silverhead

Did you perform the recommended factory reset on your Helix after updating? Also try powering your computer off/on.

I know this doesn't directly answer your question, but... Do you want this all the time or do you want it only on a preset basis? If you want it all the time you could do it with a cable adapter. Connect a Y-splitter cable to the 1/4" L/Mono output (no cable in the R output) and then connect the two Y cable ends to your output device. Each of the Y paths will carry a mono signal.

You can only use one device at a time as the audio source in Windows. Once you change the source (input) device from the POD Go to the RODE you can no longer hear any input from the POD Go, and vice versa. If both devices are connected to your computer via USB then both will continue to send audio to your computer. But your computer is only listening to the one you have specified as the audio input device; audio coming in over USB from the other device is ignored. You could connect the analog audio outputs of the POD Go to the audio inputs of the RODE and you would hear the POD Go output through the RODE headphones. You can hear YouTube videos through the device that is specified as the audio output device. Typically you specify the same device as both for general audio purposes (e.g. listening to YouTube and jamming along). When recording in Windows you must use the same device for both. That’s a constraint of the ASIO protocol. This is true when recording, too. You can specify either your POD Go or your RODE as the program’s audio device, for both input and output. In Windows with ASIO you can’t simultaneously use both. (Caveat: pseudo-ASIO utilities like ASIO4ALL work for some people but in general can cause problems with Line 6 devices and are not supported by Line 6.) Note: HX Edit does not transmit any audio over USB. It communicates with the Helix device using only command and control messages. That’s why you still should be able to use HX Edit while using your RODE as the audio device.

Depends on what you call ‘recent’. The post you quoted was from Apr 2022 - nearly two years ago.

Use the Extract Files from Backup menu item in HX Edit. That will export all presets in a setlist from your Backup file to an individual folder on your computer. Then you can import them individually. Simpler - less time but with some redundancy - would be to select just the Setlist you want to Restore from the Backup file. It will overwrite all presets in the selected Setlist, including the buggy and non-buggy ones.

Maybe adjust the height of the pickups?

No, what you describe is not possible with the POD Go. Only one patch can be active at a time. However, you mention having a physical amp as well. If that amp has an FX Loop you can use the 4 Cable Method as described in the POD Go manual. That will allow you to use both a POD Go amp model and your physical amp in the same patch. You could use snapshots to instantaneously switch between your POD Go amp model (e.g. your clean tone) and your physical amp (e.g. your solo tone). You might also be able to assign the Mix parameter of the FX Loop in the POD Go to a pedal and blend them as you wish - not sure how that would work but worth a try. If you can’t use 4CM experiment more with using your pedal and perhaps other FX in your attached patch. You may be able to get closer to what you want.

Just to confirm…. You are using the latest POD GO driver for Win11, v1.97.0.2? Have you tried restarting both your computer and the POD Go after updating the driver?

An hour does seem too long. The lack of any progress shown in the progress bar in the image indicates that the firmware update is not able to begin. Did you follow the instructions provided in your image? If so, and still not working, given your earlier USB port issue I suspect there is a compatibility problem of some sort with Helix and your computer. I would open a support ticket to work directly with Line 6 Technical Support. Follow the Support tab at the top of this page.

I did not know that. Thanks for posting.

Each update is complete and comprehensive. You just need to install v3.71

No. You could attempt to do it manually by running HD500x Edit offline to inspect your POD HD preset. Simultaneously run HX Edit with your Helix device connected and duplicate the signal path as closely as possible. Then tweak to see if you can get a better sound. From what I have seen from people reporting their efforts to do this the result has been disappointing. The differences in the underlying modelling technology means that the same parameter settings on the same models sound very different. Most people find they are able to get better results by starting from scratch. At best the POD HD preset can give you a hint about what models to select. But detailed settings don’t translate well.

I believe you have already posted about and solved this problem. You already know what’s happening. You need to switch from USB3 to USB2. Is your USB2 port not working now? Your USB3 port won’t suddenly work just because you are posting about it again. And no one can help you make it work.

I think what matters most is the condition of the specific HX FX device you are considering. Overall durability of the device in general doesn’t really matter if the one you get is defective. I expect there are lots of 4+ year old devices that are working perfectly. Hearing about that won’t improve the condition of your device. Personally I would keep looking until I found one that has not been roughly treated and repaired.

Have you downloaded and installed the necessary driver?

Use the Downloads section of this website - see link at the top of this page. Select UX2 as the hardware/product, select Driver as the software, and select your computer OS. When presented with the list of drivers check the DOWNLOAD button for the top item in the list (the latest driver version). Repeat for POD Farm 2, selecting it as the software.

As mentioned you can also assign the Wah bypass to a footswitch and turn it on/off manually in Stomp mode independently from snapshots. If you do this you will probably also want to set the Snapshot Edits parameter to Discard.

Yes for your purposes. You could have it on in multiple snapshots if you wish. But you’ve got the idea.

Try removing the Wah block bypass assignment from the pedal position. Then the snapshot bypass should work normally. You can reassign the Wah bypass to a footswitch if you want.

Make sure you download and install the latest versions of the UX2 Driver and Pod Farm 2.5

You won’t need to download and install anything else. Both UX2 and POD Farm 2.5 are listed as being compatible with Win10 so you should be OK.

Try using the recent Line 6 Central utility for updating, rather than POD Go Edit. While Edit should still work you might get better or more informative results by using Central. Also, log in to your Line 6 account. Is it possible that you are already running firmware v2.0 and hence there are no updates available?

Yes, a full Restore from Backup should have restored all Global Settings, except it may also have turned OFF the Global EQ. Try turning it back on.

A firmware update restores all Global Settings to factory defaults. You can restore them (and only them if you want) from your backup file.

Not sure I understand fully but it seems to me that you want to avoid unexpected volume level changes after switching presets, and you solution would be to add the described feature. Seems you want to be able to set the volume to zero on each preset change and then use the action of placing the pedal in the heel position to re-engage the volume control. So you are planning to rock the volume pedal to zero after every preset change and then reset it every time to where you want? If that's your preferred way of doing things you can already do this. Simply set Global Settings -> Switches/Pedals -> EXP 1/2 position parameters to Global. Then rock the pedal to the heel position before, not after, every preset change, and that will ensure that the volume always tracks the pedal position and will always start at zero since that's where you've positioned the pedal. Or perhaps I misunderstand your intention....