Using 2 Presets for 8 Snapshots?

[cdtreadwell429]

Hello, I just got a Pod Go about a week ago and I’m starting to program my presets and snapshots. I’m new to MFX units so please bare with me.

 

I think the best way to use snapshots for me, to begin with, is to make my snapshots the individual changes in my songs. I will make a preset be the song, then snapshots be the verse/chorus/bridge/end, etc. What I’m running into is that I often need more than four snapshots. Is there a way, using two presets, to switch straight from the four snapshots in preset 1 to the four snapshots in preset 2, like with the up arrow? In essence I would be using eight snapshots for one song. I’m trying to skip having to jump to presets screen, select the new preset, go into snapshots for that preset, etc. I know it would not be a seamless transition, but at least I would only have to stomp the switch once.

 

I know the Helix LT has 8 snapshot capability, but is there a way to simulate that on the Pod Go with minimal footswitching?

[silverhead]

In Global settings you can arrange things so that you can switch among the 4 snapshots in a preset using the A-D switches while using  the Up/Down switches to move to an adjacent preset where the snapshots for that preset become immediately available (I think) on the A-D switches. Seems to me that would do what you want. For details see the Global Settings -> Switches/Pedals section of the manual, particularly Snapshot Mode (set to Manual) and Up/Down switches (set to Preset).

[theElevators]

You can also use the expression pedal to switch on additional sounds.  You can even double the amount of sounds you have with the expression pedal.  For example, you can use it to boost your solos in certain snapshots, add a wah in other snapshots.  There are definitely ways to squeeze more than 4 snapshot sounds out of this thing.  You can have at least 8 different sounds while using snapshots, and that's plenty to be able to perform even the most complicated songs...

 

Here's what I do, in a hypothetical example:  My expression pedal 1 controls: wah pedal, reverb delay amount. 

I assigned wah's mix percentage to snapshots.  The wah is auto-engaged based on the percentage of the expression pedal.  So if I rock the pedal past 5%, it turns on, otherwise it's off.  But the trick I use is that I mix the wah pedal at 0% in certain snapshots.  That means that rocking the pedal does not turn on the wah... well it turns on but mixed at 0% it is useless.  So now the same expression pedal 1 can operate other things instead in different snapshots. 

 

So by bypassing blocks, setting other blocks to bypass when the expression pedal reaches a certain percentage, and making sure that in each snapshot you don't have 2 things sounding at the same time that you wish to control with the expression pedal... I'm able to really go crazy with the variety of sounds. 

 

I do not use the pedal switch to toggle between expression 1 and 2... but if you want to use it, you can control even more things with that switch.  You can turn things on/off with that "additional" footswitch, and you can assign various functions to it, multiple blocks at the same time. 

 

 

If interested, check out my YT channel, I have some videos on how I use the Pod Go. 

 

 

 

 

[cdtreadwell429]

Thank you so much for the insight! I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I’ll look into some of these options. I’ll also check out your YT channel, Elevators.