njglover Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 So far I am loving the Helix, but I need a little help figuring out the best way to set up a song. In this song, I would like the following setups: 1) Intro: rectifier with delay and reverb as well as a volume pedal for swells 2) main part: rectifier with reverb 3) solo: boosted mids and volume (maybe a different amp?) with 5th up harmony, delay, and reverb 4) final bit: rectifier with harmony and reverb The way I would normally do this, on my real amp (a dual rec) is to use the modern channel for all the "rectifier" parts, do the volume swells with the guitar volume, and just have the delay on for the intro section. When I get to the solo, I would switch to the "vintage" channel, which has more gain and is set up for a slight volume boost, more mids, and a smoother distortion character, switch on my Whammy, which is set for the harmony, and switch on the delay (obviously a bit of a tap dance). Then, for the final bit, switch back to the "modern" channel and switch off the delay. What I would like to be able to do, ideally, is have this all handled under one preset (my ideal is that each song has it's own preset) and that, within that preset, there is one button per section. So, for example, it starts on the intro section, then I hit the "main" switch and it switches to that part, then I hit "solo" to switch to that part, then I hit "outro" to switch to that part. Since I would need to be able to switch each pedal with multiple footswitches, I don't think that is actually possible, so I'm trying to figure out what the best solution is. I like to try to make everything as drunk proof as possible so that no matter how far gone I am on stage I can still hit all the right changes. What would you suggest is the best way to go about setting this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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