Easy way to A/B patch vs direct to amp?

[decreebass]

Hopefully quick question:

 

I should be getting my helix on Monday. Is there an easy way to A/B a patch that has stuff in it to just the guitar going direct to the amp?

 

What I'm trying to do is use my Mark IV and the Helix in a 4CM configuration - so the Helix will be mainly for effects. HOWEVER, I did notice the Helix has a Mark IV ch. 2 model! So I wanted to tweak the sound of the Helix to sound as close to my amp as possible which would require a lot of switching back and forth (or, in the old days, plugging and unplugging a bunch of cables).

 

Essentially, what I think I'd be interested in doing is setting up a patch where one snapshot has the preamp model going and it goes direct to my amp's power amp input - THEN another snapshot bypasses the Helix altogether and true/buffered bypasses the guitar's signal directly to the front of my Mark IV (and then obviously routes the amp's preamp back to the Helix and right back out to the power amp section).

 

In effect, with one tap I could change between the naked REAL Mark IV sound and the Helix's modeled naked Mark IV.

 

Is this possible?

[Digital_Igloo]

Yes, and Helix has a template for this set up and ready to go: 8 TEMPLATES > 02A 4-Cable Method. Press FS2 (labeled "HELIX PREAMP") to toggle between your MESA/Boogie preamp and Helix's modeled preamp.