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No. Each channel has its own Send level so that you can make the monitor mixes different from the main mix (e.g. so that each player/singer can hear themselves emphasized in their own monitor mix, or so that they don't hear some other instrument/singer). Check the Monitor Send level for each of the channels assigned to the monitor. The levels may all be too low by default.

Do you hear sound through the headphones output? Check your output settings (XLR or 1/4") to make sure your selected Tone is not muted. And here's a little known fact about the X3L: the LINE/AMP switch on the top of the device acts like an overall Mute switch when it is in the middle position. Make sure it is fully moved to the AMP position (in your case).

No. The Firehawk does not deliver the guitar outputs in that way as the X3L does.

The Channel volume is effectively the patch level. It does not change the amp's tone. Nor does the Master volume (the big knob on the FH) change the tone but it does affect the volume of all patches, not just one.

Hold down the big Volume knob and the Tap Tempo switch while powering on.

A couple of thoughts come to mind: 1) Some FX send/return implementations require a plug (even a dummy plug) in the SEND jack in order for the RETURN jack to operate properly. Have your tried that on your ENGL? 2) After reducing the guitar level from 75% you will lose volume, as you noted. Have you tried increasing the Output (not Guitar) level on the Firehawk before increasing the Master Vol on your ENGL?

Ooops... sorry. You're right - it's in ms, not bpm. Thanks for the catch.

On my iPad I cannot manually enter the bpm. However, there is a slider that permits relatively fine precision in setting the bpm, depending on the fine motor control you have over your fingertips!! Note: If the indicated tempo is shown in note format you will have to touch the Note button in order to switch slider control to the bpm setting.

I don't think Chivajn was speaking about lag. He was talking about sustaining notes/chords using the sound of the previous preset after switching presets. He's noting that the sound of sustaining notes changes after you switch presets. That's what won't change. There will inevitably be some interruption (lag) in the sound while the device switches presets in its working memory. I am saying that this lag will never be zero ms. I am not saying that Line 6 won't be able to reduce it to a non-zero level that will not be noticeable to the human ear. That's what they are working on and I expect they will be able to improve the lag so that it is (nearly) non-detectable.

Everyone will be experiencing this, and I doubt that a firmware update can change it. The technical design of the device permits ONE preset to be applied to the incoming signal at any moment. If you choose to change presets while holding a chord/note, you will inevitably hear a brief interruption in the sound while the new preset is being loaded followed by the sound of the new preset being applied to the chord/note being held. You would need another device to get the result you want, one that can retain the application of the previous preset to the sustaining chord/note while also applying the new preset to any new chord/note. The Firehawk cannot do that. The solution (or workaround, if you prefer) is to avoid changing presets while sustaining chords/notes.

Note that the challenge is based on the auditory perception of sound, not on any technical methods or specifications used to generate the sound. I agree with you that there's no getting around the IRs as well as many other technical differences. But the question is: how much does it matter, based on a comparison of the resulting sound? You may well be right that the challenger is doomed to failure. But as far as I know nobody has taken him up on the challenge. We can talk technical differences all day long, and for the price difference I sure hope there's a sound difference. But that's the challenge, isn't it?

I will point out, again, that in your initial post you did not ask for any help or information. You simply expressed your frustration and said goodbye. The main reason that the responses did not offer solutions is that you did not seem to want any. In fact, if you meant what you wrote, you were no longer going to be around to read the responses.

Try placing your looper in the last section of your 4CM setup, between the Firehawk outputs and your power amp input. You could use the stereo outputs from Firehawk to your looper's stereo inputs, but that will only be useful if your power amp section has stereo inputs.

Can't say whether using the Line 6 amps in dual-amp mode will free up any additional FX slots. In theory it sounds good but you'll only know when you try, and it will still be dependent on the particular amps and FX you want to use in the preset. And don't forget the 30-day return policy if you find you don't want to keep the model pack(s).

No. All the Line 6 models in the new model packs have only the 'full' model, including mic, power amp, and cab emulations. There is no 'pre' model for these amps. The modelling is pre-HD vintage which has been ported into the Pod HD devices. Pre-HD there were no pre-amp models; just the full thing. The fact that they use less DSP is because they do not utilize the HD modelling. It's an import of older technology done to satisfy high user demand for these older models.

The send/return are associated with an FX block called the FX Loop. This can be placed at different points in the signal chain and both the send and return signals are applied at that point. You cannot send the signal from one point in the chain and have it return at another. In order to use just the return function you must activate the FX Loop in the preset. You will probably also need to use a dummy cord in the send jack so that the device will recognize that the FX Loop is being used from a hardware perspective.

That's very understandable. While I have become used to it, it did require a change of foot-stomping style and some practice. This was, initially, my biggest 'con' about the device.

1) after changing the and you need to also step on one of the A-D switches to select the patch. 2) Very subjective. To me the sound is very similar, but it's a bit simpler to dial in a good tone on the Firehawk. 3) Yes. 4) You can easily get used to this after a few mistakes. You need to learn to use the ball of your foot to hit the switch, and keep your heel raised. 5) the mobile app makes the editor very portable, and Tone Matching is handy.

To reiterate something that has already been mentioned several times here, corporations (like Line 6) don't charge sales tax. Governments do. ANY price advertised by a U.S. corporation is pre-tax unless stated otherwise (that's simply the way things work in North America, different from the UK), and the corporations have no control over the sales tax that may be charged by the purchaser's local government. They simply collect it at the point of sale and pass it on to the appropriate government.

The Firehawk also works with older Variax models.

So.o.o.o.o....... nice first post. This being a user support forum ..... is there anything specific you want help with?

... to a one-room schoolhouse, after doing the morning chores in the barn.....!! (Wait... that was my dad... truly!)

I am 63. Never thought that old Beatles tune would catch up to me so fast. "Will you still need me, will you still feed me ......". My username was chosen based on my hair colour, not the obscure 70s British band. I started playing acoustic guitar at 12 years old and started playing electric at 14 to join my buds in the high school band scene. My first piece of electronic kit was a Digitech RP-1 in 1993. Haven't used an amp since my POD X3 Live in 2009. I've been around computers since 1979; my first programming was done on pencil-marked cards, one small step from punched cards. But I'm not really into social media other than this forum. I've never used Twitter and my only experience with Facebook is what happens to me every night as I fall asleep while reading in bed. I still use a cellphone for phone calls.

I hope you're not talking about your little mosquitoes down there in California. :lol: Why, where I come from the mosquitoes are so big and nasty they travel in gangs and beat up the hummingbirds! :P

- Yes, it hooks up in both ways. You only need to use one of them but if you use a dual path preset in the HD Pro you can assign the Guitar and Variax inputs separately for independent processing in the HD Pro.. - The cable is not proprietary but the data carried by the cable is proprietary. Although it is a standard Ethernet cable with shielded ends for protection, it does not carry ITP protocol data. - It works very well. You'll need to be more specific with your question. - Not sure what DSP you are referring to. The DSP in the Variax provides all the guitar modeling; moving the knob switches DSP processing within the Variax to deliver the sounds of the different models to the Variax outputs. Then the HD Pro receives the signal from the specific Variax model and processes it further using its own DSP, like any other guitar multi-FX processor. Similarly, the 1/4" output from the Variax can be connected to any other guitar processor. Perhaps this is what you were getting at with your previous question? - Read the Variax sections of the Pod HD Pro Advanced Guide, available here under Support -> Manuals.