devices · HX One · learn · 03 of 06 · 7 min
the controls you will use
the one thing
Learn three things: how to change what the footswitches do (press and hold the TAP | FLUX switch), how to save (press and hold HOME), and how to reach more parameters than the knobs can show.
click anything
Every control on the HX One, and what each press, hold and turn does.
controls and footswitches
HX One · top panel · schematic, drawn from Line 6’s panel diagram
EFFECT knob
The center knob, and the main control on the device. Turn it and you are choosing an effect, not a parameter.
- Turn
- Selects an effect within the current category.
- Press and turn
- Jumps between effect categories—delay, reverb, pitch, filter and the rest.
- Press
- Opens the effect list for the current category.
- Press and hold
- Enters the Settings menu.
- Worth knowing
- Press and turn to jump between categories. Turning alone steps one effect at a time through a very long list.
modes are the whole game
The footswitches do not have fixed jobs. What they do depends on the mode, and to change it you press and hold the TAP | FLUX switch.
A Line 6 modeler that looks broken is usually in a mode you did not choose. Change the mode and it works again.
save, or lose it
Changes are not saved until you tell the device to save them—press and hold HOME. Until then, an “E” beside the preset name marks it as edited.
Change preset while that E is showing and your work is gone with no warning and no undo.
Save before you change preset. An unsaved edit is lost on the switch.
HX One Cheat Sheet (Rev A)