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I suggest you open a support ticket.

Did you open a support ticket to report this? Line 6 wants to hear about these things so it can investigate.

What firmware version are you running? If not the latest v3.10 I suggest you upgrade to that version first. It may fix the issue. If not at least we can help troubleshoot your issue from a known firmware base.

I opened a Support Ticket with Line 6 requesting this update. The more the merrier....

There’s also this as a possibility. https://line6.com/company/contact/artist/ I found this behind the Contact Us link at the bottom of the Line 6 SHOP button (see top right of this page). It’s intended for artists to enter into a working relationship with Line 6. May or may not be useful to you in this context.

Maybe open a support ticket to request this info?

I’m not aware of any VDI-splitter box.

Try running Line 6 Updater while your device is displaying the Entered Update Mode message.

Kidding aside, the official way to make this request to Line 6 is through Ideascale.

Are you using custom tunings on the Variax guitar just with Workbench and incorporating the tunings into the Variax model, or are you using custom tunings with a Line 6 device (e.g. Helix) that supports custom tuning per preset? If the former, make sure the Tuning knob on your Variax guitar is set to Model allowing the individual Variax model’s custom tuning to be active. Your symptom would be explained if the Variax tuning knob is set to 1/2 Down. If the latter, three possible reasons come to mind. There may be others. 1. The Variax setting in the Input block of your Helix presets may have been set to Global at a time when the active Variax settings forced a 1/2 step down custom tuning. Change the Variax Setting parameter to ‘Per Preset’. 2. A specific preset may have used the Custom Tuning feature to force the 1/2 step down tuning, and all subsequent presets you tested use the Don’t Force setting for the Custom Tuning parameter. Try switching to a preset that forces a standard tuning. If that resolves the issue you will have to edit all affected presets. 3. Your Variax guitar’s physical tuning knob is set to Model and the active model incorporates the 1/2 step down tuning. Change the Variax tuning knob to Standard or use Workbench HD to change the tuning to Standard and use Helix presets to control the tuning.

Is that an order, Sir?

One other consideration. You seem prepared to abandon your current physical amp, and to drag another out of storage just so you can bypass its preamp section and use Helix amp models. That begs the question: Do you actually want to use the preamp section of any physical amplifier or do you just want to use it as a cab/speaker for the Helix device? If you just want something to connect Helix to so that you can hear the output you will get best results if you don’t use a regular guitar amp at all. Buy an FRFR (PA) speaker instead!

Yes. That will work. You want to use what’s called the 4-cable method. This will allow you to use either a Helix amp model or your physical amp’s preamp section. You can set up your preset to use one or the other and avoid using both simultaneously. Search the internet for 4CM to get much more information on how and why to use 4CM. Once you understand it and gain some experience with it you will find it very flexible and powerful.

When the Stomp is in a queuing state and things are blinking there should be a CANCEL footswitch that will let you back out.

Yes. Having chosen not to perform the factory reset, be advised that that is the first thing you should do if you encounter any operational problems after the update.

Nothing special about the Litigator model; none of them will sound good. And no, you can’t recreate it using just the FX. Also, you don’t need to start a new thread for this. As long as it remains the same topic it’s better to just add a post to your previous thread.

It’s not necessary to restore your backup but it is useful to at least restore your Global Settings. The rest remains in place through the update. However, if you do perform the recommended (but again not mandatory) factory reset then you will need to restore the other elements of the backup file (IRs, setlists, custom models).

If the only input on your amp is the input to its preamp section (drive/gain, tone stack, etc....) then you don't want to use an amp model in front of it. You should use the HX Stomp/XL only for FX - in which case you'd be better off getting an HX FX device. If you want to use an amp modeler you should use an amp that has an input to the power amp and cab section only, bypassing its preamp. I don't know whether your MMRD50 has this. So the answer to your specific question is... No - the Litigator (or any other amp model) will not sound good if you use a physical amp's preamp after it.

Because sometimes drivers get corrupted and need to be reinstalled. Access to this individual file is not required unless under special circumstances.

There is a menu item in HX Edit called 'Restore....'. You simply select that item and the restoration begins, allowing you to specify whether you want to restore all or only some of the backed-up items (e.g. Global Settings, IRs, Setlists...). Your enthusiasm is evident. Just one caution - be patient. You should anticipate a significant learning curve moving from the analog to digital world. That would be true with any first time experience with digital, whether Line 6 or any other device. Give yourself lots of time to get used to it. It's usually not a plug-and-play experience. This form is a good source to answer your initial questions. Don't hesitate to ask!

Yes, it was confusing. Some time ago HX Edit was updated to check the firmware version installed on the connected Helix device. It notified the user when an update was available and offered to install the update. What it unfortunately did not do was inform the user that it was only dealing with a firmware update, and not the associated HX Edit software update. As a result many users like yourself ended up with updated firmware and outdated, incompatible software. This situation was resolved as of HX Edit v3.01. HX Edit now detects and installs both software and firmware updates.

Automatic updating of the software was introduced in HX Edit v 3.01. Your version of HX Edit v3.00 requires a manual update. Line 6 Updater only handles connected Line 6 devices - not the software on your computer. Download and install HX Edit v3.10, like the release notes told you to do. Forget about Line 6 Updater. It’s no longer necessary for you to even know about unless something malfunctions in the automatic update process. Updates are now managed by HX Edit.

I was monitoring through Beyerdynamic DT990 PRO phones.

Since you are only using one speaker you have no concern about stereo except to make sure that your 1/4” TS cable carries the full stereo signal summed to mono. The L/MONO Stomp output does that so you’re fine. Just make sure you match the Stomp output level to the speaker’s expected input level. (See the Stomp Global Settings. The Output level can be set to Instrument or Line. Your speaker documentation will tell you which to use.) I don’t imagine the 1/8” to Aux option would be any better.

Very interesting. Thanks for doing that. Like you, the earlier comparison had way too much gain for my ears and I couldn't really notice a difference. Your tones are more similar to what I tend to play. The answer to your Question B is easy. No I haven't noticed a difference. Then again I haven't tried to do an actual comparison as you have. That makes it much easier to notice anything if it's in fact there to hear. The tones are very, very close as far as I can tell. I do, however, notice a slight difference in what I will call the 'fullness' of the sound. It seems to me that there are more overtones apparent in v3.10 than in v3.01. This adds to the fullness. Whether or not that's an improvement is, I guess, a matter of personal taste. To me it is a very slight improvement. But again, nothing I would ever notice unless listening carefully to a well prepared comparison as you have done. Thanks again.