Recommend a pedal that would suit my setup?

[joleneedmonson]

Hello everyone! I'm looking to use my Helix for both guitar and vocals at the same time, with one guitarist and myself on vocals. I want to be able to control vocal effects like delay and echo without needing to interact with the pedalboard, which will be managed by the guitarist. My idea is to incorporate an external pedal with a couple of switches to handle these vocal effects independently. Is this feasible? If so, could you recommend a pedal that would suit this setup, ideally with at least two buttons? Thanks for your help!

[silverhead]

Certainly it’s feasible. There is a wide variety of vocal processors available in different budget ranges from different manufacturers. If you haven’t already done some googling I would start there. 
 

Once you’ve narrowed things down we can help you make a final decision and advise you on how best to set it up and operate using Helix.

[benriddell]

@joleneedmonson I assume you mean something like the guitarist plugged into your Helix using the top path of the preset(s) and your vocal mic plugged into the same Helix using the bottom path and then each path coming out on separate outputs?

If that's the case you could use a unit like the Morningstar MC3 or MC6 and setup your effects blocks (bypass, parameter changes etc) using MIDI CC and the guitarist use the on-board snapshot feature for their changes - I assume any MIDI controller would do but I only have experience with the Morningstar MC8 plus they're a small form factor

It would be a bit of a pain setting up but could be done (it's easier to do using HX Edit and the Morningstar editor than on the units themselves). Be aware that the blocks on the "vocal" path would all have to be set to ignore snapshot control. You could also use an external expression pedal for your blocks too (delay mix/feedback, distortion/EQ changes etc)

[DunedinDragon]

The Helix is a lot of things but it's not a replacement for a mixing board.  Especially when you have two singers on separate mics that need to be gain staged and mixed individually along with a guitar.