kresner Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 If you are obsessed with renaming HX Stomp Snapshots so they actually mean something .... or ... you're determined to outwit whoever decided this wasn't important for HX Stomp users, but for Helix Floor users - "yes, we'll let you rename snapshots" ... or .... After a "bit" of trial & error (.hlx file scheme is a bit wonky!), I've deciphered how to do this ... it's easy (ish) To help you out, I've attached an "rtf" format file as an example. To check out the rtf file you'll need a text editor that supports this common format. It's rtf format so I could HIGHLIGHT AND BOLD IN RED where the snapshot names are, along with the preset name that will be displayed in HX Edit on the Stomp. Also attached is the .hlx file with renamed snapshots if you want to import it into HX Edit for reference. You will have to export each preset you want to rename the snapshots for You will have to use a basic text editor to edit each .hlx file There are restrictions on how many characters in a snapshot and preset name, the attached sample file contains the max number of characters that will be displayed in HX Edit or on the Stomp Order of snapshots in the .hlx file DOES NOT match order of snapshots as seen in HX Edit i.e. "Snapshot 2" in HX Edit is not second snapshot you'll come across in the .hlx file How To: Open the .hlx file in your text editor Find/replace the snapshot names and/or the preset name, using the attached files as a guide Save file, keeping .hlx extension Import .hlx file into HX Edit Done! Cheers! Ken 2CH 2Guitars Template.hlx 2CH 2Guitars Template colors.rtf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbieb61 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Got that done. Now my question is: How do I make the name of the Snapshots display on the HX screen instead of the name of the Preset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbieb61 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 18 hours ago, robbieb61 said: Got that done. Now my question is: How do I make the name of the Snapshots display on the HX screen instead of the name of the Preset? Anybody? I'd love to be able to see the name of the snapshot on the display of the HX Stomp. You know: Crunch, Lead, Clean for instance instead of just the preset name (which I don't need) and the snapshot "number" I could use just the Preset number along with the Snapshot Name on the Stomp display. That makes a whole lot more sense for use in a live setting onstage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kresner Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 9 hours ago, robbieb61 said: Anybody? I'd love to be able to see the name of the snapshot on the display of the HX Stomp. You know: Crunch, Lead, Clean for instance instead of just the preset name (which I don't need) and the snapshot "number" I could use just the Preset number along with the Snapshot Name on the Stomp display. That makes a whole lot more sense for use in a live setting onstage. Thats a great idea and would be useful. I think it would require a re-write of code for HX Edit and/or Stomp ... not a trivial task. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbieb61 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 16 hours ago, kresner said: Thats a great idea and would be useful. I think it would require a re-write of code for HX Edit and/or Stomp ... not a trivial task. Ugh...I was hoping to be able to make that happen. :( Sounds like it would require buying a midi controller that has the ability to name the snapshots on it's screen instead. Kinda makes the portability of the HX Stomp lose it's appeal if I have to add another floorboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marxbear Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Thanks... This worked a treat!!!! Really helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane21014 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Is it possible to have preset/snapshot to show the name on my HX Stomp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisyneil Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 not working here on 3.0. anyone else had any luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeDen Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just updated to 3.7 and now renaming snapshots and changing the snapshot foot switch colour can be done in HX Edit for the Stomp just like Helix and HXFX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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