Helix Native 3.52 IR backup - Match IR filename to Slot number

[DJ5D]

Hi,

 

I recently upgraded my Win10 system, hard drives mostly, and did a clean install of the OS and Helix Native 3.52. 

 

I was able to back up everything, all presets & all IRs into a folder, I did the bundle export as well,  but there seems to be no feature to back up the IRs to the RIGHT SLOTS.

 

Did I miss something? I can't find a clear answer to this anywhere except admonitions to write the IR list down, number your IRs, etc.

 

Is there any method to reveal what IR name was in which slot? I still have my original drive (but i dont want to boot it because my OS customization is quite complex and it would be a real hassle)

 

Thanks!

[datacommando]

On 3/20/2023 at 7:34 PM, DJ5D said:

Did I miss something? I can't find a clear answer to this anywhere except admonitions to write the IR list down, number your IRs, etc.

Hi,

 

From the Helix Native Pilot’s Guide - page 18

 

”TIP: Exporting your complete list of IRs is a nice way to keep a backup of them all in one place on your computer. It is helpful to rename your exported IR files to include their stored index ID number (001 through 128) at the start of the title to easily identify how they should match up with an exported Helix bundle to make more comprehensive backups.”

 

https://line6.com/data/6/0a020a3f94315a1ddd81650d0/application/pdf/Helix Native Pilot's Guide - English ( Rev D ).pdf
 

Hope this helps/makes sense.

 

Oh, here’s a fun discussion about IR management from a couple of years back.

 

[DJ5D]

@datacommando SaschaFranck nailed my sentiments exactly. 

 

This is just lazy coding.

 

Programmers aren't allowed to be lazy- that's strictly an end users job!! :)

 

I would hope that a feature to collect all IR wavs into the backup file, or at least indicate filenames, should be part of a future update, but if a feature this basic and obvious has been left out of ALL the updates we have seen from Line6, it probably never will.

 

So i shall abandon hope and get to renaming files.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[silverhead]

Hopefully Helix Native will, in a future update, incorporate this in the backup. It exists in HX Edit. The Helix backup file puts the numeric prefixes to the names in the IR portion of the backup. It’s transparent when you use the Restore feature, but when you use the Extract Files From Backup feature for the IR files it creates a folder of all the IR files and you can see that the filenames include the prefix.

[DJ5D]

@silverhead thats helpful...this feature in HX Edit I did not notice. I'll have a look- I was able to restore quite a few IRs in Native from examining my Stomp presets, but there were many more experiments that i'll just have to start over with. Who knows they might end up superior.