silverhead

I think your equipment is fine. I suspect the settings on the Helix Native preset are causing the noise. Try using the Factory 1 setlist with preset 1A as shown in the screenshot above. Try lowering the input level. If the noise is still occurring try turning off all the processing blocks and then turn them back on one at a time until you find the culprit and lower the levels there. If it’s not the preset it may be the audio settings in Cubase. Hopefully @jpspoons will return and help with specifics since he uses the same DAW. His help so far has been excellent.

Depends on what you’re doing. Generally speaking the other user’s suggestion is correct. When recording the sound of your guitar you want Input monitoring off. But my understanding of what you are doing is that you are not recording the sound of your guitar as it enters Cubase. You want to hear the sound of your guitar, while you are playing, AFTER it is processed by Helix Native within Cubase. I don’t know if you are recording at all - seems to me you are just listening but want to hear the affected, not dry, tone. Input monitoring may provide that. But as I mentioned before you may need to arm the track for recording even though you won’t actually record. In that case you can probably leave input monitoring off. In any case you may notice some latency - a time lag between when you pluck your guitar string and when you hear the processed sound. This is because Helix Native needs a few milliseconds to process the incoming signal in real time.

I don’t use your Cubase DAW also I can’t give you exact details. This feature is usually in the Track view when you arm a track for recording. Look closely there. You may also have to actually arm the track for recording, but you don’t have to record. You should be able to use VST3. It is not likely a sound card problem.

Try turning ON the DAW's Input Monitoring feature.

Perhaps you could confine these posts to the Line 6 Lounge area of the forum. I see that you do post some there. I think it would be best to keep them there. Self promotion is part of what the Lounge is for.

It should work as your audio interface via the USB connection assuming your drivers are correctly installed as you indicate. You might have to configure the Ableton program to recognize and use it. In Ableton, look for the area called Preferences, or Audio Settings, or something like that where you can specify that the HD500 and it’s ASIO driver should be used as the audio device.

…… moved to POD HD a forum for greater visibility …..

Yes, use the Send/Return pair from one channel or the other.

A very important point that you haven’t mentioned: Does your physical amp have an FX Loop (Send and Return jacks)? If not you can’t use the 4CM and your options become limited and cumbersome.

So, based on the above I note: 1) The cable from the POD Go is always entering your amp’s preamp section (front input of your amp). This means that if your POD Go preset uses a preamp model your signal is passing through two preamps in series. That won’t sound good. 2) The signal entering your amp is at Line level. It should be at instrument level. Your physical amp is highly overdriven at the input. 3) You are never using a POD Go cab model. That’s correct! The 4CM method, when used properly, allows you to use EITHER a POD Go amp/preamp model OR your physical amp’s preamp section. Not both. The POD Go’s FX loop in your preset is key. When activated, do not use a POD Go preamp. When Inactive, use a POD Go preamp. Again, mentally walk yourself through your signal chain and consider how the signal is affected by active/inactive blocks in your POD Go preset. Make sure all cables in the chain are set to Instrument level.

When restoring a backup you can select which Setlist to include. After performing the factory reset you will have the new factory setlists. To avoid overwriting them, deselect them before proceeding with the restoration. Select only the User setlists to overwrite from your backup. EDIT: just realized you’re talking about the Stomp - sorry. But check the HX Edit Restore function using the Stomp. You may be able to select only the User presets to restore, leaving the Factory folder intact.

Sounds simple, right? It’s not. The issue is that you are using two pieces of equipment that model amps and FX - your POD Go and your physical amp. You CANNOT simply connect them and expect to get consistently good sounds without understanding what’s going on with and in each device. Sorry if the information you’ve encounter dazzles you but you need to understand it. There’s no additional information you need - study what you’ve got until you understand. In general, using both amps or both cabs at the same time in your signal chain will not sound good. You need to understand which device you want to provide the amp model. The cab is always provided by your physical amp so you should never use a cab model in your POD Go. Then arrange your POD Go preset and physical amp settings so that only one amp model is used at any time. There’s no way around that. Pretend you’re an electron following the 4CM cabling and trace the path. Understand where/when it encounters the amp and FX a modeling and how to control the path using the POD Go FX Loop. If you want a simpler setup decide whether to keep your amp OR your POD Go, and sell the other one. For instance, if you really just want to use your POD Go as a pedalboard (does that mean no amp modelling?) you bought the wrong device. Sell your POD Go and get an HX FX. Even then you will benefit from understanding 4CM to maximize its flexibility.

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You need to use POD Go Edit. You can drag/drop the individual IR files into the IR slots in the Edit program.

You can experiment with pitch-shifting FX blocks which should get you part way to a 12-string sound but you won’t be able to inhibit the octave being applied to the high E and B strings.

The page reference I provided was for the Helix Rack. If you have an other device it might be different. Look for the description of the Input block in the Table of Contents.

See Helix manual, pg. 26. A quote: “Remotely sets the Variax tone knob setting. When set to “Don’t Force,” Helix respects the current Variax tone knob position.”

Are you using an actual Rickenbacker 12, or do you want a preset that sounds like you are regardless of what physical guitar you are actually using? If the latter, I doubt it. The POD Go models amps and effects, not guitars. A Variax, however, …. If the former, then it depends on what sound you want. Early Beatles like Ticket to Ride? Yardbirds/Dylan Mister Tambourine man? Something that’s not 50 yrs old that I know nothing about?

Yes, the sound of the dry track would be different using a different guitar. It will also be different if you use a different pickup switch setting on the same guitar. The dry signal coming from the X3 into your DAW is tapped directly from the X3 input. It is sent directly from there over USB; it does not pass through any of the X3 Tone processing. Hence, any change in the dry signal is caused by a change in the signal source before it enters the X3 input.

… move to the Helix Native forum for greater visibility….

Are you applying Helix Native to a pre-recorded dry track, or using Helix Native to process the track in real time as you play it? What audio interface are you using, and how are your connections set up among your guitar and other equipment? Are you using headphones or studio monitors?

I haven’t read the whole thread here, but this may be relevant. In Stomp (pedal board?) mode you can assign a footswitch to activate a specific Snapshot.

You’re welcome. Enjoy your POD Go! There’s also a POD Go Edit manual. I’m sure the procedure is documented there. You might also find other things that are simpler using POD Go Edit.

Using POD Go Edit you can right click on the preset name in the preset list. Copy it, then select a destination preset by again clicking in the preset list. Right click again and select Paste.

Select the Input block. Use knob 1 to change the selection from ‘Return …’ to ‘Multi’.