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Btw, for newer users of snapshots and in the interest of beating the details on this setting into the ground(Global Settings --> 'Preferences' --> 'Snapshot Edits'), it not only impacts how the snapshots behave while performing but also while editing a preset. If you have it set to "Discard" it is not a bad idea to save each snapshot before moving on to design the next one. Otherwise it is pretty easy to inadvertently lose the snapshots settings when you start switching around to edit other snapshots. With it is set to "Recall" you can save just once when you have completed editing the entire preset.

Maybe I am unsure of exactly what behavior you are looking for, if so please let me know. Loaded up and examined your preset. The instructions from my prior post should work for you, e.g. Set Global Settings --> 'Preferences' --> 'Snapshot Edits' = "Recall". When I test your preset it works as it is, unmodified by me, to retain the last selected state of both the parameter settings and the bypass state(in the case of FS2 with its two assigned delay blocks)across snapshot changes as long as I have the global setting set to "Recall" as described. When I click through the other snapshots and return to the one I made a change in, it is exactly as I left it. Disclaimer: I have the Helix not the Stomp. Btw, that is a fairly slick use of the Stomp for a new user. If I could make one suggestion. Rather than having your multiple footswitch assignments read "Multiple(*) which is rather nebulous, take advantage of the 'Customize' button under either the 'Bypass Assign' or 'Command Center' menus on the device or click the 'Bypass/Controller Assign' tab in HX Edit and use the 'Customize' field there to rename them to something more meaningful. Maybe you just didn't get around to it yet. If the suggestion in the first paragraph does not work for you I will assume much like the case of the OP that I have yet to identify some other global setting that is set on my Helix that is required for the proper behavior, or that the Stomp is working differently than the Helix on this feature. Makes me wonder which HX device the OP is using as well? The only other global setting I know of that can disrupt the behavior described above is if you set Global Settings --> Preferences --> 'Snapshot Reselect' = "Toggle Previous" (don't do that). Another possibility is that because I am using the Helix's footswitches to switch snapshots rather than an external MIDI controller as you are that the Helix is changing snapshots somehow differently. Seems unlikely but I suppose it is possible. I would need to maybe have both a Helix and a Stomp and sniff the MIDI commands on the PC with something like MIDI-OX to be sure that they are operating identically; assuming all the internal messages pass through. Let me know if just changing the setting above works for you.

Looks like you exported your entire setlist. Can you upload just the preset. You can right click on the preset in HX Edit and click 'Export'.

I would actually find it even more helpful for this indicator to show up in HX Edit and best of all would be on the Helix itself although that might chew up some valuable DSP or memory. PowerCab Edit would be helpful though if that is the only place feasible to make it happen. Voted btw!

The Helix global EQ doesn't work across the L6 Link connection as stated above but the other Helix EQ blocks within a preset do as well as the Powercab specific high/low cuts that you can select from the Helix or HX Edit under the Powercab tab. Ultimately use your ears and decide where you prefer the cuts do be done. The various EQ blocks available within the Helix as well as the cuts available on the Powercab can have different curves so you may find you prefer one method over another.

Have you tried setting things up the way I suggest above? The key is that if you want the snapshot to always have the block in the state you last left it in, no matter how many snapshots you roll through, set Global Settings --> 'Preferences' --> 'Snapshot Edits' = "Recall". One note, maybe obvious but worth mentioning, once you change presets(not snapshots), all snapshots values in that preset will revert to the state they were saved in. If you want the snapshot to always revert to a specific state when you go back to it, set Global Settings --> 'Preferences' --> 'Snapshot Edits' = "Discard". If you use this global setting because you prefer this behavior make sure you save each snapshot in the state you want when you are creating the preset.

I should also ask, what HX device are you using?

Would be happy to look at it although with the added element of you using MIDI for switching your issue may be different than the OPs.

Glad you found a workaround that works for you but that should not be necessary. If this did not work with the preset I uploaded it must be related to some Global Setting we have not hit upon. It works perfectly on my end. Did you check the assignments tab as I suggested to make sure your bypass state was not also assigned to that footswitch? What did my preset do specifically when you uploaded it? Might also help if you upload one of your presets that was not working as expected. Would love to get to the bottom of this. Btw, are you on the 3.0.1 firmware?

Yep, was aware of the HF Trim but as noted that does not control input level, just HF Driver gain. I think what Jason was saying was that when he tested adjusting the "Input 1/2 Gain" levels on the PC+ he was connected by 1/4" and/or XLR, and that it introduced higher S/N levels. That testing was not done during the video. At some point he states that the video was made using L6 Link. So essentially his "Input 1/2 Gain" level adjustment testing was done prior to the video with a different connection type(1/4" or XLR). He does not actually use "Input 1/2 Gain" for his recommended adjustments to gain stage settings in the video. Just shows them when he describes his testing prior to the video. So, still an open question on where or if there is an Input adjustment on the PowerCab+ that can change the levels showing in the level/clip indicator when connected via L6 Link? As far as I know there isn't one. If someone knows better please educate me.

If you are referring to the "Input 1/2 Gain" controls they may modify the input sensitivity with an XLR connection but they don't impact the PC+ input level/clip indicator light at all with an L6 Link connection. At least as far as I can tell. Is there some other input level/trim control setting I am unaware of? Maybe I am misremembering but isn't this why, for example, Jason Sadites has that video on Powercab gain staging which has you boosting your signal at the Output block on the Helix or some other block rather than just turning up an input level on the Powcab? Either way I would still love to have a simple level/trim knob to get my signal peaking in yellow with perhaps an infrequent red. Btw, I agree that including those level controls on the Powercab tab in HX Edit would be most useful; but only useful for L6 Link connections if they applied to a Powercab input level control that worked with L6 Link. Edit: Just watched a bit of Jason's video again and he mentioned the primary reason he doesn't like using the "Input 1/2 Gain" for increasing levels is that they also increase the S/N ratio. But... he also mentions in passing that at least for that part of his testing he was using an XLR or 1/4" connection although later on in the video his HX Edit screen is showing the Powercab tab and he is making changes on it. He also describes his connection for the duration of the video as being via L6 Link. So I am still left wondering if there is a control on the Powercab+ for changing its input level when using the L6 Link such that it affects the level/clip indicator?

I agree, it has always seemed like a grave omission to not include an input trim control on the Powercab, particularly on the Powercab+. As has been stated here though I suspect that this is a deliberate design choice to mandate that whatever the optimal signal is for the PC+ be provided by whatever source is feeding the PC+. Simplifies things theoretically but actually complicates them in the real world. The L6 Link adds and simplifies remote control of the PC+. Using the L6 Link connection is the preferred and most powerful way to use a Powercab+ when you own an HX device. L6''s no input trim design decision then proceeds to precipitate a whole lot of unnecessary and major hassle adjusting output levels on multiple presets on HX devices. Even if you are using equipment without an L6 Link connection you still have to adjust your source signal to get the right level arriving at the Powercab+. An input trim knob would have made life so much simpler. Seems like the perfect(optimal source output signal) may have been the enemy of the better(adjust input sensitivity with trim knob on the Powercab+) in this case although there may have been some other reason that drove this decision.

I have a couple of amps/cabs with the controls on top, most notably a Vox and Powercab. While marginally "novel", top mounted controls have always seemed like a poor idea to me on any amp/cab. The only way they are useful is if you are standing directly over the amp and the amp is flat on the floor(perpendicular). The problem being that if you are performing this is probably the worst position for an amp which you want either leaned/kicked back if on the floor or hoisted up on a stand. Either one of those more ideal positions makes it difficult to view and use top mounted controls. If you are at home practicing there may be a good chance you are seated and again the top mounted controls and indicators are in a less than ideal viewing position unless you practice with your amp next to and pointing at your knees. #KeepEmOnTheFront. Rant over.

Connecting via Wi-Fi is a great solution and I hope it is included in the next generation. Just as long as they include Ethernet and USB connectivity as well. Not exactly analogous but I can attest that having run sound on mixing boards with Wi-Fi you want at least the option to have a hard wired connection available for when the Wi-Fi decides to drop or your tablet starts misbehaving right before a mic starts feeding back. Getting past OS and USB issues would be a big win although Wi-Fi doesn't guarantee side-stepping problems with new versions of operating systems. Soundcraft mixing boards like the "Ui24r" found an interesting way to circumvent OS issues by having their remote app run within a browser using Wi-Fi. Don't know whether or not that approach would transfer data quickly enough to serve as an editor/interface for HX devices.

The whole Helix is like a studio recording(true to some extent) vs. AITR sound is truly the discussion that keeps on giving. The AITR sound may be tube amps as you point out or can also be the old familiar and limited frequency range and response of the typical guitar cab. Most guitarists are aware that guitar cabs do not traditionally have high frequency drivers as do PowerCabs or many other FRFR offerings. If you are used to listening to your sound live with a PA, unless you use IEMs, then you really get used to a PA+Amp in the room sound(PAITR). A combination of a guitar cab behind you and the reflected sound of the PA off the venue's walls, floor and ceiling as well as peripheral projection from the PA's speakers with the possible addition of a wedge monitor in front of you as well. Never hear anyone around here calling for PAITR though. Really just wanted an acronym I could call my own :-) When you think about it a Helix used with a guitar cab(without a high frequency driver) behind you with a separate modeled cab/mic feed to the PA can be pretty indistinguishable when set up properly from the old traditional tube amp setups miked to the PA. Conversely the benefit of using an FRFR as your backline monitor is that you get a better sense of what the audience is hearing but lose more of the traditional AITR sound. You can really go down the rabbit hole with this stuff. Ultimately it is a matter of taste and what "feels" right to you.

If it were me I would probably return the Katana. Hard to beat the small footprint and amazing capability of the HX Stomp and a pair of headphones for living room playing. You could always pick up a Headrush FRFR-108 later if you miss having a cab. Those things are also really small, inexpensive, and create a fairly big sound. If it were not for the fact that you were not happy with your Katana I would also say you might enjoy the Positive Grid Spark amp. However, if you are not satisfied with the Katana's sound I doubt the Spark will cut it for you. It is a very capable practice amp though, sounds good, lots of features to explore, and small.

I have the Helix Floor not the LT. Maybe there is a setting for LT users that I am unaware of. This does not happen on the Helix when I use HX Edit. All of the stomp assignments stay visible. In my case on the bottom row of scribble strips as I reserve the top row for snapshots. Perhaps there is another setting available for LT users as the LT utilizes the screen to display the stomps. Little help from a LT user? You can always restore just your global settings from a prior backup using HX Edit's 'Restore From Backup' option on the 'File' menu. Just uncheck everything else. Btw, just in the spirit of being thorough when you click 'Help' --> 'About HX Edit' on the editor's menu do you see version 3.0.1 at the top & bottom of the splash screen?

One thing it could be is your Global Settings --> Footswitches --> 'Preset Mode Switches' or 'Snapshot Mode Switches' setting.

Try deleting the phaser favorite and that preset and recreating.

When it comes to possible extinction level events this one comes in towards the bottom of my list of concerns, whether it is imminent or not, which I doubt.

Or alternately a nocturnal predatory bird with a "facial disk" known for a call that sounds like "Who" (or reportedly "Dr. Who" or even Roger Daltrey if you live in Britain) :-)

Agree, including a Variax and maybe even an L6 Link port would have been a great use of the extra back panel real estate and possibly allowed some people to see this as an admittedly different but much less expensive and similarly compact alternative to the Quad Cortex that allowed them to leverage their PowerCab or Variax. Have to say though, this is a very cool addition to the HX line.

HX Edit has a large number of keyboard shortcuts available and all listed together. If you go to HX Edit's menu and select 'Help' --> 'HX Edit Application Pilot's Guide' you will find a list of shortcuts starting on page 65. It is extensive! For shortcuts on the device they are not gathered together in one place. In the Helix manual for example, they appear instead within gray boxes scattered throughout the doc. I find the easiest way to scan them all quickly is to use the find function(Ctrl-F in Windows) and search on the keyword "Shortcut". Maybe someone will cut & paste them all into a condensed single document at some point. The helixhelp site has some useful tips: https://helixhelp.com/tips Old but a few tips in here - https://media.americanmusical.com/ItemFiles/Manual/LIN_HELIXFB_2shortcuts.pdf

The press and turn the knob thing has been part of snapshots pretty much since they first appeared. Definitely a great method if you are working directly on your device. Discovered this one too for HX Edit. Shortcut: In HX Edit, highlight any parameter by clicking on its value or title and hit the letter "S" once and it will be assigned to snapshots. Hit "S" a second time and it will unassign that parameter from snapshots. Handy shortcut and I find it faster than right-clicking the parameter and selecting 'Snapshot' from the bottom of the pulldown(should be at the first or second position in the pulldown IMHO). Occurs to me that if they added a Shift-Select and Ctrl-Select ability to HX Edit such that you could select multiple parameters on a block at one time, assigning them to snapshots could be done in a single keystroke.

Voted!