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Thanks, and I’d love to have a look. Unfortunately I can’t open the attachment which appears to me as a php file, not pdf.

So I asked the ChatGPT AI to generate a Jimi Hendirx preset. No more detail that that. It generated a pgp text file that I opened in Notepad. It lists the blocks it selected alll of which are indeed blocks contained in the POD Go, It also limited itself to 4 Flex blocks - Distortion (Arbitrator Fuzz), Modulation (Uni-Vibe), Reverb (Spring), and Delay (Transistor Tape). It chose a Brit Plexi Brghtt amp. I think all of those selections are appropriate. It also gave appropriate parameter values expressed as a fraction (e.g. 0.8) which I translated to the % format used in POD Go Edit (e.g. 80%). The preset I created manually from that information sounds like a reasonable Jimi Hendrix tone although I found the Fuzz Face settings somewhat extreme. My conclusion? Chat GPT could be a good alternative to Customtone. You generally need to tweak a Customtone, and you will need to manually create the ChatGPT tone from its text file information. @andrewcel : Try doing the above with your ChatGPT generated tone and see if it's anything like you would expect.

I looked into this a little bit. Like you I was able to get ChatGPT to generate a pgp file that it claims is a POD Go preset. Also like you, it failed to load. All pgp files are able to be opened in a basic text editor like Notepad on Windows. The ChatGPT file looks like it could be a suitable format but comparison with an actual legitimate pgp file shows the format to be inaccurate and incomplete. POD Go Edit refuses to load the incompatible file. It's certainly possible that Chat GPT could be trained further to generate a fully compatible file format (it's just a text file after all) but, again, I would question the legality of that training. The courts will decide on these limitations someday I guess. On the positive side, the AI generated file does provide enough info to manually create the target preset using POD Go Edit. I am going to do that and report back.

I’d be very surprised if an AI could produce a working *.pgp file, but I’d never say never about it. I think the main issue would be the legality of it since the file structure is probably IP protected. It would certainly bite into the entire premise of the Helix Marketplace, namely that good preset construction requires some skill and art for which content creators are paid. There’s lots of ongoing or pending litigation about the legality of an AI using copyrighted materials in its training.

It comes with presets. As a new user you may be unfamiliar with the architecture. Have you tried looking at the presets in all 8 Setlists?

The acoustic models changed in v1.8

I’m not certain it will work. Just suggesting that it’s worth a try. Can’t do any harm.

A Global Setting for this would be nice. Have you posted the suggestion in Ideascale, which is the official way to get feature requests to the Line 6 development team?

Did you perform the recommended factory reset and then restore your data from the backup file?

Unless the next thing you want to do is switch to another preset. Some players don't use snapshots and don't turn FX on/off. They go from one preset to another. The minute Line 6 modified things to your preference there would a chorus of complaints from those who like it the way it is now.

Have you tried using Line 6 Central instead of Monkey to roll back the firmware?

Is your HX Stomp powered directly by the Line 6 power supply it came with? Is that connection secure? If not I would look at power supply rather than heat as the issue.

No it doesn’t. If you have access to the backing track in file format (wav, mp3, …) then you can simply import the audio file into any track in Audacity. If you don’t have access to a file for the streaming backup track that probably means you don’t have a license for it. Your streaming service allows you to listen to it, not copy/record it and Line 6 doesn’t help you get around that..

If you have upgraded the firmware recently you will likely have a complete system backup file. That is a mandatory part of the upgrade process. You can use the editor’s Restore from Backup feature (under the File menu) to determine this. If a backup file is available it will be listed when you invoke that feature.

While connected to the editor did you ever export a copy of the preset to a folder location in your computer? If so you can locate it and import (or drag/drop) it into any preset slot in the editor. If not it is lost with no way to recover it except from your memory. The editor does not retain any preset information.

Is there any actual performance issue or is it just a display issue for you? This may also be affected by the state the preset was in when last SAVEd. Try experimenting with different saved states. Or, could also be affected by the Global Settings for Snapshot Edits if you happen to turn on/off any FX manually while in any given snapshot..

Have you looked into the 4-Cable Method (4CM)? This setup is not Line 6 specific; you will find info on it with a Google search.

I don’t think the EXP pedal is an analog audio input.

Check the associated Global Settings. Also, you may be in Stomp mode with no footswitches assigned.

For alternate tunings in a stored Variax Model I use Workbench but you’re right - you can also define alt tunings directly using only the guitar. It won’t matter how it was created; if the Variax Tuning knob is not set to Standard any alt tuning defined in a Helix preset relative to Standard tuning will be affected. I believe Helix applies the specified relative pitch shift to the incoming string signal whether that is in standard tuning or not. I believe ithis would also apply to the other alt tuning knob positions in the Variax factory settings. For instance if the Variax factory alt tunings are being used and the knob is set to Drop D, while the Helix preset also specifies Drop D tuning, I expect the low E string would produce a C note. My habit, which has never failed in my memory, is to keep the Variax alt tuning knob set to Standard when using Helix alt tunings.

There’s a subtle thing with alt tunings that sometimes catches people out. I don’t think this is what you’ve encountered but I think it’s worth mentioning in case. When storing alternate tunings in Helix presets it’s important to have the Alt Tuning knob on the Variax set to Standard. In particular if that knob is set to Model then any Workbench-created alternate tuning stored in the Variax Model is applied and the Helix alt tunings are ignored.

Probably using 4CM would be best, assuming you have the combo Katana amp and not just the head. If you’re not familiar with 4CM you can find the setup in the Helix manual.

The special jack is for the Variax Digital Interface (VDI). It supports communication with a computer for a guitar model editor called Workbench, and supports firmware updates which you probably won’t need since there haven’t been any for many years and won’t be again. It also supports communication and interaction with certain old Line 6 guitar amp and FX processors. Search for Line 6 VDI if interested.

Glad it’s working for you. Enjoy!