HX Edit Pilot's Guide

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Bypass Assignments for Multiple Blocks
For Helix & HX hardware, you can only assign the Bypass toggle of any particular block
to one footswitch at a time. If a block already has an existing Bypass assignment and
you change the assignment, this will move the assignment to the newly selected foot-
switch or controller. But it is possible to assign the Bypass function for multiple blocks
to one common footswitch or controller for simultaneous switching.
Each Helix or HX device's footswitch or controller can have up to 8 assignments. You
can additionally create Controller and (on Helix or HX Eects) Command Center assign-
ments utilizing footswitches that simultaneously include Bypass assignments. It's also
possible to create snapshots that include multiple Bypass & other parameter changes
all in one click - see the respective sections for more on these assignment types!
TIP: A handy trick is to create a multi-bypass assignment to toggle one block o and
the other on simultaneously, such as to change between two dierent distortions, be-
tween two dierent amps, etc. To reverse the switching, select one block within the
Signal Flow and manually click its Bypass button so that one block is the opposite bypass
state as the other. Now whenever you toggle the assigned Bypass footswitch, both blocks'
bypass states are toggled oppositely.
Creating a Controller Assignment
Just as on your Helix or HX device's Controller Assign screen, you can create a Con-
troller assignment for practically any block's parameter to allow it to be controlled by
a remote device's footswitches or controllers, or by external MIDI gear. Here in the
Bypass/Controller Assign tab you can also congure a Snapshot assignment, to allow
your desired parameter settings to be stored & recalled with a preset's snapshots.
Creating a Controller Assignment Using an EXP Pedal or Footswitch
1. Click on the block within the Signal Flow that includes the parameter for which
you want to create the Controller assignment.
2. At the right of the Bypass/Controller Assign panel, click the Assignment menu
and choose the parameter to control - for this example we'll choose the Mix of
a 70s Chorus block.
Selecting a Chorus block's Mix parameter for controller assignment
3. Click on the Switch/Controller menu to select the desired controller and your
assignment is created. We'll choose the EXP Pedal 1, but you can alternatively
choose any EXP Pedal (or, if using a Helix device, one of the Variax Knob con-
trollers). It is also possible to choose one of your device's Footswitches as the
controller, which allows you to then congure a specic parameter value for
each of the two states of the footswitch. More on this in the nal step.
Selecting an EXP Pedal controller for controller assignment
TIP: Alternatively, right-click on the Mix slider for the 70s Chorus within the Edit tab
and choose the desired controller from the slider's context menu to quickly create a
Controller assignment.
4. Once you've created the Controller assignment, you'll see it appear in the list at
the left of the Bypass/Controller Assign tab. Select the assignment in the list to
access options specic to the type of controller you've chosen. For EXP Pedal
and Variax Knob controller types, there are options for the Min and Max, which
allow you to limit the range of the assigned parameter as you move the pedal or
knob controller from minimum to maximum position. For our example, we'll set
the Max slider to 50% so that it achieves a 50% wet/dry Mix balance when our
controller is moved to full open.
Conguring options for an EXP Pedal controller assignment