User Manual

9
Quick Start
Hooking It All Up
There are many ways to connect HX Stomp XL to other gear, and the following pages
illustrate only a few.
HX Stomp XL on a Pedalboard
Although HX Stomp XL has amp and cab modeling, there’s no reason you have to use it,
especially if you have a favorite guitar or bass amp. All eight processing blocks can be
dedicatedtoeectsandeectscontrol.
TIP: Look for factory presets with names starting with “FX.” These have been
createdwitheectsblocksonly.
FX
L/MONO IN
L/MONO OUT
HX Stomp XL in 4-Cable Method
“4 Cable-Method” is a popular and exible way of hooking things up, allowing you
toroutesomeeectsblocks(mostoftendrives,distortions,wahs,andcompressors)
beforeyouramp’spreampandothereectsblocks(oftentime-basedeectslikedelays
andreverbs)initseectsloop.
NOTE:Theeectsloopsonmostampliersrunatinstrumentlevel.Ifyouramp’s
eectsloophappenstorunatlinelevel,youshouldsettheinputsandoutputsof
HX Stomp XL to line level as well. See “Setting Proper Levels”.
IMPORTANT! Make sure you add a Send/Return > Mono > FX Loop block at the
pointinyoursignalowwhereyouwishyouramp’spreamptobe.Otherwise,
you won’t hear anything.
TIP: Look for factory presets starting with “4CM.” Note that these presets will
not pass any audio unless hooked up in the method below!
4CM
GUITAR IN
SEND
L/MONO IN
RETURN L/MONO
AMP RETURN
AMP SEND
L/MONO OUT