Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Hey all, New HX Effects owner here, having great fun with it! Question though - how are you all powering yours? I note is has a thirsty current consumption and most staked multi-PSUs don’t get close. I was hoping to power this (min 2A) and my G30 (150mA absolute max) from one supply - tried daisy chaining from the one supplied with the HX but it’s hella noisy… any other ideas or do I need to suck it up that I’ll need two PSUs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, Merton said: Hey all, New HX Effects owner here, having great fun with it! Question though - how are you all powering yours? I note is has a thirsty current consumption and most staked multi-PSUs don’t get close. I was hoping to power this (min 2A) and my G30 (150mA absolute max) from one supply - tried daisy chaining from the one supplied with the HX but it’s hella noisy… any other ideas or do I need to suck it up that I’ll need two PSUs? I use a Cioks DC7 which is lightweight and pedalboard mountable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, acidbass said: I use a Cioks DC7 which is lightweight and pedalboard mountable Interesting - the specs for that seem to state a max 660mA supply per socket… yet Line 6 say the HX Effects needs a 3A supply… I take it you’ve never had a problem? EDIT - or do you use a current doubler or something across two or more outputs? Edited June 15, 2022 by Merton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Merton said: Interesting - the specs for that seem to state a max 660mA supply per socket… yet Line 6 say the HX Effects needs a 3A supply… I take it you’ve never had a problem? EDIT - or do you use a current doubler or something across two or more outputs? Yes, Cioks have a doubler cable although it is a few quid extra! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, acidbass said: Yes, Cioks have a doubler cable although it is a few quid extra! Nice one cheers - so two 660mA sockets are doing the job for you then? Good to know - don’t want to fry a PSU haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, Merton said: Nice one cheers - so two 660mA sockets are doing the job for you then? Good to know - don’t want to fry a PSU haha I'm using the Stomp but AFAIK the current draw is the same. A quick Google says that the Effects needs 1300mah - does this tally with the manual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, acidbass said: I'm using the Stomp but AFAIK the current draw is the same. A quick Google says that the Effects needs 1300mah - does this tally with the manual? The manual is stinky poo 😂 The Effects is labelled up as 3A and I’ve googled it and come up with various different answers but most of which suggest needing 2A, and some which suggest the Stomp is less power hungry. All a bit confusing hence asking 🙂 Thanks for your help - certainly making me think there is light at the end of the tunnel! Might phone Andertons tomorrow and see what they reckon… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 https://line6.com/support/topic/58508-compatible-power-supplies-for-hx-stomp/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Someone on another group said you can treble up the DC7 outputs. it is a rather pricey way to replace a wall-wart, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: https://line6.com/support/topic/58508-compatible-power-supplies-for-hx-stomp/ Cheers - that’s the Stomp rather than Effects and I’ve convinced myself I read somewhere that the Stomp is less power hungry 😅 This thread suggests I need 2A for start up…: https://line6.com/support/topic/37195-hx-effects-what-is-the-maximum-power-draw/ edit- more useful info from Line6 for anyone who’s interested: https://line6.com/support/topic/32249-helix-hx-power-supply-woes/ Edited June 15, 2022 by Merton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Tbh I think I’ll just use two different PSUs and an extension lead - cheaper than a new supply 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 My Stomp is happily powered from a GigRig Generator - as well as the rest of my board! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Higgie said: My Stomp is happily powered from a GigRig Generator - as well as the rest of my board! Oh hello, that looks to be perfect thank you 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugsonic Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I run my stomp from a DC7 with a doubler. Never had an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Has anyone got a decent OC-2 style patch sound? I find the octave on this very uninspiring. I even prefer the built in sub on my Ashdown amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 38 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: Has anyone got a decent OC-2 style patch sound? I find the octave on this very uninspiring. I even prefer the built in sub on my Ashdown amp. I like the Legacy Bass Octaver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, acidbass said: I like the Legacy Bass Octaver! Ta will give it a throw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 18 hours ago, Merton said: Cheers - that’s the Stomp rather than Effects and I’ve convinced myself I read somewhere that the Stomp is less power hungry 😅 This thread suggests I need 2A for start up…: https://line6.com/support/topic/37195-hx-effects-what-is-the-maximum-power-draw/ edit- more useful info from Line6 for anyone who’s interested: https://line6.com/support/topic/32249-helix-hx-power-supply-woes/ Also there's this: I found that a dirt cheap Kokko power supply would also do the job. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154867350921 - can't cope with a Raspberry Pi 4 powered soft synth as well, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I think the current may very much depend upon the emulations being included in the given setting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray64 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, uk_lefty said: Has anyone got a decent OC-2 style patch sound? I use an mxr octaver with the hx stomp because anologue octave is my most important effect, but sticking in the box I reckon you will have a lot of success going for the legacy octave into the teemah drive with bass cut on like 0.1 or 0.2 and then a parametric eq to bring out sub frequencies and cut out high end. Edited June 17, 2022 by Stingray64 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I also kept a dedicated octave pedal on the board as I found the octave in the Stomp to be lacking. However I didn't do much experimenting, as I had the Octamizer there already and decided it was easier to use that than hunt through every setting in the Stomp to try and find something as good as what I already had 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugsonic Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I have the legacy octave on a parallel path. This allows me to add oct to whatever I have set on the main path. But I do also have FI patches to emulate a MXR and OC2. Tend to use the stomp octave the most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Looks like the Harley Benton Iso 12 pro will power the HX stomp - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 What are the cab sims doing? All on factory default mic/distance and other settings... obviously they are based around some kind of impulse response and time based element that I'm not gathering here... White noise into reaper.... Ampeg B15 1x18 Woody blue 8x10 SVT 6x10 calipower 2x15 brute Now this is interesting Ampeg 4x10 HLF with the 421 dyn mic.... same cab with the 4038 ribbon mic.... bit odd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 oh and I also looked at some IR's through the same setup... my one thought about the differences between the cab models of a SVT 8x10 vs the IRs of an SVT8X10. - the shape of the eq curve for the cab are the same, and the top end and bottom end roll offs are similar.... but the peaks and dips in the frequency aren't as extreme - it's a less extreme flavour of the cab... again that's without being able to see the time based element of the models/IR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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