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It's in Global Settings > Ins/Outs > page 3. See manual page 53.

No need for a split signal - just select 'Multi' as the parameter setting in your preset Output block. This will route the same signal to both the 1/4" and XLR outputs. It might also be helpful to set the Master Volume knob to control only the 1/4" output level; that way you can make adjustments to your stage monitor volume level without affecting the FOH level.

I think the headphones you have should work well with Helix. I know many users here have posted that they use and like those headphones. I suspect the issue is with the gain staging of your presets - probably not the headphones.

Can't say whether or when any new FX will be added to the POD HD series. But additional FX will mean you're likely to run into the DSP limits more often, not less. And it's unlikely that the new FX would just miraculously happen to be exactly what you're looking for. If you're not happy with what you've got get something else that will make you happy.

I would open a support ticket. Follow the Support link at thee top of this page.

A couple of things to try to isolate the problem.... - do you hear sound through headphones? - does the tuner recognize the guitar? - have you checked to make sure the Guitar or Aux inputs are selected for the Tone you are using?

Check the position of the Line/Amp switch (I think it's called that - or something similar) on the top panel of the X3 Line. If it's in the middle position - not clearly one side or the other - it acts as a mute switch. Undocumented but true!

That is correct.

To do this you need to select the Output block of Path 1 and set the output value/route to 'Path 2A'. This routes the signal from the top Path into the bottom Path, enabling the full DSP resources of both paths to the input signal to Path 1.

Not likely. But the official way to request it is to use Ideascale.

I recently was using a mic with my Helix Rack, using the Mic input. I had inadvertently not increased the Mic Input Gain parameter in Helix. I expect that the input signal level was thus roughly equivalent to the input signal level the OP would see using simply the XLR to 1/4" adapter into the Helix LT's Return input. I found the raw input signal to be low so I tried to use the Studio Tube Preamp at the front of the signal chain in Helix to boost the signal. I found that I had to raise the Preamp's Gain parameter to such a high level that it introduced undesireable distortion into the vocal signal. After wondering how to fix this I finally remembered the Mic Input Gain parameter and increased that which allowed me to decrease the Preamp's Gain parameter. The result was a good strong input signal that was easily processed without the undesirable distortion. So for me the answer to the question is no - the Studio Tube Preamp cannot be used to adequately compensate for a low mic input signal. The external mic preamp suggested by tryst above would, I expect, play the same role as the Helix Mic Input Gain parameter and solve the problem.

You don't! For some inexplicable reason, in these days of ubiquitous emoticons and emojis, this forum doesn't seem to support smileys. Go figure.

I've been using my Helix Rack as my only audio interface for several years with no problem. It's on whenever I am using my computer, whether for recording or not.

No real advantage over short distances imho.

Connect the Helix outputs, either 1/4" or XLR, to the FOH feeds. You can use stereo or summed mono depending on what the house sound guy dictates. If using mono use the L/Mono output jack; if using stereo use both L/Mono and R jacks. If using the 1/4" outputs set the level to Line; if using the XLR outputs set the output level to Mic (see Helix Global Settings > Ins/Outs for these parameters). Also if using XLR tell the sound guy to NOT use phantom power on your channel(s). Use the standard stage monitors to monitor yourself on stage. Alternatively, use an FRFR personal monitor - not a regular guitar amp. If using a personal monitor I suggest using the XLR to FOH and use the Helix 1/4" L/MONO output to your monitor.

When you drag down a block you are creating the B section of either Path 1 (top) or Path 2 (bottom). By default, each Path A has its own Input block; there is no Input block for Path B. Path B is usually fed from a point in Path A. To create a guitar Path 1 and a vocal Path 2 you would set the Path 1 input to Guitar and the Path 2 Input to Mic. Then you would place the processing blocks as desired in each Path, dragging any single block down to create the B section of each Path if desired. To use both Paths for a single signal chain (using one input) set the Output block of Path 1A to Path 2A. There are ways to manipulate a patch to have 4 Input blocks and/or 4 Output blocks. See the Templates Factory Setlist for examples.

You will need to contact Line 6 directly (see Contact Us link at bottom of this page). This is a user forum not frequented by the Line 6 personnel who may be able to help you.

Some people just won't be 'convince(d) to come around'. They are locked into their bias. If that's the case here then you have a choice: stick to the sound you like and let him choose what to do about it (including firing you if that's the power hierarchy), or fire him (if that's the power hierarchy), or acquiesce to his wishes if you deem the consequences of not doing so to be too severe.

Just an afterthought....... I can't confirm this because I don't have my Firehawk at hand right now but.... I remember noticing a longer lag with the Firehawk than with the POD/Helix when switching patches. But it just occurred to me that Firehawk often uses the cloud to retrieve its patches via the Bluetooth connecte mobile app/device. That would certainly explain the lag. However if you're playing live you wouldn't do this - you'd have all the patches you plan to use already loaded on the Firehawk device. I never did any testing for, nor do I have any memory of, any difference in the lag when loading patches already stored on the Firehawk/POD/Helix device. It would certainly be less lag then when retrieving the patch from the cloud and then loading it.

You can do this with the POD or Helix devices with a single stomp on one button/footswitch. With Firehawk you need to stomp on a different button/footswitch for each FX - so four stomps to do what you describe (chorus off, reverb off, boost on, delay on). Neither device has any lag for these operations, which occur within a single patch. You are correct - Firehawk has a more noticeable lag than either the POD or Helix devices when switching patches.

The Pod HD and Helix series of Line 6 products can turn multiple FX on/off simultaneously without any lag. Firehawk can do it with individual foot stomps (one footswitch per FX block - not multiple at once) without lag. The lag with Firehawk (and most processors from anhy manufacturer) happens when you switch presets, not within a preset. Virtually all effects processors have some lag when switching between presets (not individual FX within a preset). In most cases the lag is very brief and easy to work around imho. The only way to have absolutely no lag is to have completely separate and duplicate DSP processors of which only one is used at a time. That means that at all times half of the device's resources are idle. I don't know if Digitech does this but most manufacturers value having twice as much processing processing power with a very small preset-switching lag over having half the processing power and absolutely no lag.

What is your computer? Sometimes a laptop's power supply can cause a hiss on the USB connection. If using a laptop try disconnecting the power and running it on the battery. Is the hiss still present?

Seems you did not update the driver first. That's likely the cause of the problems.

That's one way it goes to a blown circuit board..... :-) The more usual way is simply to insert a USB cable (already connected to the computer) into the damaged jack and finding it isn't working. Before even discovering the cap is missing you've already blown the circuit board.

The good news is..... probably only 20 or so more daily checks required! Unless, of course, beta testing uncovers a serious issue....