HX Edit Pilot's Guide

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Naming & Saving the Preset
The Preset Name eld at the top of the Editor displays the title of the currently loaded
preset. Double-click on the text here to optionally rename the preset. For Helix devices,
whenever you see your preset's title appearing in italicized text at the top of the Signal
Flow window, it indicates that the preset has been edited from its last-saved state.
HX Device Owners: Since preset functionality diers slightly on HX devices,
you will not see the current preset's title displayed in italics when in an unsaved
state.
The Save button at the top of the Editor can be used to save the currently-loaded
preset, overwriting the preset that resides within the respective Presets panel slot. As
covered in “Presets Panel” on page 9, there are also the Librarian window options,
Copy and Export, to create & store copies of your presets.
Configuring & Managing Snapshots
Your device oers the ability to congure the 8 snapshots within a Helix preset (or 3
snapshots of HX Stomp preset, or 4 snapshots of an HX Eects preset), allowing you
to recall a customized set of options for your current blocks instantly, without the brief
lag time associated with changing presets! A snapshot is capable of storing the bypass
state of any amp or eects block, up to 64 assigned parameter values, tempo settings
and more (please see your device's Owner's Manual for specics).
There are two ways to select a snapshot within HX Edit: by clicking on the Snapshots
menu at the top of the Edit window, or by using the commands within the application's
Snapshots menu. To edit its settings, select the numbered snapshot you want as your
destination, then congure the desired tone options for this snapshot.*
The Edit window's Snapshots menu The menu bar's Snapshots menu
*NOTE: You can use your device's Global Settings > Preferences > Snapshot
Edits to choose between Recall (automatically stores your changes to the current
snapshot) versus Discard (does not store changes to the current snapshot).
The camera icon within the Edit window's Snapshots menu is displayed in red
when the hardware's option is set to Discard.
Once your desired destination snapshot has been selected, us the following steps to
congure your settings.
To Store a Block's Bypass State Per Snapshot - Click on the Bypass button
above any block within the Signal Flow and set your desired bypass state for the
block (or you can toggle the block's Bypass button within the Edit tab).
To Store a Parameter's Min. & Max. Values Per Snapshot - Select the desired
block within the Signal Flow, then right-click directly on the desired parameter's
slider within the Edit tab and choose the Snapshots controller option. This eec-
tively creates the snapshot assignment for the parameter. You can then go to the
Bypass/Controller Assign tab, select the snapshot assignment you just created
within the Controller List, and customize its Min. & Max. sliders and other available
options in the Inspector at the right. We cover more about conguring these con-
troller options in “The Bypass/Controller Assign Tab” on page 23.
To Store a Command Center MIDI Message Per Snapshot - The Value parame-
ters of any instant MIDI CC, Bank/Prog, and MMC message, plus the state (Dim or
Lit) of any CC Toggle and Ext Amp messages are always stored and recalled when
selecting a snapshot. Therefore, there is no need to manually set any of these pa-
rameters to a Snapshot assignment within the Command Center - see page 29.
Attention Helix Native Plug-in Users: Snapshot settings are compatible within
presets between Helix, Helix Rack & Helix LT devices and the Helix Native plug-in!
Copying, Pasting, Renaming & Customizing Snapshots
The Copy, Paste and Rename Snapshot commands are available within the app's
main menu. Or, (for Helix or HX Eects devices) right-click on the Edit window's Snap-
shots menu to access these commands as well as the LED color customization options.
The context menu for the Snapshots menu name eld (Helix or HX Eects devices)
To Copy & Paste a Snapshot - It is possible to copy all the settings of one snap-
shot and paste them to another snapshot within the same preset. Select and load
the snapshot you wish to copy and select Copy. Then select and load the snap-
shot you wish to overwrite and choose Paste to paste the clipboard contents,
replacing the currently loaded snapshot.