6 Central.

That will work but it brings up what, for me, would be a more troublesome issue: maintenance. When you tweak the preset over time (and you know you will!) you will have to repeat those tweaks in each copy of the preset. Also, you will likely want some sort of preset naming convention to distinguish among them in your preset name display and backups; you don’t want all copies to use the same preset name. Personally I would find it easier to press two footswitches - one to select the preset (with the default snapshot active) and then immediately a second footswitch to activate the desired snapshot. If practical you could use the Stomp/Preset display so the snapshot change is always available at your feet.

Are you using any amp model in the POD Express? Normally you don’t use a typical electric guitar amp with an acoustic guitar because it’s hard to get a clean acoustic tone. However, you could try using the cleanest amp model (Princeton?). To minimize the tone coloration keep the Gain low and the Channel Volume high. But the tone may still not be as clean as you want for an acoustic guitar. In that case you could try using an external preamp to boost the signal before it reaches the POD input, and turn the POD amp model OFF. Often an acoustic guitar that has pickups also has an onboard preamp; try increasing the volume level. Otherwise you may need to obtain a studio preamp that minimizes any tone colouring.

Please explain what you mean by this.

I don’t understand what you’re getting at. Perhaps it’s just terminology. Is ‘Sunset’ the name of a preset, an FX block, or something else? You talk about turning a preset on and off. That’s confusing. At all times there is exactly one preset that is active (don’t think of it as being ‘on’). The active preset is replaced by a different preset (not ‘turned off’) when you activate/select a different preset. You can turn FX blocks within a preset on and off. You don’t turn presets on and off; you activate/select them. There is always exactly one preset active at all times.

You can force a preset to be mono (single Tone) by using the Dual Tone button in the main Control Bar. Click it off and your preset will collapse to a single Tone with mono input. If the problem persists try lowering the Input Level using the input Control knob. Hope this helps.

You could upgrade from POD Farm v2.0 to v2.5. I don’t know what the upgrade cost would be or if there’s a discounted cost for v2.0 owners upgrading to v2.5. The current flagship Line 6 plug-in product is Helix Native. There’s a free trial period. It includes a polyphonic pitch shifter. Other options include the Metallurgy collection.

Actually it’s the cab block itself that has a mono output, so yes you lose the stereo nature of any FX placed before the cab. Also a cab/IR block is critical to the sound so the tone will change dramatically (usually for the worse) when you turn the cab off. For best results I suggest you place your FX Loop after the cab in your preset’s signal path and cable your delay pedal in the loop. Make sure you use TRS cables in the POD Go Send/Return jacks. I presume that’s what you are doing with the Y-splitters. And don’t turn off the cab unless you are compensating somehow (e.g. by using a physical guitar cab in the 4 Cable Method (4CM)).

POD Farm 2 and 2.5 include a monophonic pitch shift FX. It is good for single note solos but not very good for chords/rhythm guitar. It is not intended to be used for detuning the entire guitar; mostly used for harmonies during solos. Pod Farm 2/2.5 is a very old product now. It is unlikely that a polyphonic pitch shifter (virtual capo) will be added.

Read The Manual https://line6.com/data/6/0a020a41edfe64823e79e9cdc/application/pdf/Helix LT 3.0 Owner's Manual - English .pdf

Is your firmware up to date? It might not make a huge difference but the v2.0 firmware introduce a new cab engine that I and others found to be a big improvement.

…. moved to the POD Go forum, where POD Express lives ….

To be fair, the idea of making electronic devices smaller began in the 1950’s or thereabouts when mainframe computers occupied entire basements of office buildings. I guess you mean you started an Idescale topic about it. What exactly do you mean by a smaller footprint Helix that is different from, say, the HX Stomp XL? I’d like to be able to wear a fully functional Helix on my wrist, or wear it on my belt like the size of the new POD Express. But there are certain physical size constraints. I haven’t done the exercise but it might be interesting to envision the minimum footprint required to physically accommodate all the Input, Output, FX Loops, Variax, USB, Optical….. hardware connectors, to say nothing of the 12 footswitches, that the Helix Floor or Rack/Control offer. Could they conceivably fit all that in a Stomp XL footprint? I don’t think so. Seems to me there’s not a lot of wasted real estate on the Helix Floor or Rack/Control. And once you start cutting out the hardware you’re no longer talking about Helix. You’re left with…. well, something like the HX family including the Stomp XL.

You don’t mention what Helix device you have, but here’s a quote from the Helix Rack manual. ”MIDI Bank/Program Changes Helix responds to traditional MIDI CC, and Program change messages from an exter- nal MIDI device (or from MIDI software via USB) and will recall setlists, presets, and/ or snapshots accordingly.” Consult the MIDI section of the manual for your device.

You mean they don’t work FOR YOU. The Line 6 specification says they DO work for Win11. So the only way Line 6 can help to get them to work for you, or understand what they need to do in developing a new driver, is to work with YOU via a support ticket. Or, you can simply continue to claim that they don’t work and demand a new one. Good luck with that.

Check the section on reset options ….

The Helix should work as an update interface using Line 6 Monkey. However for some reason it wouldn’t work for me using Line 6 Central.