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3. Create a new stereo track in your DAW project and set both its
Input and Output to USB 1/2. Arm the track for recording.
NOTE: In some DAW software it may be necessary to also activate the soft-
ware monitoring feature on this "re-amped" track to monitor the processed
signal when playing back your project. See your software's documentation.
4. Now play your DAW project and you'll hear the DI track "re-
amped" through HX Stomp! Tweak your amp & eects blocks
as desired while listening with the playback of your project
mix.
5. Once you have your re-amplied guitar tone they way you like
it, Solo both the DI and re-amped tracks, rewind to the start of
the project and hit the DAW Record button, allowing it to cap-
ture the signal into the new re-amped track in real-time.
Allow the DI track to play to the end, stop recording and you've created your new re-
amped guitar track!
TIP: Note that you still have your original Guitar DI track, and you can repeat this
processtocreateadditionalre-ampedtrackswithdierentHXStompsettings,
add plug-ins, blend with your original guitar track, and more.
Re-amping is powerful but really slow. Isn't there an
easier way?
Absolutely! Instead of routing your dry DI guitar tracks through HX Stomp and then
re-tracking everything in real time (something that can take forever if you have a long
song with many guitar and bass tracks to re-amp), you can simply insert the Helix
Native plug-in on each track. Helix Native lets you apply the DSP horsepower of HX
Stomp to any of your production's tracks (including vocals, keyboards, synths, drums,
busses or more), without having to deal with routing or re-amping.
Core Audio Driver Settings (macOS only)
To use HX Stomp as an audio interface for Mac applications, it is not necessary to in-
stall any additional driver. HX Stomp will utilize the Mac computer's "Class Compliant"
USB driver automatically simply by connecting to your USB port. HX Stomp will then
appear as a selectable Core Audio device within the Mac Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup
panel and/or directly within your DAW host and multimedia applications. However,
notethatthisAppleClassCompliantdriveroersstrictly48kHznativesamplerateop-
eration.Ifyouprefertouseadierentnativesamplerate(orifyourparticularDAWap-
plication requires it), you can optionally download and install the Line 6 Helix Mac Core
Audio driver from line6.com/software. This Line 6 driver supports HX Stomp, as well as
allHelixdevices,andoers44.1kHz,48kHz,88kHzor96kHzsamplerateoperation.
ASIO Driver Settings (Windows only)
When using HX Stomp as an audio interface for Windows DAW applications, it is
highlyrecommendedtocongurethesoftwaretoutilizetheHX Stomp "ASIO" driver.
The Line 6 HX StompASIOdriveroersthesuperior,low-latencyaudioperformance
required for DAW recording. This driver selection is typically found in your DAW soft-
ware's Preferences or Options dialog - see your software's documentation.
NOTE: Download and install the latest Line 6 HX Stomp ASIO driver from
line6.com/software.
Once the HX Stomp ASIO driver has been selected in your DAW software, you'll also
see a button in the same dialog for "ASIO Settings" (or with a similar title). Press this
button to launch the HX Stomp Control Panel, where you make the following driver
settings.
Sound
Control
Panel
This button launches the Windows Sound Control Panel, which is
whereyoucanoptionallycongureHXStomptobetheaudioplay-
back device for multi-media applications (such as Windows Media
Player, iTunes, etc.) The settings within the Windows Sound Con-
trol Panel are not relevant for your DAW software, since standard
multi-media applications utilize the standard Windows driver.
Default Bit
Depth
Select the Bit Depth at which HX Stomp will operate for recording
and playback with your DAW software. 24 bit or 32 bit are recom-
mended for quality audio production.