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Line 6 HX Effects

#2,502
Started to try and familiarize myself on my practice rig this afternoon.

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smeet said:
Hey all, I’m gonna let go of my HX. It’s incredible, but I’m just more comfortable with separate pedals. It’s in great condition with box and candy. Letting the HX thread know before I put it in the TB classifieds.

Shoot me a PM if interested, I’ll give you a good deal.
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I get it though. I can see why it's easier for some to just use a handful of pedals over the HX with more on top of it.
 
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Finding new cool ways to make the HX effects serve my needs.
For the last few months it has been on my gig board, as part of a larger ensemble of devices, but next Saturday I have a gig that suggests a small footprint is in order. I revisited the preset I had for using just the HX and found it lacking.
I have a very clean, wide response rig, and sometimes I like to dial in an old school thump. I have been using the Ictineo for this to great success. As an alternative in HX, I have been seeking an LPF that I can set below 1KHz. There is nothing in the EQ models that can achieve this. Today I created a patch in the Auto Filter that is perfect. Set the Sens to 0 (filter never opens), LP mode, and the Freq to taste, I settled at 330Hz. All whoomph at the touch of a switch.
This preset has an Obsidian set to clean, EQ/tone shaper only, and a Clawthorn as a Dark OD. I didn't have another block for a fuzz, so I set the Expression pedal to turn the Fuzz on and off in the Clawthorn, and the Drive on and off in the Obsidian. I know you can use Snapshots for this kind of change, but I much prefer to stay in Stompbox mode, and this is a much more elegant and facile solution for me.
As I told my Guitarist who just got one, in addition to exploring the HX to see what it can do, try just imagining what you wish it could do, and chances are there is a way to make that happen.
 
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jbybj said:
Finding new cool ways to make the HX effects serve my needs.
For the last few months it has been on my gig board, as part of a larger ensemble of devices, but next Saturday I have a gig that suggests a small footprint is in order. I revisited the preset I had for using just the HX and found it lacking.
I have a very clean, wide response rig, and sometimes I like to dial in an old school thump. I have been using the Ictineo for this to great success. As an alternative in HX, I have been seeking an LPF that I can set below 1KHz. There is nothing in the EQ models that can achieve this. Today I created a patch in the Auto Filter that is perfect. Set the Sens to 0 (filter never opens), LP mode, and the Freq to taste, I settled at 330Hz. All whoomph at the touch of a switch.
This preset has an Obsidian set to clean, EQ/tone shaper only, and a Clawthorn as a Dark OD. I didn't have another block for a fuzz, so I set the Expression pedal to turn the Fuzz on and off in the Clawthorn, and the Drive on and off in the Obsidian. I know you can use Snapshots for this kind of change, but I much prefer to stay in Stompbox mode, and this is a much more elegant and facile solution for me.
As I told my Guitarist who just got one, in addition to exploring the HX to see what it can do, try just imagining what you wish it could do, and chances are there is a way to make that happen.
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I know I keep finding little things to use mine for. Most recent for me was running 2 rigs at once. Once for dirt and one for clean. I haven't played out live in a while, so there are some things I still have yet to uncover. But I know they are there. The new update coming sure is exciting too. I love the HX. I still wish it had at least the amp sims. But hey, I'm still overly happy with it. I really can't complain. But them I'm pretty easy to please.
 
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aledeville said:
Isn't in the preview of the 2.8 something of a better lpf?

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Maye this will do the trick?
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I wonder why, if this is an official list, they didn't go with the Moogerfooger filter over the Murf as I would think that is a more popular and more used effect. Still awesome!! (if that is in fact the real deal)

EDIT- I take that back. The Murf may be a ton better than the filter alone....
 
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Johno Dunn said:
Could you post your KWB settings?
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I will when I get home. But I think I ran it like this for the most part:

Gain was about 8
Bass about 6, maybe higher or lower. I can't remember. I'm pretty sure I bumped it up quite a bit
Treble about -4.5
Push and pull was either LED or none for both. I like the openness of none but LED brings more raunch
Asymmetrical about 2.5- I'm still not sure where I like this the most. I think I like this minimal to off.

Also remember that I am running my HX through a rusty box, fx10 and a B7KU as well as a filtered blender (Damnation Audio's loop/blender). So your settings could vary drastically. What I set mine too could sound terrible through your rig.
 
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gregmon79 said:
I will when I get home. But I think I ran it like this for the most part:

Gain was about 8
Bass about 6, maybe higher or lower. I can't remember. I'm pretty sure I bumped it up quite a bit
Treble about -4.5
Push and pull was either LED or none for both. I like the openness of none but LED brings more raunch
Asymmetrical about 2.5- I'm still not sure where I like this the most. I think I like this minimal to off.

Also remember that I am running my HX through a rusty box, fx10 and a B7KU as well as a filtered blender (Damnation Audio's loop/blender). So your settings could vary drastically. What I set mine too could sound terrible through your rig.
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I’m just looking for a starting point, so this should be very helpful.
 
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Digital Igloo said:
  1. From the Command Center menu, turn the Big Knob to select an Instant command (lightning bolt icon).
  2. Touch FS2 and turn Knob 1 (Commnd) to select "BankPC." This is a Bank and Program change message.
  3. Press PAGE> and turn Knob 2 (Prog) to select the desired preset in your Future Impact pedal. Their manual says it responds to PC messages 1-99, but PC messages traditionally run from 0-127, so you may have to set this one number off. Leave CC00 and CC32 set to "Off," as the FI doesn't respond to bank messages.
Recalling this preset will now spit out a PC message to recall the FI's preset as well. If you change the Prog value for different snapshots, snapshots will recall the FI's preset too. Save your preset when you're done.

Yes, you'll need the FI plugged into something (like an FX Loop on HX Effects) to hear it, as no sound ever goes down a MIDI cable.
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I am going mad here I bought the hx effects with plans to down size my board to only hx fx, future impact and expression pedal. Went from using a disaster area controller that worked flawlessly. Followed this directions can not get any thing to work. Anyone have any advise
 
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