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This morning's Line 6 Ideas email had a great suggestion! The idea is to keep cab block parameters while changing cab blocks. I voted it up and added to it. Check it out, upvote if you like, so Line 6 might consider it for a future update Keep Cab Block Parameters to switching btwn/amongst cab blocks Direct URL: https://line6.ideascale.com/c/idea/114452?utm_source=notifciation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=225&utm_term=digest-v2&utm_content=c240.m43726.rpe.w201

That's the unfortunate reality of how HX products work. You can instead use a volume cut technique which I personally use--take the first block and assign it to a gain block, where you have "negative gain" to simulate rolling down of the volume knob. I have been using that technique for several years. Sometimes I supplement the volume cut with a compressor that gets turned on in the clean snapshot.

@Drybonz yup! It could work for lots of Block types. I'm sure Line 6 would think this through thoroughly before they set out to actually code it for a new feature enhancement. If you've got specific ideas and thoughts, the best place to present them to Line 6 is in the Idea Scale thread. That's where Line 6 pays attention to the votes and input! If you have other Helix Users also spread the word to them to vote it up and submit their thoughts.

What I like to do is use the "Mix" parameters of both blocks and assign it to snapshots. I also remove the snapshot bypass from both blocks, since I’m controlling the bypass with the expression pedal. So the expression pedal for me controls bypass behavior of both blocks, using the default "toggle" bypass behavior. I have it so that toe down--both of the blocks are on; heel position, both of them are off. But depending on the snapshot, one of the blocks will be mixed at 0%, while the other one is at let's say 50%. That's how I do it. I don't trust the new "toe down" behavior. It has had very serious issues in the past, causing me to downgrade to 3.11.

After years of trying to make a guitar (tube) amp work as a stage monitor I finally joined the 21st century (frfr monitor) & cannot believe the difference. When I first got the Helix I used a channel switching amp (clean / dist) straight in, then 4CM (fought the noise) but Friday gigs going straight from work forced me to downsize; started using amp/cab sims to FOH, 1/4" to a Fender Pro Junior because it's small and simple; one vol, tone knob. Never could really get it to sound right, even after using a split block with parametric EQ to notch out the offending frequencies. I also tried: Blues Jr Marshall (straight in & return) Mesa Boogie " " " Blackstar EL34 10W single ended I thought what the heck, for $250 I got a small (8" with a tweeter horn) floor monitor thing and I'm blown away. Everytime I get a new amp I always break in the speaker with two things, Allman Bros Live at the Fillmore and Steely Dan Aja. When I started the Aja CD I couldn't believe my ears - it sounded better than my Stereo! So then I plugged in and played clean then hard stuff- Deacon Blues to Mississippi Queen both sounded amazing, and I haven't even considered mic/line level or EQ! Some of our songs require controlled feedback- that works too! Wish I'd done this years ago. At 66 in a cover band this simplifies my life... TL/DR: Try an FRFR monitor for stage wash if using a "real" amp doesn't work sonically. I've been blessed with some really great amps at home but for Helix this is a game changer.

Have you noticed that if you assign individual effects to FS that you can't have an UNASSIGNED effect on? For example, I have Dist on FS1, Delay on 2, and Reverb on 3. This means I simply can't have Mod on. That's annoying.