Best way to do this?

[billlorentzen]

I'm a long time HD user and I've got a Helix on back order. I set up patches a bit differently than most: I use an exp ped to go from quieter and cleaner tone to louder and dirtier tone for solos. That's easy enough if I'm just cranking the amp up, but in pod HD, if I wanted to add in a dist pedal, I had to set up two paths and pan across them, because floor pedals don't have a mix function (unfortunately).

 

Can anyone tell me if there are improvements in architecture with helix that make this type of setup easier or more efficient?

[malhavok]

You could use a parallel path for the distortion pedal and use EXP to balance between the two signals.