Line 6 HX Stomp

[Droopy_TX]

More good news on the HX Stomp front with the new 2.9 firmware (to be released "soon"):

Stomp block count will be increased to 8 blocks, and FX routing will no longer require blocks.

Yea!

 

[Chace90]

More good news on the HX Stomp front with the new 2.9 firmware (to be released "soon"):

Stomp block count will be increased to 8 blocks, and FX routing will no longer require blocks.

Yea!

Nice! Link?

 

[bdowd]

Nice, thought I saw something about metering as well.

 

[Droopy_TX]

More good news on the HX Stomp front with the new 2.9 firmware (to be released "soon"):

Stomp block count will be increased to 8 blocks, and FX routing will no longer require blocks.

Yea!

Yeah, now I'm hearing the 8 blocks thing is definitely delivered in 2.9; but the non-block FX routing is maybe a 3.0 feature. So, I will cease and desist from any further rumor-mongering.

Line 6 did not allow any streaming of last night's NAMM reveal, probably to control the message. One would have thought that they'd have official talking points ready to go or else inaccurate rumor-mongering would be the obvious result. Sorry.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

More good news on the HX Stomp front with the new 2.9 firmware (to be released "soon"):

Stomp block count will be increased to 8 blocks, and FX routing will no longer require blocks.

Yea!

That’s fantastic news. This should mean the Stomp will be able to use Helix presets that were made with 7 or 8 blocks now.

I thought the reason it didn’t allow 8 blocks was because it didn’t have enough DSP power to go around. I guess this means it always did.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I just want a tuner that reacts more quickly.

 

[bassicsax]

This is what I’ve been seeing


2.9 Model Updates:

-Revv Purple (Ch3)
-1x12 Fullerton and Grammatico Cabs
-Red Llama Drive
-Steve Vai Legendary Drive
-Harmonic Antagonizer Fuzz
-Rochester Comp (Billy Sheehan Compressor)
-Small Stone Phaser
-Split Dynamics (Path A/B Routing)

Feature Updates:

-Output Meters
-Gain Reduction Meters
-Clip Indicators
-IR Attachment by Name
-New Switch/Snap/Looper Layout Options
-New Model Subcategory Shortcuts
-Update from HX Edit
-A/B Compare for HX Native

Available “soon.”

 

[Droopy_TX]

That’s fantastic news. This should mean the Stomp will be able to use Helix presets that were made with 7 or 8 blocks now.

I thought the reason it didn’t allow 8 blocks was because it didn’t have enough DSP power to go around. I guess this means it always did.

It depends on what kind of blocks you use. You still have to realistically manage what's in your preset. Even with 2 DSP chips, the full Helix has its limits, at which you start seeing greyed-out blocks.

I'm pretty sure if you made every block an amp/cab block, you couldn't get to 6 blocks on the Stomp without running out of DSP. However, other blocks type, like EQ, modulation, and path routing, require much less DSP.

My suggestion has always been to provide enough block counts on all the units to let the unit run out of DSP. At least, then, you know you are able to utilize the unit to its utmost capabilities, versus an artificial threshold.

 

[bassicsax]

More good news on the HX Stomp front with the new 2.9 firmware (to be released "soon"):

Stomp block count will be increased to 8 blocks, and FX routing will no longer require blocks.

Yea!

everything I have heard from people there is saying both of these will be in 3.0 not in 2.9...

 

[mdalamond]

I'm am in several Stomp FB groups and have been seeing the same thing as mentioned by Bassicsax.

 

[Droopy_TX]

everything I have heard from people there is saying both of these will be in 3.0 not in 2.9...

Again, this why I think, if Line 6 chose to disallow streaming of the announcement, that they should have published an accurate summary statement to avoid confusion and inaccuracies.

Even if we have to await 3.0, "eventually" is certainly better than "never".

 

[dave_bass5]

It only takes one inaccurate post on FB to become 'true'. As we know, fake news travels fast these days.

 

[KJMO]

I figure we'll get what we get when we get it, so I don't worry much. Most of what I thought I had to have in the last update, I don't even care about any more, lol

 

[osv]

I received my HX Stomp from Prymaxe yesterday. The firmware version was 2.65. I updated to 2.82 but none of the new amps (Cougar 800, SVT 4Pro, Cali 400 ch2, etc.) are showing up on the unit. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

[dave_bass5]

I received my HX Stomp from Prymaxe yesterday. The firmware version was 2.65. I updated to 2.82 but none of the new amps (Cougar 800, SVT 4Pro, Cali 400 ch2, etc.) are showing up on the unit. Anyone have any experience with this?

That doesn't sound right. Have you tired re setting the Stomp, this might load the new effects.

 

[osv]

That doesn't sound right. Have you tired re setting the Stomp, this might load the new effects.

I turned the unit on holding switches 2 & 3 as shown in the Youtube video. The screen reads "restoring factory setting" or something of that nature, but nothing has changed when I scroll down to where the new amps should be.

 

[Plastalmonus]

I turned the unit on holding switches 2 & 3 as shown in the Youtube video. The screen reads "restoring factory setting" or something of that nature, but nothing has changed when I scroll down to where the new amps should be.

Could you take a screenshot/photo? I haven't seen this either.

 

[fivestringgecko]

I received my HX Stomp from Prymaxe yesterday. The firmware version was 2.65. I updated to 2.82 but none of the new amps (Cougar 800, SVT 4Pro, Cali 400 ch2, etc.) are showing up on the unit. Anyone have any experience with this?

There was an extra step for the new models introduced in 2.80. From the Line 6 Software Download page, try this. Be aware that it will reset all presets to factory and you will lose any presets you might have made, so make sure to back them up BEFORE doing this. (Sounds like it's brand new for you though, so may not be an issue.)

5sg.

 

[Digital Igloo]

8 blocks is in 3.0, not 2.9. FX Loops will always use blocks; otherwise, how would you bypass, assign, edit, etc. them?

I received my HX Stomp from Prymaxe yesterday. The firmware version was 2.65. I updated to 2.82 but none of the new amps (Cougar 800, SVT 4Pro, Cali 400 ch2, etc.) are showing up on the unit. Anyone have any experience with this?

If you're looking for the 2.8X models in HX Edit, you'll need to update that to 2.82 as well.

 

[fivestringgecko]

8 blocks is in 3.0, not 2.9.

Thanks to you and the entire under-appreciated team at Line 6 for the continual support and improvement for an already awesome product, Eric! Looking forward to whenever this is ready for release.

5sg.