this is amazing. i needed to find somehting about a sudden increase in volume when i add loops with dirt pedals in front of the Stomp (i work with a switcher), but i found three things that immediately made my life better! and one of them made me realise that my Stomp is NOT broken! so, thank you!
Thé snapshot toggle and reload thingy is actually pretty coool. Comes heavily into use on the bigger helix where you’ve got 8 snaps . The idea here is you use it almost like a momentary effect, instead of you remembering whatever is your home base snap you just whack it once and you move from say rhythm to lead, tap again and back to rhythm, if snap 3 was chorus, then you’d bop that and then on the second bop you’re back to rhythm automatically. On an 8 snap helix this is a godsend as you’re looking down only once to leap into some funky setting and then you’ll be back to home base tone without a second look. This video is awesome Scott.
This was actually my AHA! moment (that plus having the expression pedal level being remembered in Snapshot mode). When I'm singing at the same time and having to swap between clean and rhythm, I can just keep my foot hovering above the same switch and don't have to dance around so much. This will be heavily utilised at my next gig!
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eres lo más grande del mundo mundial, había tenido algunos problemas con los audífonos y me respondiste la pregunta en menos de 5 minutos.
Thanks for this video! Some thoughts on settings I'll find particularly useful: - I do a lot of theater work and being able to turn the stomp LEDs completely off is nice for when I'm set up on stage and we have scenes that should be in as much darkness as possible. In thise blackout scenes even a little bit of light is noticable! - I'm a bassist and my main amp is actually a PA speaker with only line or mic inputs, so being able to easily toggle between instrument and line output is very helpful. - I saw another comment talk about the uses of Analog vs. DSP bypass and how hearing it depends on the effects used. Also coming from theater work, there are moment where you need to suddenly jump from one sound cue to another with very little warning, or go from one sound cue total silence for dramatic effect. Being able to change that easily is also super helpful. Again, thank you for this. I decided to get the Stomp last night to replace my Boss MS3 and the deciding factor was going through your Helix video playlist. Cheers from NYC 👌
What a find! Thanks! I use HX FX, but am in a search for a used Stomp xl and your videos are very helpful. Can't wait to get a Stomp and dig in 😅 One thing about Bypass settings. HX FX also has the Analog/DSP setting and to my ear, the setting changes your tone also when the helix is not bypassed (but without blocks). DSP keeps my tone the same In-Out and the Analog is like a lp filter...it muffs the tone. This is how I hear it. Didn't read what the manual has to say though.
The Headphon out choice is useful in my case : I use the "normal" output direct to PA with a cab sim applied, but just before the cab sim I have a send, and that goes to a power amp+cab (so no cab sim needed). In my headphones I want the cab sim so I select "Main L/R"
I used mine without the manual the first time, it didn't go too well. Although you can get up and running with the factory presets, this thing is pretty deep, lots of useful options, super steep learning curve. Once you get into it, the snowball effect takes place, thanks, awesome video.
@@ScottUhlMusic Scott I'm wondering if its possible to route backing tracks via USB from my laptop, and get the signal out of the Stomp anywhere apart from the main L and R Outputs and into my Yamaha DM3? No issues getting sound out of the Main L and R Outputs, but then the signal will merge with my guitar sound.
The headphone mode with auxiliary will allow you to control the volume on a backing track individual from the board. You can have the headphone out as a second TRS out for monitors. Pretty seeet setting!
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Thanks for all the info. Aux in settings and headphone volume settings were two I did not know and will be using now. Must have taken ages of research to go through this.
About the goofy snapshot reselect function, here is my idea on why they gave us this option (maybe?); when I first started using snapshot for instance in a song where I switch from clean to distortion for the chorus, when I swtich back to clean I have the instinct, having always used pedals, to stomp the same switch to go back to clean, as if I am deactivating my distortion pedal, as opposed to stomping on the verse switch (snapshot 1)
Great video! I think making the headphone monitor be the send port is just if your pedalboard is such that you can't access your headphone port on the left side and want to come from the right side instead. Also, snapshot toggle/reselect is SUPER VALUABLE with command center. I run stomp mode on the Stomp, and a dual aux with FS4 being tap/tuner and FS5 being snapshot 3. I can use one button to toggle between snapshots 1 and 3 as opposed to needing two buttons. I set my stomp up as: FS1 = drive, FS2 = delay, FS3 = reverb, FS4 =tap/tune, FS5 = snapshot 3 which is usually a huge ambient swell setting. This way I can be in any combo of stomp settings and hit FS4 to instantly go to a huge swell sound or whatever else I want (taking advantage of snapshot functionality however you'd like) and be able to hit the same FS4 again to go back to my homebase snapshot 1. May not be everyone's cup of tea but I've found it super useful.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing the reasons why these would be valuable! I appreciate the comment, and it gives me more of an understanding for them. Thanks!
That’s a good use idea for the headphone monitor. I have used it to hear the difference between what I am Sending to my amp and what I am Outputting to the house mixer when I split the signal to exclude an amp model to my amp.
Scott saved the day again! I was having trouble with my new foot switch, but your comprehensive guide got me out of trouble and switching between presets to my hearts content. Many thanks!
Thanks for this, made some small changes! 😚 One thing to note is that the Global EQ is not apply on what is being recorded through the USB Interface, I am a amateur and it first killed me that everything I recorded sounded much more sharp and with deeper bass, I was thinking it was some "Boost audio setting"? (Same many laptops have in the audio software)" or something with my DAW but in the end found out it was the Global EQ that was not going with the USB signal.. 😂
I REALLY like you clear and complete videos! The only thing that disturbs me, are the video memes inserted every now and then, as they seriously remove my concentration on the subject for no - at least for me - understandable reason ....
I run my newly acquired HX Stomp into a home theater amp and large speakers, so LINE level is what works best for output level in my case. I also use the HX Stomp as a USB sound card for my laptop. So I have a pair of large 100W per channel speakers and a powered 12 inch subwoofer as my laptop and guitar speakers. Yay! Thanks for creating such useful content.
Outstanding and useful video. Literally nowhere could I find any discussion of Aux In settings so that you could run audio in and listen to this whilst you play over headphones for practice. Simplifies silent practice so much. Awesome!
you have some great videos and am learning alot from them...for the analog\dsp thing...you need to have an effect block like delay or reverb and select the the trails option to "on"...then try the analog\dsp global option and see what happens. if you have this running in conjunction with other devices like say for instance a boss es-8 that can also effect the spillover so you would have to tinker with both and see how to get the spillover to occur
Actually finding out that there are global settings was great already and you did show a lot how to use the buttons and knobs to move through menus. That already was really helpful since i got mine yesterday 😂
Thanks for the High / Low Cut global setting. I will definitely use this one. I was doing it individually for IR’s, not even thinking of a global offering.
Really helpful & informative! Good pace too. New user here. What I found helpful (1) in/outs recommendation to setup my unit properly (2) Tempo pitch, TRS setup (3) Stomp select (been wanting to disable touch feature). (4) Global EQ suggestions. Thanks for time taken to do this. Much appreciated!
One more thing! Setting monitor to the send is great because you can put the send/return loop anywhere in your DSP signal chain. So you can put it after certain effects to test how they sound using headphones without outputting to your amp/main output. It's only useful when you don't have an amp, but in those moments it's great.
ONE MORE: Another way to configure monitor to the send is because you can put send/return with drive/mod pedal etc, using preamp simulator and before the IR /Cab sim a Y split with a 'volume' to a power amp and connected to a real cabinet without '2 cabs sound'.
Super useful video, thank you. One note: Analog bypass should cut off all sounds, which it does in your video. But DSP bypass should continue to play any tails and allow them to decay naturally. What's happening in in your video is nto what's supposed to happen. I have no idea why.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that your unit is not behaving correctly. There should be a clear difference between the two. Analog should cut off all FX immediately, DSP should let them decay. The reason it's confusing on your end is because DSP on your unit is not doing The Right Thing™
Z is impedance and it’s essentially what level of signal come from the guitar. Typical 1 meg is equal to plugging a 10ft cable from guitar straight into an amp. Hence why we often use buffers.
Great videos. If I had to guess, I could see the snapshot toggle mode being useful for very fast switching between two snapshots where there isn't time to move your foot back and forth.
I believe snapshot reselect could be useful if you use command center to assign a snapshot to a footswitch and then effects to the other footswitches. You could toggle back and forth through snapshots with one button rather than 2.
Wow that was absolutely gorgeous. Helped a lot to understand my Stomp XL.Well done Scott, thank you. Will have a look to your other videos. My 2 cents: you're talking to an international group. For none English native speakers, sometimes it is a bit fast, your talking. Sorry for that critical remark.
I use Toggle Snapshot all the time. It's a lot easier to pre-press Snap1 and Snap 3 if you're just using those 2 in a particular song, and then you press Snap 1 to go back and forth without having to look down at your pedalboard, you just feel the edge and press the first switch on the left. This is really important for changes on the fly while singing when you can't really afford to look down while keeping your face oriented properly to the mic.
I use snapshot reselect to switch back and forth between my lead and Rhythm Channel or Rhythm to clean Channel . when you're playing live it's much easier to keep track of this with hitting just one button.
@@ScottUhlMusic here's another tip I use on my rig and I think a lot of single guitar players would find very useful. Not really a line 6 thing but more of a stereo out thing, what you get on every modeler and most pedals. On one of your outputs before it hits your amp/ Poweramp insert a stutter switch / momentary off switch. As a one guitar player in a band this works great for intros when there is just one guitar playing. Simply hold down your stutter switch and instantly cut off your left or right signal going to the other side of the stage with the other cabinet. Talk about adding some Dynamics to your guys's sound holy crap! And if you really want to get crazy with it you can add a Looper pedal to the left or right and then you're only limited to your imagination.
Snapshot reselect would be useful if you need to toggle an effect back and forth without moving your foot. I could see situations that can call for it for sure.
25:20 is by far the mot important Tip. Setting the glogal high and low cuts really makes the difference in sound. If you want your Helix to sound close to an analog Amp set these things!
true. 13:20 - okay. on the in-Z or "input impedance" setting. here's my take: it's mostly important for a pedal like this that is meant for multiple sources; acoustic guitars (or other instruments with piezo pickups) electric guitars, keyboards and even a dynamic microphone (and of course having to also work for electric guitars flawlessly too). in addition to being able to set line level for things like keyboards or drum machines (active output = higher level than say passive guitar pickups), you can also set the impedance (or the amount of electrical resistance seen at the input). the high Z input was a big deal on some pedals that are designed for acoustic guitars and other instruments with piezo pickups. if you plug an acoustic into a normal electric guitar pedal, amp or even a mixing console it will usually sound pretty thin. you can sort of fix it with eq, but the highs will generally be harsh. using the higher Z should really get you into the neighborhood you want to be in. that's the whole reason they added this setting. So, "first enabled" uses the input impedance (in-Z) setting you have selected on the input (the circle block left of the first effect block in your chain - this is where you set the "Z." I think the Z effects tone, in part because, a higher resistance at the input impedes the flow of higher frequencies more, which is better for acoustic pickups and certain older mics, which would otherwise sound harsh. most regular vocal mics are low Z, but you may find using a higher Z setting may roll off some of the highs - and feedback less through the amp. worth experimenting with if your planning to use the mic in loud environment. also, if you're going to use a mic into your pedal try a low Z setting first. unless you are using an old high z mic or an adaptor with the transformer built in. some xlr to 1/4" cables have the transformer built into the plug section specifically for plugging into guitar amp inputs. 95% sure on this stuff. hehe. all the best! have fun.
I think cutting off reverb/delay trails is mostly about true bypass vs buffered bypass. If you have tons of pedals w a good input/output buffer, you don't really want buffers in the middle of your chain.
Another toggle use is if you use command center to set up two fs’s to do other non-snapshotty things then the third fs just toggles between two snapshots
Snapshot reselect - maybe if you have just one footswitch doing snapshots, and other footswitches doing other things, then the single snapshot footswitch would let you toggle between two snapshots? Just a thought, maybe not
AHA! I found out something! Thanks for this video! Loved the preset numbers and the output level. I go out of my Stomp XL into a D.I. "thru" to a powered speaker then XLR to the board. I was experiencing volume variability, like it was going up and down on its own throughout the songs (when it was on Inst). I'm hoping the LINE output fixes this. If I want a monitor on stage through a powered speaker, should I go "L out" into the speaker" and "R out" into a D.I. box for the board? Thanks again!
13:05 lol, the goofiest one was the one that I was looking for it to have! Ok when I'm on the rhythm going to solo and back to rhythm I can activate stomp 2 for solo and without moving my foot I can press it again so I'm back at my rhythm tone.
Oh yea Something to keep in mind tho Fuzz filter treble boost are the most common type of sensitive effects… check out source audio zio Like I said a real unsung hero
Simon from Kingsley developed a pedal similar but better imo… he’ll custom build you one it’s called a architect and it can make one guitar sound like almost any it’s really wild
true. 13:20 - okay. on the in-Z or "input impedance" setting. here's my take: it's mostly important for a pedal like this that is meant for multiple sources; acoustic guitars (or other instruments with piezo pickups) electric guitars, keyboards and even a dynamic microphone (and of course having to also work for electric guitars flawlessly too). in addition to being able to set line level for things like keyboards or drum machines (active output = higher level than say passive guitar pickups), you can also set the impedance (or the amount of electrical resistance seen at the input). the high Z input was a big deal on some pedals that are designed for acoustic guitars and other instruments with piezo pickups. if you plug an acoustic into a normal electric guitar pedal, amp or even a mixing console it will usually sound pretty thin. you can sort of fix it with eq, but the highs will generally be harsh. using the higher Z should really get you into the neighborhood you want to be in. that's the whole reason they added this setting. So, "first enabled" uses the input impedance (in-Z) setting you have selected on the input (the circle block left of the first effect block in your chain - this is where you set the "Z." I think the Z effects tone, in part because, a higher resistance at the input impedes the flow of higher frequencies more, which is better for acoustic pickups and certain older mics, which would otherwise sound harsh. most regular vocal mics are low Z, but you may find using a higher Z setting may roll off some of the highs - and feedback less through the amp. worth experimenting with if your planning to use the mic in loud environment. also, if you're going to use a mic into your pedal try a low Z setting first. unless you are using an old high z mic or an adaptor with the transformer built in. some xlr to 1/4" cables have the transformer built into the plug section specifically for plugging into guitar amp inputs. 95% sure on this stuff. hehe. all the best! have fun.
@@IshredGuitar pad is usually used on active guitars and basses or maybe some keyboards. It just turns down the input a bit so the HX can handle hotter instruments. Global seems to mean it will turn down the input on all presets (if any preset pad is enabled?) rather than just the one preset you are on. If you turn it to “on” (options: global, off or on) you will hear the level drop a bit. That’s all that pad does. If you get clipping or loud pops when you get more aggressive on the instrument try the pad. You should not need it for most guitars.
I’ve only used it with a “fake bass” for my guitar with a pitch shifter on. I like a decent amount of mids for my bass to get the ballsy sound, but it depends on the show for sure
Dude, you are a lifesaver! I’m on day 2 of having my HX Stomp and your videos have made things SO much easier. THANK YOU! 🤟🏼
Thanks! Glad to help 👍
this is amazing. i needed to find somehting about a sudden increase in volume when i add loops with dirt pedals in front of the Stomp (i work with a switcher), but i found three things that immediately made my life better! and one of them made me realise that my Stomp is NOT broken! so, thank you!
Thé snapshot toggle and reload thingy is actually pretty coool. Comes heavily into use on the bigger helix where you’ve got 8 snaps . The idea here is you use it almost like a momentary effect, instead of you remembering whatever is your home base snap you just whack it once and you move from say rhythm to lead, tap again and back to rhythm, if snap 3 was chorus, then you’d bop that and then on the second bop you’re back to rhythm automatically. On an 8 snap helix this is a godsend as you’re looking down only once to leap into some funky setting and then you’ll be back to home base tone without a second look.
This video is awesome Scott.
Thanks Alec! That actually definitely makes sense. I knew there had to be a reason for it, so thanks for giving an example of when you would use it 🤘
This was actually my AHA! moment (that plus having the expression pedal level being remembered in Snapshot mode). When I'm singing at the same time and having to swap between clean and rhythm, I can just keep my foot hovering above the same switch and don't have to dance around so much. This will be heavily utilised at my next gig!
eres lo más grande del mundo mundial, había tenido algunos problemas con los audífonos y me respondiste la pregunta en menos de 5 minutos.
I changed the TAP tempo to go directly instead of pitch changing and followed your advice on the global EQ - thanks!
Fantastic tutorial, the ‘no chipmunk’ settiing was really valuable, thank you.
Thanks! And yeah I changed that one for sure 🤘
Thanks for this video! Some thoughts on settings I'll find particularly useful:
- I do a lot of theater work and being able to turn the stomp LEDs completely off is nice for when I'm set up on stage and we have scenes that should be in as much darkness as possible. In thise blackout scenes even a little bit of light is noticable!
- I'm a bassist and my main amp is actually a PA speaker with only line or mic inputs, so being able to easily toggle between instrument and line output is very helpful.
- I saw another comment talk about the uses of Analog vs. DSP bypass and how hearing it depends on the effects used. Also coming from theater work, there are moment where you need to suddenly jump from one sound cue to another with very little warning, or go from one sound cue total silence for dramatic effect. Being able to change that easily is also super helpful.
Again, thank you for this. I decided to get the Stomp last night to replace my Boss MS3 and the deciding factor was going through your Helix video playlist. Cheers from NYC 👌
Just picked up a used HX Stomp, and hungry to learn more about it. Thanks for sharing ~
Enjoy your HX stomp 🤘 it’s my main workhorse!
What a find! Thanks! I use HX FX, but am in a search for a used Stomp xl and your videos are very helpful. Can't wait to get a Stomp and dig in 😅
One thing about Bypass settings. HX FX also has the Analog/DSP setting and to my ear, the setting changes your tone also when the helix is not bypassed (but without blocks). DSP keeps my tone the same In-Out and the Analog is like a lp filter...it muffs the tone. This is how I hear it. Didn't read what the manual has to say though.
The Headphon out choice is useful in my case : I use the "normal" output direct to PA with a cab sim applied, but just before the cab sim I have a send, and that goes to a power amp+cab (so no cab sim needed). In my headphones I want the cab sim so I select "Main L/R"
I used mine without the manual the first time, it didn't go too well.
Although you can get up and running with the factory presets, this thing is pretty deep, lots of useful options, super steep learning curve.
Once you get into it, the snowball effect takes place, thanks, awesome video.
Very true. Hell, I learned more about it just making this video 👍
Great video. Thanks for doing this for all of us that hate manuals. So much easier to watch someone doing it.
Thanks! Glad to help 🤘
@@ScottUhlMusic Scott I'm wondering if its possible to route backing tracks via USB from my laptop, and get the signal out of the Stomp anywhere apart from the main L and R Outputs and into my Yamaha DM3? No issues getting sound out of the Main L and R Outputs, but then the signal will merge with my guitar sound.
One of the most helpful videos of HX Stomp I saw. Thank you dude! It's help me a lot!
Glad it helped!
you're a legend!
over 2 years after publishing your video, Im still coming back here if I need some reminder ;) keep it up!
Thank you :)
Watching this made me glad I sprung for the stomp xl. All the buttons.
Most of the time all I need is my stomp, but there is a part of me that wishes I had a few more buttons with the xl :)
The headphone mode with auxiliary will allow you to control the volume on a backing track individual from the board. You can have the headphone out as a second TRS out for monitors. Pretty seeet setting!
Nice! Yeah that’s a great way to use it 🤘
10 minutes in and you're immediately answering the questions I am having as I am trying. Yay! Good teacher.
Awesome, glad to help 🤘
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Thanks for all the info. Aux in settings and headphone volume settings were two I did not know and will be using now. Must have taken ages of research to go through this.
Yeah, this one definitely took a lot longer than I realized haha. Glad you found it useful and found settings to make your stomp run better for you 🤘
What I’m trying to find now is what level the 1/4 output is at bottom and top of the volume knob setting.
Now this is a great HX Stomp Video
My brain did not melt in the first 2 minutes !
Mission accomplished 🤘
Your tutorials are great and very valuable! I had a few a-ha moments as well.
Thanks! Glad to be inspiring the a-ha moments :)
About the goofy snapshot reselect function, here is my idea on why they gave us this option (maybe?); when I first started using snapshot for instance in a song where I switch from clean to distortion for the chorus, when I swtich back to clean I have the instinct, having always used pedals, to stomp the same switch to go back to clean, as if I am deactivating my distortion pedal, as opposed to stomping on the verse switch (snapshot 1)
Thanks Scott. I'm trying out your low cut & high cut suggestions
This was super useful - new subscriber and new Stomp XL owner.
Thank you 😊
I get a stomp xl a week ago, i didn't like it becuase the configuration, i see the full video and set it up . Now i love it , thanks mate. :)
Great to hear!
Great video! I think making the headphone monitor be the send port is just if your pedalboard is such that you can't access your headphone port on the left side and want to come from the right side instead.
Also, snapshot toggle/reselect is SUPER VALUABLE with command center. I run stomp mode on the Stomp, and a dual aux with FS4 being tap/tuner and FS5 being snapshot 3. I can use one button to toggle between snapshots 1 and 3 as opposed to needing two buttons. I set my stomp up as: FS1 = drive, FS2 = delay, FS3 = reverb, FS4 =tap/tune, FS5 = snapshot 3 which is usually a huge ambient swell setting. This way I can be in any combo of stomp settings and hit FS4 to instantly go to a huge swell sound or whatever else I want (taking advantage of snapshot functionality however you'd like) and be able to hit the same FS4 again to go back to my homebase snapshot 1. May not be everyone's cup of tea but I've found it super useful.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing the reasons why these would be valuable! I appreciate the comment, and it gives me more of an understanding for them. Thanks!
That’s a good use idea for the headphone monitor. I have used it to hear the difference between what I am Sending to my amp and what I am Outputting to the house mixer when I split the signal to exclude an amp model to my amp.
That’s such a great idea, thanks for sharing
Scott saved the day again! I was having trouble with my new foot switch, but your comprehensive guide got me out of trouble and switching between presets to my hearts content. Many thanks!
Glad to help!
Thanks for this, made some small changes! 😚 One thing to note is that the Global EQ is not apply on what is being recorded through the USB Interface, I am a amateur and it first killed me that everything I recorded sounded much more sharp and with deeper bass, I was thinking it was some "Boost audio setting"? (Same many laptops have in the audio software)" or something with my DAW but in the end found out it was the Global EQ that was not going with the USB signal.. 😂
That makes sense, but also good to know! Thanks for the comment 😊
SCOTT !!!!!!!!!!! You explain all this VERY WELL !!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Rod!
@@ScottUhlMusic no Thank you. I just got the stomp on Sat so I'm going thru all of your videos on the stomp
I REALLY like you clear and complete videos! The only thing that disturbs me, are the video memes inserted every now and then, as they seriously remove my concentration on the subject for no - at least for me - understandable reason ....
Some people love them, others hate them. I use them less now in my videos but still use them
I guess this is for all those people nowadays with a short attention span and a high attention threshold 🤣@@ScottUhlMusic
I run my newly acquired HX Stomp into a home theater amp and large speakers, so LINE level is what works best for output level in my case. I also use the HX Stomp as a USB sound card for my laptop. So I have a pair of large 100W per channel speakers and a powered 12 inch subwoofer as my laptop and guitar speakers. Yay! Thanks for creating such useful content.
Thanks for watching and for commenting 🤘
I'm a new Stomp owner. This was extremely helpful. Thank you. I have added this to my HX Stomp Playlist for future reference.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. Enjoy your new Stomp 🤘
Damn, there are the midi settings i was looking for. Thanks for the vid
@5:14 The option appears once you plug in headphones. Although, I'm sure you figured this out by now. lol. Thanks for this video!
Outstanding and useful video. Literally nowhere could I find any discussion of Aux In settings so that you could run audio in and listen to this whilst you play over headphones for practice. Simplifies silent practice so much. Awesome!
Yeah I honestly did not know about that until I was researching this video. Pretty sweet feature!
you have some great videos and am learning alot from them...for the analog\dsp thing...you need to have an effect block like delay or reverb and select the the trails option to "on"...then try the analog\dsp global option and see what happens. if you have this running in conjunction with other devices like say for instance a boss es-8 that can also effect the spillover so you would have to tinker with both and see how to get the spillover to occur
After my 3.5 upgrade went back to this video for a refresher :)
Haha nice! How did it hold up after the update? I know updates can move stuff around and place stuff in different menus
@@ScottUhlMusic That's why I went back to this. :)) It changed when I updated to 3.5.
Actually finding out that there are global settings was great already and you did show a lot how to use the buttons and knobs to move through menus. That already was really helpful since i got mine yesterday 😂
Haha nice! Glad it helped 👍
I gess you can use the Send option for the headphones for monitoring your full band on stage by reciving the FOH mix than includes your guitar
Thanks for the High / Low Cut global setting. I will definitely use this one. I was doing it individually for IR’s, not even thinking of a global offering.
Dude, I did the same thing for forever too 😅
17:10 my God this is perfect!
Really helpful & informative! Good pace too. New user here. What I found helpful (1) in/outs recommendation to setup my unit properly (2) Tempo pitch, TRS setup (3) Stomp select (been wanting to disable touch feature). (4) Global EQ suggestions. Thanks for time taken to do this. Much appreciated!
Awesome, thanks for the comment 🤘
Just one word: thank you very much.
You’re welcome ☺️
One more thing!
Setting monitor to the send is great because you can put the send/return loop anywhere in your DSP signal chain. So you can put it after certain effects to test how they sound using headphones without outputting to your amp/main output. It's only useful when you don't have an amp, but in those moments it's great.
ONE MORE:
Another way to configure monitor to the send is because you can put send/return with drive/mod pedal etc, using preamp simulator and before the IR /Cab sim a Y split with a 'volume' to a power amp and connected to a real cabinet without '2 cabs sound'.
Brilliant video. I've been on the fence about buying one of these but alway worry about complexity. You've helped me get over that! Thanks.
Hell yeah, glad to hear that! Enjoy your stomp 🤘 It’s still my go to workhorse
Super useful video, thank you. One note: Analog bypass should cut off all sounds, which it does in your video. But DSP bypass should continue to play any tails and allow them to decay naturally. What's happening in in your video is nto what's supposed to happen. I have no idea why.
I honestly don’t know, that’s a setting I don’t really understand for sure
I guess what I'm trying to say is that your unit is not behaving correctly. There should be a clear difference between the two. Analog should cut off all FX immediately, DSP should let them decay. The reason it's confusing on your end is because DSP on your unit is not doing The Right Thing™
Global EQ is super helpful. Thanks!
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Z is impedance and it’s essentially what level of signal come from the guitar. Typical 1 meg is equal to plugging a 10ft cable from guitar straight into an amp. Hence why we often use buffers.
Great videos. If I had to guess, I could see the snapshot toggle mode being useful for very fast switching between two snapshots where there isn't time to move your foot back and forth.
I think its amazing how you can manage through all of this but in the Software its way easier
You can definitely use the software. But I know a lot of people prefer to control it manually on the device itself 👍
Great video, went through every setting with you. Thanks so much.
Thanks! Glad to help 👍
wow,thank you..
please keep doing youtube.It was very clear.
Thanks!
What an incredible resource!
Always supporting your videos, thanks a lot!!! Greetings from Chile.
Thank you 🤘🤘
I have midi set up to use the looper and tuner but never turned off the tap temp on fs3, thanks for showing that.
Glad you found that helpful and have a new foot switch to use 🤘
DSP vs Analog bypass is a huge thing. Plus the impedance is big too
Can you explain how you use it?
Cutting all guitar tones below 80hz is good advice.. especially for acoustic patches.
I believe snapshot reselect could be useful if you use command center to assign a snapshot to a footswitch and then effects to the other footswitches. You could toggle back and forth through snapshots with one button rather than 2.
Ah interesting! Thanks for the comment 🤘
Wow that was absolutely gorgeous. Helped a lot to understand my Stomp XL.Well done Scott, thank you. Will have a look to your other videos. My 2 cents: you're talking to an international group. For none English native speakers, sometimes it is a bit fast, your talking. Sorry for that critical remark.
I appreciate the feedback! I’ve considered slowing down my editing a little bit, so thanks for the advice!
Just got my HX Stomp today. All were ah-ha moments for me. Thanks.
Awesome! Enjoy your new HX stomp 🤘🤘
I use Toggle Snapshot all the time. It's a lot easier to pre-press Snap1 and Snap 3 if you're just using those 2 in a particular song, and then you press Snap 1 to go back and forth without having to look down at your pedalboard, you just feel the edge and press the first switch on the left. This is really important for changes on the fly while singing when you can't really afford to look down while keeping your face oriented properly to the mic.
Nice! That’s cool and that makes sense
I figured it out man, thanks.
Great videos on hx stomp. I'm new to this pedal so the info is so so valuable to me, absolutely spot on and explained very well.
Thanks, glad to help. Enjoy your Stomp 🤘
I use snapshot reselect to switch back and forth between my lead and Rhythm Channel or Rhythm to clean Channel . when you're playing live it's much easier to keep track of this with hitting just one button.
Interesting… that makes sense. Thanks for sharing how you use it!
@@ScottUhlMusic here's another tip I use on my rig and I think a lot of single guitar players would find very useful. Not really a line 6 thing but more of a stereo out thing, what you get on every modeler and most pedals. On one of your outputs before it hits your amp/ Poweramp insert a stutter switch / momentary off switch. As a one guitar player in a band this works great for intros when there is just one guitar playing. Simply hold down your stutter switch and instantly cut off your left or right signal going to the other side of the stage with the other cabinet.
Talk about adding some Dynamics to your guys's sound holy crap! And if you really want to get crazy with it you can add a Looper pedal to the left or right and then you're only limited to your imagination.
Thanks for the comfortable walkthrought
Thanks 😊
Thanks a lot! This is a great video and helps so much!
Glad it helped!
Superb info thanks, I’ve been tinkering!
Thanks! Working on the helix video now 👍
Cracking video mate. Huge thanks.
Thanks 🙏
Excellent presentation 🙌🎸
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Snapshot reselect would be useful if you need to toggle an effect back and forth without moving your foot. I could see situations that can call for it for sure.
Yeah, the “not moving your foot” seems to make sense for sure!
Necessary tutorial. Thanks!
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thanks!
25:20 is by far the mot important Tip. Setting the glogal high and low cuts really makes the difference in sound. If you want your Helix to sound close to an analog Amp set these things!
It’s definitely a big help!
Very helpful tutorial! thx Scott! Greate job!
Thanks 🤘
Thanks for this, Scott!
Glad to help 🤘
i use the bypass when i record directly into my interface with a microphone for acoustic guitar
Thank you so much for this video.
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SUPER HELPFUL!!! Thank you!!!
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true. 13:20 - okay. on the in-Z or "input impedance" setting. here's my take:
it's mostly important for a pedal like this that is meant for multiple sources; acoustic guitars (or other instruments with piezo pickups) electric guitars, keyboards and even a dynamic microphone (and of course having to also work for electric guitars flawlessly too). in addition to being able to set line level for things like keyboards or drum machines (active output = higher level than say passive guitar pickups), you can also set the impedance (or the amount of electrical resistance seen at the input).
the high Z input was a big deal on some pedals that are designed for acoustic guitars and other instruments with piezo pickups. if you plug an acoustic into a normal electric guitar pedal, amp or even a mixing console it will usually sound pretty thin. you can sort of fix it with eq, but the highs will generally be harsh. using the higher Z should really get you into the neighborhood you want to be in. that's the whole reason they added this setting.
So, "first enabled" uses the input impedance (in-Z) setting you have selected on the input (the circle block left of the first effect block in your chain - this is where you set the "Z."
I think the Z effects tone, in part because, a higher resistance at the input impedes the flow of higher frequencies more, which is better for acoustic pickups and certain older mics, which would otherwise sound harsh. most regular vocal mics are low Z, but you may find using a higher Z setting may roll off some of the highs - and feedback less through the amp. worth experimenting with if your planning to use the mic in loud environment.
also, if you're going to use a mic into your pedal try a low Z setting first. unless you are using an old high z mic or an adaptor with the transformer built in. some xlr to 1/4" cables have the transformer built into the plug section specifically for plugging into guitar amp inputs.
95% sure on this stuff. hehe. all the best! have fun.
Hey thanks for the comment! I appreciate it! 😊
@@ScottUhlMusic thanks for the great videos! It’s people like you who make the world a better place.
This is gold!
Thanks!
Good coverage thanks
This is such amazing information! Your voice reminds me of binging with Babbish! Lol
Hahahaha! I’ll take it :)
Brilliant, cheers
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I think cutting off reverb/delay trails is mostly about true bypass vs buffered bypass. If you have tons of pedals w a good input/output buffer, you don't really want buffers in the middle of your chain.
I mostly use the hx stomp by itself, so I don’t really use buffers with my setup 👍
Thank you
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Thanks man so useful ❤️❤️❤️
Another toggle use is if you use command center to set up two fs’s to do other non-snapshotty things then the third fs just toggles between two snapshots
Very helpful.
Awesome! Thanks!
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Great video thank you!
GREAT video
Thanks!
Snapshot reselect - maybe if you have just one footswitch doing snapshots, and other footswitches doing other things, then the single snapshot footswitch would let you toggle between two snapshots? Just a thought, maybe not
Great video, thanks Scott..
Thanks, glad you found it helpful!
AHA! I found out something! Thanks for this video! Loved the preset numbers and the output level. I go out of my Stomp XL into a D.I. "thru" to a powered speaker then XLR to the board. I was experiencing volume variability, like it was going up and down on its own throughout the songs (when it was on Inst). I'm hoping the LINE output fixes this. If I want a monitor on stage through a powered speaker, should I go "L out" into the speaker" and "R out" into a D.I. box for the board? Thanks again!
Yup you can do that, just be cautious about turning up or down on the stomp and control the volume of the speaker on the speaker itself 👍
13:05 lol, the goofiest one was the one that I was looking for it to have! Ok when I'm on the rhythm going to solo and back to rhythm I can activate stomp 2 for solo and without moving my foot I can press it again so I'm back at my rhythm tone.
and this feature was default on the old digitech RP line of floor multieffects
Oh nice! Yeah that totally makes sense!
Super helpful!
The input impedance is a crucial factor
Some effects are impedance sensitive
It really is the unsung hero of tone
That makes sense… and also makes sense why I didn’t know what it did since I just use a Helix or HX Stomp without any other pedals 😅
Oh yea
Something to keep in mind tho
Fuzz filter treble boost are the most common type of sensitive effects… check out source audio zio
Like I said a real unsung hero
Simon from Kingsley developed a pedal similar but better imo… he’ll custom build you one it’s called a architect and it can make one guitar sound like almost any it’s really wild
true. 13:20 - okay. on the in-Z or "input impedance" setting. here's my take:
it's mostly important for a pedal like this that is meant for multiple sources; acoustic guitars (or other instruments with piezo pickups) electric guitars, keyboards and even a dynamic microphone (and of course having to also work for electric guitars flawlessly too). in addition to being able to set line level for things like keyboards or drum machines (active output = higher level than say passive guitar pickups), you can also set the impedance (or the amount of electrical resistance seen at the input).
the high Z input was a big deal on some pedals that are designed for acoustic guitars and other instruments with piezo pickups. if you plug an acoustic into a normal electric guitar pedal, amp or even a mixing console it will usually sound pretty thin. you can sort of fix it with eq, but the highs will generally be harsh. using the higher Z should really get you into the neighborhood you want to be in. that's the whole reason they added this setting.
So, "first enabled" uses the input impedance (in-Z) setting you have selected on the input (the circle block left of the first effect block in your chain - this is where you set the "Z."
I think the Z effects tone, in part because, a higher resistance at the input impedes the flow of higher frequencies more, which is better for acoustic pickups and certain older mics, which would otherwise sound harsh. most regular vocal mics are low Z, but you may find using a higher Z setting may roll off some of the highs - and feedback less through the amp. worth experimenting with if your planning to use the mic in loud environment.
also, if you're going to use a mic into your pedal try a low Z setting first. unless you are using an old high z mic or an adaptor with the transformer built in. some xlr to 1/4" cables have the transformer built into the plug section specifically for plugging into guitar amp inputs.
95% sure on this stuff. hehe. all the best! have fun.
@@IshredGuitar pad is usually used on active guitars and basses or maybe some keyboards. It just turns down the input a bit so the HX can handle hotter instruments. Global seems to mean it will turn down the input on all presets (if any preset pad is enabled?) rather than just the one preset you are on. If you turn it to “on” (options: global, off or on) you will hear the level drop a bit. That’s all that pad does.
If you get clipping or loud pops when you get more aggressive on the instrument try the pad. You should not need it for most guitars.
This was SO helpfull, thanks a lot!
Thanks! Glad to help
🤘🏽thanks
Glad to help!
Great work! Really useful and makes life easier. Keep it up. New subscriber here!
Thank you Jason 🤘
Great Job :) Could you please recommend settings for Bass(general settings,detailed ones)..:)?
I’ve only used it with a “fake bass” for my guitar with a pitch shifter on. I like a decent amount of mids for my bass to get the ballsy sound, but it depends on the show for sure