User Manual

7
Quick Start
Hooking It All Up
There are many ways to connect HX Stomp to other gear, and the following pages
illustrate only a few.
HX Stomp on a Pedalboard
Although HX Stomp 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 six 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.
L/MONO OUT
FX
L/MONO IN
HX Stomp 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 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,other-
wise 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!
AMP
RETURN
AMP
SEND
L/MONO
OUT
L/MONO
IN
GUITAR IN
RETURN
L/MONO
SEND
4CM