® 3.0 OWNER’S MANUAL 40-00-0500 Rev A (For use with HX Stomp XL Firmware v3.0) © 2021 Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents Welcome to HX Stomp XL 4 What’s In the Box? 4 Common Terminology 4 HX Edit Application 5 Updating HX Stomp XL Firmware 5 Marketplace 5 The Hardware 6 Quick Start 9 Hooking It All Up 9 Play View Stomp Footswitch Mode Preset List Preset Footswitch Mode Snapshot Footswitch Mode Pedal Edit Mode Edit View Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters Bypassing a Block Bypassing HX Stomp XL Completely Choosing a Block’s Model Moving Blocks Copying/Pasting a Block Clearing a Block Cl
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Welcome to HX Stomp XL What’s In the Box? • • “70 pages for a pedal? Man, I hate reading manuals!” • I know, right?! We’re not overly fond of writing them either, especially when so few people read them. What if we make a handful of super-short videos that get you up and running with your new HX Stomp XL in minutes, and you promise not to jump online and complain about having to read a lengthy manual for a pedal. Agreed? Go here, line6.
Marketplace Why Does HX Stomp XL Sound [insert descriptor here]? Like most guitarists, you’re probably used to the sound and feel of real tube amps. So are we. Musicians instinctually understand that a roaring 4x12 cab pointing at the back of their knees sounds and feels totally different from a pair of plastic PA speakers (or even high-quality studio monitors) pointing at their face. Yet some may blame their multieffects box for this disparity.
The Hardware 1 06B STOMP XL C Seismic Matters D Particle Verb B (PUSH) EXP 1/2 FS 7/8 SEND STEREO RETURN / AUX IN L/MONO RIGHT L/MONO INPUT RIGHT 4 ACTION 3 Osc Synth PAGE 5 PAGE 6 MODE TAP EDIT / EXIT TUNER 9 10 OUTPUT BAL/UNBAL L/MONO 3 SAVE 7 8 VOLUME VIEW Adriatic 6 Switch Delay Looper Obsidian Plasti 7000 Chorus A 2 1 IN RIGHT MIDI OUT/THRU USB DC IN 9VDC 3A 20 11 12 13 14 15 6 16 17 18 19
1. Main Display This color LCD is your window into the power of HX Stomp XL. 2. 8. Footswitches 1~6 These capacitive, touch-sensitive footswitches have colored LED rings that indicate the assigned block’s current state or function. See “Play View” for more information. VIEW If you ever get lost, press this button to return home. Press again to toggle between the two main Home views—see “Play View” and “Edit View”.
13. SENDS/RETURNS L/R These 1/4" ins and outs can be used as an FX loop 17. MIDI IN, OUT/THRU Connect HX Stomp XL to your MIDI gear to send for inserting external stompboxes between specific blocks in HX Stomp XL or as inputs and outputs for running 4-Cable Method rigs—see “HX Stomp XL in 4-Cable Method”. Alternatively, these L/MONO and RIGHT inputs can act as an always-on Aux In for monitoring mixers, keyboards, drum machines, or MP3 players.
Quick Start HX Stomp XL in 4-Cable Method “4 Cable-Method” is a popular and flexible way of hooking things up, allowing you to route some effects blocks (most often drives, distortions, wahs, and compressors) before your amp’s preamp and other effects blocks (often time-based effects like delays and reverbs) in its effects loop. Hooking It All Up NOTE: The effects loops on most amplifiers run at instrument level.
HX Stomp XL with Powered Speakers HX Stomp XL in a Hybrid Amp/Direct Setup Depending on how complex your tones are, HX Stomp may be able to act as your entire processing rig, providing amp modeling, cab modeling, or cab IRs (Impulse Responses), effects, looping, and even a tuner. When playing live, some guitarists and bassists love running their signal direct to the FOH (Front of House) console but prefer the feel of standing in front of a real amp.
HX Stomp XL as DSP Expansion HX Stomp XL in the Studio Let’s face it—there are a lot of great digital guitar products out there, and maybe you just can’t part with your favorite box. But maybe you’re also a bit curious about HX amp modeling and effects. Decisions, decisions. HX Stomp XL also includes a multichannel USB audio/MIDI interface for your production studio, with professional-quality A/D/A conversion, 123dB of dynamic range, and a programmable impedance circuit.
Play View The six labels indicate the block bypass, controller, and/or Command Center assignments for HX Stomp XL’s corresponding footswitches 1~6. The labels dim when the block is bypassed. If the switch includes no assignment, its label is blank. HX Stomp XL has two main views—Play view and Edit view. Play view is typically used when performing or jamming. The Edit view details are covered in the next chapter, on page 16.
Preset List Preset Footswitch Mode HX Stomp XL stores 32 banks of four presets (A, B, C, and D) for a total of 128 presets. Use the Play view’s Preset mode to navigate presets. 1. If not already there, press 1. If not already there, press the MODE footswitch to select Preset mode. VIEW to select Play view. 2.
Snapshot Footswitch Mode NOTE: If you don’t want Snapshot footswitches to disappear after selecting one, set the “Global Settings > Footswitches” > Snapshot Mode parameter to “Latch.” In this case, HX Stomp XL stays in Snapshot footswitch mode until you press MODE (Edit/Exit).
2. Press the footswitch displaying the block you want to edit. The block’s first page of parameters appears at FS1~FS3, with their editable values above. In the following example, the Multi Pass Delay block was selected, and its first page of three parameters is displayed.
Edit View 5. Mixer Block (visible when selected) offers parameters to mix the A and B stereo paths’ signals together. Optionally, press ACTION and use Knob 1 to create a separate output block for path B, which is fed to the Send L/R outputs. 6. Output Block Offers Pan and Level parameters for the Main L/R output. The HX Stomp XL has two main views—Play view and Edit view. Edit view is used for creating or tweaking your tones. The Play view details are covered in the previous chapter, on page 12.
Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters Bypassing a Block Each preset in HX Stomp XL can accommodate up to eight blocks. Blocks are objects that represent various elements of a preset, such as amps, cabs, effects, or even a Looper. In addition to the eight processing blocks, each preset has an Input block, Output block, and for presets with two parallel paths, Split and Mixer blocks. 1. If not already there, press VIEW to select Edit view. 2.
Choosing a Block’s Model 1. If not already there, press IMPORTANT! If you encounter items in the list that are grayed out or unavailable, this means the preset cannot accommodate that category, subcategory, or model. See “Dynamic DSP”. VIEW to select Edit view. 4. Using the Lower Knob, PAGE, and PAGE , select the desired category, subcategory, and model. 2. Turn the Upper Knob to select the desired block, then turn the Lower Knob to change its model.
Copying/Pasting a Block Clearing All Blocks Blocks can be copied and then pasted onto either another block location, or into an entirely different preset. Clearing all blocks removes all processing blocks and resets the signal flow to serial. It does not affect the Input and Output blocks. 1. From Edit view, select the block you wish to copy and press ACTION. 1. Press ACTION. 2. Press PAGE 2. Press Knob 2 (Copy Block). 3.
2. Press ACTION, press PAGE twice, and then press Knob 1 (Add to Favorites). The Favorites list appears. Favorites Category None Talent Boost Favorites Squish Comp Distortion Detox EQ Dynamics Golden Echoes EQ Pitch Slap TIP: Using the HX Edit app, you can export your Favorites to your computer as .
1. Press Serial vs. Parallel Routing and ACTION together to open the Save Preset screen: Save Preset For many guitar tones, a serial (a single, stereo path) signal flow is more than adequate.
TAP Tempo In the preceding illustration: Our guitar signal goes into the purple Pitch, Amp, IR, and Modulation blocks, and then is split to path A (upper) and path B (lower). Press the TAP/TUNER switch repeatedly to set the tempo in BPM (Beats Per Minute). Stereo path A (upper) is sent to the dark orange Reverb block and stereo path B (lower) is sent to the green Delay block.
The Tuner Tuner Settings Page Knob Parameter HX Stomp XL offers three Tuner types, Fine (shown below), Coarse, and Strobe, selectable from Knob 3 of the Tuner Settings—see the following “Tuner Settings” table. 1. Press and hold the TAP/TUNER switch until the Tuner screen appears: A Tuner Mute 440 Hz Output Refrnc 1 1 Output Determines the active output while the Tuner screen is active. If you prefer to hear nothing while tuning, choose “Mute.” Normally, you should choose “Main L/R.
Block Order and Stereo Imaging To see which models can be added to the current preset, from Edit view, press the Lower Knob to open the model list. The signal path in HX Stomp XL is stereo, carrying two channels of audio. When the device is fed a stereo input source (i.e., when discrete left and right signals are connected into the HX Stomp XL Left and Right input jacks), the source audio is processed discretely in stereo wherever stereo blocks are used within the path.
The Blocks Input Settings Page Knob Parameter Input 1 The Input block includes a dedicated noise gate. Threshold and Decay parameters are grayed out unless Knob 1 (Gate) is turned on. 1 Gate Turns the Input noise gate on and off. 2 Thresh[old] Sets the input level at which the noise gate acts on the signal. If your guitar gets cut off abruptly, turn the Threshold up. 3 Decay Determines how abruptly the noise gate is applied once the signal drops below the threshold level.
Effects Output Settings Knob Parameter Description 1 Pan Sets the balance between the left and right outputs. If you’re only running the L/MONO output, leave this set to Center. 2 Level Sets the overall level of the entire preset. 3 Type (Send only) Determines whether the Send L/R Output (appears when the Mixer block is routed to Path B) is mono or stereo. HX Stomp XL has all the effects of the Line 6 award-winning Helix guitar processor.
Distortion Models Distortion Models Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On* Vermin Dist Mono, Stereo Pro Co RAT Fuzz Pi Legacy Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi KWB Mono, Stereo Benadrian Kowloon Walled Bunny Distortion Jet Fuzz Legacy Roland® Jet Phaser Legendary Drive Mono, Stereo Carvin® VLD1 Legacy Drive (hi gain channel) L6 Drive Legacy Colorsound Overdriver (modded) Swedish Chainsaw Mono, Stereo BOSS HM-2 Heavy Metal Distortion (MIJ) L6 Distortion Legacy Li
EQ Models Modulation Models Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On* Simple EQ Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Vibe Rotary Stereo Fender Vibratone Low and High Cut Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original 122 Rotary Stereo Leslie® 122 Low/High Shelf Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original 145 Rotary Stereo Leslie 145 Parametric Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Double Take Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Tilt Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Poly Detune Mono Line 6 Original 10 Band Graphi
Delay Models Delay Models Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On* Simple Delay Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Tube Echo Legacy Maestro Echoplex EP-1 Mod/Chorus Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Tape Echo Legacy Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Dual Delay Stereo Line 6 Original Sweep Echo Legacy Line 6 Original Multitap 4 Stereo Line 6 Original Echo Platter Legacy Binson® EchoRec® Multitap 6 Stereo Line 6 Original Analog Echo Legacy BOSS DM-2 Ping Pong Stereo Li
Pitch/Synth Models Filter Models Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On* Pitch Wham Mono, Stereo Digitech Whammy Seeker Legacy Z Vex Seek Wah Twin Harmony Mono, Stereo Eventide H3000 Simple Pitch Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Obi Wah Legacy Oberheim® voltage-controlled S&H filter Dual Pitch Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Tron Up Legacy Musitronics Mu-Tron III (up position) 3 OSC Synth Stereo Line 6 Original Tron Down Legacy Musitronics Mu-Tron III (down pos
Volume/Pan Models Parameter Description Depth Adjusts the intensity of the modulation. Higher settings result in more extreme pitch bending, wobble, or throb, depending on the effect. Model Subcategories Based On* Volume Pedal Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Gain Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Feedbk Pan Stereo Line 6 Original Adjusts the amount of delayed signal fed back into the effect. Higher settings can provide more dramatic textures.
Amp+Cab Amp Models Amp+Cab blocks are convenient in that when you select an Amp model, its matching Cab model is automatically loaded. It also only uses up one of the eight available processing blocks. To change the amp model in an Amp+Cab block, press PAGE until the amp icon is bright red and turn the Lower Knob. To change the cab model, press PAGE until the cab icon is bright red and turn the Lower Knob.
Amp Models Model Amp Models Subcategory Based On* Model Subcategory Based On* German Ubersonic Guitar Bogner Überschall Ampeg SVT-4 PRO Bass Ampeg SVT--4 PRO Cali Texas Ch1 Guitar MESA/Boogie Lone Star (clean channel) Woody Blue Bass Acoustic® 360 Cali Texas Ch2 Guitar MESA/Boogie Lone Star (drive channel) Agua 51 Bass Aguilar® DB51 Cali IV Rhythm 1 Guitar MESA/Boogie Mark IV (channel I) Cali Bass Bass MESA/Boogie M9 Carbine Cali IV Rhythm 2 Guitar MESA/Boogie Mark IV (channel
Amp Cab Models Model Subcategories Based On* Soup Pro Ellipse Single, Dual 1 x 6x9" Supro S6616 1x8 Small Tweed Single, Dual 1x8" Fender Champ 1x10 US Princess Single, Dual 1x10” Fender Princeton Reverb 1x12 Field Coil Single, Dual 1x12" Gibson EH185 Preamp 1x12 Fullerton Single, Dual 1x12" Fender 5C3 Tweed Deluxe We’ve also included a complete set of Preamp versions of each Amp model, which provide the tone of just the preamp stage of the amp—recommended when feeding the HX Stomp XL ped
Cab Settings Cab Models Model Subcategories Based On* 4x12 Cali V30 Single, Dual 4x12" MESA/Boogie 4FB V30 4x12 XXL V30 Single, Dual 4x12" ENGL XXL V30 4x12 SoloLead EM Single, Dual 4x12" Soldano 1x12 Del Sol Single, Dual 1x12" Sunn Coliseum 1x15 Ampeg B-15 Single, Dual 1x15" Ampeg B-15 1x18 Del Sol Single, Dual 1x18" Sunn Coliseum 1x18 Woody Blue Single, Dual 1x18" Acoustic 360 2x15 Brute Single, Dual 2x15" MESA/Boogie 2x15 EV 4x10 Ampeg HLF Single, Dual 4x10" Ampeg SVT 410HLF
Impulse Response (IR) 3. Drag one or more IR files from the desktop or any Finder window directly into the HX Edit application’s IRs list (or use the HX Edit IR - Import command). Impulse Responses are mathematical functions representing the sonic measurements of specific audio systems (for HX Stomp XL, acoustic guitar body resonance, or speaker cabinet and microphone combinations). HX Stomp XL can load and store up to 128 custom or third-party IRs at a time.
Impulse Response Settings Page Knob Parameter 1 1 2 IR Sel 2 Low Cut 3 Hi Cut Send Settings Description Knob Parameter Selects one of the 128 available IR index locations. If a location contains an IR, its name appears in the inspector header. Filters a portion of the IR’s bass and/or treble frequencies, which can help remove rumble and/or highend harshness. 1 Mix Blends the IR signal with the dry signal passed through the IR block. When set to 0%, the path bypasses the IR completely.
Looper Using the 6 Switch Looper ` Once assigned, pressing the Stomp mode footswitch for a 6 Switch Looper activates its Looper Footswitch mode, where all its functions are conveniently laid out and labeled on the HX Stomp XL footswitches. HX Stomp XL offers three Looper types: the 6 Switch, 1 Switch, and Shuffling Looper. 1. Add a 6 Switch Looper block to your preset and assign it to a footswitch in Stomp mode. A Looper only functions if it has been assigned to a footswitch in Stomp mode.
2. Turn Knob 1 (Slices) to set the number of slices your loop will be chopped into. NOTE: If you press while loop playback is stopped, this will always record a new loop, and any previous recording will be discarded. 3. To return to the previous mode, press FS6 (EXIT). 3. Press the switch to begin recording. Using the 1 Switch Looper 4. When done recording your loop, press the switch. The LED lights red, indicating the loop is recording.
Split Split > Dynamic Settings A Split block appears any time a parallel path is created but is visible only when selected: Page 1 HX Stomp XL includes four different types of Split blocks—Y, A/B, Crossover, and Dynamic. Turn the Upper Knob to select the Split block and then turn the Lower Knob to change the Split type. 2 Split > Y Settings Knob Parameter Description 1 Balnce A Adjusts the stereo balance (pan) of the signal sent to Path A (upper).
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Snapshots Each of the four snapshots in HX Stomp XL stores and recalls the state of certain elements in the current preset, including: • In Play view, a small camera icon appears in the upper right corner of the screen. Its number indicates the current snapshot.
Snapshot Reselect NOTE: If you don’t want Snapshot footswitches to disappear after selecting one, set “Global Settings > Footswitches” > Knob 4 (Snapshot Mode Switches) to “Latch.” In this case, HX Stomp XL stays in Snapshot footswitch mode until you press MODE (Edit/Exit). The “Global Settings > Preferences” > Snapshot Reselect parameter adds even more flexibility to the Snapshot mode footswitches.
Copying/Pasting a Snapshot Determining Snapshot Edit Behavior Instead of creating a new snapshot from scratch, you may want to copy an existing one to another snapshot location and tweak just a few things. Say you’re on Snapshot 2 (verse), and you change a few things—switch a delay block on, switch a mod block off, tweak a distortion’s Drive parameter, etc.
Tips for Creative Snapshot Use • • • • • • • The obvious use case for snapshots is designating them to specific sections of your song. For example, Snapshot 1 could be the Intro, Snapshot 2 the Verse, Snapshot 3 the Chorus, and Snapshot 4 the Solo. Turn any Delay, Reverb, and/or FX Loops blocks’ Trails parameter to “On” for seamless spillover between snapshots.
Bypass Assign 2. Press Knob 1 (Bypass Assign).
Swapping Stomp Footswitches *TIP: By default, bypass toggling for the block via EXP 1 or EXP 2 is configured for “heel down = off” behavior. To reverse bypass behavior, press the Upper Knob (bypass). In such a case, the block will be bypassed when moving the expression pedal past the configured Position location.
Controller Assign NOTE: To manually access the Controller Assign menu, press Knob 2 (Controller Assign). 2. Press PAGE HX Stomp XL provides a wide variety of tools for controlling your tone during a performance.
Clearing All Controller Assignments 4. If desired, press PAGE and turn Knob 1 (Min Value) and Knob 2 (Max Value) to set the range you wish to control. 1. From the Controller Assign screen, press ACTION. TIP: To reverse controller behavior, swap the min and max values. 2. Press Knob 2 (Clear All Controller) to clear all blocks’ controller assignments. When returning to the Home screen, the assigned parameter appears with its value in white text to indicate a controller assignment.
Command Center HX Stomp XL is also capable of acting as a master remote control for your other live performance or studio gear. Each of its Stomp mode footswitches and expression pedals can be used to send a variety of messages: • • • • Instant 2 Transmit MIDI CC, Program Change, Note, and MMC commands to your guitar amps, pedals, synths, or even other modelers.
CC Toggle Page Knob Parameter 1 2 2 Note On Description Page Knob Parameter Sets the CC messages’ MIDI channel (1-16). When set to “Base,” the HX Effects device follows the Global MIDI channel, which is set from the “Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo” page. MIDI Channel 3 CC # Sets the CC number (0-127). 1 Dim Value Sets the CC number’s value (0-127) when the footswitch ring is dim. 2 Lit Value Sets the CC number’s value (0-127) when the footswitch ring is lit.
HX Preset, Snapshot, and Looper Commands HX Snps (Snapshots) These “HX” commands allow you to configure Stomp mode switches for even greater control of your device’s internal functions. HX commands can be assigned on HX Stomp XL using the preceding steps (see “Assigning a Command”). All assignments are saved per preset.
Clearing a Command HX Loop (Looper) - Footswitch Page Knob Parameter 1 2 2 Behavior Description 1. Select the location containing the command you want to clear and press ACTION. Sets the behavior for the footswitch. This allows you to send up to two different Looper commands, independently per each Press and Release or each Press and Hold of the footswitch. (Note that the assigned, Stomp mode footswitch’s label and LED will only indicate the command assigned to the Press function.
Global EQ Resetting Global EQ Resetting the Global EQ returns its settings to factory default (flat). 1. From the Global EQ screen, press ACTION. The Global EQ built into HX Stomp XL has three fully parametric bands plus variable low and high cut filters, and is used for compensating for the wide disparity in acoustic environments on tour or when traveling from studio to studio. Global EQ is applied to all presets. 2. Press Knob 1 (Reset EQ).
Global Settings 2. Using Knobs 1 and 2, set levels according to the following table: Jack Guitar or bass with passive pickups INPUT Guitar or bass with really loud or active L/MONO, pickups RIGHT Keyboard, synth, or drum machine The Global Settings menu contains additional parameters that apply to all presets, such as input and output levels, footswitch configurations, etc. 1. Press PAGE and PAGE 2. Press PAGE together to open the Menu.
Global Settings > Ins/Outs Page Knob Parameter 1 2 3 Description 1 Input Level Choose “Inst[rument]” when connecting a guitar, bass, or stompboxes to HX Stomp XL’s input jack(s); choose “Line” when connecting synths, drum machines, the sends from mixers, or other line-level sources. If your guitar or bass has really loud active pickups (or if you just happen to prefer the sound of a “padded” input level for your instrument), choose “Line” - Or, just try both and trust your ears.
Global Settings > Preferences Page Knob Parameter Bypass Type When pressing the Upper and Lower knobs together (or a footswitch assigned to “All Bypass”), HX Stomp XL bypasses all blocks. There are two types of All Bypass in HX Stomp XL—Choose “Analog” if you want your guitar’s signal routed directly from the HX Stomp XL inputs to its outputs, with no processing or A/D/A conversion (also called “true bypass”).
Global Settings > Footswitches Page Knob Parameter 1 2 Description 1 Stomp Select When set to “Touch,” touching a Stomp mode switch selects its assigned item(s), but pressing doesn’t. When set to “Press,” pressing a Stomp mode switch selects its assigned item(s), but touching doesn’t (helpful if you insist on playing barefoot). When set to “Both,” either touching or pressing will select the assigned item. The default is “Touch.
Mission Helix Expression Pedal One Expression Pedal Two Expression Pedals By default, the HX Stomp XL EXP 1/2 | FS7/8 jack is set up to accommodate the Mission Helix expression pedal, connected via an optional Y cable (sometimes called a TRS insert cable).
Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo Page Knob Parameter 1 2 3 Description 1 MIDI Base Channel Sets the system base MIDI channel that HX Stomp XL uses to both send and receive MIDI communication via MIDI and USB. 2 MIDI Thru When on, MIDI OUT also acts as a MIDI THRU; that is, it passes through any MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN jack. 3 Rx MIDI Clock Determines whether HX Stomp XL responds to incoming MIDI beat clock received at its MIDI IN port, via USB, or whichever it senses first (“Auto”).
USB Audio Computer Input HX Stomp XL functions as a USB 2.0, multichannel, 24-bit/96kHz, low-latency audio interface for Windows and Mac computers, as well as for iPad and iPhone mobile devices (with optional Apple Camera Connection Kit adapter), and is compatible with all major DAW software. Refer to the illustration and tables below for a description of how audio is handled between HX Stomp XL and your computer.
DI Recording and Re-amping NOTE: Setting the stereo track’s output to HX Stomp XL’s USB 1/2 allows you to hear your processed tone via HX Stomp XL’s hardware monitoring while recording. For this configuration, disable software input monitoring on all DAW tracks. A common DAW recording technique is to record a dry DI (Direct Input) signal, such as the unprocessed signal from your guitar.
3. Create a new stereo track in your DAW project and set both its Input and Output to USB 1/2. Arm the track for recording. If you prefer to use a different native sample rate (or if your particular DAW application requires it), you can optionally download and install the Line 6 Helix Mac Core Audio driver from line6.com/software. This Line 6 driver (version 1.1.0 or later) supports HX Stomp XL, as well as all Helix devices, and offers 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88kHz, or 96kHz sample rate operation.
Sound This button launches the Windows Sound Control Panel, which is Control where you can optionally configure HX Stomp XL to be the audio Panel playback device for multimedia applications (such as Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc.) The settings within the Windows Sound Control Panel are not relevant for your DAW software since standard multi-media applications utilize the standard Windows driver.
MIDI Block Bypass via MIDI 1. Press together to open the Menu. 2. Press Knob 1 (Bypass Assign). NOTE: HX Stomp XL transmits and responds to MIDI messages over USB in the same manner as via its MIDI connectors. For USB MIDI operation on Windows computers, it is necessary to download and install the Line 6 HX Stomp ASIO driver, available from line6.com/software. There is no driver installation necessary for Mac computers or iPad or iPhone devices. 3.
Synchronizing Tempo via MIDI MIDI CC# Value Function Pedal and Footswitch Assignments Certain Delay and Modulation parameters such as Time and Speed can be represented with fixed numeric values (ms or Hz) or note values (1/4-note, dotted 1/8-note, etc.). When set to note values, the parameter will follow Tap Tempo or incoming MIDI clock. Press the parameter knob to toggle between ms (or Hz) and note values.
MIDI CC# Value 3 0-127 54 0-127 55 0-127 56 0-127 57 0-127 58 0-127 59 0-127 67 0-127 71 0-127 72 0-127 73 0-127 74 0-127 75 0-127 76 0-127 128 0-63: SFW; 64-127: NSFL Function Additional global MIDI commands (reserved for future use) HX Stomp XL forwards your questionable browser history to your coworkers.
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