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Just to elaborate on what @brue58ski said. It’s a very basic looper. It will not recognize your tapping as any sort of beat, nor assign any resulting tempo. It will simply record the audio created by your tapping.

I expect so. The looper will record everything - including silence - between the Start and Stop taps. Presumably your tapping will generate audio picked up by whatever mic or pickup your guitar is using.

Sorry - I didn’t see that in the manual. I don’t own either device so can’t really help with your question. Others?

Have you tried creating a POD Go preset with all the blocks bypassed (turned off) except the FX Loop? I don’t have my POD Go handy to try this, but here’s a snip from the POD Go Edit manual: Bypassing Blocks To toggle the bypass of any Preset or Effects type block - do any of the following: • Hover your mouse cursor over a block within the Signal Flow and use the Bypass button that appears above the block. • Right-click on the block and choose Bypass from the context menu. • Click on the desired block to select it, then use the Bypass button within the Edit tab. • Click on the desired block to select it and hit the Spacebar. • A block’s bypass state, by default, is also stored and recalled with each Snapshot (see “Configuring & Managing Snapshots” on page 14). The description doesn’t specify any exceptions so presumably it applies to amp and cab blocks as well.

As described above, there’s really no way to get identical sound for a multitude of reasons, including the large space of the church vs. the much smaller space of your home setup. But the best way to get as close as you can is to use FRFR at home.

No. All editing/changes to presets, amps, and FX in POD Express must be done manually using the knobs and buttons on the device. There is no external control.

Based on what I can see of your right hand in the video, this behaviour is normal depending on your Global Settings-> Footswitches assignments. If you have FS3 set to the default Tap/Tuner assignment, and you also have the Stomp Select set to the default Touch, then when the side of your hand touches FS3 as you rotate the knobs, it activates the Tempo or Tuner display. Read the manual description to discover your options and experiment to decide what settings work best for you. To test this, make sure your right hand does not touch FS3 as you rotate the knobs. The symptom and your annoyance should disappear.

Not with Helix. The Variax does that.

I would use the 4 Cable Method (4CM) as described in the HX FX manual, in the ’Hooking It All Up’ section. This allows you to use some of your HX FX models before the CX in the signal path (e.g. OD, Comp), and some after the CX (e.g. MOD, Reverb, Delay). On the CX, set the Return switch to the Power Amp setting. You can use the HX FX models in conjunction with the CX FX models as well if you wish. Give it a read and experiment. It can be confusing at first so don’t hesitate to come back with questions.

What version is the driver you’re using? Did your download the Windows 8 compatible version?

Sorry. I may be naive about it but not being facetious. I just don’t see the problem. A curiosity, yes. Just not something I would be inclined to spend time on. I’d just twist a VOL knob and be done with it.

Since your IR loader replaces a mic/cab model in the XT I would treat it like you are connecting to just the cab section of an external guitar amp. Try selecting an Output setting to match that setup.

I’m wondering whether the difference in volume levels is actually a problem. First, I assume the difference is noted when both devices have the overall device volume at max, or ‘unity’. I also assume that even if that’s true, you could lower the device master volume on the louder one to equalize them. What am I missing? Do we expect every device from every manufacturer to be equally ‘loud’? Is there some industry standard I’m not aware of?

Just to clarify - if you used the discount to purchase Helix Native you can't sell your LT and retain your HN incense before a specific time period (90 days? 180 days? - look it up in the Helix Native FAQs.) This is for an obvious reason - people buying a Helix product, using it only to buy the discounted Helix Native product, then immediately returning the Helix device for full refund.

You are correct. Your license is yours, not attached to the device. The device allowed a discounted price which is now not available to the new owner.

Seems the Line 6 Updater program is only compatible with Mac or Windows computers - not an iPad. Do you have access to a Mac or PC to use temporarily to update your firmware? Then you will be able to use the iPad app for preset management.

Can you confirm that you have tried recording both a dry and wet track simultaneously using your HX Stomp as the audio interface? This was suggested earlier by @schmalle but I haven’t seen a direct response to this. Then import the preset you recorded the wet track with into Helix Native and apply it to the dry track. Compare result, adjusting levels if required.

Have you downloaded the Line 6 Updater file? It is not the firmware. It is an executable file; run it and continue to follow the Firmware Update Instructions. After updating the firmware you can use the edit app to load preset files downloaded from Customtone.

To upgrade… Customtone is just a website. You download files using a browser such as Safari. The downloaded files go wherever they normally go, usually the Downloads area of your iPad. Then you use the app to load the downloaded preset files to your Catalyst amp.

Also check the Global Settings levels (Line/Instrument) in your HX Stomp Input and Output. In particular make sure the Output setting matches the expected input level of your speakers.

You could try a reset or reinstall the firmware... .... but after that length of time I suspect it's a hardware issue. Open a support ticket to see what your options are.

Have you explored the Customtone site (see top of this page)? Filtering for the Catalyst amp series I see 121 presets/tones available for download. Perhaps some of them will provide at least a starting point for further tweaking.

It is possible to use the Helix device to re-amp a signal from your DAW. That procedure is described in the manual using the Helix device as your audio interface. It can be adapted to use your Focusrite if you want but it’s really a standalone procedure that you might as well use Helix as the temporary interface for. However, it seems to me that you can’t use it with another plugin in the middle of the chain as you wish. The reamp procedure takes a track from your DAW and routes it through Helix processing with the output being recorded to a new track in your DAW. Seems to me you would need to record a dry guitar track, apply your Neural DSP plugin for any pre-processing to that track, reamp this signal through Helix to create a new track, and then apply Neural DSP again to that track for final processing. And if you want to change the Neural processing in the original track you will need to reamp it again. I’m not aware of any way to integrate the Helix reamp procedure into an existing track in the same way that plugins operate.

That’s an old product. Might as well keep it and use it as long as it’s still working but you’re right - if it’s not already it will soon be left behind as computer operating systems evolve. Personally I wouldn’t buy one today. Line 6 no longer makes standalone audio interfaces so I would look at offerings from other manufacturers. Focusrite audio interface products are frequently mentioned here but I don’t use one so can’t make a recommendation. Google is your friend. The only thing you might miss is a license to the original (pre v2.5) POD Farm product. This license was often bundled with a UX2 purchase. So if you use POD Farm and sell your UX2 you will need to purchase a new hardware independent (v2.5) POD Farm license.

There are likely several ways. My first thought is to use a split path preset with the cab sim alone on Path B. Split your paths just before the Output blocks. Path A output will use USB 1/2 and the Main outputs as usual for routing to your amp. Path B Output will use USB 3/4 so set the Record Input in your DAW to receive the incoming signal on USB 3/4. If you need details on how to set up a split path with a Path B output block consult the manual.