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USB Audio
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.
NOTE: For USB audio operation:
For Windows computers, it is necessary to download and install the latest
Line 6 HX Stomp ASIO driver (see page 63).
For Mac computers, it is only necessary to download and install the Line 6
Mac Core Audio driver (version 1.1.0 or later) if you desire audio sample rate
operation at rates other than 48kHz (see page 63).
For iPad or iPhone mobile devices, there is no driver installation necessary.
All drivers are available from line6.com/software. Please refer to HX Stomp
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L/MONO RIGHT
RETURN / AUX IN
STEREO
SEND
L/MONO RIGHT
OUTPUT BAL/UNBAL
L/MONO RIGHT
INPUT
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Mix
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USB OUTPUTS
Input block set to USB 5/6
Jamming with
YouTube, iTunes, etc
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DI (Dry) Signal for Re-amping DI (Dry) Signal
USB INPUTS
Computer Input Source
USB 1 and 2 Output of HX Stomp XL’s Path A (with all Path A processing)
USB 3 and 4 Output of HX Stomp XL’s Path B (with all Path B processing)
USB 5 and 6
HX Stomp XL’s Main L/MONO and RIGHT inputs (dry, no
processing)
USB 7 and 8
HX Stomp XL’s Return/Aux L/MONO and RIGHT inputs (dry, no
processing)
Computer Output Destination
USB 1/2
HX Stomp XL’s Main L/MONO, RIGHT, and Phones outputs
(direct, no processing) for monitoring your DAW’s master output
or jamming along with YouTube™, iTunes, etc.
USB 3/4 HX Stomp XL’s stereo SEND stereo output (direct, no processing)
USB 5/6
HX Stomp XL’s Input block for re-amping (only active when Input
block is set to USB 5/6)
USB 7/8 The never-ending abyss (reserved for future use)
Hardware Monitoring vs. DAW Software
Monitoring
HX Stomp XL provides hardware monitoring, which lets you hear your live input signal
at all times, independent of your DAW software’s monitor settings. Hardware monitoring
can be desirable since it allows you to hear your live guitar with HX processing added
and essentially “latency-free,” since the monitor signal is not routed through your DAW
software.
In some DAW recording scenarios, it may be preferable to utilize your recording
application’s “input monitoring” or “software monitoring” feature, which routes your live
input signal through the armed recording track, thus allowing you to monitor the input
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software monitoring, however, is that your live input signal will be delayed slightly due to
being routed through the software and back to HX Stomp XL’s outputs, which is referred
to as “latency.” HX Stomp XL is designed to provide very low latency operation— see
“ASIO Driver Settings (Windows only)” for info and settings.
When a DAW track’s software monitoring is active, you’ll likely not want to hear the HX
Stomp XL hardware monitoring signal simultaneously. To achieve this, it is best to use
the HX Stomp XL USB 5/6 inputs as your DAW audio track’s input source and select
the Main L/R Output block on HX Stomp XL and turn its Level all the way down. This
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into your audio track. (See the next section for more on recording a DI track.)