User Manual

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To see which models can be added to the current preset, from Edit
view, press the Lower Knob to open the model list.
Grayed-out items cannot be accommodated and are skipped over - See “Selecting
Blocks/Adjusting Parameters”.
Amp+Cab
A30 Fawn Brt
Matchstick Ch1
Matchstick Ch2
Matchstick Jump
Mandarin 80
Tips to Optimize DSP
• Some block types use much more DSP than others, such Amps, IRs, Reverbs,
and models that utilize polyphonic pitch shifting (Delay - Poly Sustain, Modulation
- Poly Detune, and Pitch - Poly Pitch, Poly Wham, Poly Capo, 12-String).
• Instead of a parallel path with two Amp+Cab blocks or two separate Amps and
Cabs, try adding a single Amp block followed by a single Cab > Dual block
(mixingtwodierentCabscanprovidesomesubstantialvariations).
• ThestereoversionofaneectsblockwilluseroughlytwiceasmuchDSPasa
mono version of the same block. Likewise, the dual version of a cab block will
use roughly twice as much DSP as the single version.
• Some model categories have “Simple” blocks, which utilize less DSP than
others.
• EectsmodelsintheLegacysubcategorygenerally—butnotalways—useless
DSP than those in the Mono and Stereo subcategories.
• Insteadoftogglingbetweentwoofthesameamporeectsblocks(withdierent
settings), use controllers or snapshots to instantly adjust parameters within a
singleblock.You’dbesurprisedathowwildlydierenttonesyoucangetfrom
simply adjusting an amp model’s tonestack knobs.
Block Order and Stereo Imaging
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. Whenever a mono block is
added within a path, both channels of audio are combined and sent out of the block as
mono.
MostoftheeectsmodelsinHX Stomp XL have both mono and stereo versions. A
stereo block displays after its model name in the inspector. The stereo imaging—or
how wide your tone appears with stereo speakers or headphones—is highly dependent
on the type of blocks you add and in what order.
Legacy eects modelsvaryin behavior, justason theclassicLine 6eectsfrom
where these models originated.
• LegacyDistortion,Dynamics&Pitch/Syntheectsaremono
• LegacyModulation&Delayeectsvaryinthatsomearemono,somestereo,
andsomemonoin/stereoout,whereadjustingtheeect’sMixparametercan
narrowthestereoimagefedintothem.It’sbesttoexperimentwiththeseeects
and tweak the Mix parameter to achieve the desired stereo output results
• LegacyFilterandReverbeectsarestereo
TIP: Even if you’re running a single amp or other mono playback system,
sometimesstereoeectscan stillsound“fuller” thantheirmono counterparts.
This is especially true with stereo reverbs.