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Try the logarithmic sweep option. Some people prefer it. Also it depends where you place the volume pedal. If you want it to control the overall volume, place it at the end of the chain. If you put it at the beginning, then you may be simply lower the gain and not necessarily lowering the overall volume as much as you like.

In Pod Go edit, right click on the parameter, select "snapshot assignment". You will see square brackets around the value. Go into a specific snapshot you want to make the change, change the value, save.

It's called momentary switching mode. All info is in the manual, search for "momentary". In summary, you can turn things on/off in the stomp mode by assigning one ore more blocks to a single button. You can make it momentary or latching. You can save your preset so that if you don't press the button you have a clean reverb sound; press the button and you have dirty dry sound--because you can assign multiple things to the same button. I personally never use the stomp view on Pod Go or the Helix. I use snapshots exclusively. If I want to turn something on/off frequently, I instead use the expression pedal to bypass one thing/un-bypass something else. Foot switches of Pod Go will not last if you plan on tapping one button frequently throughout your set. But an expression pedal is more durable. Trust me, I had to fix my Pod Go FSs already. For info mentioned check out my YouTube channel and search for Pod Go. https://www.youtube.com/@accidentals_hacks Cheers!

If a lot of things change between the snapshots, then that could introduce a delay. So start with a simple preset and turn on/off a delay block between snapshots. That should be pretty instantaneous. Maybe you assigned a bunch of parameters to snapshots, that you are not aware of?

I've also checked in my Helix backpack inside a suitcase several times as well-- no issues. That's when I needed to take a backup Helix with me.

You can assign the BMP of the delay block(s) to "EXP Pedal 2". You can set the min/max values of the delay tempo for each delay block. (remember, you can control multiple parameter values of multiple blocks with one expression pedal). Then you can get an external expression pedal, that looks something like this.... lol.... a roller rather. And now when it's plugged into your external expression pedal jack, you can turn the knob and change the tempo of the delay that way.... https://pedalnetics.com/product/expression-roller/ Or just use the tap tempo button, probably way easier.

Please open a support ticket for this. This is a potential nightmare scenario! And yes, having a backup of your presets is a smart idea, so is having a backup Helix :)

I don't have this issue. Did it start all of a sudden? Make sure your HX Edit matches the firmware version of the Helix, it's not behind or ahead. As a workaround, you can use another set list and copy/paste presets there, or just use the Helix.

I have one of those cheap stereo Bluetooth speakers that has an aux input. 2 years ago I had to play 3 shows in Florida right after taking a few days for vacation. I'm the kind of a guitarist, who needs to always be on top of their game, which includes running the whole set pretty much daily. Well, that speaker worked great for my needs. I was able to run all 2-hours worth of songs in the hotel room without disturbing anybody, and it sounded surprisingly great. So go figure.

My lazy method of cleaning the footswitches is as follows: 1. put the Helix so that the buttons are perpendicular to the floor (prop it up with something) 2. add a generous amount of Liquid DeoxIt to every button (about 4 applications) 3. Press each button slowly, then add more contact cleaner for about 4 rounds in total 4. Contact cleaner will drip down and eventually reach the actuators, but only if the Helix is propped up so that the buttons are perpendicular to the floor 5. Wait for a few hours 6. Take a vacuum cleaner and vacuum all the excess contact cleaner from each button, wipe the button with a paper towel, until the buttons are completely dry. You need to do this a few times, until you see no more contact cleaner coming out. 7. Flip the Helix upside-down, so the buttons are facing the floor, and are again perpendicular to the floor, wait a few hours 8. Any remaining excess DeoxIt wil ooze out 9. Vacuum the excess some more as in step 6. I personally can confirm that this method works. I started having a footswitch issue again, it was not as bad as before, but it had to be pressed slightly harder than when it was new. This method fixed it for me. This method may leave a mess inside the unit, but I personally don't care. Out of sight, out of mind.

On Helix Floor, you can use the "10-stomp" mode. If you enable 10-stomp mode on your Helix Floor, you can now reposition all your buttons (except mode and tap/tuner). You can use the left-most buttons for other things and put your up/down buttons somewhere else, so it's more convenient for you. Perhaps you'd want to put your up/down buttons on the top left side, so it's out of the way. To set up what all your buttons do, use the Command Center. CC allows you to map up what all the buttons do, you can mix and match presets/snapshots/stomps. It's extremely versatile. This view is custom for every preset, meaning that if you want to reposition your buttons and have that layout be consistent, you would need to do it in every preset. And also, this view is your "stomp" view. So if you press the mode button and go back into your preset view, you will see the up/down buttons in their usual place. I use the 10-button stomp view myself on my Helix Floor. I simply replicate the familiar layout, but I remove the up/down buttons, they are blank. I do this so that if I'm playing a song that uses all snapshots, I can hit the mode button and the up/down buttons disappear. As a bonus, the same exact hack works for Helix LT, although it was not intended for it. Watch my video to see how I remove the up/down buttons. https://youtu.be/UTQ8wJaXZnc?si=fHRWVLse4_Lq6yQ5

You can do a number of things: 1. you can swell up your distortion with an expression pedal. The distortion amount/volume can be controlled by it. 2. you can have an intermediate "swelling" snapshot, which I show in the video (below)

I can confirm that 2.82 had a ton of bugs. I was relieved that they were addressed in the subsequent releases. Please update your firmware, otherwise this is reporting bugs from 5 years ago. @PeterHammsorry accidentally down-voted your response earlier.

Here's another video of mine where I go through some more of my gimmicks.

Forget about factory presets. Create your own. Put blocks in a crazy counter-intuitive order. So many options!

To make signals louder/softer, simply add a gain block, and boost the sound as much as you want...

Honestly, to avoid confusion, have 2 wah blocks: one for 2 cocked wah sounds, and another one for conventional wah usage. So in the first block: remove the expression pedal assignment completely, and instead take the wah % and assign it to snapshots. You can enable this first wah block in snapshots 1 and 2, have it be engaged with a specific value. Then have the 2nd wah block and use it as auto-engaged wah. What I like to do is use the mix parameter of the wah--it's very simple. Just assign the mix parameter of wah 2 block to snapshots. Save it as 0% and the wah 2 is inaudible, even if it turns on for snapshots 1 and 2. Then for the snapshot 3, set the mix at 100%. That way, if you start rocking your expression pedal, you won't have 2 wah blocks on at the same time. Helix allows you to repurpose one block for many things, but I find it is much easier to use multiple blocks, if you can. The easier, the better. Cheers!

try factory presets first.

How does it behave on a new blank preset in snapshot view? For your "new preset" preset, the buttons should all glow in red when you activate a snapshot. You can also test the LEDs are working:

You must really push that knob/button in a lot, or your case is damaging it. Maybe the gig bag, or the case is applying constant pressure to the encoder/knob when the Helix is inside. I almost never press those buttons: save, presets, amp, etc, or the joystick. They are extremely flimsy. Before I go to my gig, I leave my Helix in the correct set list. I also order my presets at home (unless the singer decides to change the order at the last second). I do all of that on the computer, using HX Edit. Same applies to building my presets--HX Edit is the way to go.

FRFRs are all terrible IMO. It will sound like a wedge monitor. It will not chug or move air. Want a guitar cabinet feel? Get a guitar cabinet and power it by a power amp. The post below goes over what works for me.

Is it a stereo delay? Just curious.

Play around with the different volume settings for the effects loop (instrument, line)

In my 5+ years of Helix ownership, presets never sound worse after an update. Everything sounds exactly the same, maybe even better when oversampling was introduced. The only explanation is that your global settings got reset from what you used to use prior to the update. These can be the input pad, output levels. That's why it's good to always back up your Helix religiously. Also for the latest firmware update, there was an initial bug with HX Edit, where it messed up the global settings. So if you are now experiencing weird behavior, please update HX Edit to the latest version with the fix. Line 6 released a fix for this issue shortly after releasing 3.8. Also there was a pesky Left/Mono not being mono, but instead only the left side.... bug (until you plugged something into the right side, then unplugged it). This bug got seemingly fixed for good. So it could be that you are now getting left/mono mixdown and it sounds unusual to you.

On the Helix, unity is the volume knob on max. You also have different level settings for your effects loops, 1/4" out, XLR out (mic, instrument, line). For 4-cable method, line makes the most sense. To overdrive your tubes better, you can even use a compressor, or a gain block.