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Line 6 HX Effects

#961
Looks like I have to send the LT back. Not because I want to, but because the footswitches stopped lighting up (even including the tap tempo). I messaged the seller on eBay and he thought he might have gotten some water in the unit when cleaning it over the fall, but only had issues once and they seemed to resolve themselves when he did a firmware update, so he assumed it was a code bug. Needless to say, he's been great to work with so I can't complain there, but this has definitely made me nervous about buying another used one.
 
#965
TheEmptyCell said:
I'm sort of thinking of selling my few pedals (Broughton Broughctave and Joshwah, Southampton Fifth Gear, DIY Green Russian Muff, Polytune Mini) and just jumping in face first on the HX bandwagon. I'm terrified that I won't find an OC2 substitute that let's me do that fat solo'd -1 oct. signal, or that sweet, sweet Sledgehammer sound. And I need a really fat sounding envelope filter. But I can't afford the HX unless I sell my whole rig. Nowhere nearby is carrying the HX yet. I might just hold out a couple more months and see how everyone else is getting on.
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I had a similar issue to you as well. What I ended up doing was putting the HX on a board with a filter and an octave. Now, the HX octave is no OC-2, but its pretty good as a pure octave down. I put my octave in front simply to save a block for other effects, since it always goes first. The filters in the HX are also pretty good. I had a bit of an issue dialing them in, but they are beyond useable. What I ended up doing is having a dedicated filter because I found when I switch basses, I needed to redo all of my filter settings. The dirt in it is really good, and there's no excuse for not finding a great sounding overdrive in it. Overall, I'd say save up, get it and see what it replaces.
 
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#967
Mo'Phat said:
I've had so much experience with multis that I'm hoping the learning curve is nice and gentle with this one - I know a few of the pre-game necessities like checking for updated firmware, reading and re-reading the manual, etc. Hoping to put some hours into it tomorrow.
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I've used a bunch of different ones over the years, and I definitely agree with those who say it is easy to use. The UI on the unit is great. It took me a bit to figure out how to change parameters for snapshots in the editor on PC, but I didn't RTFM when I should have so it was my own fault.
 
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#968
grimmchaos said:
Looks like I have to send the LT back. Not because I want to, but because the footswitches stopped lighting up (even including the tap tempo). I messaged the seller on eBay and he thought he might have gotten some water in the unit when cleaning it over the fall, but only had issues once and they seemed to resolve themselves when he did a firmware update, so he assumed it was a code bug. Needless to say, he's been great to work with so I can't complain there, but this has definitely made me nervous about buying another used one.
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Was the unit still under warranty? Or are you just gonna let the seller handle that hassle
 
#969
Challanger2 said:
Was the unit still under warranty? Or are you just gonna let the seller handle that hassle
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I'm going to let the seller handle it. He's been good to deal with so far. If there is a chance there was water damage (which is unknown at this point, but possible based off his account) I'm washing my hands of it since it would void the warranty.

I'm about ready to order a new one.
 
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#970
grimmchaos said:
I'm going to let the seller handle it. He's been good to deal with so far. If there is a chance there was water damage (which is unknown at this point, but possible based off his account) I'm washing my hands of it since it would void the warranty.

I'm about ready to order a new one.
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That water damage point is a good one, better safe than sorry. Are you thinking of sticking with the LT then? Or moving up to rack/floor, or going with the HX instead?
 
#971
Challanger2 said:
That water damage point is a good one, better safe than sorry. Are you thinking of sticking with the LT then? Or moving up to rack/floor, or going with the HX instead?
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Yeah I'm going to stick with the LT. The full is nice but I don't need all of the I/O it provides. The discount on Native is nice but since I'd have the hardware I'd just use it.
 
#976
Question before I really start getting down with programming this thing. I used to use an M13 in Scene Latching mode - and built each scene with up to 4 effects. Normally one or two 'utility' effects like compressor and EQ were consistent across all 12 scenes and considered 'always on'. I used it like a pedalboard with 12 pedals on it, essentially.

Just wondering in which mode I should start, so I don't get so far along and find it's not the right mode. I think Preset mode might be my jam, but not sure.

Edit: Or, since I really just need a couple of drives, boost, envelope, octave and phaser, I could use Stomp mode - leaving the six 'pedals' as switchable, but then have compressor/gate as always on in the background...then start using Snapshots

PS - LOVING THE OBSIDIAN. Already completely usable.
 
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#977
Mo'Phat said:
Question before I really start getting down with programming this thing. I used to use an M13 in Scene Latching mode - and built each scene with up to 4 effects. Normally one or two 'utility' effects like compressor and EQ were consistent across all 12 scenes and considered 'always on'. I used it like a pedalboard with 12 pedals on it, essentially.

Just wondering in which mode I should start, so I don't get so far along and find it's not the right mode. I think Preset mode might be my jam, but not sure.

Edit: Or, since I really just need a couple of drives, boost, envelope, octave and phaser, I could use Stomp mode - leaving the six 'pedals' as switchable, but then have compressor/gate as always on in the background...then start using Snapshots

PS - LOVING THE OBSIDIAN. Already completely usable.
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I would start in preset/bank mode first. Because you can do exactly what you’re saying. You can in snapshot mode too but it’s a little more in-depth in that mode. Which isn’t bad. Just more, in depth haha
 
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Mo'Phat said:
Question before I really start getting down with programming this thing. I used to use an M13 in Scene Latching mode - and built each scene with up to 4 effects. Normally one or two 'utility' effects like compressor and EQ were consistent across all 12 scenes and considered 'always on'. I used it like a pedalboard with 12 pedals on it, essentially.

Just wondering in which mode I should start, so I don't get so far along and find it's not the right mode. I think Preset mode might be my jam, but not sure.

Edit: Or, since I really just need a couple of drives, boost, envelope, octave and phaser, I could use Stomp mode - leaving the six 'pedals' as switchable, but then have compressor/gate as always on in the background...then start using Snapshots

PS - LOVING THE OBSIDIAN. Already completely usable.
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I’m currently using mine in stomp mode. I have a hpf and comp always on without a switch assigned. Then a split
Block so my effects are only above like 300 hz or something. Then 6 effects assigned to switches I can toggle on and off. It’s really working so far but I’ve only had mine for 3 weeks or so.
 
#979
So far, I am using mine as a single pedalboard with 9-ish pedals on it. Meaning:

I created a single preset, use it in stomp mode.
This preset has the compressor (first) and Obsidian (clean, last) as always-on.
Switchable are: simple pitch (octave up), Valve drive, delay, 70s chorus, parametric eq.

I will add some snapshots so I can toggle the dirty side of the Obsidian, an octave down, etc.

But for my uses, one preset seems fine. Maybe one per genre of music eventually. I don’t know if I’ll ever need more than a couple or three presets at most.

Does my method make sense? Am I missing something?
 
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