Helix App Pilot's Guide
Table Of Contents
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Controller Assign Panel
This panel oers options found within the Menu - Controller Assignments screen of
your Helix device, allowing you to assign model parameters to an expression pedal,
Variax knob, footswitch or MIDI CC for real-time, remote control. It is also possible here
to assign model parameters' values to be included when recalling a snapshot.
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Creating a Controller Assignment
Click on the Controller Assign tab (or tap "C") to view this panel and select the block
within the signal ow which contains the model parameter you wish to control. In the
lower portion of the panel, use the Parameter Selector to choose the desired param-
eter, then click the Controller Menu to choose the controller type (Exp. Pedal, Variax
knob, Footswitch, MIDI CC or Snapshot) that you want to use to control this parameter.
Minimum Value & Maximum Value
Use the Minimum Value & Maximum Value sliders to set the range of control. For ex-
ample, if assigning to an Exp. Pedal, the Min. Value would be your "heel down" value,
and the Max. Value would be the "toe down" value. If assigning to a footswitch, toggling
the switch would choose between your Min. & Max. values. (Note that if assigning to a
snapshot, all you need to do is set the single parameter value you wish to be recalled
with the currently-loaded snapshot.)
Multiple Controller Assignments
Just as on the hardware, you can only assign a parameter to one controller at a time.
However, it is possible to assign multiple parameters to one common controller, (for ex-
ample, to simultaneously control the Mix parameters of two eects with an exp. pedal
to blend between them). It is also possible to create additional Bypass & Command
Center assignments on footswitches that also include Controller assignments - see the
respective chapters for more on these assignment types.
Latching Option
When a Controller assignment is mapped to a footswitch, you'll see the option here
to have the assigned footswitch behave as Latching (alternating Min./Max. values on
each click) versus Momentary (Min. or Max., opposite of the value currently in use,
while the footswitch is held down).
Customizing a Scribble Strip Label
When you create a Controller assignment to a footswitch for the selected parameter,
you'll see the Custom Label eld display the parameter's default name - which is also
displayed on the hardware's scribble strip for this footswitch (when Helix is in Stomp
Footswitch Mode). If you want to customize this label, simply type your new name in
the eld and hit your Enter/Return key. To clear your text and return to the default pa-
rameter label, click the Remove button to the right of the eld.
NOTE: If this footswitch includes additional block Bypass, Controller or Com-
mand Center assignments, the default label appears as Multiple (X)" with "X"
being the number of assignments. You can customize the label in this scenario,
but note that it can also be customized within the Custom Label eld of the
other assignment panels as well, with the latest customization edit aecting the
label in all places.
Clearing Controllers
Also found in the options of this screen are two handy buttons for clearing Controller
assignments with a single click:
Clear Block Controllers - Removes all Controller assignments for the currently
selected block.
Clear All Controllers - Removes all Controller assignments for the current preset.