DT50 HD foot controller?

[arakstis]

 I am very new to the Line 6 community and I'm very much confused on how to control the DT50 with a control board. In my haste and without research I just ordered a footswitch. I bought a "Helix control" foot board not knowing anything about Helix or really the unit I bought. It just looked like a footswitch to me. I'm uncertain if it will work with the DT50 or not or how it would even connect to it. Resources on this are difficult to find in specificity.  The DT50 has MIDI ins and outs but the control board only has printer USB style input/output and what appears to be RJ 45 or crossover, which the DT50 does not have. If this footswitch doesnt work with the DT%0, what should I buy then?

 

Im not always an idiot, I promise. I'm generally tech savvy as Im a software engineer trying new thing in the music world. 

 

[phil_m]

The Helix Control will not work with the DT50. It only works as a remote for the Helix Rack.

 

What is it you’re wanting to control on the DT50. The DT50 will respond to MIDI commands, and you can use a standard latching footswitch to switch channels, but it’s not a typical Line 6 amp in that you can hook up one of the Line 6 controllers to it.

 

If you pair with the HD500(X) or Helix, you can, in a sense, use those products as a floor controller for the amp, but it’s really more of a hybrid rig where some audio processing is happening in the floorboard and some in the amp itself.

[arakstis]

You've answered my questions. So I ordered a latching footswitch and I now need to decide to get the HD500 or think about getting a Helix. I am getting into home recording quite a bit using Reaper direct in from a little SpiderV which is quite fun but semi limiting. However I'm not trying to be a rock star, just doing it for fun with my best friend/drummer. I dont want to overwhelm myself with new recording software and Helix all at once. Something I'll do more research on. Thanks for answering my question!