HX Effects switchless wah activation

[tommasi]

Most modern modelers supporting external EXP pedals allow you to engage the pedal without a toe switch. Typically, it activates as soon as you rock it, it deactivates when you leave it at toe or heel for a short, sub-second period.

 

It seems to me this isn't possible with the HX Effects, which leaves me tap dancing to engage/disengage the wah. Am I wrong and there's a way, or what?

Thanks!

[theElevators]

On 1/20/2025 at 5:10 AM, tommasi said:

Most modern modelers supporting external EXP pedals allow you to engage the pedal without a toe switch. Typically, it activates as soon as you rock it, it deactivates when you leave it at toe or heel for a short, sub-second period.

 

It seems to me this isn't possible with the HX Effects, which leaves me tap dancing to engage/disengage the wah. Am I wrong and there's a way, or what?

Thanks!

It is possible to do it.  Any parameter, or on/off state of the block can be assigned to the position of the expression pedal.  Use the bypass assign functionality in HX Edit, or you can even use the learn function.  So you can have your wah turn on if it's past 5%, and less than 5% it turns off either immediately, or between 0--1000 milliseconds.  Plenty of tutorials how to do that. 

[tommasi]

Thanks, I saw that in HX Stomp, didn't know it worked for the HX effects too. Will try that!

 

[loonsailor]

It definitely works with HXFX.  I use it regularly.