Hx editor
Author: c | 2025-04-23
Is there a Mac/PC editor? The same HX Edit application works with Helix, Helix Rack/Control, Helix LT, and HX Effects, but when HX Effects is connected, it appears as just a
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That it's a plug in for a DAW, but if you have a track recorded, you can use Native to change settings and re-amp, is it possible to then export the settings from Native to HX Edit/ Helix? Probably not, just not something I'd ever considered. Currently at work or I'd give it a go. Hi, Tuner in the editor? Good grief! You must have been reading all those old posts from @spikey, before he jumped ship and bought a Quad Cortex! Hmm… well that was a good idea - he is now still waiting for a desktop editor for that device! As for Native… we’ll that is the software version of your real world HX unit. It uses your computer do exactly what goes on inside the hardware. You can edit, chop, change and modify presets to your hearts content, but in order to get them into your hardware unit, you have to export the preset, setlist or bundle and load them into HX Edit to transfer them to your real world box of tricks. You can even drag and drop a preset between Native and HX Edit, but it is not possible to make changes to a preset loaded into Helix Native and have those changes reflected on the hardware in real time, even while connected by USB. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share I was always on board with the tuner in the editor! Been lurking a long time, but
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Enforce the rules such as how much DSP has been employed and what blocks are still available for use based on the DSP left on a given signal chain. This ensures that you can never build a preset in HX Edit that would not work in the Helix which is a VERY good design and ensures there's a single source of logic to managing preset building. In order to provide offline editing you would have to incorporate all of that logic into HX Edit and I doubt seriously that Line 6 would be willing to do such a thing. The fact is, anyone with some knowledge JSON and patience could build an offline editor, but there would be a very good chance it would build presets that would be seen as corrupt or un-importable into an actual Helix since it's not likely to know all the rules and limitations that need to be applied when building a preset. Link to comment Share on other sites Share As has been mentioned already Native IS the offline editor for HX devices. If you really want that functionality just pony up the bucks for Native and get a whole lot of other use out of it as well. You just have to import or drag & drop the Native presets into your HX device rather than run a synch operation. Not to say I wouldn't use an offline HX Edit, I would, but I agree with Silverhead. I don't want to have toLine 6 Helix Native for HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL and HX
Native to change settings and re-amp, is it possible to then export the settings from Native to HX Edit/ Helix? Probably not, just not something I'd ever considered. Currently at work or I'd give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share On 3/15/2023 at 9:30 AM, porky_pie said: I'd love HX Edit to also show the tuner, but that also isn't going to happen! One thought is whether you can use HX native in this fashion - I appreciate that it's a plug in for a DAW, but if you have a track recorded, you can use Native to change settings and re-amp, is it possible to then export the settings from Native to HX Edit/ Helix? Probably not, just not something I'd ever considered. Currently at work or I'd give it a go. Helix presets are fully compatible between Helix Native and HX Edit/Helix devices. You can export any Helix Native preset to a file on your computer and then drag/drop it into HX Edit. You can easily transfer your studio sound to the stage. You can even use Helix Native's Hardware Compatibility mode to transfer presets among different Helix device (e.g. HX Stomp to Helix Floor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share On 3/15/2023 at 1:30 PM, porky_pie said: I'd love HX Edit to also show the tuner, but that also isn't going to happen! One thought is whether you can use HX native in this fashion - I appreciate. Is there a Mac/PC editor? The same HX Edit application works with Helix, Helix Rack/Control, Helix LT, and HX Effects, but when HX Effects is connected, it appears as just aHX Audio Lab - HX Audio Lab
Other sites Author Share Every time I try to install HX Edit 2.51, I get a message: "error opening file for writing, click abort to stop installation." I even deleted the Line 6 installer and the 2.50 firmware (which I had installed before the editor) and I'm still getting that same message. And yes, I selected the correct version of Windows.??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Author Share Well, I got the HX Edit 2.51 installed, but I still can't open my download of 2.50 firmware. Frustrated and giving up for today, I've already been at this for hours and I have to get ready and leave for a two show tour in CA tomorrow morning. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share Well, I got the HX Edit 2.51 installed, but I still can't open my download of 2.50 firmware. Frustrated and giving up for today, I've already been at this for hours and I have to get ready and leave for a two show tour in CA tomorrow morning. Ugh!Great, you are halfway home. Now that you have HX Edit 2.51 installed Open up the "Line6 Updater". Do not attempt to click directly on the firmware file. Forget that firmware file, you are not going to use it unless you have a terrible internet connection. The Updater will walk you through the rest of the upgrade process and grab the correct firmware file for you. Just point and click. Btw, make sure you don't have the Line6 Updater and the Editor up on your computer at the same time. Hopefully it will be seamless as long as you are not experiencing a poor internet connection. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Author Share Great, you are halfway home.Using the HX Stomp with the HX Effects - YouTube
Sofa while my helix is still in the studio. Unfortunately all the intelligence for determining whether the change you're making to the preset is valid is in the Helix itself, not in HXEdit. This is why an idea promoted back in 2019 never gained any traction and never will under the current architecture of the Helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share On 3/14/2023 at 6:28 PM, gertroscam said: that is something that I wish to be able to while sitting on my sofa while my helix is still in the studio. As noted by @DunedinDragon in the post above, this ain’t gonna happen anytime soon, so don’t hold your breath. It works in real time. The other thing that keeps cropping up, that also isn’t going to happen, is a version of the editor that runs on mobile devices - tablets, phones etc. HX Edit is quite simply not designed that way, it’s a remote editor that saves you from having to crawl around on the floor twisting encoders, and pushing buttons. It’s an umbilical cord and it requires the hardware to be connected. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share I'd love HX Edit to also show the tuner, but that also isn't going to happen! One thought is whether you can use HX native in this fashion - I appreciate that it's a plug in for a DAW, but if you have a track recorded, you can useLine 6 Helix Native for HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL and HX Effects
Recommended Posts Share I was trying (yes, at work :) to look at a patch someone posted using the HX Edit.... it looks like it will not work unless a device is connected. Is that correct? I hope not..... It was nice to load patches with HDEdit without the HD500x connected. It was a great way to compare patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share Yes Helix has to be on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share Because you can tweak patches "without" the editor in Helix, the editor needs to see Helix so it can load in the latest information. You can't really "hear" what you have tweaked in the editor without Helix producing the sound. It's like wanting to run your motor without the rest of the car, without both what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share 25 minutes ago, spikey said: Because you can tweak patches "without" the editor in Helix, the editor needs to see Helix so it can load in the latest information. You can't really "hear" what you have tweaked in the editor without Helix producing the sound. It's like wanting to run your motor without the rest of the car, without both what's the point? I don't get it either. Yes, the old HD Edit would run in "off-line mode", but to what end? You can't hear anything without the hardware, so what are you accomplishing? Arranging icons on a screen doesn't. Is there a Mac/PC editor? The same HX Edit application works with Helix, Helix Rack/Control, Helix LT, and HX Effects, but when HX Effects is connected, it appears as just aComments
That it's a plug in for a DAW, but if you have a track recorded, you can use Native to change settings and re-amp, is it possible to then export the settings from Native to HX Edit/ Helix? Probably not, just not something I'd ever considered. Currently at work or I'd give it a go. Hi, Tuner in the editor? Good grief! You must have been reading all those old posts from @spikey, before he jumped ship and bought a Quad Cortex! Hmm… well that was a good idea - he is now still waiting for a desktop editor for that device! As for Native… we’ll that is the software version of your real world HX unit. It uses your computer do exactly what goes on inside the hardware. You can edit, chop, change and modify presets to your hearts content, but in order to get them into your hardware unit, you have to export the preset, setlist or bundle and load them into HX Edit to transfer them to your real world box of tricks. You can even drag and drop a preset between Native and HX Edit, but it is not possible to make changes to a preset loaded into Helix Native and have those changes reflected on the hardware in real time, even while connected by USB. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share I was always on board with the tuner in the editor! Been lurking a long time, but
2025-04-10Enforce the rules such as how much DSP has been employed and what blocks are still available for use based on the DSP left on a given signal chain. This ensures that you can never build a preset in HX Edit that would not work in the Helix which is a VERY good design and ensures there's a single source of logic to managing preset building. In order to provide offline editing you would have to incorporate all of that logic into HX Edit and I doubt seriously that Line 6 would be willing to do such a thing. The fact is, anyone with some knowledge JSON and patience could build an offline editor, but there would be a very good chance it would build presets that would be seen as corrupt or un-importable into an actual Helix since it's not likely to know all the rules and limitations that need to be applied when building a preset. Link to comment Share on other sites Share As has been mentioned already Native IS the offline editor for HX devices. If you really want that functionality just pony up the bucks for Native and get a whole lot of other use out of it as well. You just have to import or drag & drop the Native presets into your HX device rather than run a synch operation. Not to say I wouldn't use an offline HX Edit, I would, but I agree with Silverhead. I don't want to have to
2025-04-10Other sites Author Share Every time I try to install HX Edit 2.51, I get a message: "error opening file for writing, click abort to stop installation." I even deleted the Line 6 installer and the 2.50 firmware (which I had installed before the editor) and I'm still getting that same message. And yes, I selected the correct version of Windows.??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Author Share Well, I got the HX Edit 2.51 installed, but I still can't open my download of 2.50 firmware. Frustrated and giving up for today, I've already been at this for hours and I have to get ready and leave for a two show tour in CA tomorrow morning. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share Well, I got the HX Edit 2.51 installed, but I still can't open my download of 2.50 firmware. Frustrated and giving up for today, I've already been at this for hours and I have to get ready and leave for a two show tour in CA tomorrow morning. Ugh!Great, you are halfway home. Now that you have HX Edit 2.51 installed Open up the "Line6 Updater". Do not attempt to click directly on the firmware file. Forget that firmware file, you are not going to use it unless you have a terrible internet connection. The Updater will walk you through the rest of the upgrade process and grab the correct firmware file for you. Just point and click. Btw, make sure you don't have the Line6 Updater and the Editor up on your computer at the same time. Hopefully it will be seamless as long as you are not experiencing a poor internet connection. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Author Share Great, you are halfway home.
2025-04-06Sofa while my helix is still in the studio. Unfortunately all the intelligence for determining whether the change you're making to the preset is valid is in the Helix itself, not in HXEdit. This is why an idea promoted back in 2019 never gained any traction and never will under the current architecture of the Helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share On 3/14/2023 at 6:28 PM, gertroscam said: that is something that I wish to be able to while sitting on my sofa while my helix is still in the studio. As noted by @DunedinDragon in the post above, this ain’t gonna happen anytime soon, so don’t hold your breath. It works in real time. The other thing that keeps cropping up, that also isn’t going to happen, is a version of the editor that runs on mobile devices - tablets, phones etc. HX Edit is quite simply not designed that way, it’s a remote editor that saves you from having to crawl around on the floor twisting encoders, and pushing buttons. It’s an umbilical cord and it requires the hardware to be connected. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites Share I'd love HX Edit to also show the tuner, but that also isn't going to happen! One thought is whether you can use HX native in this fashion - I appreciate that it's a plug in for a DAW, but if you have a track recorded, you can use
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