Looper in Helix LT

[renevanhezewijk]

Hi, I have not been able to find any usable information on using the Loopers of the Helix LT. How do the footswitches actually work (in the 6 switch version)? What is the difference in the footswitch 8 (the left one below) between the two different signs on the footswitch display of the footswitch and how does it interact with footswitch on its right? And where or how does Helix save a loop, how can I get a loo once created back? Etc. The manual is not at all clear about this. Is there a video showing how to use the 6 switch looper?

 

I hope there is someone who can make that clear (and `I hope Line 6 manuals writers read this as well).

[rd2rk]

On 6/9/2026 at 3:15 PM, renevanhezewijk said:

I have not been able to find any usable information on using the Loopers of the Helix LT.

 

Page 44 of the user manual. It's really that simple.

It's a very basic looper, not really intended for performance, more like a scratch pad for ideas or jamming with yourself.

One track + overdubs.

 

On 6/9/2026 at 3:15 PM, renevanhezewijk said:

And where or how does Helix save a loop, how can I get a loo once created back?

 

You can't save a loop. When you leave the preset or shut down the unit, that's it, it's gone!

[datacommando]

On 6/9/2026 at 10:15 PM, renevanhezewijk said:

Is there a video showing how to use the 6 switch looper?

 

I hope there is someone who can make that clear (and `I hope Line 6 manuals writers read this as well).

Well, the info given by @rd2rk in the post above is correct, but you obviously didn’t look too far to find a video demonstrating how to use the Looper function on the LT - YouTube has quite a few, but here ya go:-

 

 

Regarding your comment - “I hope Line 6 manuals writers read this as well“, you should make a note that this is a user to user forum. There are no Line 6 staff here and only very occasionally do they visit these forums - (See the “sticky comment” in the black banner stripe at the top of this page entitled “Welcome to the Line 6 forums”).

 

Furthermore, the manuals were originally written, several years back, by Eric Klein (Digital_Igloo) Chief Product Design Architect at Yamaha Guitar Group, but he seems to have gone off in another direction and is rather busy with the new Stadium units. If you wish, you can usually find him hanging out in the Digital and Modeling section over on the TGP website, or the Helix Family area of Facebook.

 

Hope this helps/makes sense.