MIDI Clock Send and Receive HX Effects is able to send and receive MIDI clock via its MIDI 5-pin in/out, as well as via USB. MIDI Clock options can be enabled and configured within the “Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo” options. MIDI Clock Send: Transmit MIDI clock to synchronize the tempo of external pedals, rack gear, and software to the current HX Effects TAP Tempo rate. MIDI Clock Receive: Synchronize the HX Effects time-based effects (such as delay and modulation) to incoming MIDI clock from external DAW software, drum machines, keyboard workstations, or other modelers. Note that the HX Effects TAP footswitch will flash blue (instead of the default red) to indicate the incoming tempo rate when receiving MIDI clock.
@BillySoundFarmКүн бұрын
Put your phone down and play your guitar
@BillySoundFarmКүн бұрын
Put your phone down and play your guitar.
@theaweber54322 күн бұрын
It must be really tiring to be a ‘worship’ guitar player. For playing two notes and some chords there is all this rant about gear. I also play in church, also worship but also jazz and other styles. I have the dream and it sounds fantastic. What I noticed though is that it sounds better before wet effects. Before I had an iridium and I had it at the end of the signal chain and it sounded great. Someone was commenting on a KZbin video saying that worship guitar players are the pickiest there are and it’s true. A bit ironical though since worship is such a repetitive, minimalistic style and you ‘need’ all this great gear. As you pointed out in the video, maybe just sticking with the helix or a similar modeler is more than enough since in church you always use reverb, delay, overdrive and chorus so who is going to notice the difference anyway?
@BillySoundFarm2 күн бұрын
No one at church ever noticed the difference between the hx amp models and the dream. But they did notice when I since switched to the Kemper. Tons of compliments every time I play now, even from people who you would think aren't paying close attention to the guitar tone. Best two notes I ever played.
@christianlacheze33232 күн бұрын
After hours of tweaking the controls to try and extract a decent sound in vain, I resold it. It has nothing, repeat nothing to do with the sound, let alone the feel of the real thing (I own an original ‘66 DR)
@BillySoundFarm2 күн бұрын
I'm surprised, what kind of tone do you usually go for?
@christianlacheze332313 сағат бұрын
@@BillySoundFarm Everything except ambient and high gain: clean, jazz, edge of breakup, classic rock, using the usual F and G suspects
@eder.franco2 күн бұрын
Is it a good guitar for fingerstyle? What do you think?
@BillySoundFarm2 күн бұрын
From what I can remember, and watching the video back myself, it wouldn't be bad but there's probably better options. The top is Okume, which is like Mahogany. It's got more clean headroom than spruce, which is one reason I liked it. I could hit it as hard as I wanted to without overplaying, and if I did hit it hard it would get loud. That very fact might work against you if you're using fingers. Without a pick, you're putting less kinetic energy into the top through the strings, so you might find that you're having to finger pick way harder than you normally would want to in order to get the top to sing. Maybe if you're wearing picks on your fingers or if you have acrylic nails or something it might not be so bad, but I think a spruce or even cedar top would be preferable if you know that fingerpicking is your thing. Also there's the tone... Okume (mahogany) all around is going to be darker than spruce with rosewood. If you add the fact that bare fingers would darken it up even more, it might seem muffled to the listener. It also might fight a male singing voice if you're singing along. Again, if you're wearing picks or grow your nails out then you wouldn't have to worry about that, and the mids-pushed okume might even balance out your tone in that case. My recommendation for a budget fingerpicking guitar would be something with a Cedar top. A used Seagull or Breedlove might fit the bill. My favorite experience ever with fingerpicking was a Breedlove. I don't remember the model, it was a friend's guitar I was fixing for him. you can hear me play it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXWmpmyhhpimmKM ...If you're interested I could find out the model number for you. I vaguely remember them being available used for $250-$350 when I made that video, but it's fuzzy.
@MotownGuitarJoe5 күн бұрын
I've had the IR-D (not IR-X) for a couple of weeks and my only complaint is that the presets do NOT retain the pot settings. Totally happy with the tone and response.
@BillySoundFarm5 күн бұрын
I am also happy with the tone and response, and getting happier the more I get acquainted with it.
@MotownGuitarJoe5 күн бұрын
@@BillySoundFarm - definitely takes some tweaking/experimentation. Lots of variables when you factor in the IRs...
@dbeff3 күн бұрын
Combine the IRx to Boss gt core 1000 (IR-x in the FX loop of gt core) and you will have ANYTHING you might need for live, recording or practice. A board with these two together are unbeatable IMO.
@BillySoundFarm5 күн бұрын
I know I get brutally honest with this pedal, and I'm not sorry, but I do like the IR-X a lot. Before this is over, I might love it, despite the problems.
@paulmales18896 күн бұрын
I take it you’ve tried the editor ? You probably need to back the presence off with a strat and maybe pick another cab ir .
@BillySoundFarm6 күн бұрын
I actually had not tried the editor when I filmed this, but I have since (just filmed a follow-up video on the features). None of the stock IRS help me, but I could try some third-party IRS. That's a good idea about trying the presence control, thanks!
@steverherb6 күн бұрын
Try changing your preamp tubes
@BillySoundFarm6 күн бұрын
That's a good idea, I didn't even think of that. I didn't even think of checking to see what stock tubes they even put in there.
@yonniesboy7 күн бұрын
Wow really good tip thank you .. I have the HX stomp XL and the Boss GT-1 .. I am trying to make those two work ,, anyone has any ideas of how to make those two work ?😊
@BillySoundFarm7 күн бұрын
I looked it up and the GT-1 doesn't have Midi support... or at least it doesn't use regular CC commands. If it did, you could connect the two via USB since HX Stomp has Midi-over-usb... When you use them together, do you have specific features from each that you're trying to incorporate? Or do you just have each one and want to figure how best to utilize both?
@lperry658 күн бұрын
Seven cable method to two blues cube artists, stereo or wet dry. Sounds great 👍
@kenwagner56678 күн бұрын
I don't think you're missing anything. You probably have everything of value already from your father-in-law's basement!
@user-ph8dz8uj8v8 күн бұрын
I bought a Jasmine guitar at a local guitar shop for $100 new. I was looking for something inexpensive to knock around with, you know, something to play outside, take with me here and there. It didn't have a pickup system, but I really wasn't looking for that, just something to knock around like I said. I've had that guitar for 10 years now, and I must say I love it. It sounds beautiful. I've actually recorded with it with a mic over the sound hole, and the recordings came out great. It's lightweight, and it never goes out of tune. I never knew that they were made by Takamine. I'm in the market now for a new acoustic electric to play live. I'm definitely going to pick up a Takamine. Or maybe another Jasmine with a pickup.😅 KEEP PLAYING Y'ALL!!!!!
@BillySoundFarm8 күн бұрын
Why not install some transducers in the one you have, like a k&k? ... there was a product that was almost identical to a K&K, but half the price. I installed one in my old Marlboro Martin, and it's probably the best sounding acoustic electric I have right now. It's just drilling one hole and super gluing 3 transducers onto the interior Bridge plate.
@user-ph8dz8uj8v8 күн бұрын
@BillySoundFarm Believe me, I've thought about that brother, but every time I went to do that, I got neurotic about it, changing the sound of the acoustic for kitchen round table /parlor campfire gatherings😅 that option is still on the table though lately I've come across some very inexpensive Takamine. Keep On Playing!!!🎶🎶
@jamesschenk8 күн бұрын
I have my doubts about these kids now days they love there stupid phones and game consoles I cant imagine seeing them taking the time to play guitar I'm glad I grew up when techno garbage wasnt around when I got bored I picked my strat and play simple songs like Mary had a little lamb then over time i learned to play classic rock i had a much better childhood then these spoiled little brats now day i learned to make art
@BillySoundFarm8 күн бұрын
Yeah! Get off lawns!
@BillySoundFarm9 күн бұрын
I didn't hate it, but I don't love it, for reasons explained in the video.
@chadholmes9 күн бұрын
What’s the little song you’re playing at 5:36? Great guitar!
@BillySoundFarm9 күн бұрын
It's an old time fiddle tune, it's called Little red-haired boy or little beggar man depending on what part of Appalachia you are in. I learned it from JP Cormier in this online class he used to offer, but I think he had to take it down because of problems with Vimeo.
@chadholmes8 күн бұрын
@@BillySoundFarmvery cool! I want to learn that! Thanks!!
@riffrockband10 күн бұрын
I have the Helix Floor for full band gigs and the HX Stomp XL for acoustic-electric. Two essentials for me with the Floor model are the scribble strips which I customize for each song or preset with snapshots using HX Edit and also the Expression Pedal.
@BillySoundFarm10 күн бұрын
I just plugged an expression pedal into the HX effects, I like the little mini sonicake one. I agree with you on the scribble strips. I talked about doing the same labeling thing for each song in this hx effects video I made last week: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpPbdoCGoZZja8U ... I never needed them for the HX stomp because the display is right over the footswitches. This is the first I'm realizing I couldn't use a stomp xl, thanks for pointing that out!
@jameswilliford547812 күн бұрын
I'll spend a couple hundred more and get a nice all solid wood Alvarez. I have some decent Taylors and Yamahas and still need to try Martin and Alvarez...preferably all solid wood but not a deal breaker if it's not. My koa Taylor isn't all solid and it sounds great....my Yamaha is all solid, sounds great too but not as comfortable to play as my Taylors.
@MotownGuitarJoe14 күн бұрын
You should do a video about setting up the FCB-1010. I had one about 5 years ago. It was impossible (for me) to program.
@BillySoundFarm14 күн бұрын
I thought about it but I figured it's such an old product people might not care anymore. Maybe I'll give it a shot!
@MotownGuitarJoe14 күн бұрын
Thanks for the vid! I JUST bought an HX Effects this week. I paired it with a Friedman IR-D and it sounds great. I have a used MIDI controllable TC Electronic Nova Drive on the way and will use it for any OD/dist.
@BillySoundFarm14 күн бұрын
Very cool!
@BillySoundFarm14 күн бұрын
If you run that hx effects/ir-d combo in 4 cable, it will put the ir-d output last in the signal chain, which gives you the advantage of the ir-d's USB audio and headphone output capabilities, while still putting the preamp section of the ir-d before any wet effects you might have on the hx effects. ... just put an fx loop block in your hx effects where you want the amp to be, then connect your guitar to hx effects input, then connect fx send to hx effects to your ir-d input, connect ir-d fx loop send to hx effects fx loop return, then hx effects output to ir-d fx loop return. Last, plug ir-d output to wherever you want to send your sound.
@BillySoundFarm13 күн бұрын
Nevermind... The USB on the IR-X is NOT a USB audio out. That's infuriating, what a missed opportunity.
@djcode698315 күн бұрын
Yes to everything you said. I use it with the UAFX amps and the OX for cabs. I also have analog overdrive, tremolo and chorus. I use it even more then I use my helix rack now. It just perfect. No problem whatsoever with my board now even though I swap in different amp pedals like the IRX. I’m not selling it!
@BillySoundFarm15 күн бұрын
You want I hear the most tragic thing... I traded mine for an ir-x and some cash. It was a good deal, but the tragedy is that I would have loved to run the hx effects with the irx and my dream 65 in stereo... it's like that gift of the magi story
@davegutshall811715 күн бұрын
Been there, done that... Then bought it again. Do yourself a favor - Instead of selling the HX FX, put it away in a drawer or closet and try to forget about it. If you don't use it in a year, sell it. If you can't live without, you don't have to!!! Selling gear feels good at the moment, but you end up financially upside down on deals like this. You know you love it, you know you want it. Trust your heart. Keep the FX. 🙂
@michaelnachoescamilla624115 күн бұрын
Simply based on what the used market would bring, I would not bother to sell the HX effects. I too have one and use it pretty extensively. I use it mostly for the routing capabilities to multiple amps and for spatial effects. I don’t use it much for the fuzzes or overdrives as I find that external units still sound better to my ear. To me what sounds like “bloom” in an overdrive pedal sounds like an artifact in the digital world, though your mileage may vary. I use a two amp rig and one of those amps has two channels that are not foot switchable so being able to route various set ups is Fantastic. And I also like the fact that if this unit goes down, I can pick up another at reload my entire routing setup right back in using HX Edit. Great units.
@RyanAdams115 күн бұрын
I've recently bought 2 tonex ones. I have a Helix lt and i've been thinking about selling it and getting the hx effects. Would that make any sense or am I crazy?
@BillySoundFarm15 күн бұрын
An HX effects would be perfect with dual tonex ones!!! ... HX effects has two effects Loops so you can run your tonex pedals in stereo. And once you're set up with your effects presets, you're not married to the tonex pedals, you can use amps or anything at will.
@user-cc5qh1pj1s16 күн бұрын
yerp
@BillySoundFarm16 күн бұрын
Stay to the end to find out why I'm selling my HX Effects even though it's hands down the best most useful workhorse guitar pedal I've ever owned...
@SamHollidayV18 күн бұрын
Damn that sounds like heaven
@markmarello121120 күн бұрын
They play well for what they are. A good beater/outdoor gig acoustic that actually sounds great plugged in.
@DavidS1955121 күн бұрын
Different guitars make a difference, nice playing though!
@BillySoundFarm21 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@michaeltjahja211421 күн бұрын
Wth
@mikechivy24 күн бұрын
Give it a wipe down and new strings. Would cost 10 bucks and you’d think differently
@BillySoundFarm23 күн бұрын
It's so true, it's always best to blame the strings
@WorshipGuitarist4life1725 күн бұрын
Elixirs, in 80/20, 10-47, primetone 0.73 pick 😂😂. I love my guitar that bright, D'addario I love but i find a bit too loud imohop.
@WorshipGuitarist4life1727 күн бұрын
Can you compare primetone vs tortex jazz iii's? I heard somewhere that those tortex' were pretty bright
@WorshipGuitarist4life1727 күн бұрын
For me, prime tone as light as can be, 10 (even 9) gauge acoustic strings, I love my acoustic really bright and zingy. Most ppl want opposite I feel
@BillySoundFarm26 күн бұрын
I think you're right most people want to round out the tone with the pick on an acoustic, which is the case for me unless I'm playing on dull strings, in which case I'll brighten it up with a brighter pick... I just sat down with my pick collection trying to find out what would be the zingiest flappiest bright pick, and the prime tones are going to be hard to beat. I think you should try tortex Sharp. Their normal tortex pics but they are pointy, which will make them brighter. It also makes him a little long so you would get more of that Flappy smacky sound. Probably yellows or greens, but you should try them all if you can.
@BillySoundFarm26 күн бұрын
Tortex Jazz 3 is bright only if you go thick, 1.5 mm or more. Even 1.14 mm sound of significantly darker. The reason is because they don't put much of a bevel on them, and bevel darken tone. Set a 1.5 is so thick that the edges are almost square, which brightens it up when combined with the stiffness of being thick. When there's a bevel (i.e. roundness of the edge), it gets darker as you get thicker. ... I just sat down with a bunch of jazz 3 picks and some others, and the 1.5 mm tortex was even brighter than the ultex Jazz 3, which surprised me. But a regular black stiffo Jazz 3 will be pretty bright. One of my everyday pics is a black stiffo Jazz two (not as pointy).
@rosewoodsteel665627 күн бұрын
It sounds great to me. What kind of guitar do you have at home? If you don't like the guitar, as is, perhaps a new set of strings is in order.
@BillySoundFarm27 күн бұрын
I also thought it sounded great hearing it again on the video. I've had that experience sometimes with martin's, they sound best from where the listener would be standing, not necessarily from where the player is.
@BillySoundFarm27 күн бұрын
Here's some examples of what I have at home: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3Wnioitqpmgna8si=ypHH9ir7Srvzzcq3 ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ3Nhaacbd2Lasksi=_or_wDkpi1-RwwIL ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqDSeZWais6Xe9Usi=m3rl85XWjKERWImj
@nathanaelojo2758Ай бұрын
I prefer the stringjoy
@MaDaMamutАй бұрын
your comming out as mahagony guy ;-)
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
lol can't deny it anymore
@ChristosAlexakosАй бұрын
I bought one for $350 and it sounds amazing and it’s a great campfire guitar
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
Awesome!
@njwaterАй бұрын
Mariah? No, that’s just wrong 😂
@kenwagner5667Ай бұрын
She didn't ❤it... what! 😂
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
You CAN play any song, never be intimidated! And you SHOULD be making music in public! Get out there and make the world less lonely by making music that makes people happy!
@thedirtyknobsАй бұрын
I save my combined sounds and factory pre sets to NAM profiler software or pedal for live gigs ..
@aperezdealАй бұрын
Eh. I keep one in my daughter’s play room. I keep my P.A. Martin in my music room.
@TETRARCHFREAKАй бұрын
Guitar center must change the way they do things keep up with the times or they'll go the way of Mars music and Sam Ash
@ironman1290Ай бұрын
I love the Baggs Anthem. I just wanted to know if the Fishman would have sounded better but if you’ve played it and didn’t like it so much I’ll take your word on it. What were you saying wood vs metal?? What did you mean by that I gotta know?? I’ve seen many of the video reviews on Standard vs ModDlx D18 and most edge towards the Standard. However I’ve got small fingers and the tapered v neck on my 28 ModDlx feels lovely. I just can handle the C shape necks on the standards!!!
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
You might like the sound of the Fishman better, I can't tell because I haven't played the anthem. I can say for sure that the fishman will sound less like your guitar than the anthem, but I'm not sure the anthem really sounds much like your guitar anyway... the other thing is that a fishman can connect to the computer and you can load other IRS designed to sound like different acoustic guitars, so if you didn't like the sound you're not stuck: you could find an ir in Fishman's Library that you do like. But it's less honest because your sound is computer-generated. The Anthem is more honest because it's not computer-generated, you blend together inputs from a Piezo and an internal condenser mic. ... I think you should stick with your anthem unless you really hate the sound of it. If you're just wondering if there's something better, nothing's going to be very much better so just enjoy what you have. But if you HATE the sound of what you have and it's ruining your experience with your guitar when you plug it in, that would be the only situation that would make it worth selling your guitar and buying the same guitar with different electronics. ... can you just install a Fishman in the guitar you have in a way that you could swap back to the anthem if you didn't like it better?
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
Just to be clear, when I had the fisherman aura it sounded great when I was running the computer modeling. The aura has a blend button that blends between direct Piezo sound (yuck) and the output from a little onboard computer modeler, which gave you a choice between 6 tones that are computer-generated to simulate classic guitars. The classic guitar simulations all sounded great, but the unit crapped out on me in this specific way: the "sound engine" that generated those classic guitar sounds went bad and I can only use 100% Piezo setting. The Fishman Piezo pick up doesn't sound any better than anybody else's Piezo pickup. ... the anthem it's not doing any computer modeling, it's honest tone that comes from a condenser mic blended with a Piezo pickup, and you can control the blend. The honesty of the tone matters to me now, but it's also worth noting that it's a little less delicate than the computer stuff fishman uses. I would not go so far as to say its robust, because all of these onboard preamps end up crapping out and that's why I usually recommend passive transducers. But if you made me bet, I would bet the anthem would last longer. ... when my aura crapped out on me Fishman told me to send it to them, they were going to fix it for $50, then they told me the sound engine was bad and it could not be fixed, offered to send me a lesser more generic Fishman preamp that would be a drop-in replacement. 50.00 wasn't a bad deal for that preamp, but it was just a straight Piezo so I could have just stuck with the half-broken aura and save to myself the money and the trouble. ... I hated the Piezo sound so much, I did research and tinkered and ended up installing passive transducers to the bridge plate under the bridge, and wiring them into the $50 Fishman preamp instead of the Fishman Piezo. I'm satisfied with it, I guess.
@ironman1290Ай бұрын
Say Billy i have a HUGE question for ya. Would you recommend the D18 ModDlx Fishman Aura over an LR Baggs Anthem? I hope you’re familiar with the Baggs pickup. I have the D28 ModDlx with the Baggs Anthem installed on it but I wanna sell it and buy the 18 ModDlx with the Fishman if it’s INDEED BETTER than the Baggs. Help me, pleeeeese..?????
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
I haven't played the anthem, but even still I would take the anthem over the aura. The Anthem has a condenser mic in there that you can blend in. The aura is just a regular Piezo pickup with modeling technology built into the preamp. I had a Fishman Aura in another guitar and it crapped out on me. Admittedly, it didn't sound bad, but I don't like the idea of acoustic guitar modeling. Why have a nice guitar if you're just going to let a computer model the sound anyway? ... if you were starting from scratch I would say get a K&K or other passive transducer setup, and then use a pedal preamp if you need a preamp. Since you already have the anthem, I say stick with it. At the end of the day I don't think any of these acoustic electric solutions really sound as good as the acoustic guitar in the room or via microphone.
@naimsain3627Ай бұрын
You could learn to play first then make the decision
@BillySoundFarmАй бұрын
Har har har
@georgeargon5113Ай бұрын
You ought to do your research before going on air... Your stat knowledge is, well, embarrassing. Stick to playing because your salesmanship is substandard.