Thx again for all your help @rd2rk
So in short, I'm not having issues with the midi part of my problem. I have already successfully programed different switches to change the WAZA midi RIgs successfully. I'm having issues understanding how to get my HX Effects to the final setup below. I'm not sure if I need to make multiple presets, snapshots, etc....I have been reading and watching tons of videos and I am making progress, but every time I take a step forward something takes me 2 steps back.
So this would be my ideal set up. I look down at my HX effects and see 6 switches
Switch #1 - Clean (switch to external amp channel 1 via MIDI + turn on HX reverb)
Switch #2 - Dirt (switch to external amp channel 1 via MIDI+ turn on HX fuzz)
Switch #3 - Heavy Distortion (switch to external amp channel 2 via midi + turn on HX Overdrive)
Switch #4 - Effects Mix 1 (switch to external amp channel 1 via MIDI + turn on HX digital delay, and HX phaser)
Switch #5 - Effects Mix 2 (switch to external amp channel 1 via MIDI + turn on HX Fuzz, and HX phaser)
Switch #6 - Effects Mix 3 - (switch to external amp channel 2 via MIDI + turn on HX Flanger)
How i want it to operate:
When I tap a switch, the previous switch is turning off all its effects and the next switch replaces it. It's not adding to the sound but swapping it completely.
I don't need the switches to switch to a mode where I can see all the individual settings of each pedal in each of the 6 items I listed above. It just needs to fire the assigned MIDI command and output the sound the default settings. I can use the editor later if I need to tweek anything.
I've read a lot of the manual and I've read about the advantages and disadvantages of presets and snapshots and the modes but I'm getting disoriented and lost on how to plan for the above.
So what advice I need is:
First you need to create a preset for..... then a snapshot for.... to get all the settings right
Then you need to enter ____ mode to actually play the songs with the footswitches in that manner
Here are your limitations.
I don't need help understanding the HX software or how to operate the board. I can look all that up. I just need a birds eye view on how to form a mental model on the above. I hope this all makes sense.
Thanks again