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What do you mean by 'boots up as normal'? There's no obvious difference during boot up but you will notice after the factory reset that the User folder of presets is empty (i.e. contains only New Preset). If it was empty before you reset then there will be no difference except that there may be different factory presets which you might not notice. There will also be a change in Global Settings which again you might not notice if you had never customized any of the globals.

Are you using an amp/cab of any sort, physical or virtual? Helix Native can exchange presets with the HX FX through HX Edit but doesn’t not connect to Helix Native. I doubt that Helix Native will run on your Galaxy tablet but I hope I’m wrong on that. In order to use Helix Native you will need a DAW (audio recording program). Do you have one? To use Helix Native for playing live you will also need an audio interface. Do you have one? HX FX is not one. Also for playing live it needs to work in real time but it involves latency. It’s not recommended. Helix Native is designed for the recording studio, not for live play. Tell us more about your physical setup and your hopes, intentions, and expectations.

Try updating to the latest software and firmware released today.

Thanks for the update.

The absence of the Prize drive was discussed during beta testing. It’s too DSP intensive.

After updating did you perform the recommended factory reset and then restore everything except the new factory setlists (especially the global settings) from the backup file?

After updating did you perform the recommended factory reset and then restore everything except the new factory setlists (especially the global settings) from the backup file?

I suspect that Customtone doesn’t recognize the filetype but I’m not sure. I would follow the suggestion to contact the webmaster.

First, download and install the POD Express Editor from the Downloads area of this website. With that installed you should be able to export your tone to a file on your computer. After doing that use the upload button on the main Customtone page. Select the POD Go as the product since the POD Express is considered a sub-product of the POD Go and does not have its own Customtone area. Make sure you note that your tone is compatible with the POD Express Bass in the comments area of the information you provide when uploading the tone.

I don’t know how you would check that. The ASIO driver is used for commercial audio recording programs. I don’t know if it’s the default for the Sound Recorder app. But I’m not sure that’s your issues in any case, and unfortunately I have no other suggestions.

Is Sound Recorder configured to use the Line 6 ASIO driver?

1. Unnecessary 2. see link below for v3.70 and v3.80 factory setlists 3. My standard practice is - a) perform update including mandatory system backup - b) perform recommended factory reset - c) save latest factory setlists installed in previous step - d) restore system backup except for factory presets This way you will maintain a history of all previous factory setlists.

You need to perform an activity called level or preset balancing. It’s tedious if you’ve already developed a lot of presets that are not levelled. Search this forum, or Google the concept. Essentially you need to visit every preset and edit them using the amp Channel Volume and Output block Level parameter. These provide clean volume adjustments, as opposed to the Gain/Drive or amp’s Master volume level, all of which affect the tone. Begin with your clean tones and go back and forth among them until your ears tell you their volumes are similar enough. Then proceed to your heavier tones, always comparing back to the clean tones for volume.

No you can’t connect a midi cable to a monitor input. Use 2 1/4 or XLR cables.

I expect it’s your imagination. Some updates can alter the tone of previous presets but that is really rare and well documented in release notes. Even major updates like rewriting the cab engine as was done recently do not affect the tone of the previous cabs. Even very minor things like a different volume level on your Helix knob or your speakers/mixer can trick your ears into thinking something’s different - and it is. But not due to the update.

…I think you would need to downdate/update Helix Native also…

My understand in is that diming it provides unity gain at the analog outputs. This is convenient for consistency when connecting the outputs to a mixer or PA system. Sonically it theoretically provides the best signal-to-noise ratio. Personally my Helix almost never goes outside my studio where the outputs are connected directly to studio monitors. Like you I typically have the vol knob set around noon and don’t feel any downside or lack of sonic quality.

I’m not sure the BOSS is years ahead. They have had the V-guitar and pickup for years, including the Roland GR-300 guitar synth. Strikes me that what’s new here for Boss is the integration of amp/FX in the same box as their guitar processor. I don’t know whether there’s any new guitar modeling. But I don’t know a lot about Boss so may be entirely wrong here. In any case they are completely different and proprietary technologies. I doubt that they can be easily combined except for obvious things like connecting the Variax 1/4” output into the VG-800:input, or perhaps the Boss V-pickup output into Helix.

Can you be more specific? What do you mean by ‘combine’ in terms of features or capabilities?

The method for parameter automation in Helix Native (without a Helix Device) is described in detail in the Helix Native Pilot's Guide v3.8 pgs 50-59. It does look complicated to me but I haven't experimented with it. https://line6.com/data/6/0a00051afef2673cd2e8a197b/application/pdf/Helix Native Pilot's Guide 3.80 - English .pdf

No, it remains stereo. Both parallel paths are stereo. Desired panning is handled in the Split/Merge or Output blocks in the preset.

Not 100% sure but I highly doubt it. I think that would have been mentioned as a selling feature in the POD express marketing. Even then, only a small number of other device presets would be directly compatible due to the relatively small number of amps and FX in the Express vs. other devices. There would need to be a conversion utility of some sort to recognize discrepancies and make intelligent choices re: alternatives.

Difficult or not, it may simply work differently in Helix Native. Simply changing a Helix Native parameter won’t achieve automation without first doing some configuration. Did you try the method I described in my linked post above? I know that it is written in the context of using a Helix hardware device as the audio interface so perhaps that doesn’t apply to your situation, in which case I apologize for jumping in again. But if you do have a Helix device this method works. It may also work by adjusting the Helix Native parameter with your mouse after making the initial configurations. I never tested that.

I’m guessing here but it sounds like you might be using an amp+cab block in your Helix preset instead of just an amp or preamp block. The difference is the presence of a cab model. When using 4CM you are always using the speaker/cab of your physical amp. That means your Helix preset should not use a cab model. Using a cab model and then going through a physical cab generally does sound awful.

Check the MIDI section of the Helix manual. I believe the correct CC #s to recall snapshots are listed there.