Helix LT switching distortions in a user preset

[frank_carollo]

Looking for some help.  I set 3 different distortion models into one user preset.  Intent was to be able to switch these within a song or set as appropriate. Anybody know how I can set the footswitch to cancel or override the other similar setting when pressed?.  Example:  when pressing Distortion 2, it also cancels Distortion 1.  As it is now, I need to deselect current and select new, Rather than just press once to change to new model (rather than add).  THANKS!

[jbuhajla]

You can assign the bypass of the two distortions to a single stomp and just toggle the state of one of them after they are saved. That way one will come on and the other will go off. 

[frank_carollo]

THANKS!  I'll need to try this.  Any idea if it 3 pedals can be assigned to single stomp?  I've been using the Helix for gigs and it works great. I just doubt I've scratched the surface of all it can do.

[phil_m]

1 minute ago, frank_carollo said:

THANKS!  I'll need to try this.  Any idea if it 3 pedals can be assigned to single stomp?  I've been using the Helix for gigs and it works great. I just doubt I've scratched the surface of all it can do.

 

You can do that, but from the sounds of it, I think what you're talking about would be better accomplished by using snapshots.

 

Peter has good tutorial on them here:

 

[frank_carollo]

THANKS!

[patdixon]

1 hour ago, phil_m said:

You can do that

Phil, I've done this a few times, but it always takes a bit of trial & error to get everything toggling on/off correctly. Do you have a step by step or a logical order for setting mult bypass blocks to a single footswitch? Sometime I get exactly the opposite of what I want, i.e. the one I want ON when the ring is lit is OFF, the other two are reversed. I tried going backwards (assigning the one I want to turn ON last) but that doesn't work.

 

Thanks

[phil_m]

21 minutes ago, patdixon said:

Phil, I've done this a few times, but it always takes a bit of trial & error to get everything toggling on/off correctly. Do you have a step by step or a logical order for setting mult bypass blocks to a single footswitch? Sometime I get exactly the opposite of what I want, i.e. the one I want ON when the ring is lit is OFF, the other two are reversed. I tried going backwards (assigning the one I want to turn ON last) but that doesn't work.

 

Thanks

 

Just navigate over to the blocks and hit the Bypass button (not the footswitch) to get the bypass states lined up how you want them.