HX Edit Pilot's Guide

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The Signal Flow Window
The Signal Flow window allows you to directly access the Amp, Eects, Mix & Looper
blocks within your preset and congure your signal path routing simply by clicking and
dragging. Once you select any block within the Signal Flow, the Inspector's Edit tabbed
panel below provides access to all its editable parameters. The options oered here are
essentially the same as found on your connected Helix or HX device, making editing
very straight-forward.
HX Device Owners: HX Edit application functionality described within this chap-
ter is the same with Helix or HX devices, except where noted.
Split BlockPath 1A
Path 2A
Path 1B
Merge - Mixer Block
The Signal Flow Window (Helix device)
Split Block
Path 1A
Path 1B
Merge-Mixer Block
The Signal Flow Window (HX Stomp device)
Split Block
Path 1A
Path 1B
Merge-Mixer Block
The Signal Flow Window (HX Eects device)
Show/Hide Block Labels Option
If you prefer a cleaner look within the HX Edit app's Signal Flow window, you can “hide”
the descriptive text labels that appear below each block using the Show/Hide option
within the Preferences > General window (see page 32). When set to hide the
labels, you'll only see a block's label appear when hovering your mouse over the block.
Block Label Option Set to Show Block Label Option Set to Hide
Moving Blocks & Arranging the Signal Flow
To move blocks within a signal path, click and drag any block to its desired location. To
follow are a number of pointers for arranging the signal ow in dierent ways.
HX Device Owners: You'll see only the HX Stomp/Eects device's single Path 1
displayed within the HX Edit signal ow panel. The HX Path 1 can be similarly
split to oer parallel Paths 1A and 1B, as shown in the preceding screenshots.
Path 1 / Path 2 (Helix devices only) - Unlike on the Helix hardware, within HX Edit
it is possible to Copy a block, including its current settings, between main Paths 1
and 2 via drag and drop. You can also Cut or Copy a block and then Paste into any
desired location on the opposite path to re-locate it there, along with its settings
intact - see next section.
Split Paths - To create a split path, simply drag a block down from the main signal
path (Path 1A or Path 2A) and you'll see a parallel, split path (Path B) appear, with
both a Split and Merge block created at each end (as shown in above image). To
remove the split path, clear or move all blocks out of the parallel “B” path.
Mix (Split and Merge-Mixer) Blocks - When a Split block is selected in the Signal
Flow, you can choose from among 3 types of Split blocks, and adjust the balance
options using the parameter sliders that appear in the Edit tab below. Note that you
can click and drag the Split and Merge-Mixer blocks to position them however you
like within the path.
TIP: You can also Copy and Paste blocks between presets, between HX Edit and
Helix Native and back, and with any Helix or HX device - see page 19.
Split Path Options
Functionality for Split blocks and Paths dier slightly for Helix vs. HX devices, as de-
tailed here.
Helix, Helix Rack & Helix LT Devices
If you drag a Split block down from Path A (or right-click on the Split block and choose
Create Input), it will change into a separate Input block for Path B, which then oers a
set of Input block options in the Edit panel. Likewise, if you drag a Merge block down
(or right-click on the block and choose Create Output), it becomes a separate Output
block for Path B. When dragged to Path B, the Split or Merge-Mixer block becomes
inactive and no longer aects either of the signal paths.