HX Effects direct to sound board?

[iamlarry]

I'm currently using the HX Effects with a Joyo R-15 Preamp House pedal which acts as a 2 channel preamp (clean and gain channels) and direct box.  It even has an effects loop.  It's doing a decent job for me for going directly into the soundboard as it has an XLR direct out with ground lift.  I tried the Two Notes Le Clean as well and while it has a decent clean channel the gain channel sounded like garbage to me.  I was wondering what everyone else might be using in this way to go direct into the sound board when using HX Effects?  Always looking for ways to improve things.  Appreciate any feedback - THANKS!

[theElevators]

Here’s what the hx effects doesn’t have—it doesn’t have an amp sim.  Without the amp, your distorted guitar will sound like it is going into the board without an amp, like the Beatles Revolution. 
 

Here’s what you can do:

Buy a pedal that emulates the sound of an amp. Put it in the effects loop of your unit. That way you can have stereo delay after your amp. I recommend Joyo products, they have a great sound. In this video I show how convincingly good it can sound, if the signal is going to an frfr from it. 
 

So there you go:  add an amp sim and your HX effects becomes a Helix. 
 

 

[codamedia]

The speaker simulation is the biggest component for going direct. Although there are no cabs in the HX Effects it does have an IR loader. 

Any nice "amp in a box" style pedal (including your Joyo R-15) combined with a NICE set of IR's in the HX Effects will give you what you need.