Helix stomp. El Capitan Mac OS software to learn covers and play along with stomp over USB

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Hi

 

I have a computer newbie question.

I've been given an older Mac that can only update up to El Capitan.

I've also just bought a Helix Stomp.

 

The Stomp is an awesome piece of kit and I want to use it and the Mac to drag myself out of the stone age. I'm new to using computers for music. I've been a musician for a long time but always went for hardware over  a computer.

I'd like to find some software that allows me to import wav and mp3 files, basically songs I want to learn, loop sections and slow them down and I want to use the Stomp over USB to play along with them.

 

I gather I need to use some software to use the Stomp over USB but I don't know what will run on my older Mac.

I've seen the amazing slowdowner, which looks good, but it doesn't look like it will allow me to play along with the stomp over USB, unless I'm missing something?

 

Can anyone suggest some software please?

I'd have thought it would be something that line 6 would produce but it seams not.

[rd2rk]

I'm a PC guy, I don't know about MAC.

 

BUT.... if the software (Slowdowner or whatever) plays through the computer's sound card (comes out the headphone jack), you connect the headphone jack to the Stomp's FX Loop Returns (1/8" TRS to Dual 1/4" Mono Insert Cable). Then in Global Settings>Ins/Outs you set "Return Type" to AUX IN. The sound coming from the computer plays, unprocessed, out the Stomp's L/R Outputs, mixed with the Processed guitar signal. Your speakers need to be connected to the Stomp for this to work.

 

At some point you'll decide that you want to record yourself with a DAW (google it). The Stomp will serve as your Audio Interface.

Come back when you get to that point and I'll suggest a DAW (Reaper) and tell you how to do it.

 

EDIT:

 

Sorry, hit send too soon.

If you set the Computer to use the Stomp as it's Sound Card, you don't need the cable I suggested above. I put that first because when you decide that you want to record yourself, that's the way you'll want to do it, so that you can record your playing on one DAW track, and your backing track separately on another.

 

If I've confused you, to clarify, have someone explain to you how to set the Stomp as your Sound Card and you're good to go, the computer's sounds will come through the Stomp with your guitar. On a Windows PC there's a Sound applet that you configure that in. Like I said, I don't know MAC.