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By default, the snapshots will remember the state it they were in when you last left that snapshot. For instance, if you're in Snapshot 1 and a delay block is ON, then you navigate to Snapshot 2 and turn that block OFF, when you return to Snapshot 1, that delay will be ON. There is an option called "Snapshot Bypass" that will change how the block's bypass state reacts as you switch between snapshots. Double-tap the block on the touchscreen to bring up the menu and at the bottom is Snapshot Bypass. When the switch is to the right, the block's bypass state will be recalled as I described in the example above. When the switch is too the left, the bypass state will be ignored by the snapshots, so if you turn the block off, it will remain off until you turn it back on, even as you bounce between snapshots. In most cases I keep the switch to the right so that when I return to a snapshot it is in the same state it was in when I left it, however there are some cases when I will toggle the switch to the left, such as on a Poly Capo block for down-turning. Once I've engaged the down-tuning I normally want it to stay down-turned as I navigate between rhythm and solo snapshots.

Check the Discard Edits setting in the Snapshots panel. Set it to Off. This will retain the changes to each Snapshot as you move among them until you Save the preset before moving to a different preset. This Discard Edits setting is the ‘clear line’ you speak of between editing Snapshots and simply using them. Yes, the Save button lights up because switching to a different preset is a change to the preset. The snapshot that is loaded (active) with a change in presets is the snapshot that was active when the preset was last Saved. So switch8g to a different snapshot is a change to the preset.

I believe we will have to wait until at least firmware 1.6 for the M3 (MetaMIDI-Mind) interface. In the meantime, the following worked for James McAvoy as Professor X.

Pod HD 500 is way more limited and complicated at the same time than the Helix! I tried helping a friend dial in sounds on it, and it was very difficult, especially on the unit itself. Helix is way more user-friendly. Snapshots are presets within presets, plain and simple--the octopus picture really explains what it is. You can save what each of your blocks do when you select a specific snapshot: what is on/off, and the various settings of blocks are, if you wish to change them. I only use snapshots for all my sound changes, never use any effects individually (aka stomp mode). In the band where I played, there were lots of sudden changes from loud lead with delay to dry low-gain sound. With snapshots, it's a breeze. With pedals, I'd have to turn on/off 3-4 pedals at once. Plus with snapshots you can also have different tap tempo saved, so your delays can have extreme exaggerated spillover effect when you turn off your lead sounds, for example. I actively use all such tricks to glue different parts of the song together. With 8 different snapshots within each song, you have more than enough different sounds to cover each song, given you save each song as an individual preset. Love it.

You have used your dsp, no room for that effect. Check this, there`s some Pod Go info in the end https://benvesco.com/store/helix-dsp-allocations/

My apologies if this functionality already exists. I'd like to create an amp block (or any effect, really), then create a bunch of presets that use that amp block. But I don't want a separate copy of the amp block in each preset, I want a pointer/alias back to the original block. So if I decide to change that amp's settings, all the presets that point to that amp would also be updated.

I have been using a couple of JTV Variax guitars for years. Sweetwater now says July delivery for a preorder D10 box. For now I am using a strat with bridge humbucker and an SG, but there is so much I did with the Variax that I can't currently do like switch between an acoustic sound and an electric sound or use the Variax Sitar sound for the song Come And Get Your Love. I also miss being able to change the tuning for some songs with a preset. I was a little disappointed that variax and powercab support was not built in and requires a separate hardware box that won't be available for quite some time.

Aha …. I think I’ve sussed this out (I only just noticed this glitch). It seems that when importing a preset the volume pedal doesn’t copy over properly. Try clearing the volume block and then adding it back in! Bit of a nuisance but worked for me. Let me know if it works for you