Line 6 has been earning raves for its award-winning Helix hardware and software effect processors. The Helix products use Line 6’s latest modeling technology to produce accurate recreations of desirable vintage and modern gear, including amps, cabinets, mics and effect pedals.
Now the company has made it easy to integrate its Helix product line with traditional amp and pedalboard setups via the new HX Effects. The multi-effect pedal features more than 100 effects drawn from the Helix line, along with dozens of legacy sounds from the acclaimed Line 6 M-Series and Stompbox Modeler pedals.
HX Effects uses the same HX audio engine found in Helix processors and lets you run up to nine effects simultaneously. However, it does not feature amp models, since your own amp will provide the sound you desire.
HX Effects is now available worldwide at an MSRP of $599.99. Visit Line 6 for more information, and watch the video below to learn more about HX Effects.
“We created HX Effects for guitarists who want all of the Helix guitar processor’s world-class effects, but prefer to use traditional amp and pedalboard setups,” said Marcus Ryle, President, Line 6. “HX Effects is the perfect companion to analog pedals and other digital effects, and enables guitarists to expand the capabilities of their existing rig with a robust collection of professional effects. And with its compact and streamlined design, we think HX Effects will look right at home on any pedalboard.”
HX Effects features 100+ HX effects, including distortions, delays, reverbs, modulations, pitch/synth/filters, compressors/limiters, EQs, wahs, and a six-switch looper. A legacy library of effects from the Line 6 M13, M9, M5, DL4TM, MM4 TM, FM4 TM, and DM4 TM pedals is also included, and users can even load custom impulse responses (IRs) for stage/FOH routings and acoustic guitar body resonance.
Eight capacitive-sensing footswitches with color-coded LED rings, and six LED scribble scrips facilitate intuitive effect selection and editing. Simply touch a footswitch with your finger to instantly jump to any effect and quickly adjust its parameter. A true stereo throughput maintains the integrity of stereo signals from inputs to outputs, while selectable true analog bypass switching ensures nothing gets between you and your tone.
Extensive routing and control options include parallel stereo signal paths, two expression pedal inputs, two assignable effects loops (stereo linkable), and up to four amp switching outputs—making it easy to integrate HX Effects into existing pedalboard or studio setups. HX Effect’s versatile IO capabilities can easily be used in 4-Cable Method rigs, allowing guitarists to place different effects before and after an amp’s preamp.
Like Helix multi-effects processors, HX Effects can act as a command center for an entire amp and pedal rig. Real-time MIDI control enables you to send MIDI command and controller messages to other devices, and relays allow you switch amp functions—all from within HX Effects.
HX Effects isn’t just for guitarists. It features a switchable line-level input that allows keyboardists, DJs, and more to add high-quality effects to their rigs—and it can even be used by engineers and producers as an “outboard” effects processor on studio productions.
