HX Edit Pilot's Guide

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Importing and Exporting Preset Files
Presets are able to be exported to your computer as individual (.hlx) les, allowing you
to create a limitless collection of tones that can be imported back onto your device's
internal preset library at any time.
To Import a Preset File - It is recommended to select an empty “New Preset”
location within the Presets panel and select the Import Preset command. A brief
dialog will inform you that importing will overwrite any preset information in the se-
lected location. Click Ye s to continue. A system window will display a le browser
for selecting the preset you wish to import. Once imported, the preset will reside
on your Helix or HX device's internal memory, within the selected preset location.
To Export a Preset File - Select the preset by single-clicking on it in the Librarian
- Presets panel and select the Export Preset command. This creates a copy of the
preset in its last-saved state from your Helix or HX device's memory and saves it to
your computer. The familiar “save” window is presented, in which you can edit the
lename and choose a destination folder. By default, .hlx preset les are exported
to the following directories.
• Mac - /Documents/Line 6/Tones/Helix folder
• PC - \My Documents\Line 6\Tones\Helix folder
TIP: If you happen to own both a Helix (or Helix Native plug-in) and HX device, it is
recommended to export your HX Stomp and HX Eects presets into their own, in-
dividual directories to avoid mixing them up with Helix and Helix Native plug-in
preset les, since they are not compatible at this time.
Renaming, Reordering, Copying and Pasting Presets
These functions allow you to customize your presets within the Presets panel. Choose
Rename, Copy or Paste from the row of preset command buttons or application's
Edit menu and it will act upon the selected (highlighted) preset. You can also right-click
on a preset in the list to open a context menu with these same commands. For most
commands, it is also possible to multi-select a number of presets by using Shift+Click
to select a contiguous set of presets, or Cmd+Click (Mac) or Ctrl+Click (Windows) to
select a non-contiguous set.
TIPS: There is no command to “delete” a preset, but you can right-click on a block
within the signal ow and use the Clear All Blocks command.
NOTE: Copy and Paste of presets and IRs between HX Edit and Helix Native, or
between multiple HX Edit device app windows is not currently supported. How-
ever, you can use drag and drop for these actions! See the next section.
Drag and Drop Presets
It is possible to drag and drop any preset (or multi-selected presets) directly from the
Presets panel to perform the following actions.
• Import and Load - Drag a .hlx preset le from any computer folder and drop
directly onto a Presets panel slot, or onto the Signal Flow window, to import
and load it in the app as the current preset. This import action replaces and
overwrites the previously loaded preset.
• Load - Drag any individual preset from its Presets panel location and drop it
within the Signal Flow window to copy it into the currently loaded preset's slot
location, overwriting the currently loaded preset.
• Export - Drag one or multiple presets from the Presets panel and drop into any
folder on your computer to export a copy of the .hlx preset le(s) there.
• Reorder - Drop to another location within the Presets panel to reorder the pre-
sets within the list as desired. When the preset is dropped into the new location
slot, the surrounding presets are shifted upward or downward accordingly.
• Copy Between Two Devices - If you have multiple devices connected, it is
possible to drag and drop presets between the multiple HX Edit device app
windows' Presets panels, or directly into the Signal Flow, assuming the presets
are compatible between both device types. (See “Preset Compatibility” on
page 4.)
• Copy To/From Helix Native Plug-in - (Helix devices only) Drag a preset from
the plug-in's Presets panel and drop directly into the Presets panel of the HX
Edit app to import and load the preset on your Helix device, replacing and
overwriting the previously loaded preset. Likewise, you can also drag and drop
presets from HX Edit into Helix Native plug-in (see “Preset Compatibility” on
page 4).
Importing and Exporting Setlists
The Presets panel allows you to instantly save the currently loaded setlist, including all
its saved presets, to a Helix setlist le (.hls). This is very handy for making a backup of
all presets within a setlist, so that a group of presets can easily be loaded back into your
Helix in a single action.
HX Device Owners: A Setlist for your HX Stomp/Eects consists of all presets
within the device's preset library. Similar to the steps described here for Helix
devices, you can use the HX Edit Import Setlist and Export Setlist commands,
found within the app's File menu.
To Import a Setlist - Select the Import Setlist command. This will prompt you
to ensure that you wish to replace the currently selected setlist and the presets
therein. Continue through the Open window to select the setlist you wish to load
onto your connected device.