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Aah, yes… good ol’ Sr. Mary of the Bleeding Knuckles.

I’m curious. What specific features or capabilities do you imagine AI could provide?

It probably does not need updating because that product is very old now in tech terms. The last update was v2.01.0 released in June 2010. If you want to be sure you can download and install the Line 6 Monkey program and run it with the X3 Live connected to your computer via USB. The Monkey should show you what firmware version is installed and whether an update is available. If so it will guide you through the installation process if desired.

What Line 6 device do you have?

You don’t mention which Helix device you have but I assume it’s one with the dual DSP chips (Floor, Rack, or LT). If so, yes you can do that. Look in the factory Templates setlist for a sample preset. There’s at least one preset that shows 4 different inputs and processing paths. You can collapse two of these into a parallel path for your guitar and assign Mic and Aux to the other two inputs. At the outputs select different USB channels and then use these channels as inputs to your multiple DAW tracks for recording. You will still have to fit your processing demands into the overall DSP limit of the Helix.

I would begin by doing a complete backup of your POD Go using POD Go Edit and then try, in order: - reset the device by holding down the C and D keys while powering up - reinstall the device firmware - open a support ticket

You're welcome. Glad you got it working.

First use HX Edit to create a Helix system backup file. Then download the v3.71 firmware file, and also the latest version of Line 6 Updater. Run the Updater program, select Update From File, and point it to the firmware file.

Make sure you are running compatible versions of Helix firmware, HX Edit, and Helix Native. The latest versions of firmware and Native are v3.71; Edit is v3.70.

What are the Output settings in your POD preset? Make sure that whatever output maps to the USB Mix L channel is specified. Also, aren’t there 8 USB channels? Why are you cutting out the 8th channel by specifying the Last as 7?

I don’t know if an RJ-45 split box will work. It might, but there may be a more subtle hurdle. Helix Control is powered and recognized/initialized by the Helix Rack, and that may only happen at startup. If you connect a Helix Control to an already powered Rack it may simply not be recognized. You can test that. Since you’re talking about a complete failure of your primary Helix Rack it might just be simplest to plan on leaving the backup Rack unpowered unless needed. Then connect the Helix Control to the backup Rack before starting it up. Yes, you’ll be blown out for a minute or so when the failure happens but you can recover for the next song at worst, perhaps even the latter part of the current song. Hard to be able to do better than that I think.

Take/send it back and demand a replacement or refund. If you bought it as a private resale start by opening a support ticket with Line 6 (see Support link at the top of this page).

Yes POD Go can be used with the Catalyst. For best results bypass the Catalyst preamp (use Power Amp input) when using an amp model in the POD Go preset. Experiment with using a cab/mic model or not.

1) Yes, any electronic device you purchase now (not restricted to guitar multi-FX pedals) will become outdated in a few years. I guess what matters is your personal definition of ‘a few’. But in any case unless the device malfunctions it will continue to do what it did when you bought it. Always buy electronic devices for what they will do for you today, not what it might or might not be able to do in the future. 2) Of the examples above I would avoid the POD Go because it includes amp/cab modeling which you don’t seem to want, so why pay for it? I recommend the HX FX but I don’t have any experience with BOSS pedals. You can probably try them out at your local Line 6 retailer.

There are two parameter settings you should check. One controls the bypass state of the Wah FX and a different one controls the pedal used for the sweep of the Wah effect. Sounds to me like you may have the on/off state assigned to some midpoint position of one pedal and the sweep assigned to a different pedal.

This sort of symptom often indicates a problem with the power supply. Check the cord/connection. You could try a replacement with exactly the same specs or, if you’re in the US you can buy one in the Line 6 store (see the SHOP a button at the top of this page).

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No, not realistic It depends on the type of FX blocks being used. A mono FX block will defeat the stereo inputs and output a blended mono signal, where you will hear what you describe: both left and right input signals coming out of both outputs.

I haven’t investigated but I am under the impression that the device restarts in the same state it was in when shut down. In other words, if you turn it off in Signal Flow view it will restart that way, and same for Stomp view. Similar for switching presets. No?

Connect the Pod Go Main Output(s) to FOH. Connect the Amp Out to your FRFR speaker/cab. Experiment with the Global Settings -> In/Outs for Amp Out, Main Out Level, and Volume Knob values (see manual pg 42) to determine what works best for you.

Problem? Maybe, but I suspect all real-world physical amps and analog pedals would also behave the same if it were possible to make those parameter changes simultaneously while continuing to play. Your tricks are very helpful.

No. You can create a template preset that contains all the desired assignments and then copy/edit that each time you create a new preset.

The results are good as far as the connections and technical aspects go. But if you’re using a bad sounding external pedal, or not configuring it appropriately for the Helix preset then yes, you can make it sound bad.

It’s one of the pre-JTV Variax models, either a 300, 500, or 600. I can’t tell them apart but others will be able to tell you exactly which model it is. Regardless, they are all very similar and their modeling is identical. The differences are in the build. Whether it’s any ‘good’ depends on its current both physically and electronically. It looks to be in good physical shape but you would need to test the electronics. For its time the earlier Variax models were, and remain, quite good. Some still prefer the Acoustic and Spank models in those guitars to the upgraded modeling beginning with the JTV series.

You could also try increasing the Channel volume on your clean tone to max and reduce the amp parameters on your dirty tone. If it’s not loud or dirty enough consider adding some overdrive or distortion FX blocks to the dirty tone. Keep their output levels at default unless you really need to crank them. Be cautious about that to avoid the harsh transitions. You could also try adding a Gain block to the clean tone and turn it off in the dirty snapshot. There’s also a Level parameter in the Output block that can be assigned to snapshots. Increase it in the clean preset.