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Sorry - my answer was ambiguous. I don't know if the Spider has any pitch shift FX at all. But if it does it's monophonic.

Same answer as the POD Go you asked about in another thread. Monophonic pitch shifting. Line 6 does not (yet?) offer polyphonic pitch shifting in a multi-FX device. They may do so in future but at this time the Line 6 product that offers true pitch shifting for guitars is the Variax guitar. Very flexible and customized alternate tuning capability.

POD Go has monophonic pitch shifting. It tracks well for single notes but most people find it unsatisfactory for chording.

.... or you could try using a different audio recording program (DAW). I use both Reaper (free trial period then very affordable) and Cakewalk by Bandlab (free).

Somewhere in the Audio Preferences / Settings. I’m not familiar with the details of how to configure things in Audacity.

You don’t mention drivers at all. The most common issue with Audacity is its default driver called ASIO4ALL. When using Line 6 equipment you need to use the Line 6 ASIO driver.

Thank you for your frontline work on covid. Stay safe!

I saw one like that earlier today too, also using Notepad. But 2 out of 3 .hlx files that I opened were quite readable.Go figure.

The .hlx file is formatted text. If you open it using a basic text reader like Notepad you will see the order, names and parameter settings of all blocks. Use this to manually recreate the preset in POD Go. Of course Helix supports much more complexity in preset structures so there are limits to the extent to which recreation can be accomplished.

As was said, the main volume knob cannot control the level of the Send blocks. So.... no.

Not sure exactly what you're saying. As codamedia says, the main volume knob does not control the SEND or RETURN levels of your FX Loop connections. You control those levels with parameters in the FX Loop block. But are you saying that the main volume level of the LT does not affect the FX Loop signals after they return and are mixed into the signal chain? In other words, as you increase the main volume level there is no increase applied to the sound coming in from the FX Loops? And conversely that if you reduce the main volume level to zero you still hear the the sound coming in from the FX Loops? That would be highly unusual.

.... moved to the M5 forum section for greater visibility among M-series users.......

Make sure you are logged into your Line 6 account within HX Edit when you import the Marketplace assets. Check the bottom left area of the HX Edit window to login to your account.

Sure - at bedroom levels 5" should be OK. Just a caution re: going too loud. (Of course, you can't know what 'too loud' is until it's too late!)

I haven’t used Workbench HD in a while bit iirc you can cut/paste models within the workspace. You may have to export/import at some points in order to avoid overwriting something you want to keep. If cut/paste is not available you can certainly do what you want with import/export.

I’m not a high gain player but in my listening experience a good high gain tone = loud. I would recommend at least 6” speakers, preferably 8”. I blew out a 5” speaker using a POD X3 in my home studio several years ago, playing rock and blues. I had it repaired and have since paid more attention to my studio volume.

Think of the time you spend on tone creation/searching as an investment. Prioritizing your time so that you learn how to create your own tones is time well spent. It’s not that you can’t make your own tones. It’s just that you haven’t yet spent enough time learning to do so. Rather you have been spending time searching, unsuccessfully, for tones that work for you. What if you had spent that time learning? Customtone can be useful but is ultimately frustrating because there are just SO MANY things other than the preset itself that go into the sound you hear. For instance, what are the odds that you’ll find a preset created by someone who also has a Parker fly guitar? That difference alone will make the sound heard by the tone creator very different from the sound you hear from the same preset. The chances that you will stumble across a preset that sounds great to you without significant tweaking are quite small. So, knowing that you will need to tweak anyway, you’ll need much the same knowledge and understanding to tweak as to create. Why not stop searching and start learning? In the end you’ll be in a much better place knowing at least the basics of creating tones that you like rather than spending the same amount of time, or more, continuing the tone searching efforts you are finding frustrating.

Some people simply find it distracting.

Yes you can do that. You don't need an amp block in the Helix. Yes you can create and save a Helix preset for this. To do only this the preset would include nothing but the FX Loop. Of course you could add further Helix processing blocks if you wish.

Have you considered using your DAW soundcard with the Helix Native plugin? When doing a significant recording session use Helix as your audio interface. Record a dry guitar signal along with a Helix-processed signal simultaneously if desired. Thereafter you can arrange and produce your song/tones using the dry signal and Helix Native without needing Helix. The Helix and Helix Native presets are transferable so when your song is finished you can use the same preset for live performance.

From the POD Go FAQs: Dimensions/weight? Is it smaller than POD HD500X? 14.1”w x 9.1”d x 3.5”h; 5.2lbs It’s way smaller and lighter than POD HD500X. Fits inside pretty much any backpack or carry-on.

Yes - this is normal. The patches are incompatible.

Not by yourself. You could contact Line 6 to see if they can do it for you. Otherwise you could just create another username / account and start using that one rather than this one. If you have any equipment registered with this account you would have to manually unregister it here and re-register using the new account.

Make sure you have your speakers / headphones connected to the HX Stomp.

What do you mean by ‘missing’? Do they not appear in the model list at all, or are they greyed out? If they don’t appear at all, make sure you are looking in the proper sub-category of MOD models (mono, stereo, legacy).