Use THIS instead of Snapshot Mode Line 6 HX & Helix

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This is the ONLY Mode I use in m HX products. Whether its Helix, HX Stomp (XL) or HX FX
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00:00 Hello from Poland & Intro ( DONT SKIP) !
1:35 How I am doing things now...
1:58 HX Snapshot explanation (on unit and HX Edit)
5:55 What about the rest of the stomps?!
6:55 Parameter control! (HUGE!)
8:24 Multiple assignments ( my touring preset)

[SteveSterlacci]

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[scottakam]

Command Center is very cool. One of my favorites is to add a second button to the looper to make it easier to use. I find the one button looper to tricky to use.

[tdguitar]

Wouldn’t it be cool if it was possible to have more than 3 snapshots on HX Stomp. In Stomp mode the layout can be different for each snapshot. So You could easily make an endless route of snapshots in command center. Even only using two of the switches

[arthurgonzales]

I honestly know absolutely nothing about the Helix family. I’ve had a few friends swear by the various models in the lineup. Knowing that the voicings are all the same from the lowest in the platform to the highest makes me think this may be a good way to go.

I thought it would be a lot more complicated than this to set one of these up, but you make it look pretty easy! Haha!

[crsantin]

I’ve been using stomp mode since the beginning. With the Placater amp for example you can add the c42 switch, the hbe switch etc to the floor controller plus my pedals I normally use plus a switch to go to another preset, maybe a clean channel for example. I’m using Helix rack with the floor controller. Lots of flexibility. I’ve created 3 channel amps this way with effects. Wonderful.

[jeffreyoliver]

*** Line 6 said this is a bug HX EFFECTS ***
Background: Using snapshots in stomp mode would be my preference. Why? Because having to hit the two Bank switches with my foot at the same time is not a easily repeatable action to put me into snapshot display. The ability to use one footswitch in stomp mode is reliable. This can be setup in the command center easily by assigning one of the foot switches.

Problem: The scribble strip does not show which snapshot you are on after the first press. When going into stomp mode, the name of the snapshot that is the target is displayed properly. After the first press, the snapshot name that is the next programmed target is no longer shown, the word Snapshot is shown. There is no feedback on the scribble strip saying what is the target of the next foot switch press.

[ptortland]

Great video, Steve! I use Snapshots extensively, creating Snaps for each section of the song-- Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Solo, etc. But using Command Center to assign a single button to cycle through the Snapshots in a certain order can make it so that I don't even need to think about hitting the correct Snapshot button (or accidentally hitting the wrong one!) - just cycle through them in order with the press of a single button!

[derickalbert]

Been doing this for about two weeks now and I think it’s the best way to get the most out of HX Stomp XL. I assigned 2 foot switches to go up and down snapshots and 4 for stomps.

[gravyblue]

Great vid steve! I run bottom left 3 buttons on helix as 3 snapshots( cool, warm and hot). It hadn't occured to me to have a different selection of stomps on each one!

[deepzepp]

Legend, thanks for this. It finally makes sense. Really annoying that HX effects doesn’t show the name of the snapshot on the Footswitch. Must be a bug.

[joshuastaines]

Wish you could change foot switch assignments per snap shot. Only way I can change foot switch assignments is with presets but then it recalls the saved state and not the last applied, which messes things up when your trying to trigger an external looper or device.

[zoomzoom]

I can see this for the stomps; I use Command Center in my HX-Effects, not so much with Helix.

I'm still using Helix Floor, and have the bottom row footswitches for snapshots, and top row for stomps.

Going to see how this could work better on Helix; maybe having two footswitches - one for next, one for prev? Something I haven't needed since i have enough footswitches for what I need....but what's interesting to consider is what I would do with more footswitches. 🤔

Cheers!

[manospapadakis]

Is it possible to have 2 snapshots and control different parameters with expression pedal on each one?
For example on snapshot 1 change the decay of the reverb with the exp pedal and on snapshot two change the gain of the overdrive

[chemsplosionchemistryvideo]

This video was a HUGE help. It really helped me wrap my head around programming snapshots in command center.

[HotRats]

The new command center along with snapshot bypass and snapshot control parameter are the most powerful upgrade Line6 gave to helix/HX users on stage.

@stevesterlacci Unfortunately at the moment the ext amp command you can assign to a FS (to change amp channel on a real amp) doesn't have a snapshot control parameter that can be set to off.

[Nicky-T]

I guess this is a good option for those who make do all night with a single preset. A lot of memorization this old brain cannot handle. I find it ridiculous that Line 6 has not yet enabled these abilities within snapshot mode where 1. you would be able to see what the heck is going to happen when you press a switch and 2. you don't have to create your snapshots in one mode and then go to stomp mode (and then to the uber-confusing Command Center) to then assign them. When I think how much work it would be to take advantage of any of this in any practical way since I use one preset per song, I just shut down completely, . What a waste of power. Really I wish I never even know this existed given the latent power not available to snap users.

[hp]

Hey Steve, thanks for the great content, really dig your channel. I have a question, so on HX effects inside global settings you can choose 4 switch stomp mode, which turns the left 2 switches into preset/bank or snapshot up down switches, why not do that instead?

[jimleedavid]

Great explanation. Gonna be looking into trying this as opposed to doing snapshot mode which is my usual preference. Thanks for the helix tips

[emonikko]

I've been trying to find a way to do the X/Y A/B/C/D function from my Fractal stuff on the HX. Thank you.

[FlashbackHeartAttack]

Just got one of these units. How do you make footswitch left a complete bypass? No effects, make it clean bypass like I'm plugging straight into the amp. I seem to be getting a little color in my pure tone. Thanks