therealdmc

The underlying issue is that I don't own a Helix (only an HX Effects). I was trying to snag some of the Helix presets and use them on the Effects but it's near impossible to find any presets that don't have a cab model. In addition, from what it appears, you can only open HX Edit for Helix if you own a Helix and have it attached. So, without purchasing Native, there's no way to snag Helix presets and check to see if they do/do not have cab models and/or if they do have cab models, remove the cab models from the presets so that only the effects are used and compatible with the HX Effects.

I’m sure this isn’t the only thread regarding this topic but wanted to post anyway. There seems to be a lack of patches for the HX Effects and many, many more for the Helix (including some seemingly great premium Helix patches). HX Edit doesn’t provide a go between as the Helix and HX Effects file formats are not compatible. What I’ve tried is the free trial of Native to view the Helux patches and copy over settings that would be compatible with HX Effects. It’s also possible to view Helix patches with a JSON viewer and, if you can read a bit of code, you can copy over some of the same settings that way (although it’s a bit more difficult). A way for the HX Effects to read Helix patches, or a great editor that handles both file formats (cough...cough...HX Edit) would be great.