Hi All,
I am writing you to propose the creation of a new footswitch mode which I believe would be very useful, especially for rehearsal or gigs.
I usually use just a few presets (around 8), each including a few “direct access switches†such as volume boost on/off, modulation on/off that I often use. In order to do this I need to run my mighty Helix in STOMP footswitch mode. Unfortunately, this means that I have to step on BANK UP or DOWN every time I have to change the preset, in order to temporarily enter PRESET mode. This is not very comfortable as I have to always stomp two times to select a new preset.
My proposal is to create a new mode, “MIX MODEâ€, where
· FS2, FS3, FS4 and FS5: correspond to FS2, FS3, FS4 and FS5 footswitch of the STOMP MODE,
· FS8, FS9, FS10 and FS11: correspond to FS8, FS9, FS10 and FS11 of the PRESET mode.
This will allow the player to easily:
1. recall a new preset, by simply stomping on FS8, FS9, FS10 and FS11 (just one stomp)
2. activate/deactivate the preset’s FS2, FS3, FS4 and FS5 direct access switches using FS2, FS3, FS4 and FS5 (just one stomp)
3. Scroll through the banks by using FS1 and FS7 (just one stomp)
This behavior would be similar to traditional MIDI controllers, such as MARK-L FX 25 ACE: it has a row of footswitches to recall presets and another one for direct access switches.
What do you think of this idea?