Helix HX as Midi FS and Pedalboard parallel

[uljo]

Hi folks,

I'm guessing to get a Helix HX instead of a Midi foot controller like FCB1010 and also to get rid of my pedalboard so that I have only one unit for my rack setup and also other amps. But I'm not sure if the Helix can do this thing at once. So here is what I imagine:

1. Have the unit as a pedalboard like stompbox

2. change with a flic of a switch so that all 6 FS are only sending CC or PC via midi to control my amp and my rack FX. 

3. When I change into 'Midi Foot Switch' mode all previous sounds with pedals in front should remain and the FS doesn't change anything of the pedals.

4. change back to the stompbox mode by another switch

So in fact the same I can do with a midi foot controller and conventional pedalboard but in one unit.

example:

Helix HX adds univibe and fuzz in front of my rack. I switch over Midi mode and can change presets of my PCM80 and also change Amp channels with a midi control switch. Univibe and fuzz are still present. Then I switch back to the pedalboard and add a tremolo and switch off the univibe.
Possible?? And how can you do this? Thanks!

[vescogma]

I was playing around with the VST host with my Floor as an audio interface. I was able to assign individual switches to Midi CC/Program/Toggle messages while keeping the current preset with amp/effects. You do have a limited number of switches though (Floor has 10 stomps), so you're going have to really plan what your effect chain is going to look like and which blocks you're going to control, and juggle that with which messages you want to send.

 

Unfortunately I don't know how to maintain the preset and then switch all stomps to Midi messages. Maybe if you could switch assigned controllers with snapshots then you could do it with the snapshot/stomp mode, but I haven't tried.

 

I've been considering a Morningstar MC6 for midi control. There is no current way for you to press a switch and send 6 different MIDI messages at once with the Helix. Seems like it's built in only on preset switch, or single message per stomp.

 

To be honest not sure about HX FX, maybe someone else will chime in here that owns one.