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USB Audio
HXStompfunctionsasaUSB2.0,multichannel,24-bit/96kHz,low-latencyaudioin-
terface for Windows and Mac computers, as well as for iPad and iPhone mobile de-
vices (with optional Apple Camera Connection Kit adapter), and is compatible with all
major DAW software. Refer to the illustration and tables below for a description of how
audio is handled between HX Stomp and your computer.
NOTE:ForUSBaudiooperationonWindowscomputers,youmustrstdown-
load and install the Line 6 HX Stomp ASIO driver (see page 46). For Mac com-
puters, it is only necessary to download and install the latest Line 6 Helix Mac
Core Audio driver if you desire audio sample rate operation at rates other than
48kHz (see page 46). These drivers are available from line6.com/software.
There is no driver installation necessary for Apple iPad or iPhone mobile devices.
USB OUTPUTS
1/2 3/4 5/6
USB INPUTS
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
L/MONO RIGHT
RETURN / AUX IN
STEREO
SEND
L/MONO RIGHT
OUTPUT BAL/UNBAL
L/MONO RIGHT
INPUT
DI (Dry) Signal for Re-amping DI (Dry) Signal
Jamming with
YouTube, iTunes, etc.
16B Pastor of Muppets
Harmony Delay
FeedbkTime
37%
Mix
35%1/8
Input block set to USB 5/6
Computer Input Source
USB 1 and 2 Output of HX Stomp's Path A (with all Path A processing)
USB 3 and 4 Output of HX Stomp's Path B (with all Path B processing)
USB 5 and 6
HX Stomp's Main L/MONO and RIGHT inputs (dry, no processing).
Note that if you have a Return or FX Loop block, or the Input
block is set to Return L/R, the Return/Aux In L/MONO and
RIGHT signal will be captured as well.
USB 7 and 8
HX Stomp's Return/Aux L/MONO and RIGHT inputs (dry, no
processing)
Computer Output Destination
USB 1/2
HX Stomp's Main L/MONO, RIGHT and Phones outputs (direct,
no processing) for monitoring your DAW's master output or
jamming along with YouTube™, iTunes, etc.
USB 3/4 HX Stomp's stereo SEND stereo output (direct, no processing)
USB 5/6
HX Stomp's Input block for re-amping (only active when Input
block is set to USB 5/6)
USB 7/8 The never-ending abyss (reserved for future use)
Hardware Monitoring vs. DAW Software
Monitoring
HX Stomp provides hardware monitoring, which lets you hear your live input signal at all
times, independent of your DAW software's monitor settings. Hardware monitoring can
be desirable since it allows you to hear your live guitar with HX processing added and es-
sentially "latency-free," since the monitor signal is not routed through your DAW software.
In some DAW recording scenarios, it may be preferable to utilize your recording ap-
plication's "input monitoring" or "software monitoring" feature, which routes your live
input signal through the armed recording track, thus allowing you to monitor the input
eectedbyanyplug-insyoumayhaveinsertedonthetrack.Theonedownsideof
DAW software monitoring, however, is that your live input signal will be delayed slightly
due to being routed through the software and back to HX Stomp's outputs, which is
referred to as "latency." HX Stomp is designed to provide very low latency operation—
see "ASIO Driver Settings (Windows only)" for info and settings.
When a DAW track's software monitoring is active, you'll likely not want to simultane-
ously hear the HX Stomp hardware monitoring signal. To achieve this, it is best to use
the HX Stomp USB 5/6 inputs as your DAW audio track’s input source, and to select
the Main L/R Output block on HX Stomp and turn its Level all the way down. This
congurationallowsyoutohearandrecordonlythedry,DIsignalfromHXStompinto
your audio track. (See the next section for more on recording a DI track.)