Way to change stomp color based on snapshot?

[zcboorman]

Hello! 

I am looking for a pretty specific use case. I am using my helix to control 4 of ableton Live's loopers with midi messages. basically turning my helix/laptop into a very capable looping station. it works, as of right now you can send different midi cc# and values on different snapshots using one stomp button which is super useful. I would also like to change the color of the buttons these are assigned to based on snapshot, because they are controlling different things depending on their current midi CC# which will change in different snapshots.

 

Is this possible?

If not could we get this in a future update, maybe not just colors/snapshot but also what stomps are assigned where. I could imagine changing your board's layout per snapshot could be very useful.

[rd2rk]

I'm not clear as to what exactly you are trying to do.

Are you using separate Stomp switches to start/stop separate loops, with different loops assigned in different Snapshots?

Are you using Snapshots to start/stop loops with Snapshots stacked on a single FS?

Or?

The method matters.

Maybe attach example preset with a description...

 

ALSO - this is a user-to-user support forum. Nobody from L6 hangs out here. See the topic "Ideascale Retired" at the top of the page.

[theElevators]

You cannot change stomp's colors.  You also cannot assign multiple buttons to the same block in stomp mode. 

 

The only thing you can do is use snapshots.  You can have up to 8 snapshots, with different ring colors.  Depending on what specific snapshot is selected, you can change the layout of your stomp mode using the Command Center, and totally change where all your buttons are.  Seems like overkill, but you can have:

 

1. when snapshot 1  is selected, stomp 1 is in a specific place, or snapshot 2 is in that specific place

2. when selecting a different snapshot, then snapshot 3 is where snapshot 2 used to be... with a different color. 

 

 

[rd2rk]

On 4/14/2025 at 8:21 AM, theElevators said:

You cannot change stomp's colors.  You also cannot assign multiple buttons to the same block in stomp mode. 

 

The only thing you can do is use snapshots.  You can have up to 8 snapshots, with different ring colors.  Depending on what specific snapshot is selected, you can change the layout of your stomp mode using the Command Center, and totally change where all your buttons are.  Seems like overkill, but you can have:

 

1. when snapshot 1  is selected, stomp 1 is in a specific place, or snapshot 2 is in that specific place

2. when selecting a different snapshot, then snapshot 3 is where snapshot 2 used to be... with a different color. 

 

 

 

If you're using a Stomp Mode FS to BYPASS a block, then the FS Ring reflects the category of effect - green=delay;blue=mod etc.

If you are using a FS to send MIDI then the FS can be whatever color you choose in CommandCenter.

Snapshot colors are also selectable, but if you're stacking snapshots then the FS Ring reflects the assigned color for the TARGET snapshot, not the active snapshot.

Again, how the colors are set and if they CAN be depends on the details of what is being attempted.

[datacommando]

On 4/14/2025 at 3:21 PM, theElevators said:

You cannot change stomp's colors

 

Hi,

 

Huh? Yes you can - simply touch the foot switch assigned to whatever stomp FX block (eg - Simple Delay which has a Green LED) then select Customize from the on screen menu and from there you can rotate the encoder below the section named "Switch LED" to change it from Auto Color to whatever you like.

[rd2rk]

On 4/14/2025 at 9:44 AM, datacommando said:

 

Hi,

 

Huh? Yes you can - simply touch the foot switch assigned to whatever stomp FX block (eg - Simple Delay which has a Green LED) then select Customize from the on screen menu and from there you can rotate the encoder below the section named "Switch LED" to change it from Auto Color to whatever you like.

 

Forgot about that! So many possibilities, easy to forget things you never do for whatever reason.

[theElevators]

On 4/14/2025 at 11:44 AM, datacommando said:

 

Hi,

 

Huh? Yes you can - simply touch the foot switch assigned to whatever stomp FX block (eg - Simple Delay which has a Green LED) then select Customize from the on screen menu and from there you can rotate the encoder below the section named "Switch LED" to change it from Auto Color to whatever you like.

I meant you cannot CHANGE colors once you set them up.  Once it's green, it's green.

[datacommando]

On 4/14/2025 at 6:02 PM, theElevators said:

I meant you cannot CHANGE colors once you set them up.  Once it's green, it's green.

Ah, ha - true!  ;-)