Pappenheim Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Hi everybody, I got my Helix two weeks ago and I customized a few very good sounds for myself. In the Stomp mode, the foot switches-rings have different colors for each effect. Can I change the color of the light ring of the individual foot switches individually in also the preset mode? For example, on Bank 1 I have created 4 custom presets: 1A = Clean, 1B = Clean FX, 1C = Crunch FX and 1D = Lead. At 1A I would like to have yellow, at 1B orange, at 1C blue and at 1D red. Is this possible and if so how can I do this? In the manual I've only seen settings for global settings, nothing for individual. Thx and greetz from Austria :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requietus666 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 as far as i know, you can color-code snapshots (only on hardware, not computer editor), but not presets. I would like to add humbly "not currently" ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Ok, only snapshots and only on hardware ... but how can I do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requietus666 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 your prayers are answeredhttp://line6.com/support/topic/24576-led-color/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Cooool thx!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 It does not work. I changed the coulor by pressing the Preset Knob, choosing Rename Snapshot and changed the colour. But the ring is still red. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungho Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 You need to press the Save button to save any changes made or else those changes will be lost when you switch to another preset or power off the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshimkoski Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 For future reference: https://helixhelp.com/2017/04/07/tip-change-snapshot-led-color/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Yes, I know. Of cause I saved the changes. But it still does not work :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Yes, I know. Of cause I saved the changes. But it still does not work :rolleyes: Any chance your global settings are not setup to display snapshots on either the bottom, top, or both rows, of footswitches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Well, maybe it is because I am in the Preset-Mode and NOT in the - lollipop I dont know: snapshot-mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Well, maybe it is because I am in the Preset-Mode and NOT in the - lollipop I dont know: snapshot-mode? You will need to be in some configuration of the Helix that shows snapshots on the footswitches to see the custom color you selected. You can get into Snapshot mode by pressing the BANK Up and BANK Down footswitches simultaneously. Many people opt to set up their pedalboard with an option that always shows the snapshots on the footswitches by default rather than using the above method. You can set that preference with the 'Preset Mode Switches' parameter under 'Global Settings' > 'Footswitches'. Just select any of the options with "Snap" in the title or select "8 Snapshots". Any of those settings should set the snapshots to display on either the bottom, top, or both rows of footswitches by default. From the Helix manual: By default, Preset footswitch mode displays eight presets (four on each row). Choose from "8 Presets," "Preset/Stomp" (one bank of presets on the top row, switches from stomp mode on the bottom row), "Stomp/Preset" (switches from stomp mode on the top row, one bank of presets on the bottom row), "Preset/Snap" (one bank of presets on the top row, Snapshots 1-4 on the bottom row), "Snap/Preset" (Snapshots 1-4 on the top row, one bank of presets on the bottom row), "Snap/Stomp" (Snapshots 1-4 on the top row, switches from stomp mode on the bottom row), "Stomp/Snap" (switches from stomp mode on the top row, Snapshots 1-4 on the bottom row), and "8 Snapshots" (Snapshots 1-8). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Oke, I tried to go in some snapshot-mode, this is where it works, okay so far. But this is not, what I want. I prepared my presets for the 8-preset-mode; so obviously I have to accept that a change of the footswitch-colours in this mode (my preferential mode) is unfortunately not possible... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Oke, I tried to go in some snapshot-mode, this is where it works, okay so far. But this is not, what I want. I prepared my presets for the 8-preset-mode; so obviously I have to accept that a change of the footswitch-colours in this mode (my preferential mode) is unfortunately not possible... :( You may want to give the Preset/Snap or Snap/Preset mode a try some time. This will give you four presets and four snapshots on the top/bottom row. It may not be ideal for you but it will give you instant access to four presets and four snapshots as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKenivel Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 You are correct. You can not color-code presets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Sad but true. Actually this circumstance is truly unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Sad but true. Actually this circumstance is truly unfair. Yes, one of life's great tragedies... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Indeed. It's not a comedy and I am a drama-queen. Although it should not be such an effort to make this possible during the next update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Indeed. It's not a comedy and I am a drama-queen. Although it should not be such an effort to make this possible during the next update. Lol... Well, admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery... :) I agree, though, it would be a nice feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Of course it would be a great feature. Especially on stages with lousy light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 There is already an Idea on Ideascale for this. Vote it up if you would like to enhance its chances for being implemented. https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Color-code-in-preset-mode/868728-23508 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappenheim Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Voting done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ycerman Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Hi all, I have HX Stomp with update 3.00 (and XH Edit 3.00) and on HX Stomp there is no functionality in menu to change colors of footswitches, but in HX Edit there it is, in command center, but not working (if you choose any color, footswitch is still grey), but, I found soluton: 1. you need to export preset in HX Edit 2. edit exported *.hlx file (it is in JSON format so you can edit it in any text editor for example notepad++) 3. there are fields like "@fs_ledcolor" : 462860 that number 462860 is color "grey", if you want "red" color, then chenge it to 16711683. I haven't got list of all colors but maybe I will update that list there soon. 4. save *.hlx file 5. import this file in HX Edit Next tip: there is the same problem with changing labels for footswitches, but solution is the same, but change field: "@fs_label" : "Note" Change "Note" to any text you want. But i hope that developers of HX Stomp and HX Edit will fix this issue in next update ;) Thank you Line6 :) UPDATE: Bad news, I noticed, that fs_ledcolor changes led color only until the footswitch is pressed. Then, comes back to default grey color :( so it is not solution... UPDATE 2: Good news, fs_label remains setted after footswitch press :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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