HX Stomp Manual - English

5. To exit the Tuner, step on any footswitch.
All tuner settings are global.
TIP: If you have a favorite pedal tuner and wish to use it instead of the tuner
in HX Stomp, connect the HX Stomp Send output to your tuner's input
and turn Knob 1 (Output) to select "Send L/R." This way, every time you
hold the TAP footswitch, HX Stomp will automatically route the signal to
your favorite tuner.
Tuner Settings
Page Knob Parameter
1
2
3
1 Output
2 Refrnc
3 Offsets
1 String 6 Offset
2 String 5 Offset
3 String 4 Offset
1 String 3 Offset
2 String 2 Offset
3 String 1 Offset
Dynamic DSP
Description
Determines the active output while the Tuner screen
is active. If you prefer to hear nothing while tuning,
choose "Mute." Normally, you should choose "Main
L/R."
If you'd like to tune to a reference other than standard
440 Hz, select from 425 to 455 Hz.
Enables the Tuner offsets displayed on Pages 2 and
3.
Some guitarists feel that tuning certain strings
slightly sharp or flat in relation to concert tuning can
improve intonation. String offsets calibrate the tuner
so that these slightly out-of-tune pitches appear
as in tune. String 6 is low E and String 1 is high
E. Tuning offsets won't be applied unless Knob 3
(Offsets) on Page 1 is turned on.
Like nearly all modern audio processors, the HX Stomp engine is based on DSP (Digital
Signal Processing). Some models require many times more DSP horsepower than
others, so it makes logical sense that fewer of those models could exist in a tone. To
work around this, some processors restrict you to one amp, one reverb, one delay,
etc. With HX Stomp, who are we to say you can't run six distortions in a row? Or two
Amp blocks into two IRs? Or two parallel mods into two parallel delays into two parallel
reverbs for some massive swirly stereo ambient wash? We feel it's important to let
you keep adding whatever you want to your tone, even if you may eventually run out
of DSP.
To see which models can be added to the current preset, from Edit
view, press the Lower Knob to open the model list.
Grayed out items cannot be accommodated and are skipped over - See "Selecting
Blocks/Adjusting Parameters".
Tips to Optimize DSP
Amp+Cab
A30 Fawn Brt
Matchstick Ch1
Matchstick Ch2
Matchstick Jump
Mandarin 80
• Some block types use much more DSP than others, such as amps, cabs, IRs,
and pitch shifters. Not surprisingly, the Amp+Cab block uses the most. EQ,
Dynamics, Volume/Pan, and Send/Return blocks use relatively little
• Some models may use more DSP than others in the same category. This is
especially true with amp models
• Instead of a parallel path with two Amp+Cab blocks or two separate Amps
and Cabs, try adding a single Amp block followed by a single Cab > Dual block
(mixing two different Cabs can provide some substantial variations)
• The stereo version of an effects block will use roughly twice as much DSP as
a mono version of the same block. Likewise, the dual version of a cab block
will use roughly twice as much DSP as the single version
• Some model categories have “Simple” blocks, which utilize less DSP than
others
• Effects models in the Legacy subcategory generally—but not always—use
less DSP than those in the Mono and Stereo subcategories
• Instead of toggling between two of the same amp or effects blocks (with different
settings), use controllers or snapshots to instantly adjust parameters
within a single block. You'd be surprised at how wildly different tones you can
get from simply adjusting an amp model's tonestack knobs
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