®

HX EDIT
PILOT'S GUIDE

A guide to the features and functionality of the Line 6 HX Edit application

Rev. O (v2.92) www.line6.com/manuals © 2020 Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents
Workflow2 Working in the Editor 18 Global EQ Window 41
What’s in it for Me? 2 Naming & Saving the Preset 19 Adjusting Global EQ Parameters 41
Marketplace 2 Configuring & Managing Snapshots 19
Workflow Overview 2 Undo / Redo 20 Preferences and About Box 42
Computer Connectivity 2 Editing the Tap Tempo 21 The Preferences Window 42
Multi-Device, Multi-Window Support 3 Creating & Restoring Complete Device Backups 21 The About/Legal Box and Help Options 43

Preset Compatibility 4 The Signal Flow Window 24 Marketplace & Account Options 45
Preset Compatibility with Helix Native Plug-in 4 Moving Blocks & Arranging the Signal Flow 25 Marketplace 45
Preset Translation 4 Split Path Options 25 The My Account Menu Options 46
Feature Compatibility 6 Cutting, Copying, Pasting & Clearing Blocks 26 Sign In / Sign Out 46
Drag and Drop Blocks 27 Authorize / Deauthorize Your Computer 47
GUI Overview 8
Resizing the Application Window 8 The Edit Tab 28 Model Lists 48
Application Menus 9 Selecting Models 28 Effects Models 48
Preferences, Help & Account Options 10 Editing Model Parameters 29 Amp Models 53
Editing Input, Output, Split & Mixer Blocks 29 Speaker Cabinet Models 55
Presets Panel 11 L6 LINK - Powercab Plus and DT 25/50 Amp Microphone Models 56
Premium Marketplace Presets 11 Options 30
Selecting, Loading & Saving Presets 11 Keyboard Shortcuts 58
Importing and Exporting Preset Files 12
The Bypass/Controller Assign Tab 31 Command Center, Global EQ & Preferences Window
Renaming, Reordering, Copying and Pasting Presets 12 Editing an Existing Assignment 31 Shortcuts66
Importing and Exporting Setlists 12 Creating a Bypass Assignment 32 Additional Mouse Behaviors 69
Importing and Exporting Bundles 13 Creating a Controller Assignment 34
Firmware Updater & Additional
Impulses Panel 14 The Command Center Window 37 Resources70
What are Impulse Responses? 14 Creating a Command Center Assignment 37
Helix and HX Device Firmware Updater 70
Importing and Exporting Impulse Responses 14 HX Preset, Snapshot, and Looper Commands 39
Using the Line 6 Updater App 72
Renaming, Loading, Copying, and Clearing IRs 15 Customizing a Footswitch Label 40
Additional Resources 73
Customizing a Footswitch LED Color 40

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Workflow Workflow Overview
Once the HX Edit app is launched, it automatically syncs all presets and IRs from your
Helix or HX device's internal memory. You'll see your device's presets & IRs displayed
Welcome to the HX Edit Pilot’s Guide. This guide contains details of the HX Edit v.2.92 in the Librarian panels at the left. This allows you to export presets and IRs to create
application’s features and functionality with Line 6® Helix® devices (Helix®, Helix® Rack a virtually unlimited library on your computer, and then import them onto your device
and Helix® LT), as well as with HX devices (HX Stomp™ and HX Effects™). All behaviors at any time. These Librarian panels also allow you to easily rename and reorder your
are the same on Mac and PC computers unless otherwise noted. It is recommended presets and IRs, and the Create & Restore Backup feature makes it simple to create full
that you also read the Owner’s Manual for details on using your particular device. backups that can be restored to your Helix or HX hardware in minutes.
You will also see your currently loaded preset's contents displayed in the Editor panels
What’s in it for Me? on the right. This allows you to load & fully customize your presets, configure bypass &
controller assignments and create & edit snapshots. While connected, communication
HX Edit is a simple, but powerful, editor, preset librarian, and IR manager application. It between the application and your connected device’s internal memory is instantaneous.
allows you to easily customize, back up and manage your tone presets and setlists, as Changes you make to any parameters in the Signal Flow or Inspector Windows, as
well as manage the Impulse Responses on your Line 6 Helix or HX device. well as any changes to presets, setlists and IRs within the Librarian, are immediately
reflected on the device, and vice-versa.
HX Edit is the editor/librarian software for use with all Helix or HX devices that are
running firmware version 2.80 (or later).* For best performance, it is recommended to 16B Dream Rig Duet
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use the latest available versions for your HX Edit application, drivers, and device
SAVE BYPASS ACTION VOLUME PHONES

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firmware (as well as for the Helix Native software, if you’re using it). If for any
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Time Feedback Key Scale Mix Level

reason you wish to use an earlier firmware in your device, or an earlier HX Edit software
version, you'll need to be sure the release versions of the firmware and software match
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HOLD TO EDIT

for full functionality.

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HOLD FOR TUNER

*IMPORTANT! Your Helix or HX device must be running firmware version

no earlier than 2.80 (the latest available version is recommended) to be
able to use it with HX Edit version 2.92 (the latest HX Edit version is recommended). This interactive communication allows you to tweak your presets and setlists in real
Please be sure to read the Release Notes and Installation Instructions available time, without the need to send/receive or manually sync to the device.
with all drivers, firmware, and applications carefully before installation since
there may be specific instructions for the order and procedure to follow, WARNING: Be careful when overwriting presets or Impulse Responses—these
depending on the existing versions you already have installed. changes cannot be reverted! You can use the use the Create & Restore Backups
feature to back up your Helix or HX device's contents before making changes. See
“Creating & Restoring Complete Device Backups”.
NOTE: Each Helix or HX device model offers a different set of inputs, outputs and
signal flow capabilities. Throughout the following chapters, we've indicated HX
Edit app functionality that is specific to your Helix or HX device type.
Computer Connectivity
Marketplace To put the HX Edit application to work, connect your Helix or HX device to your
computer’s USB 2 or 3 port.
Be sure to visit the Line 6 Marketplace online shop, where you'll find 3rd-party add-on
assets that further enhance the functionality of your Helix and HX devices, as well NOTE: If on Windows®, be sure to have the latest Line 6 drivers installed for your
as Helix Native plug-in! As of this writing, professionally crafted presets and IRs are device. No driver installation is necessary on Mac computers.
available—check back often on Marketplace for product news and announcements. An It is highly recommended to install all included drivers when running the latest
Internet connection is required for the computer on which you'll be using the HX Edit Windows HX Edit application installer—all drivers are already selected to be
app to authorize it for the use of Marketplace premium assets. Please see “Marketplace installed by default. The latest HX Edit applications installer is always available at
& Account Options” on page 45. line6.com/software/.
NOTE: Device firmware version 2.70 and HX Edit version 2.70 or later are required
for full support and use of premium Marketplace presets and IRs.

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 Exit any other Line 6 applications that may be running. With your Helix device You'll see an indicator at the bottom of each application window displaying its connected
powered on, launch HX Edit. Helix/HX device type and the device's firmware version—or a warning that no device is
detected.
• Mac: Go to Applications > Line 6 > HX Edit
• Windows: Go to the Start button menu > All Apps (or Programs) > Line 6 > HX
Edit
Upon launch, the application will detect Helix hardware and automatically retrieve
and display its on-board presets & Impulse Responses. This may take a moment to
download all of the preset information.

Device indicator at bottom of the HX Edit main window

Multi-Device, Multi-Window Support
The HX Edit application supports the use of multiple-connected Helix/HX devices NOTE: On macOS computers, closing all open device windows does not exit the
simultaneously, where each device displays its own full application window. This allows HX Edit application. As is common with multi-window supporting macOS apps,
you to more easily reference and edit presets and settings, as well copy presets and IRs you'll need to use the Quit HX Edit command from the main HX Edit menu (or
between multiple USB-connected devices. better, just train yourself to use the Cmd+Q shortcut).

TIP: You can also use the Copy and Paste commands or drag and drop to copy a
block and its current settings from one HX Edit device window to another!

To access the separate application windows for each connected device, simply go
to the HX Edit Devices menu and select the desired device to display or hide its
window—a check mark at the left of a device here indicates its app window is open.
You can choose to have multiple device windows open simultaneously, making it easy
to copy and paste blocks, or drag and drop blocks, presets and IRs between them. The
separate windows can also be resized and/or positioned on your screen independently.
Please also see “GUI Overview” on page 8.

The app's Devices menu, showing two connected device's windows

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Preset Compatibility
This preset compatibility is the foundation of the Line 6 “Studio to Stage” concept,
allowing you to load, edit and transfer your tones between HX Edit and Helix Native plug-
in! Note that Helix Native plug-in maintains its own Preset & IR libraries, independent of
the presets and IRs that reside within your Helix hardware. For more information, please
This guide covers version 2.92 of the HX Edit application. The easiest way to ensure the see the Helix Native Pilot’s Guide.
best performance and compatibility between HX Edit and your Helix or HX device is to
make sure to have the latest updates. New as of HX Edit v2.90, the HX Edit application TIP: If you also own Helix Native plug-in, be sure to reference the “Helix
will now automatically check for, and walk you though installing, the latest firmware compatible” version number (found in the Helix Native software's About box) to
update for your connected Helix or HX device (see “Firmware Updater & Additional determine the recommended Helix/HX device firmware version you should use for
Resources” on page 70). An active Internet connection is required. maximum preset compatibility. It is highly recommended to always use the latest
available device firmware and HX Edit and Helix Native software.
Helix preset files are transferable between Helix devices (Helix, Helix Rack and Helix
LT), as well as with the Helix® Native plug-in software. Additionally as of v2.80, HX Edit Since the different Helix device types include different physical inputs and outputs,
and Helix Native now both include Preset Translation functionality, and Helix Native some variances exist among settings, as well as for their support of block types &
further includes selectable Hardware Compatibility modes. As covered throughout this controllers, which may affect the sharing of presets between devices, or between HX
chapter, these features allow many presets to be shared between any Helix and HX type Edit and Helix Native plug-in. The following sections in this chapter provide details
devices, and with Helix Native. about sharing presets and settings.
TIP: It is also possible to Copy and Paste, or drag and drop individual blocks, along
with their current settings, between Helix Native and HX Edit, as well as between
multiple HX Edit device windows. See the following “Block Copy and Paste” section..
Preset Translation
Helix presets that were originally created using the earlier Helix editor application and When importing a preset into the HX Edit Presets Library, the application automatically
Helix device firmware 1.xx versions are still supported. Note that, once loaded and detects the source device from which it was created (Helix, HX Effects, or HX Stomp).
saved with the newer HX Edit application, your presets will have new information added
to them to support the latest models and functionality—full backward compatibility NOTE: As covered in the previous section, if the preset attempting to be imported
with the Helix application and earlier Helix firmware versions, therefore, cannot be was exported from Helix Native (or dragged from the Helix Native Presets Library),
guaranteed. It is advised to keep a backup all your earlier presets if you plan on possibly the Hardware Compatibility mode of the preset determines its source device type
returning to these previous device and application versions. format.
If the HX Edit app window’s currently connected device is different that the preset’s
source device, the app will attempt to translate the preset to the current device format.
Preset Compatibility with Helix Native Plug-in If translation is successful, the preset is imported into the current device’s library.
All your Helix and HX device presets, setlists, and bundles are compatible between Presets cannot be translated if created with a source device (or Helix Native HX
the HX Edit app (v2.80 or later) and Helix Native plug-in (v1.80 or later), by way of mode) which includes features or capabilities that exceed those of the current device
the Helix Native Hardware Compatibility mode (HC mode) functionality. Once you’ve (e.g., greater signal path count, exceeds maximum block count or type, etc.) If the
exported a preset (or setlist or bundle) from your device using HX Edit, upon import, preset cannot be translated, you’ll get an error window letting you know the preset is
Helix Native determines the device type from which it was created, and automatically not compatible and why, and import is cancelled. For example, if attempting to import
changes the plug-in’s HC mode to match the device, thus fully supporting the complete a Helix exported preset which includes an Amp model into an HX Effects device (HX
tone. Likewise, presets exported from Helix Native plug-in’s matching HC mode are Effects includes no support for Amp models), translation is not possible and you’ll see
fully compatible with your Helix or HX device. the following error.
Helix Native also offers Preset Translation functionality (also offered in HX Edit—see
the next section). When loading a preset into Helix Native as the current tone (such as
by dragging a preset from the HX Edit Presets Library or from a computer folder directly
into the Helix Native Signal Flow), you’ll be prompted to either change the plug-in’s
HC mode to match the preset’s source format, or to attempt to translate to match the
current plug-in HC mode.

Error message displayed when a preset cannot be translated on import

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Feature Comparison Table Input and output block options and controller support also differ among the Helix
and HX device types (e.g., HX devices include no Variax input or EXP 3 pedal
The following table shows the primary feature differences that affect preset translation
options as Helix devices do). These types of non-compatible features do not block
between the Helix and HX hardware types. Additionally, Helix Native offers a HC mode
preset translation, and instead these settings are automatically changed or ignored.
Off option. When this Off mode setting is in us in Helix Native, the preset has fewer
Typically, non-compatible input and output block settings are reset to the common
restrictions for block types and DSP limits. Therefore, presets exported from this Off
Main In or Main Out, and non-supported controller assignments are removed from the
mode can exceed the capabilities of any Helix or HX device. You can consult this table
preset.
to determine if a preset from one source device (or Helix Native HC mode) will be able
to be translated to other devices. Also see the Preset Translation Compatibility table
for more info. Preset Translation Compatibility Table
The following table provides an overview of the preset translation capabilities from each
DEVICE / HC MODE FEATURE COMPARISON source device (or each source Helix Native HC mode).
Device Type or HC Mode Format: PRESET TRANSLATION COMPATIBILITY
Feature Off
Helix HX Stomp HX Effects Can Be Translated To:
(Helix Native only)
Created With: HC mode Off
Full set of v2.90 Full set of v2.90 Full set of v2.90 Full set of v2.90 Helix HX Stomp HX Effects
(Helix Native)
Included Helix models Helix models Helix models, Helix models,
Models except 6 Switch except Amps & If does not If does not If does not
Looper Cabs Helix Native
exceed Helix exceed HX exceed HX
Blocks Per Path 16 16 6 9 HC mode Off � block count and
DSP limits
Stomp Block &
Path count
Effects Block &
Path count
Capacity and DSP limits and DSP limits
None 2 Amps, 2 Cabs, 2 Amps, 2 Cabs, 2 Amps, 2 Cabs, Helix If does not If does not
Max. Block Type 2 IRs (1,024 2 IRs (1,024 2 IRs (1,024 (Rack, Floor, LT) exceed HX exceed HX
Per Path sample) or 1 IR sample) or 1 IR sample) or 1 IR
(2,048 sample) (2,048 sample) (2,048 sample)
or � � Stomp Block &
Path count
Effects Block &
Path count
Helix Native
Helix mode and DSP limits and DSP limits
None Same as Helix Same as Same as
Max. DSP Limit hardware HX Stomp HX Effects If does not
hardware hardware HX Stomp
or
exceed HX
Snapshots 8 8 3 4 Helix Native � � � Effects Block &
Path count
Per Preset HX Stomp mode and DSP limits
8 Setlists for 8 Setlists for 1 Setlist for up to 1 Setlist for up
Preset Library up to 1,024 up to 1,024 128 Presets to 128 Presets HX Effects
(independent per Presets. Presets. or
HC mode) Bundle support Bundle support Helix Native � � � �
included included HX Effects mode
Impulses Library Holds up to Holds up to 128 Holds up to 128 Holds up to 128
(shared between 128 User IRs User IRs User IRs User IRs
HC modes)

NOTE: Likewise, if importing multiple presets at once, a setlist, or a bundle, where

one or more presets are not able to be translated to the current device, the non-
translatable presets display an error window and are not imported, while the eligible
presets are successfully translated and imported.

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Feature Compatibility Input & Output Block Settings
The following sections provide details on the compatibility of the major features between When Importing a Helix/HX hardware-exported Preset into HX Edit with a different
device types, and between HX Edit and Helix Native. device type connected - During preset translation, the Input and Output block settings
are changed to “Multi” or “Main” if the connected device does not support the original
options (also see “Preset Translation” on page 4).
HX Edit Backup Files When Importing a Helix Native-exported Preset into Helix/HX Hardware - All input
The HX Edit application includes a feature that creates Helix Backup (.hxb) files to and output blocks that were set to “Host” will default to the “Multi” setting within the
restore a Helix or HX device's presets, impulses and global settings (see page 21). Helix devices, and to the “Main” setting in HX devices. Any input block set to “None” will
Helix Backup files are specific to each device type and, therefore, cannot be opened or remain as set to “None” within the hardware.
utilized in HX Edit when a different source device is connected.
When Importing a Helix/HX hardware-exported Preset into Helix Native Plug-in -
Helix Native plug-in does not currently include this back up functionality and, therefore, All input and output blocks that were set to physical inputs and outputs (other than
does not support creating or opening Helix Backup .hxb files. “None”) will default to the “Host” setting within the plug-in. Any input block set to
“None” will remain set to “None” within the plug-in.
Block Copy and Paste
Using the Copy Block and Paste Block commands, you can copy and paste any Hardware Blocks (Send, Return, FX Loop & Looper)
block type between any presets within HX Edit, as well as between multiple HX Edit When Importing a Helix Hardware-exported Preset into Helix Native - These
windows (with any Helix or HX device connected) and any instance of the Helix Native hardware block types are only functional within Helix/HX devices. Within Helix Native,
plug-in. It is also possible to drag and drop any processing block to move it within the these block offer no routing functionality and their parameters are not editable.
current preset, or to copy it into any other HX Edit device window. Restrictions apply
when copying, pasting and moving some block types, depending on the source Helix/
HX device (or source Helix Native HC mode) and the destination. Please see “Cutting,
Impulse Responses
Copying, Pasting & Clearing Blocks” on page 26. Impulse Response (IR) files are able to be utilized within IR blocks of all Helix and HX
devices, as well as by the Helix Native plug-in in any HC mode. If you are to be sharing
Helix presets between Helix Native plug-in and Helix or HX devices, it is a good idea
Snapshot Copy and Paste to build and maintain your IR libraries similarly on each to allow the same IR files to be
The current Snapshot, along with all its settings, can be copied and pasted using the utilized for your presets that include them—see page 14.
Copy Snapshot and Paste Snapshot commands either within the current HX Edit
NOTE: IRs, including those from the Line 6 Marketplace online shop and 3rd party
preset or within the current Helix Native preset. Also see “Configuring & Managing
vendors, are supported by all Helix and HX devices, as well as by Helix Native plug-
Snapshots” on page 19.
in. Any of your IRs can be imported and exported, as well as dragged and dropped,
between HX Edit and Helix Native IR library windows.
Command Center Copy and Paste
Within the Command Center window, once a command assignment is created for any Controller Assignments
footswitch, EXP Pedal or other controller, you can use the Command Center's Copy and
Controller assignment types vary between Helix and HX devices, for example, a Helix
Paste command options to copy assignments between controllers, as well as between
Floor preset may include an EXP 3 controller assignment, which Helix LT and HX
controllers within other HX Edit presets within the current HX Edit device window.*
devices do not include. Therefore, if a preset is imported and translated to a different
Helix Native plug-in does not include the Command Center, therefore, it is not possible device in HX Edit, non-supported assignments are discarded.
to copy Command Center assignments between HX Edit and Helix Native. Also see “The
The Helix Native plug-in does not utilize any hardware-based Bypass, Controller or
Command Center Window” on page 37.
Command Center Assignments that may exist within HX Edit-exported presets. Any
such assignments remain intact within your presets, but are essentially ignored by Helix
*NOTE: HX Stomp devices also do not include the Command Center feature. Native.* Snapshot and MIDI In type assignments, however, are supported in both Helix
hardware and Helix Native plug-in.) Helix Native plug-in includes its own functionality to
create plug-in parameter - Automation Controller type assignments, which are similarly
ignored when Helix Native presets are imported into the HX Edit application.
TIP: Helix Native includes a Preferences option to show or hide existing hardware-
based assignments within its Assignments tab.

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MIDI In Bypass & Controller Assignments
Using HX Edit, you can create MIDI In Bypass Assignments to remotely toggle the
bypass state of most block types, and MIDI In Controller Assignments to remotely
control most Helix parameters, via external MIDI controller devices or MIDI software.
MIDI In assignments saved within HX Edit-exported presets are supported when
imported into other Helix/HX devices, as well as in Helix Native plug-in. Also see
“Creating a Bypass Assignment” on page 32.

DSP Limit
In order to maintain preset compatibility with Helix and HX devices, each HC mode
within the Helix Native plug-in incorporates DSP limits on its presets, matching the
limits of the respective hardware devices. The exception to this rule is when the “Off”
HC mode setting is in use in Helix Native. This mode effectively removes the DSP limits
on presets, as well as several other restrictions. For this reason, presets exported from
the Helix Native - HC Off mode may not be translatable in HX Edit for any device. Also
see “Preset Compatibility with Helix Native Plug-in” on page 4.

Marketplace Assets
Premium presets and IRs purchased from the online Marketplace are compatible with
Helix devices and Helix Native plug-in. (Some Marketplace items may be compatible
with HX devices, as indicated on the Marketplace site.) The import of premium
Marketplace assets requires online license Authorization. Please see “Marketplace &
Account Options” on page 45.

NOTE: Version 1.70 of Helix Native and 2.70 of HX Edit and device firmware (or later
versions) are required for full support and use of premium Marketplace presets and
IRs.

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 GUI Overview HX Stomp & HX Effects Device Owners: With an HX device connected, its
application window displays the single signal flow, just as on your HX hardware
screen. As covered in this chapter for Helix devices, you can utilize the
application's signal flow to bypass, move, clear, copy & paste blocks, create
HX Edit has a very intuitive, easy-to-use interface. The main application window split paths, and more.
automatically detects your specific Helix or HX device type and displays all its options
within the main application window.

TIP: As covered in “Multi-Device, Multi-Window Support” on page 3, if you

have more than one device connected, a separate application window is available
for each device.
The HX Edit signal flow—with an HX Stomp connected
Within the application window, the navigation is divided into three main sections:
The Librarian Window - For managing preset and Impulse Response (IR) files.
The Signal Flow Window - Where you can add and move amp, effects & mix
blocks, and customize your complete signal path routing.
The Inspector Window - Where you can choose from the huge selection of The HX Edit signal flow—with an HX Effects connected
models, edit their parameters, create bypass & controller assignments, and more.
TIP: The Command Center, for creating MIDI control assignments (Helix and HX
Presets Impulses Show/Hide Signal Flow Undo/Redo Tempo Effects only) and Global EQ (Helix and HX Stomp only) are available as separate
Tab Tab Librarian Window Buttons Controls windows from the application's Window menu.

Resizing the Application Window

The HX Edit main application window is resizable, allowing you to adjust it to best fit
your screen size and workflow. Simply click and drag any corner or edge of the window
to adjust to the preferred size, or click the “Maximize” button at the top of the window
to use it in full screen mode. If you have multiple devices connected, each device's
LIBRARIAN

EDITOR
application window is independently resizable.
It is also possible to show or hide the Presets & Impulses Librarian panel, by clicking on
the toggle button at the top left of the Signal Flow window.

The Librarian window Show/Hide toggle button

My Account/Preferences Edit Tab Inspector Bypass/Controller

Menu Window Assign Tab

The HX Edit main GUI (Helix Floor device)

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Application Menus • Export Setlist - (Helix devices only) Exports the current setlist and saves it to
your computer as an .hls setlist file.
At the top of your computer screen (Mac) or top of the application window (Windows), • Import Bundle - (Helix devices only) Imports any .hlb bundle file from your
you'll find the familiar application menu bar for the current device. Note that the available computer, replacing all setlists and presets within the Helix.
commands differ within the File and Edit menus depending on the application window, • Export Bundle - (Helix devices only) Exports all the current setlists and their
tabbed panel and/or specific control that currently has “focus.” The window focus is presets from your Helix and saves them to your computer as an .hlb bundle file.
indicated by a blue outline appearing around the Librarian, Signal Flow or Inspector
windows.* To change focus, simply click within the desired window, or use the TAB When an IR slot within the Impulses tab currently has focus (or, when the Impulses
key. To follow are descriptions of the included application menu commands for Mac tab is displayed, and focus is within any other window), the following commands are
and Windows. Also see “Keyboard Shortcuts” on page 58 for additional information. selectable:
• Save Preset - Saves changes to the currently loaded preset.
*NOTE: It is possible that the Librarian's Presets or Impulses tab currently has
focus, but if you've “hidden” the Librarian panel, you will not see its blue outline • Save Preset As - Displays the Save As window, allowing you to choose the
focus indicator. Using the TAB key will advance the focus to the other windows, desired Setlist and Preset Library location where to save the current tone.
even when the Librarian is hidden. • Import Impulse - Imports an Impulse Response file (or files) from your computer,
replacing the currently selected library Impulse(s).
NOTE: On Mac computers, HX Edit has one common, main application menu at the top
• Export Impulse - Exports the currently selected Impulse (or Impulses) and
of your screen. If you have multiple Helix devices connected and multiple app windows
saves each to your computer.
open, all available menu commands & keyboard shortcuts act only upon the current
“front” application window. (Click on the desired application window to bring it to front.) TIP: Please see “Presets Panel” on page 11 and “Impulses Panel” on page
14 for details these File menu commands.
HX Edit (Mac only) The following File menu commands are available regardless of window focus:
• About HX Edit - Launches the About box screen, which displays the versions • Create Backup - Launches the Create a Helix Backup window, where you can
of the HX Edit software and connected Helix device firmware, as well as legal export a full backup of your device's presets, impulses & global settings—see
information. page 21.
• Preferences - Launches the Preferences window, where you can select • Restore From Backup - Launches the Restore From Backup window, where
application and hardware settings—see page 42. You can also launch the you can restore all your device's presets, IRs & global settings from a previously
Preferences window by clicking on the “gear icon” button or device indicator at created backup—see page 21.
the bottom of the application window.
• Preferences - (Windows only) Launches the Preferences window, where you
• Quit HX Edit - Exits the application for all connected devices.
can access application and hardware settings—see page 42. You can also
launch the Preferences window from the “gear icon” button or the connected
File device indicator at the bottom of the application window.
When a preset within the Presets tab currently has focus (or, when the Presets tab is • Quit - (Windows only) Exits the application.
displayed and focus is within any other window), the following commands are selectable:
• Save Preset - Saves changes for the currently loaded preset to the device's
Preset Library.
Edit
• Save Preset As - Displays the Save As window, allowing you to choose the Regardless of tab focus:
desired Setlist and Preset Library location where to save the current tone. Note • Undo - Reverses the last supported edit action.
that choosing an occupied preset location will overwrite the existing preset
within the location on your device. • Redo - Reverses the last performed Undo action.

• Import Preset - Imports any .hlx preset file (or files) from your computer, TIP: Please see “Undo / Redo” on page 20 for details.
replacing the currently selected library preset(s).
• Export Preset - Exports the currently selected preset (or presets) and saves
each to your computer as a .hlx file. When the Presets tab has focus:
• Import Setlist - (Helix devices only) Imports any .hls setlist file from your • Copy Preset - Copies the selected Preset(s) to the clipboard.
computer, replacing the current setlist on your Helix.

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 • Paste Preset - Pastes the last-copied preset(s), replacing the preset(s) within • Snapshots - Any of the current preset's snapshots can be selected directly
the selected preset library location(s). here. (Note that Helix devices offer 8 snapshots, HX Stomp offers 3 and HX
• Select All Presets - Selects all Presets within the current Setlist. Effects offers 4.)
• Rename Preset - Renames the currently loaded preset. TIP: Please see “Configuring & Managing Snapshots” on page 19 for
details.
When the Impulses tab has focus:
• Copy IR - Copies the selected IR(s) to the clipboard.
• Paste IR - Pastes the last-copied IR(s), replacing the IR(s) within the selected
Window
IR library location(s). • Show / Hide Librarian - Toggles the Presets/Impulses librarian panel between
shown and hidden for the current device window.
• Clear IR - Deletes the selected the IR(s) from the Impulses library.
• Command Center - Displays the Command Center window (Helix and HX
• Select All IRs - Selects all IRs within the Impulses library.
Effects devices only)—see page 37.
• Rename IR - Renames the currently selected IR.
• Global EQ - (Helix devices only) Displays the Global EQ window—see page
When the Signal Flow window has focus: 41.
• Cut Block - Copies the currently selected block and its settings to the clipboard
and removes the block from the Signal Flow. Help
• Copy Block - Copies the currently selected block and its settings to the • HX Edit Online Help - Takes you to the Line6.com Support site where you can
clipboard. find the helpful info on HX Edit and Helix & HX devices.
• Paste Block - Pastes the last-copied block's model and its settings to the • HX Edit Application Pilot's Guide - Launches the PDF you are reading now.
selected block location. When an existing block is selected as the paste • About HX Edit - (Windows only) Launches the About box, which includes the
location, this replaces the existing block. software version and legal credits.
• Paste Block Before - When an existing block is currently selected, pastes the
last-copied block's model and its settings to the location before the selected
block.
Devices
Displays a selectable option to open or close an individual HX Edit application window
• Paste Block After - When an existing block is currently selected, pastes the for each connected Helix or HX device. A check mark appears to the left of each device
last-copied block's model and its settings to the location after the selected here to indicate when its window is open. Also see “Multi-Device, Multi-Window
block. Support” on page 3.
• Clear Block - Deletes the selected block.
• Rename Preset - Renames the currently loaded preset.

TIP: Copy Block and Paste Block, as well a drag and drop of processing
Preferences, Help & Account Options
blocks, can be also used between multiple HX Edit windows, and back and At the bottom left of the application window, click on the menu buttons to access the
forth with Helix Native plug-in! See “Cutting, Copying, Pasting & Clearing app’s Preferences, Help & About Box, (see page 42) and My Account options (see
Blocks” on page 26 for details. page 45)

Snapshots
• Copy Snapshot - Copies the currently loaded preset's snapshot to the
clipboard.
• Paste Snapshot - Pastes the last-copied snapshot contents, replacing the
currently loaded snapshot's contents.
Preferences Help/About Account Options
• Rename Snapshot - Allows you to edit the title of the currently loaded snapshot
(Helix and HX Effects devices only).

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Presets Panel
Premium Marketplace presets are otherwise able to be utilized just like any other Helix
presets. When imported, these premium Marketplace presets are indicated by guitar
pick “badges” to their right within the Presets panel.

The Librarian's Presets tabbed panel provides functionality for importing, exporting,
and managing presets & setlists.
Presets Tab

Setlist Commands
Setlist Menu

Preset Commands
Loaded Preset

Selected Preset
Premium Marketplace presets are indicated with golden guitar pick badges

The Presets panel Selecting, Loading & Saving Presets

You'll find the same commands for copying, pasting, renaming, importing, and exporting It is important to note there is a difference between the selected and loaded preset
within the application's File & Edit menus. These commands are also accessible via within the Presets panel.
“Keyboard Shortcuts”. To Select a Preset - Click once on a preset location in the Presets panel and
you'll see it become highlighted in gray. This indicates the preset is selected,
TIP: Helix device presets, setlists and bundles can also be imported and utilized meaning that a preset command (Copy, Paste, Import, etc.) will act upon this
within other Helix devices and the Helix Native plug-in! Please see “Preset preset (even if a different preset is the one currently loaded within the Signal Flow).
Compatibility” on page 4 for more info.
To Load a Preset - Double-click on any preset (or click once to select it and
then hit your Enter/Return key) and you'll see the preset highlighted and with
HX Device Owners: All functionality described in this chapter is the same for
amber colored text, indicating it as the preset currently in use. If no other preset is
use with all Helix and HX devices, unless otherwise noted.
currently selected (highlighted in gray), menu commands will act upon this loaded
preset, since it is effectively also the selected preset.
To Save a Preset - Once a preset is loaded from the Presets Library and edited,
Premium Marketplace Presets you’ll most likely want to save the preset to retain your changes.* To save the
Preset to your device’s library, choose the Save or Save As option from the
If you've purchased and downloaded premium Helix or HX presets from the Marketplace, app’s File menu, or click the Preset Save button that appears at the top of the
you must be Signed In to your Line 6 account within HX Edit and have your computer Signal Flow panel (see “Naming & Saving the Preset” on page 19). Also see
Authorized to allow HX Edit to initially Import or Export these presets (as well as for any the next section for the option to Export a preset to save it to your computer.
setlists or bundles that include premium presets).*
*TIP: Before editing a preset you may wish to first copy it to another location in the
*NOTE: Once you've initially imported your Marketplace assets to sync their Presets panel, or export it, to be sure you have an original version of the preset
licenses with your account, you don't need to have HX Edit actively Signed In to before making changes.
use them—and it is not necessary to even be connected to the Internet once your
computer has been Authorized, except to Deauthorize the computer. Please see
“Authorize / Deauthorize Your Computer” on page 47.

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Importing and Exporting Preset Files Drag and Drop Presets
Presets are able to be exported to your computer as individual (.hlx) files, It is possible to drag and drop any preset (or multi-selected presets) directly from the
allowing you to create a limitless collection of tones that can be imported back Presets panel to perform the following actions.
onto your device's internal preset library at any time. • Import - Drag a .hlx preset file from any computer folder and drop directly onto
To Import a Preset File - It is recommended to select an empty “New Preset” a Presets panel slot to import it into the device’s Presets Library.* This import
location within the Presets panel and select the Import Preset command. A action replaces and overwrites the slot’s existing preset.
brief dialog will inform you that importing will overwrite any preset information in • Import and Load - Dragging a preset from a computer folder and dropping
the selected location. Click Yes to continue. A system window will display a file it directly into the currently loaded preset’s slot within the Presets Library, or
browser for selecting the preset you wish to import. Once imported, the preset dropping it directly into the Signal Flow window, will both Import the preset and
will reside on your Helix or HX device's internal memory, within the selected load it as the new current tone, replacing the previous tone. (Note that if you
preset location. drag and drop a preset into a slot that is not that of the currently loaded preset,
To Export a Preset File - Select the preset by single-clicking on it in the Librarian this will import the preset into the library, but not also load it.)*
- Presets panel and select the Export Preset command. This creates a copy
of the preset in its last-saved state from your Helix or HX device's memory and *NOTE: If you import a preset that was created with a different source Helix/HX
saves it to your computer. The familiar “save” window is presented, in which you device (or created with a different Helix Native HC mode) than currently in use,
can edit the filename and choose a destination folder. HX Edit will attempt to translate the preset for the current device. (See “Preset
Translation” on page 4.)
TIP: If you happen to own both a Helix (or Helix Native plug-in) and HX device, it is • Export - Drag one or multiple presets from the Presets panel and drop into any
recommended to export your HX Stomp and HX Effects presets into their own, folder on your computer to export a copy of the .hlx preset file(s) there.
individual directories to avoid mixing them up with Helix and Helix Native plug-in • Reorder - Drag vertically to another location within the Presets panel to reorder
preset files. the presets within the setlist as desired. When the preset is dropped into the
Note that presets are exported in the format of the specific device you are using, which new location slot, the surrounding presets are shifted upward or downward
determines its behaviors for use with HX Edit preset translation and Helix Native’s accordingly.
Hardware Compatibility modes—see “Preset Compatibility” on page 4. • Copy Between Two Devices - If you have multiple devices connected, it is
possible to drag and drop presets between the multiple HX Edit device app
windows' Presets panels, or directly into the Signal Flow, assuming the presets
Renaming, Reordering, Copying and Pasting Presets can be translated between the device types. (See “Preset Compatibility” on
page 4.)
These functions allow you to customize your presets within the Presets panel. Choose
Rename, Copy or Paste from the row of preset command buttons or application's • Copy To/From Helix Native Plug-in - (Helix devices only) Drag a preset from
Edit menu and it will act upon the selected (highlighted) preset. You can also right-click the plug-in's Presets panel and drop directly into the Presets panel of the HX
on a preset in the list to open a context menu with these same commands. For most Edit app to import and load the preset on your Helix device, replacing and
commands, it is also possible to multi-select a number of presets by using Shift+Click overwriting the previously loaded preset. Likewise, you can also drag and drop
to select a contiguous set of presets, or Cmd+Click (Mac) or Ctrl+Click (Windows) to presets from HX Edit into Helix Native plug-in (see “Preset Compatibility” on
select a non-contiguous set. page 4).

TIPS: There is no command to “delete” a preset, but you can right-click on a block
within the signal flow and use the Clear All Blocks command. Importing and Exporting Setlists
NOTE: Copy and Paste of presets and IRs between HX Edit and Helix Native, or The Presets panel allows you to instantly save the currently loaded setlist,
between multiple HX Edit device app windows is not currently supported. including all its saved presets, to a Helix setlist file (.hls). This is very handy for
However, you can use drag and drop for these actions! See the next section. making a backup of all presets within a setlist, so that a group of presets can
easily be loaded back into your Helix in a single action.
HX Device Owners: A Setlist for your HX Stomp/Effects consists of all presets
within the device's preset library. Similar to the steps described here for Helix
devices, you can use the HX Edit Import Setlist and Export Setlist commands,
found within the app's File menu.

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 To Import a Setlist - Select the Import Setlist command. This will prompt you The Import Bundle and Export Bundle options are found in the application's
to ensure that you wish to replace the currently selected setlist and the presets Preferences > Presets/IRs tab (see “Preferences and About Box” on page 42).
therein. Continue through the Open window to select the setlist you wish to load
onto your connected device.*
*NOTE: If you import a setlist that was created with a different source Helix/HX
device (or created with a different Helix Native HC mode) than currently in use,
HX Edit will attempt to translate its presets for the current device. (See “Preset
Translation” on page 4.)

To Export a Setlist - Select the Export Setlist command to display the Save As
dialog.

Changing Setlists
(Helix devices only*) To change the active setlist shown in the Presets panel, click on
the Setlist menu and choose from among your device's setlists. The currently-selected
setlist will be indicated with an “open folder” icon in this menu. Bundle options within the Preferences window (for Helix devices)

*HX Device Owners: With an HX device in use, there is no Setlist menu, since To Import a Bundle - Click the Import Bundle button and you'll be prompted
these devices’ Presets Libraries include only one setlist. However, you can use to replace all setlists and presets within your Preset library. Continue through the
the Import Setlist option to replace the current setlist with one saved on your File – Open window to select the bundle you wish to import. Note that you can
computer. optionally import any bundle that was exported from the Helix Native plug-in or
any Helix device.

Renaming Setlists To Export a Bundle - Click the Export Bundle button to create a copy of all
presets and their last-saved settings that exist in all setlists as a Helix bundle
To rename the current setlist, right-click on the setlist name within the Setlist (.hlb) file.
menu and type in your desired title.

HX Device Owners: The single Setlist on your HX Stomp/Effects displays no NOTE: On the next power up of your device after importing multiple presets, or
name on the hardware or within HX Edit. However, you can edit the Setlist's file importing any setlist or bundle, you may see your device perform an additional
name when Exporting the file to your computer. “Rebuilding Presets” process during boot up. This process is normal and optimizes
preset loading times on the hardware.

TIP: Wanting to restore the Factory Presets & settings for your device? You can do
Importing and Exporting Bundles so by performing a Factory Restore—please see your Helix or HX device's Owner's
Manual for details (and remember to use HX Edit to first do a backup of your
A Bundle file (.hlb) includes all 8 setlists' contents of your Helix device, including current presets!)
all their presets and saved settings, wrapped up in a tidy package.* This makes it
easy to export to create and store a backup of your Helix device's complete TIP: Visit the line6.com/customtone site to share your tones and download from
Preset library, and easily restore your device's Presets library to your device (or to the the huge online library of artist and user presets!
Helix Native plug-in) by importing the bundle.
NOTE: Bundle files do not contain any of the Helix device's Global Settings or
Impulse Response (IR) files. To include all these Helix items, use the Create &
Restore Backups feature—see page 21.

*HX Device Owners: HX Stomp/Effects devices do not support Bundle files,

therefore, you will see no available Bundle options.

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Impulses Panel TIP: Line 6 offers a free pack of IRs from Allure. You can grab them now at http://
line6.com/allure/.
You can also find a great selection of IRs, specifically created for Helix products, on the
Marketplace—see page 45.
The Librarian's Impulses tabbed panel provides a list of all Impulse Response files
(along with respective ID numbers in the left column) that currently reside on your Helix
or HX device. Initially, this Impulses panel is empty, awaiting your import of Impulse IR Formats and Restrictions
Response files.
For all Helix and HX devices, as well as Helix Native plug-in, the following IR file types
are supported.
Impulses Tab
• Helix Impulse Response (.hir) - This is the proprietary Line 6 IR file format. All
IR Commands
IRs purchased through the Marketplace are of this file type. (Please also see
“Marketplace & Account Options” on page 45.)
Selected IR • WAV (.wav) - Most IR producers and vendors typically offer IRs within the .wav
IR Index Numbers format. It is possible to import a mono or stereo .wav file IR, regardless of its bit
depth, length, or sample rate frequency. While this is very convenient, please
be careful to import only .wav files that were created specifically for use as IRs,
not just any audio .wav file, or you may experience unexpected sonic results.

Helix Native Plug-in Users: If you plan on utilizing your Helix presets on both a
Helix device and Helix Native plug-in, the best practice to import the same exact
IR files into both, and in the same IR list order. This allows all IR blocks to reference
The Impulses panel and load the same indexed IR files for all presets that use them. Please also see “Preset
Compatibility with Helix Native Plug-in” on page 4.
HX Device Owners: IR files can be used by all Helix and HX devices. All
functionality described in this chapter is the same for use with all devices,
unless otherwise noted.
Importing and Exporting Impulse Responses
To access the IRs stored on your Helix or HX device, click on the Impulses tab. From
What are Impulse Responses? here you will be presented with a list of up to 128 IRs and their index numbers.
Impulse Responses (or “IRs”) that can be used in Helix & HX devices are audio files that
NOTE: Premium Helix IRs purchased from Marketplace are also imported &
are the result of capturing the sound of a test tone (frequency sweep) through a guitar or
exported using the following steps. It is required that you have Authorized your
bass amp speaker cabinet, which has been de-convolved with the original tone signal.
computer, and that you are Signed In to your Line 6 account in HX Edit to initially Import
This represents the frequency response of the miked cabinet itself, and can be used to
or Export them. Once imported into HX Edit, no active Internet connection is necessary
simulate the way it alters the sound. This is similar to a convolution reverb, but with a
to utilize your Marketplace IRs. Please see for “Marketplace & Account Options” on
much shorter decay.
page 45 details.
Add an IR block to your preset as an alternative to using one of the Cab blocks to
provide speaker cabinet simulation. Several companies now offer large selections of To Import an IR, first select the desired index location in the application's Impulses
professionally recorded IR files that can be used in Helix devices, or you can even do panel and select Import. Select the desired IR .hir or .wav file you wish to load onto
some research on how to record and create your own. Feel free to jump on your favorite your device. It is also possible to select multiple IR files and all will be imported in one
guitar gear forums and join the ongoing, sometimes heated, discussions about the best action.
and most realistic IRs, and methods to create them.
You can also find some IRs that were created using this convolution process to capture
the properties of acoustic guitar bodies, guitar pickups and other sources. These IRs
can certainly be used in the Helix IR blocks as well, to allow even deeper tone sculpting!

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When premium Marketplace IRs (.hir files) are imported, they are indicated by a golden
guitar pick “badge” to their right within the Impulses panel.
Drag and Drop IRs
There are several drag and drop options that allow you to import and export single or
multiple IR files between your computer’s directories and HX Edit, as well as load IRs
into your current tone.
• Import - Drag one or more IR files from your computer folder directly into the
Impulses panel. When multiple files are being dragged in, they are imported
starting with the selected IR index slot.
• Export - Select one or more IR index locations and drag from the Impulses list
view directly to your computer to export the IR files to the selected hard drive
folder.

NOTE: When exporting IRs from the HX Edit IR panel, any Marketplace
purchased IR is saved to your computer as a Helix IR (.hir) type file. The .hir
files are proprietary to Line 6 products, and licensed to you via the Line 6
Account on which you purchased them. Any IR that was originally imported
Premium Marketplace IRs are indicated with a golden guitar pick badge as a .wav file is exported as a .wav file.
To Export an IR, click Export to display the Save As dialog.
• Copy - It is also possible to drag and drop IRs within the Impulses list view to
You can also drag and drop to and from the Impulses panel to export and import IRs— create a copy of the IR in a new index location.*
see the following section.
*NOTE: There are no options offered to move or reorder IRs in a single
TIP: Use the File menu's Create Backup & Restore From Backup options to operation. Use the Copy, Paste and Clear functions to rearrange IR within the
create a backup of your Impulses Panel's contents, and restore from the backup, Impulses list as needed.
at any time—see “Creating & Restoring Complete Device Backups”.
• Copy Between Helix / HX Devices - If you have multiple devices connected,
it is possible to drag and drop IRs between the multiple HX Edit device app
Renaming, Loading, Copying, and Clearing IRs windows' Impulses panels to copy them between devices.
• Copy To/From Helix Native Plug-in - With an instance of the Helix Native
Several actions can be performed by clicking the commands above the Impulses plug-in open, drop IRs from the HX Edit application's Impulses panel directly
list view, which will act upon the selected (highlighted) IR. You can also right-click to into the Impulses panel of the Helix Native. It is also possible to drag IRs from
choose these options from the context menu (or use the app's “Keyboard Shortcuts”). Helix Native directly into the Impulses panel of HX Edit to import copies of the
same IRs.
NOTE: Copy and Paste of presets and IRs between HX Edit and Helix Native, or
between multiple HX Edit device app windows, is not currently supported. • Load into Current Tone - Once you’ve imported one or more IRs into the
However, you can use drag and drop for these actions! See the next section. Impulses Library, you can drag any IR from the Library window and drop it
directly into the desired position within the Signal Path in the Edit window to
create an IR block loaded with the IR file. Also see the next section.

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Loading an IR in an IR Block Whenever you load a preset that includes one or more IR blocks that reference an
empty IR index location, a pop up is displayed to alert you. For example, the alert
When you insert an IR block within your preset's Signal Flow from the Model shown below is telling you that the preset includes two IR blocks, on Paths 1A and
Menu, it initially defaults to referencing the IR that resides within the #1 IR index 1B, which cannot locate their originally associated IR files. The “Position” denotes the
location (if you have not yet imported any IR file into the referenced index location, the block position of each IR block from left to right on the path, starting with “0” for the left
“empty” IR block has no effect on the signal). position. Please see the next section for more related IR behaviors.
To follow are a few methods for loading an IR into an IR block, which determines the IR
file that is associated with the IR block (also see “IR File Reference” on page 16 for
additional behaviors).
Use the Edit tab’s IR Select slider - Select the IR block within the Signal Flow,
then, in the Edit tab, use the IR Select parameter slider (or its menu at the
right) to select IR index number (1-128) that includes the desired IR.

Missing associated IR(s) alert pop-up

IR File Reference
Choosing an IR by its Library (1-128) index number within the Edit tab
Once an IR block is configured to utilize an IR index slot that includes an imported IR
(.wav or .hir) file, and the preset then saved (using HX Edit and device firmware version
2.90 or later), the preset creates a “reference signature” to the imported IR from its
Double-click in Library - Select the IR block within the Signal Path and then file name. Therefore, if you re-order IRs within the IR library list, your preset will still
double-click on the preferred IR within the Impulses Library list to load into
the IR block—replacing any currently referenced IR. Note that no action is intelligently reference the originally associated IR file, even if it now resides in a different
performed if you do not have an IR block selected. IR Library index location. The following behaviors apply:
• If you clear or replace the IR file within the IR index slot for which the preset’s
Drag and drop - As mentioned in the preceding section, you can also add
an IR block already loaded with an IR by dragging the desired IR from the IR block is configured to use, upon the load of the preset, the IR block will first
Impulses Library panel and dropping it directly into an empty location within attempt to locate another instance of the missing, associated IR file within the
your Signal Path. (Drag and drop from the IR Library always adds a 1024 Impulses Library and automatically utilize it and its residing index slot.
Sample type IR block.) • If the configured IR index slot is currently empty, you’ll be alerted that the
IR block’s associated IR file cannot be found (see previous section). The IR
You can use the other IR block parameter sliders in the Edit tab to further shape the IR's block continues to utilize the same (now empty) IR index slot. You’ll want to
tone and level—see “Editing Model Parameters” on page 29. Once done selecting configure the IR block to utilize an occupied IR index slot (or import an IR into
an IR and its parameter options, be sure to save the preset to retain your IR block the currently referenced slot) and save the preset.
settings. • If the original IR file is cleared from the Library and the IR index slot now
includes a different IR file, you’ll be alerted that the associated IR cannot
TIP: Optionally, you can create a Snapshot assignment (see page 36) on the IR be found, and the IR block utilizes this new IR file within the configured
Select parameter, which then allows you to change the IR within the block as index slot. You’ll need to save the preset with this reference to the new IR (or
desired, per snapshot! configure the IR block to use a different, occupied IR slot) to avoid seeing the
alert pop-up on future loads of the preset.
• Once an IR block is configured with an IR Library index selection, and the
preset then saved, the IR (.wav or .hir) file retains this reference signature when
exported from the library—thus, even if you import the exported IR file again
into any index slot within your Impulses Library, the saved preset’s IR block will
still be able to locate and utilize it.*

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Yes, the above rules all sound a bit complicated, but in typical use, all this really just
means that if you happen to move your IRs around in the IR Library list, your saved
preset will now not lose their link to them!

*NOTE: The IR file reference functionality is also incorporated in the Helix Native
plug-in (version 1.90 and later). Therefore, presets exported from Helix Native
will exhibit the same behaviors and attempt to locate their referenced IR .wav files
from within the HX Edit IR library upon loading. Likewise, presets exported from HX
Edit will attempt to locate their IR blocks’ referenced IR .wav files when loaded within
Helix Native. The moral of the story here is simply to import the same IR .wav files into
both HX Edit and Helix Native if you plan on sharing your crafted presets between
them, and the proper IRs will automatically be utilized from your IR library, regardless
the IR slots where they reside.

NOTE: We highly recommend using the Create Backup feature in HX Edit to make
it easy to restore your complete preset and IR libraries (see page 21). Immediately
after performing a Restore From Backup, it is also best to power your device off and
on again and allow all presets to “rebuild,” for best preset performance and IR file
reference functionality.

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Working in the Editor
The Editor portion of the HX Edit user interface consists of the Signal Flow and Inspector windows. The Signal Flow window is where you'll see the signal paths for your currently-
loaded preset, appearing much like the Home screen of your Helix, or Signal Flow screen of your HX device. The Inspector window below contains 2 tabbed panels, Edit & Bypass/
Controller Assign, where you can select models, tweak parameters, configure controllers and more. Regardless which of these tabs you have selected, the current preset's Name Field,
Save, Snapshots, Undo, & Tempo options are always available at the top of the window. Additionally, there are dedicated windows for the Command Center for MIDI assignments (Helix
& HX Effects only—see page 37), and the Global EQ (Helix & HX Stomp only—see page 41), accessible from the application's Window menu. If you have not already done so, be
sure to read through the in-depth information in your device's Owner's Manual to get an understanding of the features we'll be covering in the following sections.

HX Device Owners: HX Edit application functionality described within this chapter is the same with Helix or HX devices, except where noted.

Preset Name Field Preset Save Button Snapshots Menu Undo / Redo Buttons Tempo Controls
Librarian Show/Hide
Button

Signal Flow Window

Edit & Bypass

Controller Assign Tabs

Inspector Window

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Naming & Saving the Preset
The Preset Name field at the top of the Editor displays the title of the currently loaded
preset. Double-click on the text here to optionally rename the preset. Whenever you see
your preset's title appearing in italicized text at the top of the Signal Flow window, it
indicates that the preset has been edited from its last-saved state.
The Preset Save button at the top of the Editor launches the Save To Library window,
where you can optionally re-title the preset in the Name field, and then choose the
desired Setlist and Preset location to save the currently-loaded tone, overwriting the
preset that resides within the selected location. (The currently loaded preset is selected
by default, so you can overwrite it simply by clicking the OK button.) The Edit window's Snapshots menu The menu bar's Snapshots menu

*NOTE: You can use your device's Global Settings > Preferences > Snapshot
Edits to choose between Recall (automatically stores your changes to the current
snapshot) versus Discard (does not store changes to the current snapshot).
The camera icon within the Edit window's Snapshots menu is displayed in red
when the hardware's option is set to Discard.

Once your desired destination snapshot has been selected, use the following steps to
configure your settings.
The Preset Save To Library window
To Store a Block's Bypass State Per Snapshot - Click on the Bypass button
Alternatively, you can choose the Preset Save or Preset Save As command from the above any block within the Signal Flow and set your desired bypass state for the
HX Edit – File menu. As covered in “Presets Panel” on page 11, there are also the block (or you can toggle the block's Bypass button within the Edit tab). Any amp
Librarian window options, Copy and Export, to create & store copies of your presets. or effects block’s Bypass state will, by default, be remembered and recalled per
Snapshot.
If you prefer to exclude a block from being controlled by Snapshots, select the
Configuring & Managing Snapshots block and set the Snapshot Bypass option from the block’s right-click menu to
“off” (so that no check mark appears at the left of the menu option). Or, you can
Your device offers the ability to configure the 8 snapshots within a Helix preset (or 3 right-click on the block’s Bypass button within the top right of the Edit tab and
snapshots of HX Stomp preset, or 4 snapshots of an HX Effects preset), allowing you access the Snapshot Bypass command from its menu. Choosing the Snapshot
to recall a customized set of options for your current blocks instantly, without the brief Bypass option from the menu again (so that the check mark appears at the left of
lag time associated with changing presets! A snapshot is capable of storing the bypass the menu command), returns the block to the default Snapshot behavior.
state of any amp or effects block, up to 64 assigned parameter values, tempo settings
and more (please see your device's Owner's Manual for specifics).
There are two ways to select a snapshot within HX Edit: by clicking on the Snapshots
menu at the top of the Edit window, or by using the commands within the application's
Snapshots menu. To edit its settings, select the numbered snapshot you want as your
destination, then configure the desired tone options for this snapshot.*

Edit tab - Block Bypass button right-click menu

Block right-click menu

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 To Store a Parameter's Values Per Snapshot - Select the desired block within NOTE: The action of pasting a copied snapshot is not tracked by the HX Edit
the Signal Flow, then right-click directly on the desired parameter's slider within Undo / Redo feature (also see next section).
the Edit tab and choose the Snapshots controller option. This creates the
snapshot assignment for the parameter. To Rename a Snapshot - (Helix and HX Effects devices only) Right-click the
You can then simply load a snapshot and adjust the snapshot-assigned desired snapshot from the Snapshots menu and select Rename Snapshot. Type
parameter to the desired value. Repeat this step for each snapshot as desired, in your new name, then press Enter/Return on your keyboard.
and the parameter values are stored and recalled with each snapshot. We cover To Customize a Snapshot's LED Color - (Helix and HX Effects devices only)
more about configuring controller options in “The Bypass/Controller Assign Tab” When your device is set to Snapshot footswitch mode, each footswitch LED
on page 31. defaults to a red color. If you prefer to customize the LED color for the current
To Store a Command Center Messages and Command Values Per Snapshot Snapshot, choose the desired color from the right-click menu. Or choose Auto to
The Value parameters of any instant MIDI CC, Bank/Prog, and MMC message, restore the default behavior, or Off for no LED.
plus the state (Dim or Lit) of any CC Toggle and Ext Amp messages are always
NOTE: Remember that you'll need to Save before switching to another preset to
stored and recalled when selecting a snapshot. Therefore, there is no need
retain your edited snapshot settings within the current preset! The snapshot that is
to manually set any of these parameters to a snapshot assignment within the
in use when you save your preset is the one that is recalled when the preset is
Command Center—see page 37.
loaded again.
Attention Helix Native Plug-in Users: Snapshot settings are compatible within
presets between Helix, Helix Rack & Helix LT devices and the Helix Native plug-in!
Undo / Redo
The HX Edit application supports Undo and Redo for most editing actions within the
Copying, Pasting, Renaming & Customizing Snapshots Signal Flow and Edit tab of the current preset, whether the edits are made within HX
The Copy and Paste Snapshot commands are available within the app's main menu. Edit or directly on the connected Helix/HX hardware, accessible via the Undo and
Or, (for Helix or HX Effects devices) right-click on the Edit window's Snapshots menu to Redo buttons at the top of the main window (or from the Edit menu).* The Undo / Redo
access these commands as well as the snapshot Rename and LED color customization history is tracked individually per device window (if you happen to have more than
options. These snapshot name and LED color options affect the scribble strip names one Helix/HX device connected). Your Undo / Redo history is retained until you load a
(or names in Performance View on Helix LT) and footswitch LED colors when the different preset, exit the application, or disconnect or power off your connected Helix
footswitches are in Snapshot Select mode. or HX device.
*NOTE: Also see “Software Edits vs. Hardware Edits” on page 21 for additional
behavior details.

The Undo and Redo buttons

Undo is available for most actions performed within the Signal Flow and Edit tab
in HX Edit, including:
• Parameter changes
The context menu for the Snapshots menu name field (Helix or HX Effects devices)
• Snapshot selection
To Copy & Paste a Snapshot - It is possible to copy all the settings of one • Block model changes
snapshot and paste them to another snapshot within the same preset. Select
• Signal path changes (block bypass states, adding/cutting, clearing blocks,
and load the snapshot you wish to copy and select Copy. Then select and load
changing path structure, etc.)
the snapshot you wish to overwrite and choose Paste to paste the clipboard
contents, replacing the currently loaded snapshot. • Hardware edits and edit actions performed via external controller and MIDI
CC & PC messages (see “Software Edits vs. Hardware Edits” on page 21)

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Actions that are not available for Undo/Redo include the following: How the Tempo Value is Recalled
• Tempo changes Use the Tempo Select menu to choose how the tempo value is saved and recalled
• Actions performed within the Presets and IR Library windows (e.g., changing (this is the same option found in your Helix or HX hardware's Global Settings > MIDI/
setlists, loading a different preset, importing, reordering, or pasting presets or Tempo screen):
IRs, etc.) • Per Snapshot - The tempo value is stored and recalled individually per snapshot
NOTE: The application’s Undo history is cleared whenever a different preset for the current preset.
is loaded . • Per Preset - The tempo value is stored and recalled individually with this preset.
• Global - The tempo value is used for all presets whenever set to Global.
• Adding, editing, and removing Snapshot, Bypass, and Controller assignments
NOTE: Note that when Undo restores the removal of a block that includes NOTE: Your Helix device's tempo can also be configured to follow MIDI Clock from
assignments, in most cases, these assignments are restored with the an external source, accessed from within your device's Global Settings >
block, but in some cases may not be able to be retained. MIDI/Tempo screen. When your device is actively following MIDI Clock, all options for
the Tempo Controls are disabled and the Tempo value displays as “[External].”
• Pasting a copied Snapshot and/or the Snapshot title
• Changes to any settings within the HX Edit Preferences, Command Center,
and Global EQ windows
NOTE: The Undo button and Edit menu command remains unavailable (dimmed)
until an undo-able action is performed in HX Edit. Likewise, Redo remains Entering a Tempo Value
unavailable until an Undo action is applied. To enter a value, click on the Tap Tempo button rhythmically, or right-click directly on
the Tap Tempo button and type in your desired numerical value.
Software Edits vs. Hardware Edits
Edit actions performed within the HX Edit application (or “software edits”) are tracked
individually for Undo / Redo. For example, if you adjust an HX Edit parameter slider, Creating & Restoring Complete Device Backups
move a block, and then change a block’s model, these actions are reverted individually— Use the File menu's Create Backup and Restore From Backup commands to create
one action per each click of Undo. complete backups of your Helix or HX device's current Global Settings, IRs, and
Edit actions performed directly on your connected Helix/HX device and via external Presets, and easily restore them back to your device at any time. All presets are backed
MIDI control (or “hardware edits”), are aggregated into a separate, single undo-able up from their last-saved state, therefore, be sure to save your currently-loaded preset
action within the Undo history. Therefore, if you perform a number of hardware edits and before creating your backup to include its current settings.
then choose Undo, all such edits are reverted in one click of Undo. Likewise, selecting
Redo after performing an Undo of several hardware edits restores all the hardware edit NOTE: If you have purchased and imported Marketplace premium presets or IRs,
changes in one click of Redo. your computer must be in the Authorized state to be able to use the Create Backup
and Restore From Backup features, if the backup includes Marketplace premium
assets. See “Authorize / Deauthorize Your Computer” on page 47.
Editing the Tap Tempo TIP: Backup files (.hxb) created using the Create Backup feature for any Helix
There are a few options available for configuring the tempo, accessible from the Tempo (Helix Floor, LT or Rack) device can then be “Restored” onto any other Helix device.
Controls at the top of the Signal Flow window. Any of the current preset’s effect models This allows you to easily duplicate all your applicable Global Settings, Presets, and IRs
set to note division values will follow this Tap Tempo value. (Note Sync mode is available to another Helix in one action.
for most delay and modulation effects—see page 29.) Backup files created for HX Stomp devices are compatible only with HX Stomp
type devices, and HX Effects backup files are compatible only with HX Effects
Tempo Select Tap Tempo type devices.
Menu Button

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To Create a Backup To Restore From a Backup
Select the Create Backup command from the File menu to launch the window. Select the Restore From Backup command from the File menu to launch the window.

The Create Backup window (Helix device)

1. Name - Your backup file is automatically named with the type of device (Helix
Floor, Helix Rack, Helix LT, HX Stomp or HX Effects) and the current date. Op-
tionally, you can click directly on the file name here and edit it as desired.
2. Description - Optionally, you can type in some descriptive notes about this
backup. All text added here is saved with your backup, and viewable during the
Restore From Backup process.
The Restore From Backup window (Helix device)
3. Where - By default, your Backup file (.hxb) is saved to the following directory
on your computer: 1. Backup Folder - The default or most-recently used Backup folder is selected
• Mac - /Documents/Line 6/Tones/Helix/Backups folder here. If you want to find a backup file in a different folder, click the folder button
• PC - \My Documents\Line 6\Tones\Helix\Backups folder to browse to the desired location.

If you wish to save to a different folder, click the folder button and browse to 2. Backup File - All compatible Backup files (.hxb) that you created within the cur-
select your preferred disk location. rently selected directory are selectable here. When you select a backup file, the
following information is displayed so you know the details about the backup
4. Click Create Backup and you'll see the progress of your backup being created, before you choose to restore from it.
and a message once completed successfully (or click Cancel to exit without
• Date: The creation date of the backup file.
creating a Backup).
• Device: The specific type of Helix device this backup was created from (Helix
You can repeat the above steps at any time to create as many individual Floor, Helix Rack, Helix LT, HX Stomp or HX Effects).
backups as you like. All compatible backup files for your connected Helix or
HX are then available within the Restore From Backup window. • Version: The firmware version installed on the device when the backup was
created.
TIP: It is highly recommended to create a full Backup before installing device • Description: Any notes that you entered within the Description field when the
firmware, and to perform backups regularly to make sure you always have copies backup was created appear here.
of your tones, IRs and settings!
3. Items to Restore - In the lower pane, you can select the individual items you
wish to be restored from the selected backup file: Global Settings, Impulse Re-
sponses and Presets. Whichever items you select here will be restored, over-
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 TIP: For Helix, Helix Floor & Helix LT devices, note that by clicking on the arrow
to the left of the Presets checkbox, you can expand the option (as pictured
above) to individually choose whichever Setlists you want to restore from the
selected Backup!

4. Click Restore Backup and you'll see the progress of the restore process, and
then a pop-up message once completed successfully (or click Close to exit
without restoring). Do not disturb the HX Edit application or device until the
Restore process is complete.

TIP: If the Backup that you restored includes any presets or setlists, it is highly
recommended to power your device off and on again to allow it “rebuild” the
presets. This process optimizes preset loading times and “IR File Reference”
functionality.

You can repeat the above steps at any time, and select any available Helix or
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The Signal Flow Window Show/Hide Block Labels Option
If you prefer a cleaner look within the HX Edit app's Signal Flow window, you can “hide”
the descriptive text labels that appear below each block using the Show/Hide option
within the Preferences > View tab (see page 42). When set to hide the labels, you'll
The Signal Flow window allows you to directly access the Amp, Effects, Mix & Looper only see a block's label appear when hovering your mouse over the block.
blocks within your preset and configure your signal path routing simply by clicking and
dragging. Once you select any block within the Signal Flow, the Inspector's Edit tabbed
panel below provides access to all its editable parameters. The options offered here are
essentially the same as found on your connected Helix or HX device, making editing
Block Label Option Set to Show Block Label Option Set to Hide
very straight-forward.
HX Device Owners: HX Edit application functionality described within this chapter Block Bypass Assignment Indicator
is the same with Helix or HX devices, except where noted.
If you create a Bypass assignment for any Amp or Effects block within your tone (via
any footswitch, EXP, or MIDI type hardware controller), you’ll see the block name label
displayed in brackets, as shown below. Please see “The Bypass/Controller Assign
Path 1A Split Block Path 1B Merge - Mixer Block
Tab” on page 31 for the full info on creating Bypass assignments. (Note that if you
happen to have the above-mentioned Show/Hide Block Label option set to “Hide” you
won’t see these labels or indicators except for when hovering over the block.)

Bracketed block label indicate a block bypass assignment

Hardware Block Signal Indicators & Level Meters

As of firmware version 2.90, Helix and HX devices include real-time level indicators
Path 2A and metering for specific block types, which are very handy for visually checking and
The Signal Flow Window (Helix device)
adjusting the gain staging throughout the signal flow of your tone.

NOTE: These indicators and meters are visible only on the screen of your
Path 1A Split Block Path 1B Merge-Mixer Block device, and not within the HX Edit application at this time.

To follow are highlights of some of these features—please see the firmware v2.9x
Release Notes for your device for more info.

Signal Indicators
(Helix and HX devices) For all Input, Output, Send, and FX Loop block types within
The Signal Flow Window (HX Stomp device) the Signal Flow, when an input or output signal is present, these blocks display with a
green fill to indicate a signal is present. Whenever the signal level at any of these block
types is too hot, a red fill color is displayed as a clip indicator (which means you should
Path 1A Split Block Path 1B Merge-Mixer Block
reduce the signal level of block(s) preceding the red indicated block, and/or the red
indicated block’s own levels, to eliminate the clipping).

Level Meters
(Helix devices) Whenever an Output, Send, FX Loop, Compressor, or Gate type
block is selected within the Signal Flow, you’ll see its meter(s) appear within the lower
Inspector panel of the Helix device’s Home screen.
The Signal Flow Window (HX Effects device)

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 • For Output, Send, and FX Loop blocks, the meter measures output level and Split Dynamic: Similar to a crossover, except the audio content above the
is displayed green for normal signal levels. Whenever the signal is too hot, the audio Threshold is sent to Path A, and the content below the audio Threshold
meter is displayed red to alert you of clipping. is sent to Path B (or the path routing is reversed when Reverse is On). Attack
• For a Dynamics - Compressor or Gate type block, the yellow meter measures determines how fast the signal routes to Path B once reaching the Threshold, and
the amount of gain reduction being applied by the effect. Release determines how fast the signal returns to Path A once falling below the
Threshold—typically, higher values result in a smoother transition. Reverse, when
On, flips the Path.
Moving Blocks & Arranging the Signal Flow Much like any effects type block, a Split block can be bypassed, as well as have a
bypass assignment created for it_bypassing the Split block results in it feeding equal
To move blocks within a signal path, click and drag any block to its desired location. To left and right signals to each stereo parallel path. Functionality for Split blocks and
follow are a number of pointers for arranging the signal flow in different ways. Paths differ slightly for Helix vs. HX devices, as detailed here.
HX Device Owners: You'll see only the HX Stomp/Effects device's single Path 1
displayed within the HX Edit signal flow panel. The HX Path 1 can be similarly
Helix, Helix Rack & Helix LT Devices
split to offer parallel Paths 1A and 1B, as shown in the preceding screenshots. If you drag a Split block down from Path A (or right-click on the Split block and choose
Create Input), it will change into a separate Input block for Path B, which then offers a
Path 1 / Path 2 (Helix devices only) - Unlike on the Helix hardware, within HX set of Input block options in the Edit panel. Likewise, if you drag a Merge block down
Edit it is possible to copy or move a block, including its current settings, between (or right-click on the block and choose Create Output), it becomes a separate Output
main Paths 1 and 2 via drag and drop. You can also Cut or Copy a block and then block for Path B. When dragged to Path B, the Split or Merge-Mixer block becomes
Paste into any desired location on the opposite path to re-locate it there, along inactive and no longer affects either of the signal paths.
with its settings intact—see next section. This functionality is how you can potentially create up to 4 individual signal paths
Split Paths - To create a split (or “parallel”) path, simply drag a block down within one preset, each with its own input and output settings, as shown below. Once
from the main signal path (Path 1A or Path 2A) and you'll see a split path (Path converted to Input & Output blocks, you can drag the inactive Split or Merge-Mixer
B) appear, with both a Split and Merge block created at each end (as shown in block back up to the main Path A to restore each back to an active Split or Merge-Mixer
images at the start of this chapter). Each path is stereo, with the audio content block (or use the right-click options to Restore them).
fed to each determined by the Split block type selected (see next section). To
Inactive Split blocks Inactive Merge-Mixer blocks
remove the split path, clear or move all blocks out of the parallel “B” path.
Mix (Split and Merge-Mixer) Blocks - When a Split block is selected in the
signal flow, you can choose from among 3 types of Split blocks, and adjust the
balance options using the parameter sliders that appear in the Edit tab below.
Note that you can click and drag the Split and Merge-Mixer blocks to position
them however you like within the path.

Split Path Options

There are four Split types you can choose from for any Split block.
Split Y: By default, a Split > Y appears any time parallel Path B is created. Use
the Balance A and Balance B (pan) parameters to adjust the left/right stereo Split paths converted to individual paths (Helix device)
balance fed to each stereo path, respectively.
Split A/B: Use the Route To parameter to determine the total amount of signal HX Stomp and HX Effects Devices
fed to Path A versus Path B. On HX devices, once a parallel path is created, the Split block can be dragged left or
right on Path A to re-position it as desired. (But unlike with Helix devices, a Split block
Split Crossover: Splits the audio content so that treble frequencies are sent to cannot be moved down to convert it into a separate Path B Input.)
Path A and bass frequencies are sent to Path B. Use the Frequency parameter to
set the center frequency; Any signal above this frequency is sent to Path A, and It is possible to drag the Path A Merge-Mixer block down (or right-click on the block
any signal below this frequency is sent to Path B. and choose Create Output), as shown in the following screenshot. This routes the Path
B output separately to the hardware Send 1/2 output jacks, and the Merge-Mixer block
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Once converted to an output, drag the inactive Merge-Mixer block back up to the main • Into any path within the same or a different instance of the Helix Native plug-in,
Path A to restore the split path and active Merge block (or use the right-click option to and within any preset
Restore it). • Into any path within the HX Edit app, and within any preset
Parallel Paths A & B Inactive Merge-Mixer block • Into any preset within HX Edit when then connected to a different Helix or
HX device (as long as the copied Block data is the last item copied to your
computer's clipboard)
• Into an additional HX Edit application window—also see “Multi-Device, Multi-
Window Support” on page 3
Block Cut / Copy / Paste is allowed for all block types (Amp, Effects, Mix, Input and
Split path with Path B routed to the Send L/R Output (HX Stomp device) Output blocks), with some restrictions.* This provides great flexibility in re-creating
tones between Helix Native, HX Edit, and even different Helix & HX devices.
Parallel Paths A & B Inactive Merge-Mixer block
*NOTE: Some restrictions apply for Copy / Paste of blocks, depending on the DSP
capacity and features of the particular device in use. For example, just as any Helix
Native plug-in or device preset will prevent adding some block or model types as the
DSP limit is reached, the same DSP limit rules apply for Copy / Paste. Presets can also
include only one Looper block, one use of each Send & Return, up to two IR blocks,
Split path with Path B routed to Send 1/2 Output (HX Effects device) etc. Therefore, Copy and Paste observes these Block rules as well. Physical inputs &
outputs differ between Helix and HX devices (and between the different HC modes
within Helix Native), therefore, the copying of Looper, Mix, Input and Output blocks and
their settings may not be allowed, as covered throughout this chapter.
Cutting, Copying, Pasting & Clearing Blocks Cut Block - Clears the block from the Signal Flow and copies the block and its
You can use the Cut Block or Copy Block commands for an existing processing (Amp, current parameter settings to the clipboard.
Cab, IR, FX or Looper) block, and then use one of the Paste Block commands to paste
it, with all its current settings, into a new location within any path and within any preset. Copy Block - Copies the block and its current parameter settings to the
Use Clear Block to remove the selected block from the path. Once you've selected the clipboard.
desired block, these commands are accessed either from the menu bar's Edit menu, or Paste Block - Pastes the most recently cut or copied block to the selected
from a block's (right-click) context menu (or via keyboard shortcuts—see page 58). destination. If you select an existing block, this will replace the existing block and its
settings. To follow are a few handy copy & paste tips.
• Paste Block After / Paste Block Before - If you select an existing block, you
can alternatively choose either of these commands to paste the block in your
preferred location. All these Paste Block commands are selectable within the
main Edit menu, as well as from a block's right-click context menu.
• Mix type blocks (Helix devices only) - Copy & Paste are also available for any
Input, Output, Split and Merge type block as well, where its settings can be
copied & pasted into a location with the same block type. (When copying these
blocks between different device types, which may include unique parameters
per device, only common parameters are pasted.)
Block Cut, Copy, Paste & Clear commands are available in the Edit menu or block's context menu • When copying a block within the same window, or between separate HX Edit
(and/or Helix Native) windows, all existing assignment types are copied with the
TIP: You can also use Copy/Paste, or drag and drop, to copy a block between block, except for any footswitch-based Bypass assignment.*
separate HX Edit device windows, as covered below.
• When copying a block from HX Edit to Helix Native, it may not appear that
Use Cut Block or Copy Block and then any of the Paste Block commands in either its hardware-based controller assignments are retained, since the Helix Native
HX Edit or Helix Native plug-in, as follows: does not support them. But if you copy the same block back into an HX Edit
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 *NOTE: When copying a block with existing hardware-based assignments, the NOTE: When dragging a block, if you try to drop it on top of an existing block, you'll
assignments will not be retained if the destination device does not include or see the existing block shift left or right to place your dragged block before or after
support the specific controller type (e.g., if copying a block with an EXP 3 controller it. Unlike when using the Copy and Paste commands, it is not supported to replace an
assignment from a Helix Floor to an HX Stomp device, the assignment is not shown or existing block via drag and drop.
supported, since HX Stomp includes no EXP 3).

Clear Block - Choose Clear Block from the application's Edit menu, from the Adding & Bypassing Blocks
block's (Right-click) context menu, or by clicking the “X” button that appears when
you hover your mouse cursor over a block. Alternatively, you can select an existing To Add Any Type of Block to Your Tone - Simply hover your mouse cursor over
block in the Signal Flow and choose None from the Edit tab's Model Browser. the desired location on any path and you'll see an empty “None” block location
appear. Once you select the location, choose any type of block from the Model
List Menu in the Inspector's Edit tab below (see the following chapter for more
info). If you select a location already occupied, choosing a different model from the
menu will replace the selected block's model.
To Toggle the Bypass of a Block - Do any of the following:
When hovering over a block, you'll see its Bypass and Clear buttons appear
• Hover your mouse cursor over a block within the Signal Flow and use the Bypass
Clear All Blocks - Available in the block's context menu, this removes all button that appears above the block.
processing blocks from the signal flow. (Input & Output block settings remain • Right-click on the block and choose Bypass from the context menu.
unchanged.)
• Click on the desired block to select it, then use the Bypass button within the Edit
NOTE: Only one Looper block can exist within any preset at a time. Therefore, you tab.
cannot Copy and then Paste a Looper block within the same preset. But you can • Click on the desired block to select it and hit the Spacebar.
use the Cut Block command and then Paste Block to effectively “move” a Looper • A block’s bypass state, by default, is also stored and recalled with each Snapshot
block, including its settings, to a new location, such as to a different path. (see “Configuring & Managing Snapshots” on page 19).

Drag and Drop Blocks

You can also use “drag and drop” to copy/paste a block within the current preset, as
well as between separate HX Edit and/or Helix Native windows. Copy or Move can be
performed with any processing type blocks - Amps, Cabs, IRs, FX (as long as the block
type is supported by the target destination’s Signal Flow). The following drag and drop
actions are available.
• Drag and drop of a block anywhere within the current HX Edit Signal Flow moves
the block (including when dragging between Paths).
• Holding the Alt/Option (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) key and performing drag and drop of a
block anywhere within the current HX Edit Signal Flow copies the block.
• Drag and drop of a block into the Signal Flow of any other HX Edit or Helix Native
plug-in window copies the block.
• Holding the Alt (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) key and performing drag and drop of a block
into any other HX Edit or Helix Native plug-in window moves the block.
• Since performing a drag and drop of a block between separate windows is
essentially the same as a Copy/Paste Block operation, the same rules and
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The Edit Tab
The Inspector window's Edit panel provides access to all models via its multi-level
Model Browser, where you can choose from numerous categories of models to make
up your tone. This panel also displays all available parameters for the block that is
currently selected within the Signal Flow window, providing easy access for editing.
Model List view Model Grid view
HX Device Owners: HX Edit functionality described in this chapter is the same For block categories that offer it, you'll see a sub-category menu at the top of the
for all Helix and HX devices, except where noted. Model List, where you can choose to see Mono, Stereo or Legacy type models. Amp
categories offer Guitar & Bass sub-categories, and for Cabs you'll see Single & Dual
category options.
Once you click on any model in the Model List it is instantly active and loaded into
Selecting Models the selected Signal Flow location. You'll see the selected model's editable parameters
appear at the right of the Edit panel. If you want to remove an existing block, select it
As mentioned in the previous chapter (page 27), add models to your current preset
within the Signal Flow and choose the None category's Empty Block option (or use the
by selecting the desired empty location on any path within the Signal Flow window and
Clear Block menu command).
then choose the specific model you want from the Model Select Menu. You can also
select any existing block within the Signal Flow and change its model this way.
DSP Limit
List/Grid View Toggle Sub-category Menu
As in your Helix or HX device's Model Select menu, when the current preset reaches
a high DSP usage, some models become non-selectable within the menu. In the HX
Edit app's menu, you'll see models dimmed to indicate this, as shown below. To free
up more DSP resources for the current preset, try removing some models, or selecting
“Simple” or “Legacy” type models. For Helix devices, utilize both Path 1 and Path 2 to
take advantage of all available DSP power. (See the DSP Management information within
your device's Owner's Manual for details.)

Dimmed models

Category List Model List/Grid Parameter Sliders

The Edit Panel's Model Browser

Choose the type of block first in the Category List at the left to see all of its available Unavailable models appear dimmed when the preset's DSP limit is reached
models appear in the Model List. Note that, once you've selected a Category, you can
toggle List/Grid View toggle button to change between a menu list or grid type display NOTE: Also see “Preset Compatibility” on page 4 for relevant information
of the category's models. about DSP limits and the use of Helix presets with the Helix Native Plug-in.
HX Effects Owners: HX Effects devices do not include Helix Amp, Preamp or
Cab type models, therefore, these categories will not be available.

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Editing Model Parameters Impulse Response Block Options - When an IR block is selected in the Signal
Flow, you'll see IR block parameter sliders here in the Edit panel, just like for any
Once added to your tone, simply click on any block to select it, then choose the desired other block. Use the IR Select parameter to choose the index number for the
model type and tweak its parameters in the Edit panel. To follow are a few editing tips desired IR from your IR Library. Remember that you'll need to import IR files into
(also see “Keyboard Shortcuts”). your Helix or HX device using the application's Impulses tab for an IR block to
utilize them—see “Importing and Exporting Impulse Responses” on page 14.
Toggling Model Bypass - A Bypass button is available at the top right of the Edit
panel for any model that offers a bypass option. When a model is bypassed, its Looper Block Options - It is possible to add a Looper block to a preset, and
parameters appear dimmed to indicate this state. view and edit several Looper block parameters within the Edit tab. However, it
is not possible to toggle the Looper mode of your connected device on and off
within the HX Edit application.
TIPS:
Right-click on a slider for a handy menu to assign external control of the
Edit tab - model active Edit tab - model bypassed parameter to one of your Helix or HX device's controllers, or to an external MIDI
controller—also see page 34.
Adjusting Parameter Sliders - There are several ways to adjust slider values:
Alt+Click directly on slider in the Edit tab to instantly create a Snapshot Controller
• Click on any slider's “handle” and drag to the desired value. Assignment for the parameter—see page 19.
• Click on the desired range location within a slider's path and it will jump to the
By default, all Amp & Effects blocks’ bypass state is automatically stored and recalled
clicked value.
per Snapshot. If you prefer, you can exclude a block’s bypass state from being
• While hovering your mouse cursor directly over any slider's path, use your recalled via Snapshot changes—see page 19.
mouse wheel to adjust it.
• Click the up/down arrow buttons at the right for small, incremental adjustments.
If a down arrow is displayed at the right, click on it to expand its menu. Editing Input, Output, Split & Mixer Blocks
Type in a Precise Value - Double-click anywhere on a slider's path or on its value Much like Amp & Effects blocks, you can click on the Input, Output, Split or Mixer
to manually type in a precise numerical value. blocks of any path and access their options in the Edit panel.
Input Block Options:
Resetting Sliders - If you're not happy with your slider adjustment, Cmd+Click
(Mac) or Ctrl+Click (Windows) on the slider to reset it to its initial default value. • Helix and HX Stomp Devices - Different parameters, such as Gate, Level,
Pan, etc., are displayed depending on the specific input type you select from
Accessing All Parameters - Note that some model types, such as amps and the Input block's menu. If the Multi or Variax input type is selected (available
complex effects, may have more sliders and controls than you can see all at once on Helix devices only), you'll see options here for selecting a Variax model,
in the Edit tab. You can re-size the application window to show more sliders, or individual string tunings & levels, and more.
click and drag the vertical scroll bar at the right to access all parameters (or use • HX Effects Devices - The path's input is “fixed” and, therefore, is not selectable
your mouse wheel when hovering your mouse cursor over the scroll bar). and does not offer block options.
Note Sync - Most modulation and delay effects models offer a Note Sync option, Output Block Options:
allowing the modulation rate or delay repeat time to follow the device's main Tap
Tempo value (see “Editing the Tap Tempo” on page 21). For models that offer • Helix Devices - When the Output block of any path is selected, you'll see output
it, you can click the Note Sync button within the Edit tab to toggle the feature on/ routing options available, as well as other options the selected Output block for
off. When active (the Note Sync button is lit), the parameter will change to offer your device offers (Pan, Level, L6 LINK - Powercab® & DT amp options, etc.). In
note division values, as shown in the following screenshot. addition to your Helix device's analog and digital outputs, you can also choose
to route the output of one path to the input of another later path. Note that you
Note value options Note Sync (active)
can route the output of Path 1 into Path 2 in a “serial” fashion to take advantage
of both paths' DSP capacity!
• HX Stomp and HX Effects Devices - When a split path is created, the Mixer
block can be dragged down to Path B to create a separate “Send” output
(see “Split Path Options” on page 25). When this dual-output, split path
configuration exists, you can click on the Path A (Main) output or the Path B
(Send) output to access Pan and Level parameters for each. The HX Stomp
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 Split Block Options - If your preset includes a split path, click directly on the Within the Powercab and DT 25/50 tabs, you’ll see the following sets of controls at the
point on the main path where the signal divides to select the Split block and you'll top of the screen.
see options for choosing different Split block types and their parameters. Note Remote - Selects the Speaker Remote behavior from Helix to your connected
that there is also a Bypass switch for Split blocks which, when bypassed, feeds Powercab Plus or DT unit(s).
an equal signal balance to each parallel path.
• Off - No remote control settings are sent from Helix to the unit(s).
Mixer Block Options - If your preset includes a split path, click directly on the
point on the main path where the signal returns to select the Merge-Mixer block • Preset - All settings within the tab are saved with this Helix preset only, and are
and you'll see several mixer options for blending the two paths' signals. sent from Helix to the L6 LINK-connected unit(s) upon load of the Helix preset.
• Global - All settings with this tab are sent from Helix to the L6 LINK-connected
unit(s). These sent settings remain the same regardless of the Helix preset that
L6 LINK - Powercab Plus and DT 25/50 Amp is loaded.

Options Note that the following three options will change to indicate whether they are
applied per preset or globally, depending on the respective Remote option
Helix Floor, Rack and LT devices include the Line 6 proprietary L6 LINK technology, selected.
providing a simple, single-cable connection for mono/stereo audio and remote control
capability between Helix and up to two Line 6 Powercab Plus 112 or 212 powered Mode - (Powercab tab screen only) Select the desired Powercab Mode (Flat,
speaker systems or DT 25/50 amps. This allows you to store and recall Powercab Plus/ Speaker, or User IR).
DT parameters via your Helix device—globally or even per Helix preset! Flat Voicing - When Flat is selected for the above Powercab Mode option,
For L6 LINK functionality, the following versions (or later) are required: you’ll see this row of controls to select either FRFR, LF Flat, or LF Raw for
the Voicing function of the Powercab Flat mode.
• Helix device firmware v2.80
Select - Allows you to configure the remote settings for each unit “1” and “2” of
• Powercab Plus system firmware v2.00 the L6 LINK-connected unit(s), or “1+2” for adjusting both simultaneously. You’ll
• HX Edit v2.80 (if you wish to use HX Edit to access these Helix-L6 LINK see the sliders within the tab change accordingly when you select 1, 2, or
parameters). 1+2 Link, allowing you to control the respective unit(s), as described below.
For best results, it is highly recommended to use the latest available application • When using one Powercab 112 Plus or a single DT amp - it can be controlled
and firmware versions for all your Line 6 products. from Helix by selecting 1.
These options are accessible in HX Edit by selecting the Output block within the Signal • When using two Powercab 112 Plus systems or DT amps - the first can be
Flow window, and choosing either the Multi or Digital output block type within the Edit controlled from Helix by selecting 1, the second can be controlled by selecting
tab. Click on the Powercab or DT 25/50 tab to configure the desired options for your 2, or both can be controlled as one by selecting 1+2 Link.
respective device(s). • When using one or two Powercab 112 Plus amps - selecting 1 controls the
left speaker(s) of the unit(s) and 2 controls the right speaker(s), or both speakers
can be controlled as one by selecting 1+2 Link.

NOTE: Any of the individual sliders within the tab can optionally be assigned to the
Snapshot controller and then the slider value changed per Snapshot. Or, any
slider can be assigned to a Helix hardware or external MIDI controller, and the
slider value changed remotely. These controller assignments will function whether the
L6 LINK settings are configured for the above Preset or Global operation.
Please refer to your Powercab Family Pilot’s Guide or DT amplifier documentation for
details on the individual Mode, Speaker, and other options available for these devices.

NOTE: L6 LINK can also be used to connect up to two Line 6 StageSource powered
speakers. When two StageSource speakers are connected, the Helix left channel
audio is automatically routed to the first StageSource, and the right channel audio to
the 2nd StageSource. Helix does not send any control or parameter messages to
StageSource speakers via L6 LINK, therefore, there are no Helix Output block options to
The L6 LINK Powercab and DT 25/50 amp options configure.

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The Bypass/Controller Editing an Existing Assignment
When working with Factory Presets, you'll see that most already have some existing

Assign Tab
assignments, and they appear within the Assignments List at the left of the Bypass/
Controller Assign tab (see previous image). Once you create your own Bypass &
Controller assignments, you'll see them appear within this list as well. At any time you
can select an assignment within the list to see and edit its options, as described below.
Please also refer to the following examples for creating specific assignments types for
This tabbed panel combines the options found within the Controller Assign screens of
more info.
your Helix or HX device (as well as the options within the Helix and HX Stomp devices'
Bypass Assign screens), allowing you to assign model parameter functions to your
device's footswitches & expression pedals, or external MIDI controllers for real-time, Clearing Existing Assignments
remote control. It is also possible here to assign model parameters to be stored and
If you right-click directly on any existing Bypass or Controller assignment within the
recalled with snapshots, as well as to customize footswitch labels and LED colors.
Assignment List, you'll find handy options for deleting the selected or all assignments.
HX Device Owners: HX Edit functionality described in this chapter is the same
for all Helix and HX devices, except where noted.

TIP: For creating & managing assignments for the transmission of MIDI commands
from your (Helix or HX Effects) device's footswitches and pedals, see “The Command
Center Window” on page 37. The Clear Assignment options within an assignment's context menu

In addition to the options for creating assignments, a list of existing bypass & controller Clear Assignment - Deletes the assignment that you clicked on.
assignments for the current preset appears within the left portion of this panel, allowing
you to select and edit assignment options. (This handy display of existing assignments Clear All Assignments - Deletes all Bypass, Controller, Snapshot, and MIDI
in one list is something not found on your Helix or HX device's screens.) assignments that exist within the current preset.

Assignment List Column Headers Selected Block Assignment Menu Minimum & Maximum Sliders
Use the Min & Max sliders to set the range of control. For example, if creating a
controller assignment utilizing an EXP Pedal, the Min setting equates to the pedal's
“heel down” value, and the Max to its “toe down” value. If assigning to a footswitch,
clicking the switch toggles between your configured Min & Max values. (Note that if
assigning to a snapshot, all you need to do is set the single parameter value you wish
to be recalled with the currently-loaded snapshot.)

TIP: You can “reverse” the behavior of a controller by setting the Min to 100% and the
Max to 0%, such as to make an assigned Wah pedal work backwards!
Selected Assignment Bypass/Control Footswitch/Controller
Parameters Menu Latching/Momentary Footswitch Option
The Bypass/Controller tab For amp & effects models, you'll also find the Type option here to have the assigned
footswitch behave as Latching (alternating On/Off on each click) versus Momentary
Attention Helix Native Plug-in Users: The Helix Native plug-in's Automation/ (active only while the footswitch is held down).
Controller Assign panel supports a different set of controller assignments (for use
with host DAW software's parameter automation). Therefore, Helix Native will
essentially ignore any HX Edit-created hardware controller assignments saved in a
preset—see “Preset Compatibility” on page 4.

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MIDI CC In Selector Creating a Bypass Assignment
For assignments that offer remote control via external MIDI, this parameter is where Create a Bypass assignment for any Amp, Cab, IR, Effect, Looper or Split type block
you can define the specific MIDI CC value (CC 0-127) to match the MIDI CC value to allow it to be toggled on/off via one of your Helix or HX device's footswitches,
being transmitted from your external MIDI controller device or MIDI software. Your MIDI controllers or via external MIDI.
hardware or software must be capable of sending MIDI CC messages via 5-pin MIDI
cable or USB to your Helix or HX device.* NOTE: On Helix devices, adding a Volume Pedal, Pan, Wah, or Pitch Wham block
automatically creates a Bypass assignment to the Helix on-board pedal's EXP
*NOTE: Your Helix or HX device can receive MIDI from either its 5-pin MIDI IN jack Toe footswitch. On HX devices, a Bypass assignment is automatically created for
or over USB. (MIDI over USB can be received when connected to a computer, via these block types on EXP 1 / EXP 2. You can change or clear this assignment if
a DAW host or MIDI software.) Use the device's Global Settings - MIDI Tempo desired—see “Editing an Existing Assignment” on page 31.
options to configure its receiving MIDI channel and other MIDI options.
Creating a Bypass Assignment Using a Footswitch
Switch LED Option 1. Click on the block within the Signal Flow for which you want to create the Bypass
(Helix and HX Effects devices only) By default, the color of the LED light surrounding assignment.
your assigned footswitch is set to Auto Color, where it intelligently takes on the color
2. At the right of the Bypass/Controller Assign panel, if not already selected by
according to the assigned model type. You can optionally use this slider to manually
default, click the Assignment Menu and choose Bypass as the parameter to
configure this LED color as desired.
control.
3. Click on the Footswitch/Controller Menu to select the desired footswitch or
Customizing a Footswitch Label controller and your assignment is created.
(Helix and HX Effects devices only) For any selected Bypass or Controller assignment
that is created using your device's Footswitch, you'll see a Customize control displaying
the block model's default name. This is the label displayed on the hardware's scribble
strip for this footswitch (or on the LCD screen for a Helix LT device) when the Helix
device is in Stomp Footswitch Mode. If you want to customize this label, double-click
on the existing name, type your new text in the field and hit your Enter/Return key. To
clear your text and return to the default model label, click the Clear (eraser) button to
the right of the field.

Selecting a footswitch controller for block Bypass assignment

The Customize label control
TIP: Alternatively, right-click on a block within the Signal Flow and choose the desired
NOTE: On Helix and HX Effects Devices, if a footswitch includes one or more Footswitch or Controller to quickly create a Bypass assignment.
additional block Bypass, Controller or Command Center assignments, the default
label appears as Multiple (X) with “X” being the number of assignments. You can Creating a Bypass Assignment Using an External MIDI Controller Source
customize the label in this scenario, but note that it can also be customized within the
Custom field of the other assignment panels as well, with the latest customization edit It is also possible to configure a block to be controlled remotely via an external MIDI
affecting the label in all places. controller switch, or via MIDI software on your DAW computer. All that is required is that
the MIDI controller is capable of sending MIDI CC messages via 5-pin MIDI cable or
USB to your Helix or HX device.*
A MIDI Bypass assignment can be created independently of a Helix or HX hardware
controller source assignment for the same block. You will only see one Bypass assignment
entry displayed within the HX Edit app's Assignments List, regardless if it includes an
active MIDI assignment source, hardware controller assignment source, or both.

*NOTE: Your Helix or HX device can receive MIDI from either its 5-pin MIDI IN or
over USB. (MIDI over USB can be received when connected to a computer, via a
DAW host or MIDI software.) Use the device's Global Settings - MIDI Tempo
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1. Click on the block within the Signal Flow for which you want to create the MIDI- Creating a Bypass Assignment Using an Expression Pedal
In Bypass assignment. It is also possible to assign a block's Bypass to an Expression pedal (or to a Variax
2. At the right of the Bypass/Controller Assign panel, if not already selected by knob on Helix devices). An example of this is to configure a Wah block so that resting
default, click the Assignment Menu and choose Bypass as the parameter to the pedal at the “heel” position toggles the effect off, and then moving the pedal away
control. from this position to use the Wah automatically activates the effect again. Set this type
of configuration using the following steps.*
3. Set the MIDI In parameter to match the MIDI CC number (0–127) that your ex-
ternal MIDI controller is sending. To “disable” the MIDI assignment, simply set
*HX Effects Owners: On HX Effects, this type of EXP 1 - Bypass configuration
this parameter to Off.
is configured automatically for any Wah or Pitch Wham type block you add to
your tone, and to EXP 2 for any added Volume/Pan block. You can follow these steps
to manually create an EXP Pedal - Bypass assignment for any type of block.
1. Start by adding a Wah block to your tone and selecting it within the Signal Flow.
2. If using a Helix device with an on-board EXP 1 pedal, move the pedal forward
and click the Toe Switch so that it is set to EXP Pedal 1, and the Wah block is
Setting the MIDI In's CC number in the Bypass/Controller Assign panel active.
3. On a Helix or HX Stomp device, since the Wah block is already automatically as-
Or, instead of steps 2 & 3 above, you can right-click directly on the desired
block within the Signal Flow and choose MIDI In and your MIDI CC from the signed to the EXP Pedal Toe switch for bypass, you'll need to change its Bypass
menu. assignment to EXP Pedal 1 instead.
Select the Wah block in the Signal Flow view and go to the Bypass/Controller
Assign tab. Select the existing Bypass assignment in the list at the left, then
select the EXP Pedal 1 controller from the Controller/Switch menu at the right.

Setting the MIDI In’s CC number from the block’s right-click menu

Your configuration is now complete and your external MIDI source should
successfully toggle the selected block's Bypass. You'll also see the CC
number you selected shown in the Assignment list's Source column (“MIDI In Selecting an expression pedal controller for block bypass assignment
11”).
4. Once the assignment is created, you can configure its option sliders at the right
TIP: Alternatively, you can utilize the Learn (MIDI Learn) feature within the Bypass of the panel.
Assign screen of your Helix or HX device to create a MIDI Bypass Assignment.

NOTE: With Helix and HX Effects devices, you can use CC67 to toggle the Bypass
of any 6 Switch Looper block. This is a pre-defined, global MIDI CC hardware
assignment that does not appear within the HX Edit Bypass/Controller Assign
panel.

Configuring an expression pedal - Bypass assignment options

• Position - For a Bypass assignment, this determines the position of the

controller where the block's bypass is triggered. Set this slider to 5% or lower
to establish a “heel down” resting position to trigger your bypass toggle.

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 • Wait - Determines the duration of time for which the assigned controller must
rest at the configured Position value before the bypass is triggered. For this
Creating a Controller Assignment
type of Wah Bypass assignment, 300 ms is generally a good setting, since it Just as on your Helix or HX device's Controller Assign screen, you can create a
prevents unwanted bypass triggering during the typical use of the pedal for Controller assignment for practically any block's parameter (yes, even any Input,
your Wah effect. Output, Split and Merge block parameter!) to allow it to be controlled by a remote
Once configured, you'll see that your EXP 1 pedal's heel down position toggles device's footswitches or controllers, or by external MIDI gear.* Here in the Bypass/
the Wah block off, and as soon as you move the pedal, it activates the Wah Controller Assign tab you can also configure a Snapshot assignment, to allow your
until you move the pedal back to the Min heel position and rest it there for 300 desired parameter settings to be stored & recalled with a preset's snapshots.
ms or more (as determined by the Wait slider). You can choose to configure
other blocks' parameters with a “pedal bypass” using these same steps as *NOTE: Your Helix or HX device can receive MIDI from either its 5-pin MIDI IN or
well. USB. (MIDI over USB can be received when connected to a computer, via a DAW
host or MIDI software.) Use the device's Global Settings - MIDI Tempo options
TIP: By default, all blocks are automatically assigned for Snapshot Bypass—that is, to configure its receiving MIDI channel and other MIDI options.
each block’s bypass state is automatically remembered and recalled per Snapshot
by default. You can also choose to exclude any block from Snapshot Bypass—see Creating a Controller Assignment Using an EXP Pedal or Footswitch
“Configuring & Managing Snapshots” on page 19.
1. Click on the block within the Signal Flow that includes the parameter for which
you want to create the Controller assignment.
Bypass Assignments for Multiple Blocks 2. At the right of the Bypass/Controller Assign panel, click the Assignment menu
For Helix & HX hardware, you can only assign the Bypass toggle of any particular and choose the parameter to control—for this example we'll choose the Mix of
block to one footswitch at a time. If a block already has an existing Bypass assignment a 70s Chorus block.
and you change the assignment, this will move the assignment to the newly selected
footswitch or controller. But it is possible to assign the Bypass function for multiple
blocks to one common footswitch or controller for simultaneous switching.
Each Helix or HX device's footswitch or controller can have up to 8 assignments.
You can additionally create Controller and (on Helix or HX Effects) Command Center
assignments utilizing footswitches that simultaneously include Bypass assignments.
It's also possible to create snapshots that include multiple Bypass & other parameter
changes all in one click—see the respective sections for more on these assignment
types!
Selecting a Chorus block's Mix parameter for controller assignment
Block Bypass Assignment Indicator 3. Click on the Switch/Controller menu to select the desired controller and your
Once you’ve created a Bypass assignment for a block, you’ll see the block’s name label assignment is created. We'll choose the EXP Pedal 1, but you can alternatively
displayed in brackets to indicate this. (Also see page 24.) choose any EXP Pedal (or, if using a Helix device, one of the Variax Knob con-
trollers). It is also possible to choose one of your device's Footswitches as the
controller, which allows you to then configure a specific parameter value for
each of the two states of the footswitch. More on this in the final step.

Bracketed block label indicate a block bypass assignment

TIP: A handy trick is to create a multi-bypass assignment to toggle one block off and
the other on simultaneously, such as to change between two different distortions,
between two different amps, etc. To reverse the switching, select one block within the
Signal Flow and manually click its Bypass button so that one block is the opposite bypass
state as the other. Now whenever you toggle the assigned Bypass footswitch, both blocks'
bypass states are toggled oppositely. Selecting an EXP Pedal controller for controller assignment

TIP: Alternatively, right-click on the Mix slider for the 70s Chorus within the Edit tab to
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4. Once you've created the Controller assignment, you'll see it appear in the list at Creating a Controller Assignment Using an External MIDI Controller Source
the left of the Bypass/Controller Assign tab. Select the assignment in the list to It is also possible to configure a block's parameter to be controlled remotely via an
access options specific to the type of controller you've chosen. For EXP Pedal external MIDI controller device, or via MIDI software.
and Variax Knob controller types, there are options for the Min and Max, which
allow you to limit the range of the assigned parameter as you move the pedal or 1. To configure a parameter for external MIDI control, you can essentially use the
knob controller from minimum to maximum position. For our example, we'll set same steps as in the above controller assignment example. However, in step 3
the Max slider to 50% so that it achieves a 50% wet/dry Mix balance when our you will want to select MIDI CC from the Footswitch/Controller Menu.
controller is moved to full open.

Configuring options for an EXP Pedal controller assignment

If you have chosen a Footswitch as your controller rather than an EXP Pedal or Selecting MIDI CC as the controller type
Variax Knob, you'll have a few more options, as described below.
2. Once the assignment is created, configure the Min & Max sliders to limit the
range of the assigned parameter control, if desired. You then need to set the
MIDI CC In slider value to match the MIDI CC number being sent from your
external MIDI source. If this value does not match the MIDI CC being sent, the
parameter will not respond.

Configuring options for a footswitch controller assignment

• Type - Choose the footswitch behavior:

• Latching - Press and release the footswitch to toggle between the “On/Off” Configuring a MIDI CC assignment's options
states.
• Momentary - Press and hold and the footswitch. While held down, the “On” Your configuration is now complete and your external MIDI controller source
state of the switch is active. While released, the “Off” state is active. should successfully control the selected 70s Chorus - Mix parameter. You'll
also see the assigned CC number shown in the Assignment list's Source
• Min and Max - Configure these two sliders to the specific values you'd like the
column (“MIDI CC 16”) for reference.
“Off” and “On” footswitch states of the assigned footswitch to toggle between.
• Switch LED - (Helix and HX Effects devices only) Customize the color of the TIP: Alternatively, you can utilize the Learn Controller (MIDI Learn) feature within the
LED that surrounds the assigned footswitch on your device. Controller Assign screen of your Helix or HX device to create a MIDI Controller
• Customize - (Helix and HX Effects devices only) You can edit the name that assignment.
appears for the assigned footswitch label on your device by clicking in this field.
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Creating a Snapshots Controller Assignment Bypass/Controller Assignment tab. Note that these parameter types are grouped within their
own sub-tabs within the Edit tab. Please also see “L6 LINK - Powercab Plus and DT 25/50 Amp
Configure a block's parameter with a Snapshots assignment to allow the parameter's
Options” on page 30.
settings to be stored & recalled with a preset's snapshots.
1. Since a Snapshots assignment is simply one type of controller assignment, you As an example, the following shows a Footswitch Controller assignment created for
can follow the same steps 1 and 2 from “Creating a Controller Assignment Using the L6 LINK–Powercab–Speaker Type select parameter within the Bypass/Controller
an EXP Pedal or Footswitch” on page 34 to select the block within the Signal Assignments tab. In the Assignments list at the left you can see the created assignment,
Flow, and then choose the desired parameter in the Bypass/Controller Assign selected so that the assignment’s options appear in the inspector at the right. Note
tab's Parameter Menu. that, since the options for this assignment are deep within the Bypass/Controller tab’s
Powercab sub-tab, a “back” arrow button is available at the top left of the inspector
2. In the Controller Menu, choose Snapshots. pane. Clicking this allows you to easily navigate back to the main Output block options.
Back button

Selecting the Snapshots controller type

TIP: Click on the desired slider within the HX Edit Edit tab and use the “Alt+click” or
“S” keyboard shortcuts to instantly create a Snapshots controller assignment.
3. Unlike with other controller types, you won't see any options in the right of the Options for an existing L6 LINK–Powercab parameter’s Footswitch Controller Assignment
Bypass/Controller tab for a Snapshots controller assignment.
Multiple Controller Assignments
Just as on the hardware, you can only assign a parameter to one Controller at a time.
However, it is possible to assign multiple parameters to one common Controller, for
example, you could create the following Controller assignments:
• Configure an EXP Pedal for the Mix parameters of two different effects to blend
between them.
A snapshots assignment is created—there are no configurable options for this assignment type • Configure an EXP Pedal to simultaneously adjust a few of the Input block >
Variax String Level parameters, if you happen to want that level of control over
With this assignment created for the parameter, simply choose the desired individual string volumes!
snapshot from the Snapshots Menu at the top of the HX Edit application
window, and then whatever value you set for this parameter is automatically It is also possible to create additional Bypass assignments and/or Command Center
stored and recalled with the snapshot. This allows you to configure up to 8 assignments on footswitches that also include Controller assignments—see the
different values on Helix devices (or 4 values on HX Effects, or 3 values on HX respective sections for more on these assignment types.
Stomp) for each preset—one for each available snapshot. Please see your
device's NOTE: (Helix and HX Effects devices only) If a footswitch includes one or more
Owner's Manual for details on using snapshots. additional block Bypass, Controller or Command Center assignments, the default
label appears as Multiple (X) with “X” being the number of assignments. You can
Controller Assignments for Variax and L6 LINK Parameters optionally customize the footswitch label—see “Customizing a Footswitch Label” on
page 32.
(Helix devices only) It is also possible to create hardware, MIDI, and snapshot controller
assignments for the individual Input block–Variax parameters, and Output block–L6 LINK The footswitch label can also be customized within the Customize label field within the
(Powercab and DT 25/50) parameters. Controller assignments can be created the same Command Center window, with the latest customization edit affecting the label in all
as any other block parameters, by selecting the Input or Output block, and ether right- places. See the next chapter.
clicking directly on the desired Edit tab–parameter slider, or by using the menus within the

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The Command Center NOTE: The application's Command Center window will show Control selector
items specific to your device. For example, as shown above, the Helix Floor device
offers more hardware options for controller assignment (Variax Knobs, 3 EXP Pedals,

Window
and a Pedal Toe switch), than are available with an HX Effects.
Command Center assignments remain intact on exported presets, and are translated
where possible when loaded on a different Helix or HX device type—not all Command
To display the Command Center window, select it from the application's Window Center assignments may be available if the new device does not include the equivalent
menu. This window offers the options found within the Helix or HX Effects devices' footswitch and controller types.
Menu - Command Center screen, allowing you to create MIDI, Bank/Program, MMC,
External Amp Channel Switching, and even Hotkey (QWERTY key) output assignments Attention Helix Native Plug-in Users: Helix Native does not include the
(as well as CV assignments on Helix devices) to remotely control other gear from your Command Center or support for creating or customizing these types of
device. As of HX Edit and firmware version 2.90, you can also configure footswitches to commands. However, existing Command Center assignments are retained even after
expand your device’s Stomp mode with additional control functions (see “HX Preset, loading, editing or exporting presets with Helix Native. Also see “Preset Compatibility
Snapshot, and Looper Commands” on page 39). Please refer to your Helix or HX with Helix Native Plug-in” on page 4.
Effects Owner's Manual for details on the types of commands supported and their
options. Many of the Command Center window functions are also accessible using
keyboard shortcuts—see page 58.
Creating a Command Center Assignment
TIP: Your Helix makes an excellent external USB remote control device for host DAW
Click directly on any Control Selector item (Instant , Footswitch, EXP Pedal or
and other popular software applications! Check out the presets that include “Remote”
Variax Knob) for which you want to map an assignment. Then, in the inspector pane
in their titles, found within the TEMPLATES Preset Library, which are pre-configured for
at the right portion of the window, click on the Command menu to choose the type
sending commonly used control commands for specific, popular DAW applications.
of message you wish to transmit from this control. Once a command type is selected,
Several of the Template presets are configured with Hotkey assignments to control other
configure its options using the parameter sliders that appear. Once you save, these
software apps (see the following “Hotkey Assignment “section). Note that you can easily
Command Center settings are stored individually with the current preset.
copy and paste all commands into other presets too—see “Copying, Pasting and
Clearing Commands” on page 38. You'll see a turquoise triangle indicator above the control items that include an
assignment. To remove an existing assignment, select the control item again within the
HX Stomp Owners: HX Stomp devices do not include the Command Center
Command Center window and choose None from the Controller menu, or right-click
feature. HX Edit functionality described in this chapter is the same for all Helix
and choose one of the Clear Command options from the context menu.
and HX Effects devices, except where noted. Please refer to the MIDI chapter within
your HX Stomp Owner's Manual for details on its MIDI functionality.
Assignment Indicators
Snapshots Menu Variax Knobs Command Menu
Instant Controllers EXP Pedal Toe Switch Selected Controller

Footswitches EXP Pedals Inspector Done Button

The Command Center window (Helix Floor device)

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Creating a Hotkey Assignment Copying, Pasting and Clearing Commands
Any Instant or Footswitch type controller on your Helix or HX Effects device can also be Just as on your Helix or HX Effects device, there are options available to easily Copy,
configured to send “QWERTY” keyboard commands to your computer via USB. This Paste and Clear Command Center assignments. Using these commands from the
allows you to remotely control DAWs, DJ software, lighting software, media players, application's Edit menu, or from the individual controls' right-click context menu, you
video software, browsers, photo editing software, video games, etc… If you can control can copy and paste an assignment from one controller to another, copy & paste all
it with your computer keyboard, you can now control it with your feet! To create a command assignments within the current preset to another preset, clear the current
Hotkey assignment: command assignment, or clear all of the preset's current command assignments.

1. Select the desired Instant or Footswitch controller (we’ll choose Footswitch 4), NOTE: Customized label and LED color options for Footswitch controls are not
then choose Hotkey from the Command menu to see the options. copied with a footswitch’s commands (to allow the target footswitch’s existing
label and colors to remain unchanged).

The Command Center context menu's Cut, Copy Paste & Clear commands
It is also possible to paste within the Command Center window for any other preset, even
if a different Helix device is connected to the HX Edit application while your last-copied
The Hotkey options command data still exists on the clipboard. At this time, it is not possible to utilize the
Copy All Commands and Paste All Commands options between different devices.*
2. Manually choose your specific command by clicking the Keystroke dropdown *NOTE: The different Helix device types offer varying sets of Command Center
menu and select the keyboard character, and optionally add up to three modifier assignment options, therefore, unsupported commands cannot be copied
keys (Shift, Control, Command, etc.) using the three Modifier options.* between different Helix devices (e.g., Helix LT and HX Effects devices do not offer
Or, even easier, use the “Learn” function, by clicking on the little keypad icon an EXP 3 controller, thus it is not possible to paste an EXP 3 command assignment from
button in the Keystroke section, and then you’ll see it turn green, awaiting your a Helix floor to these devices).
keyboard command to be typed.
To Cut, Copy or Clear - Simply right-click on the desired instant , Footswitch, EXP
Pedal or Variax Knob controller item that includes the assignment and choose the
command from the context menu.
Awaiting a keystroke to “learn” your Hotkey command • Use Cut if you want to clear the assignments of the selected Control Select
Now simply type any key, or any combination key and modifier key(s) in one item, and also copy the assignments to the clipboard.
keystroke, and HX Edit will automatically learn and apply it as your command. • Use Copy All if you want to copy the complete set of existing Command Center
assignments within the current preset and you can then load a different preset
3. Use the Type option to choose the behavior you prefer for your Footswitch and use Paste All Commands within its Command Center window to copy all
(Latching or Momentary). Optionally use the Switch LED selector and Custom- in one action.
ize field to add a custom LED color and scribble strip label to your device’s
• Use Clear All if you want to wipe out all the Command Center assignments
Footswitch (see the following sections for details).
from the current preset and start clean.
*NOTE: On your Helix/HX Effects device screen, you’ll see a single Mac/PC option To Paste - Once you've copied Command Center assignment data to the
within these three Modifier menus—this selection corresponds to the Windows clipboard, right-click on your desired destination controller item (within the same
key on Windows OS systems, and to the Command key on macOS systems. preset, or in another) and choose the Paste or Paste All option.

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Configuring Unique Command Values Per Snapshot HX Preset, Snapshot, and Looper Commands
Once you’ve created an assignment to any Instant, Footswitch, Pedal, or other controller As of firmware 2.90 for HX Edit, and Helix & HX Effects device firmware, these “HX”
within the Command Center, it is possible to configure the command’s values differently commands allow you to configure Stomp mode switches for even greater control of
per snapshot if desired, allowing a great deal of message variety possibilities within a internal functions of your device. These commands are saved per preset.
single preset. (Most Commands’ parameter values are automatically stored & recalled
per snapshot—there is no need to manually create a Snapshot controller assignment.)
For example, if you have configured one of the Instant controllers with a MIDI CC type
command, you can configure the MIDI Channel, CC #, and/or Value to be different per
Snapshot, thus triggering a different function on your MIDI-connected hardware each
time you change to a different snapshot within the current Helix preset!

HX Command options within the Command Center Footswitch - Commands menu

NOTE: Although Stomp mode switches can be assigned to multiple functions,

to avoid unintended behavior, we strongly recommend the HX Preset, HX
Configuring the MIDI CC options on an Instant controller
Snapshot, and HX Looper commands be assigned only to empty footswitches.
Note that it is not possible to store or recall a different Command type per snapshot,
only the values of the sliders for the current command (with the exception of the Switch HX Preset - Allows you to configure a Stomp mode footswitch to immediately
LED color and Customize label values for Footswitch controllers). Please refer to your “jump to” any other preset within the current setlist. With any footswitch controller
Helix or HX device's Owner's Manual for details about Command Center command selected in the Command Center window, set the Command parameter to HX
types and their specific behaviors. Preset, and then set the Preset parameter Next or Previous, or choose the
specific preset (01A~32D) within the current setlist that you wish to load.
You’ll see a Snapshots menu at the top of the Command Center window. This menu is
is offered here as a convenience so that you don’t need to close out of the Command HX Snapshot - Allows you to configure a Stomp mode footswitch to immediately
Center window just to select a different snapshot index number from the top of the main recall any snapshot within the current preset. With a footswitch controller
HX Edit winow’s Snapshot menu for editing parameter values per snapshot (although selected in the Command Center window, set the Command parameter to HX
changing snapshots from the main window performs the same function).* Snapshot. The additional options then allow you to recall the desired snapshot
index number, or Next or Previous snapshot, independently per each Press
and Release or each Press and Hold of the footswitch. (Note that the assigned,
Stomp mode footswitch’s label and LED will only indicate the command assigned
to the Press function.)
HX Looper - For a preset that includes a Looper block, this command allows you
to configure an instant or Stomp mode footswitch to trigger any function of the
The Command Center’s Snapshots menu Looper (Play, Stop, Record, etc.).
To store your Command Center assignment settings per snapshot - First select the NOTE: A 6 Switch Looper or 1 Switch Looper block must be present in
desired snapshot index number from the Command Center’s Snapshots menu, then your preset for HX Looper commands to function.
edit the values of your existing Control Center assignments that you wish to be stored.
The settings are automatically retained per snapshot during editing—save your preset • With any instant command controller selected in the Command Center
once your edits are complete. (Also see “Configuring & Managing Snapshots”.) window, set the Command parameter to HX Looper and then use the Function
parameter to choose the specific Looper function you wish to trigger. (Note
that it is possible to create HX Looper commands on more than one Instant
command, so you’ll want to be careful not to set them to trigger multiple,
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 • The HX Looper, instant command assignment’s Function parameter value
is automatically stored and recalled per snapshot. This allows you to record a Customizing a Footswitch LED Color
loop and, for example, configure an instant command to automatically Play When the selected footswitch within the Command Center window includes a
the Loop when loading one Snapshot, and Stop when loading a different
Snapshot. Command Center assignment, the color of the LED on/off indicator light surrounding
your footswitch can be customized to your color choice for Stomp footswitch mode by
• With any Stomp mode footswitch controller selected in the Command Center using the Switch LED slider/menu at the right.*
window, set the Command parameter to HX Looper. The additional options
then allow you to toggle the desired Looper functions independently per each
Press and Release or each Press and Hold of the footswitch.
• Note that the assigned, Stomp mode footswitch’s label and LED will only
indicate the command assigned to the Press function.
• The HX Looper command, Stomp mode footswitch assignment parameter
values (Behavior, Press, and Release) are automatically stored and recalled
per snapshot. The Command Center - Switch LED parameter

The options are as follows:

Customizing a Footswitch Label • Choose one of the 10 colors
When you create a Command Center assignment to the selected footswitch control • Auto Color - The LED intelligently takes on the color according to the assigned
within the Command Center window, you'll see the Customize field available within the model type.
parameter display at the right. • Off - The LED remains unlit, regardless of the switch state.
You can customize text in this field to determine what is displayed on the hardware's *NOTE: This option is also found within the Bypass/Controller Assign panel.
footswitch scribble strip (or on the large screen on Helix LT) when in Stomp Mode. To Customizing an LED in either will overwrite the LED's current Stomp footswitch
clear your text and return to the default label, click the Clear (eraser) button to the right mode settings.
of the field.
This Command Center - Switch LED option is not available for the footswitch if you
have selected the HX Preset, HX Snapshot, or HX Looper type command.

Customize label field Clear button

NOTE: If the footswitch includes one or more additional block Bypass, Controller or
Command Center assignments, the default label appears as Multiple (X) with “X”
being the number of current assignments. You can customize the label in this
scenario, but note that it can also be customized within the Customize field of the
Bypass/Controller Assignment tab as well, with the latest customization edit affecting
the label in all places.
This Command Center Footswitch Label - Customize option is not available for the
footswitch if you have selected the HX Preset, HX Snapshot, or HX Looper type
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Global EQ Window Adjusting Global EQ Parameters
The Global EQ window offers two methods in which you can view & adjust its settings:
by dragging any band's edit “node” within the graph, or by adjusting the selected
The Global EQ, accessed from the application's Window menu, offers a large graphical band's parameter sliders within the lower inspector portion of the window. The EQ
interface for the Helix or HX Stomp device's Global EQ feature.* As its name suggests, processing is functional whenever its Bypass button is set to “active” in this window (or
the Global EQ settings and bypass state are indeed global and not saved or recalled via your device's Bypass button when viewing its Global EQ screen).
with any preset or snapshot. HX Edit functionality described in this chapter is the same
Reset - Click the Reset button to instantly return all parameters to their default,
for all Helix and HX Stomp devices, except where noted.
“flat” values.
*HX Effects Owners: HX Effects devices do not include the Global EQ feature. Apply EQ Output Menu - (Helix devices only) Select your Helix device's output(s)
on which you want the Global EQ to be active.
Bypass Button - Toggle the Bypass to globally enable or disable the EQ.
Reset Button Apply EQ Output Menu Bypass Button Band Edit Nodes - Click and drag the desired band's Edit Node in the upper
graph to adjust its Frequency and Gain. You'll also see the respective parameters'
sliders move within the inspector pane while adjusting any edit node.
Inspector Pane - This lower portion of the window offers a set of adjustable
parameters for each of the EQ's five bands.
Band Parameters - Each band has its own set of sliders. Note that the Low
Cut and High Cut are “shelving” type filters, allowing you to set the roll-off point
for the low and high frequencies respectively. The middle 3 bands are fully
parametric, with controls for choosing the center Frequency, Gain (with a boost
or cut of up to 12 dB), and Q (the width of the frequency range affected). Adjust
the sliders as follows:
• Click and drag any slider's handle or use the Up/Down buttons at the right of
each slider
• Right-click on a slider to enter a precise value numerically
• Turn your mouse wheel while hovering your cursor over any slider
• Click on a slider and use the comma/period or -/+ shortcut keys to incrementally
adjust its value
• Double click on a slider to individually reset it to its default value
Inspector Pane Band Parameters Level Slider Band Edit Nodes Done Button
Level Slider - (Helix devices only) Adjusts the post-EQ output level, offering a
“make-up gain” to compensate for the overall output level change incurred by EQ
The Global EQ is a 5-band, parametric style equalizer, situated after all other processing
parameter settings.
blocks of your Helix or HX Stomp signal path, allowing for sculpting your overall tone
just before it is sent out your Helix (1/4" and/or XLR) or HX Stomp (Main 1/4") outputs. Done Button - Click to close the Global EQ window.
This is especially handy for fine-tuning your tone to compensate for a venue's stage or
room sound, without having to go in and tweak all your presets. TIP: Try the handy keyboard shortcuts for adjusting Global EQ options—see page
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Preferences and About Box Preferences - View Tab

The Preferences Window

The View tab
The HX Edit Preferences window includes three tabbed screens to edit application
options: View, Presets/IRs, and Device Settings. This window is accessed by either This tab includes one option, for configuring how you wish to view the block labels
selecting Preferences from the HX Edit menu (Mac), Help menu (Windows), or by within the Signal Flow.
clicking the Preferences button (or on the Helix/HX device indicator icon) at the bottom
of the main HX Edit window. Show/hide name labels - The Show Names setting is the factory default. If you
prefer to have the Signal Flow window not show labels beneath each block, you
can choose Hide Names here (see page 24).

Click the Preferences (gear icon button) or device indicator to open the Preferences window
Preferences - Presets/IRs Tab
NOTE: If you happen to have multiple Helix/HX devices connected, each HX Edit
application window includes its own Preferences window, and all settings within it
pertain to HX Edit’s use per individual device.

Restore Factory Settings

This button at the bottom left of the Preferences window resets all items in all three tabs
of the Preferences window back to the initial, factory default settings.

NOTE: Your Helix or HX device also includes several additional settings within its
Global Settings screens (as well as its own Restore options)—this Restore The Presets/IRs tab
Factory Settings button restores only the settings shown within the HX Edit
application’s Preferences window. This tab includes the following options for the Presets and Impulses Librarian tabs of
the plug-in.
Preset Numbering Format - The presets within the Librarian’s Presets Panel can
Check for Updates be numbered as Bank numbers & letters (as 01A-32D, the factory default setting)
or sequentially (as 000-127) within each setlist, depending on which is more
convenient for you.
Stereo IR Import - When a stereo IR .wav file is imported by a Helix or HX
device, it must be converted to mono. This preference lets you choose whether to
Use this button to manually check for, and optionally install, any available firmware take the left channel (the factory default) or right channel of the source IR file, or
updates for your connected Helix or HX device (an active Internet connection is to sum both channels to mono.
required) See page 70.
Import Bundle & Export Bundle - (Helix devices only) A Bundle is a single file
containing the complete contents of the Helix device’s Preset Library (or, the full
Preset Library from Helix Native plug-in, if exported from Helix Native). These
buttons allow you to Import a Helix Bundle file from your hard drive, or create
and save all your device’s setlists and presets in their currently-saved state as a
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Preferences - Device Settings Tab EXP/FS Tip - Determines whether the jack’s Tip signal is an Expression Pedal 1
input jack or a Footswitch 4 input jack.
The Device Settings screen offers options for your connected device’s configurable
EXP and Footswitch options. Note that these options only exist for Helix LT, HX Effects EXP/FS Ring - Determines whether the jack’s Ring signal is an Expression Pedal
and HX Stomp devices (you’ll see no options in this tab with a Helix Floor or Rack 2 input jack or a Footswitch 5 input jack.
device in use, since these devices do not utilize shared EXP jacks).
FS3, FS4, FS5 Functions - Determines the behavior for each footswitch, such
Helix LT as for Tap/Tuner, Snapshot, Bank, or Preset select, or All Bypass. Options vary
depending on connected hardware and other HX Stomp Global Settings—please
refer to your HX Stomp Owner’s Manual for details.

The About/Legal Box and Help Options

Helix LT Device Settings These options are available by:
EXP 2/Ext Amp Option - Helix LT devices incorporate a “shared” EXP PEDAL 2/ • Selecting About HX Edit from the HX Edit menu (Mac), Help menu (Windows)
EXT AMP jack. This option allows you to choose the jack’s functionality (same as • Selecting the Help or Pilot’s Guide options from the application’s Help menu
the Helix LT hardware’s Global Settings > Preferences option).
• Or, selecting any of these options from the ? button menu at the bottom left of
the HX Edit main window
HX Effects

Click the ? button to access the menu

HX Effects Device Settings

Pedal 1 and Pedal 2 Jack Options - For the HX Effects device’s two rear panel
About Box
Pedal jacks, these options allows you to choose their functionality (same as the Choose About at the left of the window to display the About Box screen, which provides
HX Effects hardware’s Global Settings > Preferences options). version information for the HX Edit application.

HX Stomp Connected device’s

firmware version

HX Edit app version

HX Stomp Device Settings

For the HX Stomp device’s rear panel, TRS EXP 1/2 FS 4/5 jack, the EXP/FS options
allow you to choose the individual functionality for the “Tip” and “Ring” connections The HX Edit About box screen - About tab selected
(same as the HX Stomp hardware’s Global Settings > Preferences options).

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Note that your connected Helix/HX device’s current firmware version is displayed at
the top of this window. It is always recommended that you use the latest available
versions of both your device firmware and HX Edit application. If you are also to be
using and sharing presets with the Line 6 Helix Native plug-in, it is also recommended
to use the latest version of it (also see “Preset Compatibility with Helix Native Plug-in”
on page 4).
Please be sure to read the Release Notes available with all firmware, device
driver, and application versions before installing, since there may be specific
instructions for the order and procedure for your installations, depending on the existing
versions you already have installed.

For Helix and HX device firmware updates, you can use the Updater feature built
right into the HX Edit app, or the Line 6 Updater application (see “Firmware Updater
& Additional Resources” on page 70). The latest Line 6 Updater and HX Edit
application installers can be downloaded free from line6.com/software.

Legal Information
Choose the Legal tab at the left of the window to display the Legal screen, which lists
all the necessary trademark, copyright, and other legally required statements for the HX
Edit software.

Online Help
Choose the Online Help option from the menu to go directly to the Line 6 Support
website page within your browser app. Here you can find the Knowledge Base, FAQs,
videos, User Forums, and more for HX Edit and Helix/HX devices.

Pilot’s Guide
Choose the Pilot’s Guide option from the menu to open the PDF document you are
now reading.

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Marketplace &
To download your purchased assets, click on the Manage Account command
within HX Edit app's My Account menu (or go directly to https://line6.com/
account/), sign in to your account, and select Helix Marketplace from the

Account Options
Hardware & Software section at the left.

Marketplace

Licenses for your purchased assets are automatically added to your Line 6
account and “synced” the next time you use the HX Edit application, as long as
you are actively signed in to your Line 6 account from the My Account menu (see
“Sign In / Sign Out” on page 46).

Import and Utilize Your Marketplace Assets

An Internet connection is required for the computer where you'll be using the HX Edit
app to authorize it for the use of Marketplace premium assets, and for the sync with
Now open for business is the Line 6 Marketplace online shop, where you'll find 3rd-
your Line 6 account to initially authenticate your newly purchased Marketplace licensed
party, premium add-on assets that even further enhance the functionality of your Helix
assets. Otherwise, an active Internet connections is not required for the use of HX Edit.
and HX devices, as well as for Helix Native plug-in! As of this writing, professionally
Please see the following sections for details about signing in and authorization.
crafted presets and IRs are available. Check back often on the Marketplace site for
product news and announcements. As covered within this chapter, you're only a few Once you've signed in and authorized your computer via HX Edit, your premium
clicks away from using new Marketplace assets on your system, right from the My Marketplace presets and IRs can then be imported and used just like any other
Account menu in HX Edit. presets and IRs within HX Edit (and/or within Helix Native).
Once imported, premium Marketplace presets and/or premium Impulse Responses
NOTE: Version 2.70 of HX Edit and device firmware, and 1.70 of Helix Native (or (.hir files), appear with a golden guitar pick “badge” at their right in the HX Edit
later versions) are required for full support and use of premium Marketplace librarian lists. (Also see page 12. and page 14 for more about importing
presets and IRs. presets and IRs.)
Get Your Marketplace Assets
Access the Marketplace website by choosing the Get More Presets and Get More
IRs, commands within the My Account menu at the bottom left of the HX Edit window
(or go directly to https://line6.com/marketplace/). When visiting the Marketplace site,
simply sign in to your Line 6 account, choose the desired pack(s) of presets or IRs, add
them to your cart, and check out.*
*NOTE: Be sure to log in to the same Line 6 account on which you've authorized
your computer for HX Edit and Helix Native to ensure your Marketplace purchased
assets are added to the correct account!
Once your purchase is complete, your downloadable Marketplace assets are deposited The golden guitar pick badges indicate premium Marketplace presets and IRs
into your Line 6 account, which include your personal license that allows you to import
them on your authorized computer system. Each Marketplace purchase is downloadable
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The My Account Menu Options
At the bottom left of the HX Edit application window, you'll see the My Account menu
and account status indicator. Initially, before you've signed in to your Line 6 online
account and/or authorized your computer for Marketplace premium assets, you'll see
this menu displayed with the My Account label.

The My Account menu (not signed in or authorized)

The Line 6 account Sign In window
Clicking on the My Account menu displays options for signing in & managing your Line
6 account, as well as for access to the Marketplace online shop.* Computer Authorization Status Indicator
Once you've signed in, your computer is automatically authorized, as confirmed by a
*NOTE: It is not required that your computer have an active Internet connection, nor pop up window letting you know the sign in and authorization were successful. You'll see
do you need to be signed in or authorized at all for the HX Edit app itself to be the My Account menu label display your first name (derived from your Line 6 account)
functional. But signing in is necessary to authorize (or deauthorize) your computer to and indicate the status of your account sign in and computer authorization (more details
allow the import and export of premium assets purchased from the online Marketplace. about authorization in the following section).
If you don't plan to use Marketplace premium assets, you don't have to worry Whenever signed out, the menu button displays the “My Account” label, with no colored
about signing in and out with HX Edit, and you can simply ignore the following authorization indicator.
Sign In / Sign Out and Authorize / Deauthorize sections.

Sign In / Sign Out

If you are not currently signed in, choose Sign In from the menu and enter your Line 6
account user name and password in the Sign In window. If you have forgotten your sign
in credentials, or have not already created a Line 6 account, choose the Forgot my
password/username or Create a Line 6 account option within the window. If you are Signed in with computer authorized Signed in with computer Deauthorized
already signed in and wish to sign out, choose the Sign Out option from the menu.

TIP: If you plan on purchasing premium Marketplace assets, it is easiest to simply

remain actively signed in, with your computer in the authorized state. This allows the
licenses for your purchased assets to automatically be “synced” from your Line 6
account, and for the assets able to be utilized for all actions within the HX Edit app.

Signed out with computer Deauthorized

Once you've authorized your computer, you can optionally sign out, and your computer
remains in the authorized state, allowing you to continue to perform import, export, copy
and back up actions with your Marketplace assets, even if your Internet connection is not
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Note that you will need an Internet connection to be able to sign in again to access the License Synchronization
Deauthorize and Authorize options from the menu, as well as to initially synchronize with
Whenever you make a purchase from Marketplace, a license for each product you
your online Line 6 account after making any new Marketplace purchase (see “License
purchase is deposited into your online Line 6 account. For the HX Edit application to
Synchronization”).
access your new licenses and effectively “unlock” your purchased assets, it needs to
perform a “sync” process with your Line 6 account. You must have an active Internet
connection and be signed in within HX Edit on your next use of the app after your
Authorize / Deauthorize Your Computer purchase for this license synchronization to occur.
It is necessary for your computer to be in the authorized state for performing any HX Edit When you're signed in, this brief sync takes place automatically in HX Edit the next time
Import, Export, Copy/Paste or Backup/Restore action that includes your purchased you launch the application, or if already running, when you next click on the HX Edit
Marketplace premium IRs or presets (as well as setlists or bundles that include them). app window. (Note that it may take up to 5 minutes before a sync occurs if HX Edit was
Simply signing in to your Line 6 account will authorize your computer automatically.* already running.) Once the license sync has completed, an active Internet connection is
not required for the use of these Marketplace purchased assets within HX Edit or within
*NOTE: It is permitted to authorize a maximum of 4 of your computers concurrently. your Helix hardware.
If you've already authorized 4 computers, you can deauthorize one computer to
free up one of your authorizations. Manage Account
Choose this menu option to be taken to the Line6.com My Account page, where
Deauthorizing You Computer you can view and update your Line 6 user account—view and manage add-ons and
While signed in to your Line 6 account, choose the Deauthorize Computer command Marketplace purchases, register Line 6 gear, update your personal information, and
from the My Account menu and the brief online deauthorization process completes more.
automatically. You'll see a confirmation dialog appear and the Authorization Status
Indicator for the My Account menu will change to red to indicate your deauthorized
state (see preceding section). Additionally, deauthorizing your computer will also
automatically sign you out of your Line 6 account.
When deauthorized, the HX Edit application still functions to provide all preset & IR
librarian and signal flow editing tasks, however, Marketplace-purchased assets are not
able to be imported or exported with the HX Edit app. You can choose Authorize
Computer from the menu to authorize the computer again at any time, providing you
have not exceeded the 4 computer authorization limit.

Helix Native Plug-in Owners: This authorization/deauthorization within HX Edit

globally authorizes/deauthorizes your computer for the use of the Helix Native
plug-in (and the use of Marketplace assets within it) as well, assuming your Helix
Native license and Marketplace purchases were performed using your same Line 6
user account. Please also see the Helix Native Plug-in Pilot's Guide.

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Model Lists Model
Distortion Models
Subcategories Based On*

To follow are the lists of all Effect, Amp, Speaker Cabinet & Microphone models included Top Secret OD Mono, Stereo DOD® OD-250
in Helix and HX devices, as well as the original gear they are based on.* Models, in Scream 808 Mono, Stereo Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®
many cases, include some unique parameters, typically based on the controls found
on the original gear we modeled. However, you will also find a set of options that are Hedgehog D9 Mono, Stereo MAXON® SD9 Sonic Distortion
common to model category types, as described in the sections that follow. Stupor OD Mono, Stereo BOSS® SD-1 Overdrive
HX Effects Owners: Note that HX Effects devices include all Effects models, but Deez One Vintage Mono, Stereo BOSS® DS-1 Distortion (Made-in-Japan)
not the Amp, Cab, and Mic models within the following lists.
Deez One Mod Mono, Stereo BOSS® DS-1 Distortion (Keeley modded)
Vermin Dist Mono, Stereo Pro Co RAT
Effects Models KWB Mono, Stereo Benadrian Kowloon Walled Bunny Distortion
The following Effects models are found within each of the Helix and HX device’s Legendary Drive Mono, Stereo Carvin® VLD1 Legacy Drive (hi gain channel)
respective block category menus (Distortion, Dynamics, EQ, etc.). Once you’ve selected
an effects category in the application’s Model Browser menu, you’ll see up to three Arbitrator Fuzz Mono, Stereo Arbiter® FuzzFace®
effects sub-categories: Mono, Stereo, and Legacy. Mono models process in mono, as Triangle Fuzz Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff Pi®
you’d expect, collapsing the stereo output of any block preceding it to mono. Stereo
models process the signal as discrete stereo-in, stereo-out. Legacy type models, just Industrial Fuzz Mono, Stereo Z.Vex Fuzz Factory
as on earlier Line 6 devices, are a mixed bag and can be either mono, stereo or mono- Tycoctavia Fuzz Mono, Stereo Tycobrahe® Octavia
in/stereo-out.
Wringer Fuzz Mono, Stereo Garbage's modded BOSS® FZ-2
NOTE: “Legacy” models are effects from the classic Line 6 DL4™, DM4™, MM4™,
and FM4™ stompboxes as well as M13®, M9®, and M5® processors. Thrifter Fuzz Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Xenomorph Fuzz Mono, Stereo Subdecay Harmonic Antagonizer
Megaphone Mono, Stereo Megaphone
Bitcrusher Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original

Distortion Models Ampeg Scrambler Mono, Stereo Ampeg® Scrambler Bass Overdrive
ZeroAmp Bass DI Mono, Stereo Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI V1
Model Subcategories Based On*
Obsidian 7000 Mono, Stereo Darkglass® Electronics Microtubes® B7K Ultra
Kinky Boost Mono, Stereo Xotic® EP Booster
Clawthorn Drive Mono, Stereo Wounded Paw Battering Ram
Deranged Master Mono, Stereo Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Tube Drive Legacy Chandler Tube Driver
Minotaur Mono, Stereo Klon® Centaur
Screamer Legacy Ibanez® Tube Screamer®
Teemah! Mono, Stereo Paul Cochrane Timmy® Overdrive
Overdrive Legacy DOD® Overdrive/Preamp 250
Heir Apparent! Mono, Stereo Analogman Prince of Tone
Classic Dist Legacy ProCo RAT
Tone Sovereign Mono, Stereo Analogman King of Tone
Heavy Dist Legacy BOSS® Metal Zone
Alpaca Rogue Mono, Stereo Way Huge® Red Llama (modded)
Colordrive Legacy Colorsound® Overdriver
Compulsive Drive Mono, Stereo Fulltone® OCD
Buzz Saw Legacy Maestro® Fuzz Tone
Dhyana Drive Mono, Stereo Hermida Zendrive
Facial Fuzz Legacy Arbiter® Fuzz Face®
Valve Driver Mono, Stereo Chandler Tube Driver
*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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 Distortion Models EQ Models
Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On*
Jumbo Fuzz Legacy Vox Tone Bender
®
Simple EQ Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Fuzz Pi Legacy Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff Pi® Low and High Cut Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Jet Fuzz Legacy Roland Jet Phaser
®
Low/High Shelf Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
L6 Drive Legacy Colorsound Overdriver (modded)
®
Parametric Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
L6 Distortion Legacy Line 6 Original Tilt Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Sub Oct Fuzz Legacy PAiA Roctave Divider 10 Band Graphic Mono, Stereo MXR® 10-Band Graphic EQ
Octave Fuzz Legacy Tycobrahe® Octavia Cali Q Graphic Mono, Stereo MESA/Boogie® Mark IV Graphic EQ

Dynamics Models Modulation Models

Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On*
Deluxe Comp Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Optical Trem Mono, Stereo Fender® optical tremolo circuit
Red Squeeze Mono, Stereo MXR® Dyna Comp 60s Bias Trem Mono, Stereo Vox® AC-15 Tremolo
Kinky Comp Mono, Stereo Xotic® SP Compressor Tremolo/Autopan Mono, Stereo BOSS® PN-2
Rochester Comp Mono, Stereo Ashly CLX-52 (in conjunction w/ B. Sheehan)
®
Harmonic Tremolo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
LA Studio Comp Mono, Stereo Teletronix LA-2A® ®
Bleat Chop Trem Mono, Stereo Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper
3-Band Comp Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Script Mod Phase Mono, Stereo MXR® Phase 90
Noise Gate Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Pebble Phaser Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Small Stone
Hard Gate Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Ubiquitous Vibe Mono, Stereo Shin-ei Uni-Vibe®
Autoswell Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Deluxe Phaser Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Tube Comp Legacy Teletronix LA-2A® ®
Gray Flanger Mono, Stereo MXR® 117 Flanger
Red Comp Legacy MXR® Dyna Comp Harmonic Flanger Mono, Stereo A/DA Flanger
Blue Comp Legacy BOSS CS-1
®
Courtesan Flange Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe EM
Blue Comp Treb Legacy BOSS® CS-1 (Treble switch on) Dynamix Flanger Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Vetta Comp Legacy Line 6 Original Chorus Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Vetta Juice Legacy Line 6 Original 70s Chorus Mono, Stereo BOSS® CE-1
Boost Comp Legacy MXR® Micro Amp PlastiChorus Mono, Stereo Modded Arion SCH-Z chorus
Trinity Chorus Stereo Dytronics® Tri-Stereo Chorus
Bubble Vibrato Mono, Stereo BOSS® VB-2 Vibrato
Vibe Rotary Stereo Fender® Vibratone
122 Rotary Stereo Leslie® 122

*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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 Modulation Models Delay Models
Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On*
145 Rotary Stereo Leslie 145
®
Simple Delay Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Double Take Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Mod/Chorus Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
AM Ring Mod Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Dual Delay Stereo Line 6 Original
Pitch Ring Mod Stereo Line 6 Original Multitap 4 Stereo Line 6 Original
Pattern Tremolo Legacy Line 6 Original Multitap 6 Stereo Line 6 Original
Panner Legacy Line 6 Original Ping Pong Stereo Line 6 Original
Bias Tremolo Legacy 1960 Vox AC-15 Tremolo
®
Sweep Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Opto Tremolo Legacy 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb
® ®
Ducked Delay Mono, Stereo TC Electronic® 2290
Script Phase Legacy MXR® Phase 90 (script logo version) Reverse Delay Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Panned Phaser Legacy Ibanez Flying Pan
®
Vintage Digital Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Barberpole Legacy Line 6 Original Vintage Swell Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Dual Phaser Legacy Mu-Tron Bi-Phase
®
Pitch Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
U-Vibe Legacy Shin-ei Uni-Vibe ®
Transistor Tape Mono, Stereo Maestro® Echoplex EP-3
Phaser Legacy MXR® Phase 90 Cosmos Echo Mono, Stereo Roland® RE-201 Space Echo
Pitch Vibrato Legacy BOSS® VB-2 Harmony Delay Stereo Line 6 Original
Dimension Legacy Roland Dimension D
®
Bucket Brigade Mono, Stereo BOSS® DM-2
Analog Chorus Legacy BOSS® CE-1 Adriatic Delay Mono, Stereo BOSS® DM-2 w/ Adrian Mod
Tri Chorus Legacy Dytronics® Tri-Stereo Chorus Adriatic Swell Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Analog Flanger Legacy MXR Flanger
®
Elephant Man Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe Memory Man
Jet Flanger Legacy A/DA Flanger Multi Pass Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
AC Flanger Legacy MXR Flanger
®
Ping Pong Legacy Line 6 Original
80A Flanger Legacy A/DA Flanger Dynamic Legacy TC Electronic® 2290
Frequency Shift Legacy Line 6 Original Stereo Legacy Line 6 Original
Ring Modulator Legacy Line 6 Original Digital Legacy Line 6 Original
Rotary Drum Legacy Fender® Vibratone Dig w/Mod Legacy Line 6 Original
Rotary Drum/Horn Legacy Leslie® 145 Reverse Legacy Line 6 Original
Lo Res Legacy Line 6 Original
Tube Echo Legacy Maestro® Echoplex EP-1
Tape Echo Legacy Maestro® Echoplex EP-3
Sweep Echo Legacy Line 6 Original

*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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 Delay Models Pitch/Synth Models
Model Subcategories Based On* Model Subcategories Based On*
Echo Platter Legacy Binson EchoRec
® ®
Dual Pitch Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Analog Echo Legacy BOSS DM-2
®
3 OSC Synth Stereo Line 6 Original
Analog w/Mod Legacy Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
®
3 Note Generator Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Auto-Volume Echo Legacy Line 6 Original 4 OSC Generator Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Multi-Head Legacy Roland RE-101 Space Echo
®
Bass Octaver Legacy EBS® OctaBass
Smart Harmony Legacy Eventide® H3000
Reverb Models Octi Synth Legacy Line 6 Original
Model Subcategory Based On*
Synth O Matic Legacy Line 6 Original
Glitz Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Attack Synth Legacy Korg® X911 Guitar Synth
Ganymede Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Synth String Legacy Roland® GR700 Guitar Synth
Searchlights Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Growler Legacy Line 6 Original
Plateaux Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Double Tank Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Filter Models
Plate Legacy Line 6 Original Model Subcategories Based On*
Room Legacy Line 6 Original Mutant Filter Mono, Stereo Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III
Chamber Legacy Line 6 Original Mystery Filter Mono, Stereo Korg® A3
Hall Legacy Line 6 Original Autofilter Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Echo Legacy Line 6 Original Asheville Pattrn Mono, Stereo Moog® Moogerfooger® MF-105M MuRF Filter
Tile Legacy Line 6 Original Voice Box Legacy Line 6 Original
Cave Legacy Line 6 Original
V Tron Legacy Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III
Ducking Legacy Line 6 Original
Q Filter Legacy Line 6 Original
Octo Legacy Line 6 Original
Seeker Legacy Z Vex Seek Wah
'63 Spring Legacy Line 6 Original
Obi Wah Legacy Oberheim® voltage-controlled S&H filter
Spring Legacy Line 6 Original
Tron Up Legacy Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III (up position)
Particle Verb Legacy Line 6 Original
Tron Down Legacy Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III (down position)
Pitch/Synth Models Throbber Legacy Electrix® Filter Factory
Model Subcategories Based On* Slow Filter Legacy Line 6 Original
Pitch Wham Mono, Stereo Digitech® Whammy® Spin Cycle Legacy Craig Anderton's Wah/Anti-Wah
Twin Harmony Mono, Stereo Eventide® H3000 Comet Trails Legacy Line 6 Original
Simple Pitch Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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 Wah Models Common FX Settings
Model Subcategories Based On* Parameter Description

UK Wah 846 Mono, Stereo Vox® V846 Drive Adjusts the amount of overdrive, distortion, or fuzz.
Teardrop 310 Mono, Stereo Dunlop® Cry Baby® Fasel model 310 Bass Adjusts the bass level.
Fassel Mono, Stereo Dunlop® Cry Baby® Super Mid Adjusts the midrange level.
Weeper Mono, Stereo Arbiter® Cry Baby® Treble Adjusts the treble level.
Chrome Mono, Stereo Vox® V847 Adjusts the speed of the effect, with higher settings providing faster
rates. Activate the model's Note Sync parameter to toggle
Chrome Custom Mono, Stereo Modded Vox® V847 between Hz and note values. Choosing a Hz value provides a
Speed specific modulation speed in cycles per second; choosing a note
Throaty Mono, Stereo RMC® Real McCoy 1 value provides a time based on the current tempo. Not all Speed
Vetta Wah Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original parameters can be synced to note values, as they may be non-linear
and highly interactive.
Colorful Mono, Stereo Colorsound® Wah-fuzz
Adjusts the rate of the effect, with higher settings providing faster
Conductor Mono, Stereo Maestro® Boomerang rates. Activate the model's Note Sync parameter to toggle
Rate between Hz and note values. Not all Rate parameters can be synced
to note values, as they may be non-linear and highly interactive.
Volume/Pan Models Adjusts the delay/repeat time, with higher settings providing longer
Model Subcategories Based On* delays. Activate the model's Note Sync parameter to toggle
between Hz and note values. Choosing a ms value provides a
Volume Pedal Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original Time specific time in milliseconds; choosing a note division value provides
a time based on the current tempo. With a note division value, this
Gain Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original parameter’s value is retained when changing models.
Pan Stereo Line 6 Original Adjusts the intensity of the modulation. Higher settings result in more
Depth extreme pitch bending, wobble, or throb, depending on the effect.
Stereo Width Stereo Line 6 Original
Adjusts the amount of delayed signal fed back into the effect. Higher
Feedback settings can provide more dramatic textures.
Decay Sets the length of time the reverb effect sustains.
Predelay Determines the time before the reverb effect is heard.
On stereo delays, the Scale offers control over the left & right channel
repeats proportionately. The left channel repeats following the Time
value and the right channel will repeat at a time that is the percentage
Scale of the left time. For example, if a delay's Time is set for 1 second and
the Scale set to 75%, the left channel will repeat at 1 second and the
right at 750 milliseconds (ms).
Spread differs slightly among stereo delay effects. For most delays,
it adjusts how widely the repeats bounce left and right. With the Ping
Pong Delay, for example, 0 is in the middle (mono), and 10 is full left to
right panning for the repeats.
Spread
For modulated stereo delays, Spread affects the LFOs’ (low frequency
oscillators) stereo modulation behavior. At 0 the LFOs are in sync. At
10, the two LFOs are 180 degrees out of sync, so that when one side
is modulating up, the other side is modulating down.

*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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 Parameter Description Amp Models
Some mod and delay pedals' internal signal paths exhibit a bit of grit, Model Subcategory Based On*
especially when placed after a high-gain amp block. Negative values
Headroom increase the perceived amount of grit; positive values clean things up WhoWatt 100 Guitar Hiwatt® DR-103 Brill
a bit. At 0dB, the model behaves like the original pedal.
Soup Pro Guitar Supro® S6616
Low Cut Filters a portion of the block’s bass and/or treble frequencies, which Stone Age 185 Guitar Gibson® EH-185
High Cut can help remove rumble and/or high-end harshness.
Voltage Queen Guitar Victoria Vintage Queen
Blends the effected “wet” signal vs. the “dry” signal passed through
the block. When set to 0%, the path bypasses the effect completely. Tweed Blues Nrm Guitar Fender® Bassman® (normal channel)
Mix When set to 100%, the entire path is fed through the effect, and no
dry thru signal is heard. Tweed Blues Brt Guitar Fender® Bassman® (bright channel)

Adjusts the overall output level of the effects block. Be careful not to Fullerton Nrm Guitar Fender® 5C3 Tweed Deluxe (normal channel)
boost this parameter too high on multiple blocks, as digital clipping Fullerton Brt Guitar Fender® 5C3 Tweed Deluxe (bright channel)
Level could occur. You should typically leave this at 0.0dB for most blocks.
Where the original pedal's level or volume knob behavior doesn't Fullerton Jump Guitar Fender® 5C3 Tweed Deluxe (jumped channels)
really apply to dB values, 0.0-10 may be used.
Grammatico Nrm Guitar Grammatico® LaGrange (normal channel)
Trails Off: Any delay repeats or reverb decays are instantly muted
when the block is bypassed. Grammatico Brt Guitar Grammatico® LaGrange (bright channel)
Trails Trails On: Any delay repeats or reverb decays continue to decay
naturally when the block is bypassed or a different snapshot is Grammatico Jump Guitar Grammatico® LaGrange (jumped channels)
selected. US Small Tweed Guitar Fender® Champ®
US Deluxe Nrm Guitar Fender® Deluxe Reverb® (normal channel)
Amp Models US Deluxe Vib Guitar Fender® Deluxe Reverb® (vibrato channel)
The following guitar & bass amp models are found within the Amp+Cab, Amp and US Double Nrm Guitar Fender® Twin Reverb® (normal channel)
Preamp block category menus for all Helix devices and HX Stomp devices, as of US Double Vib Guitar Fender® Twin Reverb® (vibrato channel)
firmware version 2.90. Note that you’ll also see Guitar and Bass subcategories for the
Amp+Cab & Amp categories, and Guitar, Bass and Mic subcategories for the Preamp Mail Order Twin Guitar Silvertone® 1484
category.
Divided Duo Guitar ÷13 JRT 9/15
HX Effects Owners: Amp, Preamp, Speaker Cab, and Mic models are not Interstate Zed Guitar Dr Z® Route 66
supported by HX Effects devices, therefore, you will not see these categories or
models within the HX Edit Model menus when the HX Effects is in use. Derailed Ingrid Guitar Trainwreck® Circuits Express

• Amp+Cab blocks include an Amp plus a matched Cab model. You can change Jazz Rivet 120 Guitar Roland® JC-120 Jazz Chorus
out the Cab for sonic variation (see the list of “Speaker Cabinet Models” on Essex A15 Guitar Vox® AC-15
page 55).
Essex A30 Guitar Vox® AC-30 with top boost
• Amp blocks are identical to Amp+Cab blocks, except they contain no matched
Cab model. Using an Amp block is the best choice if you want to use an IR A30 Fawn Nrm Guitar Vox® AC-30 Fawn (normal channel)
block. Or try using a few IR or Cab blocks in a parallel Split Path for even more
variation. A30 Fawn Brt Guitar Vox® AC-30 Fawn (bright channel)
• Preamp versions of each amp model are also included, which provide the tone Matchstick Ch1 Guitar Matchless® DC30 (channel 1)
of just the preamp stage of the amp. Preamp blocks require less computer
Matchstick Ch2 Guitar Matchless® DC30 (channel 2)
processing than a full Amp block.

*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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 Amp Models Amp Models
Model Subcategory Based On* Model Subcategory Based On*
Matchstick Jump Guitar Matchless DC30 (jumped)
®
Solo Lead Crunch Guitar Soldano SLO-100 (crunch channel)
Mandarin 80 Guitar Orange OR80 ®
Solo Lead OD Guitar Soldano SLO-100 (overdrive channel)
Brit J45 Nrm Guitar Marshall JTM-45 (normal channel)
®
PV Panama Guitar Peavey® 5150®
Brit J45 Brt Guitar Marshall® JTM-45 (bright channel) Revv Gen Purple Guitar Revv® Generator 120 (purple/gain ch. 3)
Brit Trem Nrm Guitar Marshall® JTM-50 (normal channel) Revv Gen Red Guitar Revv® Generator 120 (red/high gain ch. 4)
Brit Trem Brt Guitar Marshall® JTM-50 (bright channel) Line 6 Elektrik Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit Trem Jump Guitar Marshall JTM-50 (jumped)
®
Line 6 Doom Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit Plexi Nrm Guitar Marshall Super Lead 100 (normal channel)
®
Line 6 Epic Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit Plexi Brt Guitar Marshall Super Lead 100 (bright channel)
®
Line 6 2204 Mod Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit Plexi Jump Guitar Marshall Super Lead 100 (jumped)
®
Line 6 Fatality Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit P75 Nrm Guitar Park 75 (normal channel)
®
Line 6 Litigator Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit P75 Brt Guitar Park 75 (bright channel)
®
Line 6 Badonk Guitar Line 6 Original
Brit 2204 Guitar Marshall JCM-800 ®
Ampeg B-15NF Bass Ampeg® B-15NF Portaflex®
Placater Clean Guitar Friedman BE-100 (clean channel) Ampeg SVT Nrm Bass Ampeg® SVT® (normal channel)
Placater Dirty Guitar Friedman BE-100 (BE/HBE channel) Ampeg SVT Brt Bass Ampeg® SVT® (bright channel)
Cartographer Guitar Ben Adrian Cartographer Ampeg SVT-4 PRO Bass Ampeg® SVT®--4 PRO
German Mahadeva Guitar Bogner® Shiva Woody Blue Bass Acoustic® 360
German Ubersonic Guitar Bogner® Überschall® Agua 51 Bass Aguilar® DB51
Cali Texas Ch1 Guitar MESA/Boogie® Lone Star (clean channel) Cali Bass Bass MESA/Boogie® M9 Carbine
Cali Texas Ch2 Guitar MESA/Boogie® Lone Star (drive channel) Cali 400 Ch1 Bass MESA/Boogie® Bass 400+ (channel 1)
Cali IV Rhythm 1 Guitar MESA/Boogie® Mark IV (channel I) Cali 400 Ch2 Bass MESA/Boogie® Bass 400+ (channel 2)
Cali IV Rhythm 2 Guitar MESA/Boogie® Mark IV (channel II) G Cougar 800 Bass Gallien-Krueger® GK 800RB
Cali IV Lead Guitar MESA/Boogie® Mark IV (lead channel) Del Sol 300 Bass Sunn® Coliseum 300
Cali Rectifire Guitar MESA/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® Busy One Ch1 Bass Pearce BC-1 preamp (channel 1)
Archetype Clean Guitar Paul Reed Smith Archon (clean channel)
® ®
Busy One Ch2 Bass Pearce BC-1 preamp (channel 2)
Archetype Lead Guitar Paul Reed Smith Archon (lead channel)
® ®
Busy One Jump Bass Pearce BC-1 preamp (jumped)
ANGL Meteor Guitar ENGL Fireball 100
®
Studio Tube Pre Preamp > Mic Requisite Y7 mic preamp
Solo Lead Clean Guitar Soldano SLO-100 (clean channel)

*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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Common Amp Settings Cab Models
Parameter Description Model Subcategories Based On*
Adjusts the amount of power amp distortion. This parameter is highly 1x12 Cali IV Single, Dual 1x12" MESA/Boogie® Mk IV
Master interactive with all other power amp parameters—the lower the Master
is set, the less effect the other controls will have. 1x12 Cali Ext Single, Dual 1x12" MESA/Boogie® EVM12L
Lower Sag values offer a “tighter” responsiveness for metal and djent 2x12 Double C12N Single, Dual 2x12" Fender® Twin C12N
Sag playing; higher values provide more touch dynamics & sustain for
blues and classic rock riffs. 2x12 Mail C12Q Single, Dual 2x12" Silvertone® 1484

Hum 2x12 Interstate Single, Dual 2x12" Dr Z® Z Best V30

Controls how much heater hum and AC ripple interacts with your tone.
At higher settings, things get freaky. 2x12 Jazz Rivet Single, Dual 2x12" Roland® JC-120
Ripple
2x12 Silver Bell Single, Dual 2x12" Vox® AC-30TB Silver
Changes the Bias of the power tubes. Lower values achieve a “colder”
Bias Class AB biasing. At maximum, the amp is operating in Class A. 2x12 Blue Bell Single, Dual 2x12" Vox® AC-30 Fawn Blue
Determines how the power amp tubes' voicing reacts when pushed 2x12 Match H30 Single, Dual 1x12" Matchless® DC-30 G12H30
Bias X hard. Set low for a tighter feel. Set high for more tube compression.
This parameter is highly reactive with the Drive and Master settings. 2x12 Match G25 Single, Dual 1x12" Matchless® DC-30 Greenback 25
4x10 Tweed P10R Single, Dual 4x10" Fender® Bassman® P10R
4x12 WhoWatt 100 Single, Dual 4x12" Hiwatt® AP Fane®
Speaker Cabinet Models 4x12 Mandarin EM Single, Dual 4x12" Orange® Eminence
The following Cab models are available within the Amp+Cab and Cab block category
4x12 Greenback25 Single, Dual 4x12" Marshall® Basketweave G12 M25
menus for all Helix devices and HX Stomp devices, as of firmware version 2.90. All Cab
models also include your choice of Mic model type used on the Cab, as well as several 4x12 Greenback20 Single, Dual 4x12" Marshall® Basketweave G12 M20
Mic settings (see the list of “Microphone Models” on page 56).
4x12 Blackback30 Single, Dual 4x12" Park® 75 G12 H30
There are two subcategories of Cab blocks—Single and Dual. Not surprisingly, Dual
Cabs require twice as much processor usage as single Cabs. When you select a Dual 4x12 1960 T75 Single, Dual 4x12" Marshall® 1960 AT75
Cab within the Model menu, you’ll see two model tabs, allowing you to select the 4x12 Uber V30 Single, Dual 4x12" Bogner® Uberkab V30
specific cab and settings for each. Dual Cab blocks are stereo, with each of the two
cabs panned hard left and right. 4x12 Uber T75 Single, Dual 4x12" Bogner® Uberkab T75
4x12 Cali V30 Single, Dual 4x12" MESA/Boogie® 4FB V30
Cab Models
4x12 XXL V30 Single, Dual 4x12" ENGL® XXL V30
Model Subcategories Based On*
4x12 SoloLead EM Single, Dual 4x12" Soldano
Soup Pro Ellipse Single, Dual 1 x 6x9" Supro® S6616
1x12 Del Sol Single, Dual 1x12" Sunn® Coliseum
1x8 Small Tweed Single, Dual 1x8" Fender® Champ
1x15 Ampeg B-15 Single, Dual 1x15" Ampeg® B-15
1x12 Field Coil Single, Dual 1x12" Gibson® EH185
1x18 Del Sol Single, Dual 1x18" Sunn® Coliseum
1x12 Fullerton Single, Dual 1x12" Fender® 5C3 Tweed Deluxe
1x18 Woody Blue Single, Dual 1x18" Acoustic® 360
1x12 Grammatico Single, Dual 1x12" Grammatico® LaGrange
2x15 Brute Single, Dual 2x15" MESA/Boogie® 2x15 EV
1x12 US Deluxe Single, Dual 1x12" Fender® Deluxe Oxford
4x10 Ampeg HLF Single, Dual 4x10" Ampeg® SVT® 410HLF
1x12 Celest 12H Single, Dual 1x12" ÷13 JRT 9/15 G12 H30
6x10 Cali Power Single, Dual 6x10" MESA/Boogie® Power House
1x12 Blue Bell Single, Dual 1x12" Vox® AC-15 Blue
8x10 Ampeg SVT E Single, Dual 8x10" Ampeg® SVT®
1x12 Lead 80 Single, Dual 1x12" Bogner® Shiva CL80
*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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Microphone Models Cab & Mic Settings
Knob Parameter Description
Mic Models
1 Mic Selects one of the 16 available mic models.
Model Based On*
Sets the distance (1 inch to 12 inches) between the mic and
57 Dynamic Shure® SM57 2 Distance the speaker grille.
409 Dynamic Sennheiser® MD 409 3 Low Cut Filters a portion of the cab's bass and/or treble frequencies,
421 Dynamic Sennheiser® MD 421-U 4 High Cut which can help remove rumble and/or high-end harshness.

30 Dynamic Heil Sound® PR 30 Sets the amount of “early reflections.” Higher values add more
5 EarlyReflc reflective room sound to your Amp tone.
20 Dynamic Electro-Voice RE20
®

6 Level Adjusts the overall output level of the Cab.

121 Ribbon Royer® R-121
160 Ribbon Beyerdynamic® M 160
4038 Ribbon Coles 4038
414 Cond AKG® C414 TLII
84 Cond Neumann® KM84
67 Cond Neumann® U67
87 Cond Neumann® U87
47 Cond Neumann® U47
112 Dynamic AKG® D112
12 Dynamic AKG® D12
7 Dynamic Shure® SM7

*See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 57 All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them.
These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

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U.S. Registered Trademarks
All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them. These
trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.

5150 is a registered trademark of ELVH Inc. Korg is a registered trademark of Korg, Inc.
Acoustic is a registered trademark of GTRC Services, Inc. Leslie is a registered trademark of Suzuki Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Aguilar is a registered trademark David Boonshoft. Lone Star is a registered trademark of Randall C. Smith.
AKG, DOD and Whammy are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries, Inc. Marshall is a registered trademark of Marshall Amplification Plc.
Arbiter is a registered trademark of Sound City Amplification LLC. Matchless is a registered trademark of Matchless, LLC.
Ashly is a registered trademark of Ashly Audio, Inc. MAXON is a registered trademark of Nisshin Onpa Co., Ltd.
Binson, Dytronics, LA-2A and Teletronix are registered trademarks of Universal Audio, Inc. Mesa/Boogie and Rectifier are registered trademarks of Mesa/Boogie, Ltd.
Beyerdynamic is a registered trademark of Beyer Dynamic GmbH & Co. KG. Moog and Moogerfooger are registered trademarks of Moog Music, Inc.
Bogner and Überschall are registered trademarks of Bogner Amplification. Musitronics is a registered trademark of Mark S. Simonsen.
BOSS and Roland are registered trademarks of Roland Corporation U.S. Mu-Tron is a registered trademark of Henry Zajac.
Carvin is a registered trademark of Kiesel Guitars. Neumann is a registered trademark of Georg Neumann GmbH.
Colorsound is a registered trademark of Sola Sound Limited Corporation, UK. Orange is a registered trademark of Orange Brand Services Limited.
Cry Baby, Dunlop, Fuzz Face, MXR and Uni-Vibe are registered trademarks of Dunlop Park is a registered trademark of AMP RX LLC.
Manufacturing, Inc.
Paul Reed Smith and Archon are registered trademarks of Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP.
Darkglass and Microtubes are registered trademarks of Darkglass Electronics, TMI Douglas
Castro. Peavey is a registered trademark of Peavey Electronics Corporation.

Digitech is a registered trademark of DOD Electronics Corporation. Revv is a registered trademark of Revv Amplification Inc.

Dr. Z is a registered trademark of Dr. Z Amps, Inc. RMC is a registered trademark of Richard McClish.

EBS is a registered trademark according of EBS Holding. Royer is a registered trademark of Bulldog Audio, Inc. DBA Rover Labs.

EchoRec is a registered trademark of Nicholas Harris. Sennheiser is a registered trademark of Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG.

Electro-Harmonix and Big Muff Pi are registered trademarks of New Sensor Corp. Shure is a registered trademark of Shure Inc.

Electro-Voice is a registered trademark of Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Silvertone is a registered trademark of Samick Music Corporation.

Engl is a registered trademark of Beate Ausflug and Edmund Engl. Supro is a registered trademark of Absara Audio LLC.

Eventide is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc. TC Electronic is a registered trademark of MUSIC Group IP Ltd.

Fane is a trademark of Fane International Ltd. Tech21 is a registered trademark of Tech21 Licensing Ltd.

Fender, Twin Reverb, Bassman, Champ, Deluxe Reverb and Sunn are registered trademarks Timmy is a registered trademark of Paul Cochrane AKA PAULCAUDIO.
of Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Trainwreck is a registered trademark of of Scott Alan Fischer and Mona Fischer.
Fulltone is a registered trademark of Fulltone Musical Products, Inc. Tube Screamer is a registered trademark of Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd.
Gallien-Krueger is a registered trademark of Gallien Technology, Inc. Tycobrahe is a registered trademark of Kurt Stier.
Gibson and Maestro are registered trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp. Vox is a registered trademark of Vox R&D Limited.
Heil Sound is a registered trademark of Heil Sound Ltd. Way Huge is a registered trademark of Saucy Inc.
Hiwatt is a registered trademark of Simon Giles and Justin Harrison. Xotic is a registered trademark of Prosound Communications, Inc.
Ibanez is a registered trademark of Hoshino, Inc.
Klon is a registered trademark of Klon, LLC.

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Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts are available to speed up tasks when working in the HX Edit application. Where indicated, some shortcuts require that “focus” be placed on a
window, panel, or specific control to be able to trigger its function. To place focus within the desired window, press your Tab key to cycle focus between the Librarian, Editor, and
Inspector windows—you'll see the window outlined in blue to indicate it has focus. Whenever the Command Center, Global EQ, or Preferences modal windows are opened from
the app's Window menu, they will automatically have focus. To place focus on a tabbed panel, click directly within the desired Presets, Impulses, Edit, or Controller Assign panel.
To place focus on any block, or on any parameter slider, button or menu list, simply click directly on it to select it, or use the Up/Down and Left/Right arrow keys to navigate through
blocks, presets, IRs or menu items.

HX Device Owners: Shortcuts listed in the following tables are the same for use with Helix and HX devices, except where noted.

Global Shortcuts
Command Mac PC Function - These shortcuts perform the following functions regardless of focus
Window Focus Tab
Toggles focus between the Librarian, Signal Flow, and Inspector (as indicated by blue outline of selected window)
(forward)
Window Focus Shift
+ Tab
Performs same focus action as above, but rotates through Librarian, Signal Flow and Inspector in reverse order
(reverse)
Enter Tap Tempo T “Tap” the key rhythmically to enter the system Tap Tempo value

Tap Tempo Mode Shift

+ T Changes the Tap Tempo Mode menu selection (Per Snapshot, Per Preset or Global)
Selection
HX Edit Pilot’s N/A F1 Launches this PDF document you are now reading
Guide
About Box Window N/A Alt
+ ?
/
Displays the About HX Edit window, containing application version information

HX Edit Menu Commands - Shortcuts (Mac only)

Command Mac PC Function - These shortcuts perform the following functions, regardless of focus
Preferences ⌘ <
+ , * Opens the Preferences window.
Command

Quit HX Edit ⌘
Command
+ Q * Quits the HX Edit application.

*See the File Menu Commands table for PC equivalent shortcuts.)

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 File Menu Commands - Shortcuts
Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus Signal Flow Panel Focus Inspector Tab Focus
Save Preset ⌘
Command
+ S Ctrl
+ S Saves the currently loaded preset

Save Preset As Shift

+ Ctrl
+ Displays the Save As window, where you can choose the destination setlist and preset
⌘
Command
+ S Shift
+ S

Import Preset/IR ⌘
Command
+ I Ctrl
+ I Imports a preset into the Imports an IR into the currently- These shortcuts are functional and act upon the
currently-selected librarian list selected librarian list slot Presets or Impulses tab, whichever is currently
slot displayed within the Library window

Export Preset/IR ⌘
Command
+ E Ctrl
+ E Exports the currently-selected Exports the currently-selected
preset IR
Import Setlist Alt
Option + Ctrl + Imports a setlist, replacing the No function These shortcuts are functional whenever the Presets
current setlist and its presets tab is currently displayed within the Library window
⌘
Command
+ I Alt
+ I

Export Setlist Alt

Option + Ctrl + Exports the current setlist and
its presets as a setlist file to
⌘
Command
+ E Alt
+ E your computer
Import Bundle Shift
+ Ctrl
+ Imports a bundle, replacing all No function These shortcuts are functional whenever the Presets
(Helix devices) setlists and presets tab is currently displayed within the Library window
⌘
Command
+ I Shift
+ I

Export Bundle Shift

+ Ctrl
+ Exports all setlists and their
(Helix devices) presets as a bundle file to
⌘
Command
+ E Shift
+ E your computer
Preferences * Alt
+ Enter
Return
Opens Preferences window (use ESC to close the window)

Quit * Ctrl
+ Q Quits HX Edit application

*See the HX Edit Menu Commands table for Mac equivalent shortcuts.

Edit Menu Commands - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus Signal Flow Panel Focus Inspector Tab Focus
Undo ⌘
Command
+ Z Ctrl
+ Z No function No function Reverses the last supported Reverses the last supported
block or signal flow action Edit tab action
Redo Shift
+ Ctrl
+ No function No function Reverses the last Undo Reverses the last Undo
action within the signal flow action within the Edit tab
⌘
Command
+ Z Shift
+ Z

Cut ⌘
Command
+ X Ctrl
+ X No function No function Copies the selected block & No function
its settings to the clipboard
and deletes the block from
the signal flow

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 Edit Menu Commands - Shortcuts
Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus Signal Flow Panel Focus Inspector Tab Focus
Copy ⌘
Command
+ C Ctrl
+ C Copies the Copies the Copies the selected block No function
currently-selected preset (in currently-selected IR (with (with its current settings) to
its last-saved state) to the its current settings) to the the clipboard
clipboard clipboard
Paste ⌘
Command
+ V Ctrl
+ V Pastes the last-copied Pastes the last-copied IR Pastes the last-copied No function
preset from the clipboard from the clipboard into the block from the clipboard
into the selected preset selected IR location into the selected block
location location
Clear ⌘
Command
+ Delete Delete No function Clears the selected IR Deletes the block from the No function
location(s) signal flow
Select All ⌘
Command
+ A Ctrl
+ A Selects all 128 preset Selects all 128 IR locations No function No function
locations within the current within the Impulses list
setlist
Rename ⌘
Command
+ R Ctrl
+ R Allows the selected preset Allows the selected IR to be Allows the currently loaded preset to be renamed
to be renamed renamed

Window Menu Commands - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Presets or Impulses Tab Focus Signal Flow Panel Focus Inspector Window Focus
Show/Hide Librarian Panel Shift
+ Ctrl
+ Shows or hides the Preset/Impulses Librarian panel
⌘
Command
+ L Shift
+ L

Command Center Shift

+ Ctrl
+ Opens (and places focus in) and closes the Command Center window
(Helix & HX Effects) ⌘ + M + M
Command Shift

Global EQ Shift
+ Ctrl
+ Opens (and places focus in) and closes the Global EQ window
(Helix devices) ⌘ + G + G
Command Shift

Snapshots Menu Commands - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus Signal Flow Panel Focus Inspector Tab Focus
Copy Shift
+ Ctrl
+ Copies the currently loaded snapshot to the clipboard
⌘
Command
+ C Shift
+ C

Paste Shift
+ Ctrl
+ Pastes the last-copied snapshot contents from the clipboard into the current snapshot
⌘
Command
+ V Shift
+ V

Rename Shift
+ Ctrl
+ Allows you to enter in a new title to rename the current snapshot
⌘
Command
+ R Shift
+ R

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 Snapshots Menu Commands - Shortcuts
Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus Signal Flow Panel Focus Inspector Tab Focus
Snapshot 1 ⌘
Command
+ 1 Ctrl
+ 1 Loads Snapshot 1
(All Helix & HX
devices)
Snapshot 2 ⌘
Command
+ 2 Ctrl
+ 2 Loads Snapshot 2
(All Helix & HX
devices)
Snapshot 3 ⌘
Command
+ 3 Ctrl
+ 3 Loads Snapshot 3
(All Helix & HX
devices)
Snapshot 4 ⌘
Command
+ 4 Ctrl
+ 4 Loads Snapshot 4
(Helix & HX Effects
devices)
Snapshot 5 ⌘
Command
+ 5 Ctrl
+ 5 Loads Snapshot 5
(Helix devices)
Snapshot 6 ⌘
Command
+ 6 Ctrl
+ 6 Loads Snapshot 6
(Helix devices)
Snapshot 7 ⌘
Command
+ 7 Ctrl
+ 7 Loads Snapshot 7
(Helix devices)
Snapshot 8 ⌘
Command
+ 8 Ctrl
+ 8 Loads Snapshot 8
(Helix devices)

Librarian Window - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus
Presets Tab P Displays and changes focus to the Presets tab No function

Impulses Tab I No function Displays and changes focus to the Impulses tab

Display Context Ctrl

+ Displays the context menu for selected preset location Displays the context menu for selected IR location
Menu
or or (Navigate an open menu using Up/Down Arrow keys and (Navigate an open menu using Up/Down Arrow keys and
+ Enter ENTER key to make selection. Use ESC key to dismiss ENTER key to make selection. Use ESC key to dismiss
Shift Return
menu.) menu.)
or
Shift
+ Enter
Return

Change Tab Focus Changes focus between the Presets and IR tabs Changes focus between the Presets and IR tabs
Navigate Selection Navigates the preset selection within the current setlist Navigates the IR selection within the Impulses list

Extend Selection + Extends the preset selection within the current setlist Extends the IR selection within the Impulses list
Shift

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 Librarian Window - Shortcuts
Command Mac PC Presets Tab Focus Impulses Tab Focus
Contiguous Multi- Shift
+ Selects contiguous, multiple presets within the current Selects contiguous, multiple IRs within the Impulses list
select setlist
Non-contiguous ⌘
Command
+ Ctrl
+ Selects non-contiguous, multiple presets within the current Selects non-contiguous, multiple IRs within the Impulses
Multi-select setlist list
Rename Preset/IR Renames the clicked preset (click once and then a 2nd time Renames the clicked IR (click once and then a 2nd time 1/3
1/3 of a second or later) of a second or later)
Delay click
Rename Setlist R Renames the current setlist No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 1 1 Displays Setlist 1 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 2 2 Displays Setlist 2 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 3 3 Displays Setlist 3 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 4 4 Displays Setlist 4 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 5 5 Displays Setlist 5 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 6 6 Displays Setlist 6 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 7 7 Displays Setlist 7 No function
(Helix devices)
Setlist 8 8 Displays Setlist 8 No function
(Helix devices)

Signal Flow Window - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Function - These shortcuts perform the following functions when the Signal Flow window has focus
Navigate Selection Selects and cycles through blocks within the Signal Flow

Edit Tab Enter

Return
Activates the Edit tab, displays the edit options for the selected block, and gives focus to the Model Category of the
selected block's model
Display Block Shift
+ Enter
Return Shift
+ Enter
Return
Displays the block's context menu*
Context Menu
or Ctrl
+ or
or

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 Signal Flow Window - Shortcuts
Command Mac PC Function - These shortcuts perform the following functions when the Signal Flow window has focus
Block Bypass Spacebar Toggles the bypass state of the selected block
Toggle
Amp Block Select A Selects and cycles through selecting the Amp, Amp+Cab and Preamp blocks within the current preset
(Helix & HX Effects
devices)
Block Select Selects a block or empty block location
Single-click
Display Edit tab - Double click on any block or empty block location to display the Model Browser to choose a model
Model Browser Double-click
*Open context menus can be navigated by arrow keys, where ENTER makes a selection, and ESC dismisses the open menu.

Inspector Window - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Edit Tab Focus* Bypass/Controller Assign Tab Focus
Edit Tab E or H No function Displays and places focus on the Edit tabbed panel

Bypass/Controller B or C Displays and places focus on the Bypass/Controller No function

Assign Tab Assign tabbed panel
Select Previous/Next Advances the focus to the previous or next parameter No function
Parameter or List slider or list
(If Model Grid view is visible, Shift must be used to
advance focus out of Model Grid—see next shortcut)
Select Previous/Next Shift + Advances the focus to the first parameter on the No function
Tabbed List previous or next tabbed list (if Amp+Cab or Dual Cab,
or if Variax input parameters are present)
Snapshot Assign Alt
+ Click directly on any parameter slider to quickly assign/ No function
unassign its value to/from a Snapshots controller (or,
when a parameter slider has focus, press S).
Display Context Shift
+ Enter
Return Shift
+ Enter
Return
Display the context menu for the selected parameter Display the context menu for the selected Bypass or
Menu slider Controller Assignment within the Assignments list
or + or
Ctrl
(Note that the Shift+Enter shortcut does not work within
this tab, but right click actions do)
or
Reset to Default ⌘
Command
+ Ctrl
+ Click on any block’s parameter slider to reset it to its Click on any assignment’s parameter slider to reset it to
default value (or, when a parameter slider has focus, its default value (or, when a parameter slider has focus,
press D). press D)
Toggle Model List G Toggles between displaying the Category/Model List No function
and Grid Views View and Model Grid View
*Focus within the Edit tab is indicated by turquoise colored outline surrounding a Model Browser item, or vertical line at left of parameter sliders. See next section for more details.

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Edit Tab - Model Browser Shortcuts
There are numerous keyboard shortcuts available for working within the multi-level Model
Browser of the Inspector's Edit tab. The functionality of these shortcuts is dependent Edit Tab: Category List or Model/Grid List Focus Shortcuts
upon the element within the Edit tab that currently has focus, as described below.
Mac or PC Function
List/Grid View Toggle Sub-category Menu
Changes category or model selection

Moves focus between Category List, Model List and Parameter

Sliders
(If Model Grid view is visible, Shift must be used to advance focus
out of Model Grid)
For navigation when the Model Grid View is in use—Moves focus to
Shift
+ the first parameter slider

Shift
+ For navigation when the Model Grid View is in use—Displays the
Model Category Menu
(Use Up/Down Arrow keys and ENTER keys to navigate and select
Category within menu)
G Toggles between displaying the Category/Model List View and
Model Grid View
+ D Selects Distortion category
Category List Model List/Grid Parameter Sliders Shift

Within the Model Browser, the element that currently has focus is indicated by a Shift
+ Y Selects Dynamics category
turquoise colored outline. You can set the focus by either clicking to select an item
within the list, or use your Up/Down/Left/Right arrow keys. Shift
+ Q Selects EQ category

Model Focus (List View) Shift

+ M Selects Modulation category

Model Focus (Grid View) + L Selects Delay category

Shift

Model Category Shift

+ R Selects Reverb category
Focus
Shift
+ S Selects Pitch/Synth category

Shift
+ F Selects Filter category

+W Selects Wah category

Slider Focus Shift

Alt
Option + Selects Amp+Cab category (Helix and HX Stomp devices)
Shift
+ A

Shift
+ A Selects Amp category (Helix and HX Stomp devices)

Shift
+ P Selects Preamp category (Helix and HX Stomp devices)

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Edit Tab: Category List or Model/Grid List Focus Shortcuts Edit Tab: Parameter Slider Focus Shortcuts
Mac or PC Function Mac or PC Function

Shift
+ C Selects Cab category (Helix and HX Stomp devices) D Sets the selected parameter to its default value

Shift
+ I Selects IR category S For block parameters, assigns parameter to a Snapshot controller

+ V Selects Volume/Pan category Double-click Enters edit mode for numerical parameter value (tap Enter/Return
Shift
key to accept edited value)
Shift
+ N Selects Send/Return category

Shift
+ O Selects Looper category TIP: The above Parameter Slider Focus Shortcuts are also functional for parameter
sliders within the Inspector - Bypass/Controller Assign tab.

Edit Tab: Parameter Slider Focus Shortcuts

Mac or PC Function
+ Increments/decrements parameter value - fine adjustment
=
_
or -

+ Increments/decrements parameter value - coarse adjustment

Shift

or
+
=
Shift
+ _
-
Enter
Return
Edits numerical parameter value or shows drop-down menu for
discrete parameter choices. (Navigate an open menu using Up/
Down Arrow keys and ENTER key to make selection. Use ESC key
to dismiss menu.)

Shift
Opens the selected slider's context menu for controller assignment
+ options
Enter
Return

N For “Note Sync” capable parameters (indicated by the button to

the right of the slider), this toggles the functionality between Note
Sync and ms/Hz

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Command Center, Global EQ & Preferences Window Shortcuts
(Helix and HX Effects devices only) Focus within these windows is indicated by the turquoise colored outline surrounding a control, or by the vertical line at left of any parameter slider.

Command Center Window - Shortcuts (Helix and HX Effects devices)

Command Mac PC Function
Any Control Has Focus
Open/Close Shift
+ Shift
+ Opens and closes the Command Center Window
Command Center ⌘ + M + M You can alternatively use ESC to close the open Command Center window
Command Ctrl

Focus Next Tab

Move focus to next command parameter

Focus Previous Shift

+ Tab
Move focus to previous command parameter

Parameter Slider Focus

Adjust Parameter + Adjusts the selected parameter slider's value up or down using small increments
Value - Fine =
_
or -

Adjust Parameter + Adjusts the selected parameter slider's value up or down using large increments
Value - Coarse Shift

or
+
=
Shift
+ _
-

Edit Numerical Enter

Return
Edits the selected parameter's numerical value, or displays a parameter's drop-down menu for parameter options
Parameter Value
Customize Label Control Focus
Edit Custom Label Enter
Return
Edits the text within the Customize label field to create a custom name for any Footswitch label

Remove Custom Delete Deletes the text within an edited Customize label field and returns it to its default label
Label
Controller Grid Focus
Select Controller When any Controller (Instant, Footswitch , Variax Knob or EXP Pedal) has focus within the Grid pane—Moves the
Within Grid selection to the next or previous Controller
(Use TAB to place focus on Command menu and then use Arrow keys to choose Command option)

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 Command Center Window - Shortcuts (Helix and HX Effects devices)
Command Mac PC Function
Command Menu Focus (as indicated)
Command Menu When the Command Menu has focus, but the menu is not open—chooses the next or previous option within the
Option Selection Command menu. Once the desired command within the menu list is highlighted, press the ENTER key to choose the
+ command
or _=
-

Open Command Enter

Return
When the Command Menu has focus, but the menu is not open—use the ENTER key to open the menu, and then use
Menu the following shortcut keys to choose a command from the open menu list.
Dismiss Command Esc
When the Command Menu has focus and is open—use the ESC key to close the menu without making a selection
Menu
Change Command When the Command Menu has focus and is open—use the Up/Down Arrow keys to highlight the desired command in
Menu Selection the menu list, then use the ENTER key to select the highlighted command

Global EQ Window - Shortcuts (Helix and HX Stomp devices)

Command Mac PC Function
Any Control Has Focus
Open/Close Global Shift
+ Shift
+ Opens and closes the Global EQ Window.
EQ You can alternatively use ESC to close the open Global EQ window.
⌘
Command
+ G Ctrl
+ G

Focus Next Tab

Move focus to next control

Focus Previous Shift

+ Tab
Move focus to previous control

Reset R Invoke the Reset button to set all parameters “flat”

Apply EQ A Cycle through the Apply EQ menu's output modes

(Helix devices)
Bypass B Toggle Bypass on/off

EQ Graph Pane Focus

Low Cut 1 Selects the Low Cut node

Low Peak 2 Selects the Low Peak node

Mid Peak 3 Selects the Mid Peak node

High Peak 4 Selects the High Peak node

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 Global EQ Window - Shortcuts (Helix and HX Stomp devices)
Command Mac PC Function
High Cut 5 Selects the High Cut node

Adjust Edit Node - Adjusts the selected edit node in small increments
Fine Use the numbered keys above to select the desired node, then use Up/Down keys to edit Gain and Left/Right arrow keys
to edit Frequency
Adjust Edit Node - Shift
+ Tab
Adjusts the selected edit node in large increments
Coarse Use the numbered keys above to select the desired node, then use Up/Down keys to edit Gain and Left/Right arrow keys
to edit Frequency

Increment Q Value Q Increments the selected node's Q parameter value by 0.1

- Fine
Increment Q Value Shift
+ Q Increments the selected node's Q parameter value by 1.0
- Coarse
Decrement Q Value Ctrl
+ Q Decrements the selected node's Q parameter value by 0.1
- Fine
Decrement Q Value Ctrl
+ Decrements the selected node's Q parameter value by 1.0
- Coarse
Shift
+ Q

Control-Specific Focus (as indicated)

Reset Enter
Return
When the Reset button has focus—Resets all parameters to default “flat” values

Bypass Spacebar When the Bypass button has focus—Toggles Global EQ Bypass

Close Window Enter

Return
When the Done button has focus—Triggers the Done button to exit the Global EQ window. Optionally, you can use the
ESC key to close the window
Apply To When the Apply To output menu has focus—Selects the Apply To output menu's next or previous option. Optionally, you
Output Options can use the ENTER key when the menu has focus to expand and view the menu list
(Helix devices)
+
=
or _
-

Preferences Window - Shortcuts

Command Mac PC Function
Open Preferences ⌘ + <, Alt
Opens the Preferences window
Window
Command
+ You can use the ESC key to close the window
Enter
Return

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Additional Mouse Behaviors
But wait, there's more! To follow are additional time-saving gestures using your mouse
wheel or mouse buttons.
• Use your mouse wheel while hovering over...
• Any block within the Signal Flow to access the block’s Bypass and Clear
buttons
• Any parameter slider and adjust its value
• Any scroll bar to scroll the panel's contents, such as within the Presets and
Impulses lists and Edit and Bypass/Controller Assign tabs
• The Snapshots menu to load a different snapshot
• The numerical Tap Tempo control to increment/decrement the tempo value
• The Setlist menu (Helix devices) to load a different setlist

• Left-click and hold the mouse button, or right-click on...

• The Preset tab's Setlist menu (Helix devices) to rename the current setlist
• The Snapshots menu to rename the current snapshot
• The numerical Tap Tempo control to edit the numerical tempo value
• Within the Presets Librarian tabbed window, Alt/Option + Left-click (Mac) or Ctrl
+ Left-click (PC) and drag and drop any preset (or multiple selected presets) to
copy into new preset slot locations, overwriting the presets that currently exist
there. (Dragging and dropping a preset without using a modifier key moves the
preset and reorders your preset list.)
• Just try Right-clicking (or Ctrl+Left-clicking on Mac) on different items within
the application, and you may just discover a handy menu of commands you
didn’t know about!

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Firmware Updater &
Upon launch of HX Edit (or once you’ve signed in with HX Edit), if the app finds a
newer firmware version for your device online, you’ll see a pop-up window. Here
you can choose to Remind Me Later, read the Release Notes, or click Update

Additional Resources
Now to proceed and update your device.*

Helix and HX Device Firmware Updater

As of HX Edit version 2.90, a Firmware Updater is now built right in to the HX Edit
application! With your Helix or HX device connected and an active Internet connection,
when you launch HX Edit, it will automatically check to see if your device has the latest
available firmware installed, and you’ll be prompted to have HX Edit update your device *IMPORTANT! Please be sure to read the Release Notes for all Line 6
if needed. You can also access the Check for Updates button within the HX Edit application and device driver installations first, before performing
Preferences window at any time - see page 42. It is highly recommended to always updates or installations. There may be specific instructions for the order
use the latest versions of device firmware, HX Edit, and Helix Native software to benefit and procedure to perform the update, depending on the existing version
from the latest features and the smoothest product compatibility. you already have installed.

To Update your Device Firmware Also, whenever a newer firmware is available, you’ll see a notification at the
If you have not done so already, update your HX Edit application to version 2.92 (or the bottom right of the HX Edit app window.
latest available version), available from line6.com/software/, then connect your Helix or
HX device to your Mac or PC and launch HX Edit and proceed with the following steps.

NOTE: If you wish to install any firmware version on your device other than the
Choosing OK in the above Update Available window launches the Updater, which
latest, using a version of HX Edit older than v2.90, and/or have no Internet
walks you through the simple backup and firmware update process, as described
connection on your current computer, you must use the separate Line 6 Updater
in the following steps.
application—please skip to “Using the Line 6 Updater App” on page 72.
• Create Backup - You are prompted to create a backup, which includes all your
Sign In: If you have not already done so, click the My Account button at the device’s presets, setlists, IRs and global settings. Click OK to continue
lower left of the HX Edit window and choose Sign In, enter your Username and
Password, and click Sign in. If you have not yet created one, click Create a Line
6 Account in the Sign In window to go to the line6.com website and create your
free account, and then return to HX Edit and sign in.

Signing in to your Line 6 account within HX Edit

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• Optionally, you can customize the title, description, and save location for your • Update Device: Click Update and the Updater does its thing—simply sit back
Backup file within the Create Backup window (see page 21 for details). Click and wait for the update to run, as indicated by the status bar at the bottom of
the Create Backup button to proceed. the window. It is especially important not to disturb the device’s controls
and cable connections until the update fully completes!

• End User License Agreement: - You must agree to the terms of the License
Agreement to perform the firmware installation - read and click OK to continue. • Update Complete: Once finished, you’ll see the Update Complete screen. Just
click Back to HX Edit and wait for your device to restart and rebuild all presets.
You’ll then be reconnected to the HX Edit app—ready to start using the new
firmware!

While the presets on your device will not be altered, some minor sonic changes
may still occur with some firmware updates, as noted within any firmware’s
Release Notes.

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 TIP: In most cases, firmware versions will also include new Factory Presets. *NOTE: If the computer you are using is not connected to the Internet, it is
However, the firmware update process does not install these new Factory Presets still possible to use Line 6 Updater in “Offline Mode” to update your
(since we figure you really would not want any of your existing presets overwritten!). You device. Please see the steps at the end of this section for details.
can install them by performing a Factory Restore—please see your Helix or HX Owner's • Once logged in, any USB-connected and supported Line 6 products will appear
Manual for details. in the main view of the Line 6 Updater application. Click on the device you wish
to update and your device's current firmware version and available updates are
TIP: Alternatively, you can manually check for available firmware updates anytime displayed.
by clicking the Check For Updates button found within “The Preferences
• Select the desired firmware version and click the Update button.
Window”.
• The firmware’s Release Notes are shown before continuing with the update
process. Read them for important details.*
• The License Agreement is displayed next. Read through the agreement and
Click Accept to agree to the terms and conditions and start the update process.
Using the Line 6 Updater App • You'll then see the firmware's Special Instructions displayed. Be sure to read all
instructions here carefully and follow the steps closely.
As mentioned in the previous section, for updating to the latest available Helix
• When ready click Next and Line 6 Updater software will assist you in performing
or HX device firmware, it is recommended to use the built in Firmware Updater
the update in minutes. It is especially important not to disturb the device’s
within HX Edit version 2.92. If for any reason you prefer to use an earlier version
controls and cable connections until the update fully completes!
of HX Edit, and/or wish to “roll back” to or install firmware version older than version
2.90, you must use the separate Line 6 Updater application. The Line 6 Updater While the presets on your device will not be altered, some minor sonic changes may still
software is installed automatically on Windows computers with the installation of the occur with firmware updates, as noted within any firmware's Release Notes.
HX Edit application—or, the latest Mac and Windows versions can be downloaded from
line6.com/software/. Using Line 6 Updater in Offline Mode
If the computer you are using to run the Line 6 Updater app is not connected to the
IMPORTANT! Please be sure to read the Release Notes for all Line 6 Internet, you can use the app’s Offline Mode to update your Helix or HX edit device’s
application and device driver installations first, before performing firmware, as follows.
updates or installations. Also read the Release Notes and Special Instructions
displayed within the Line 6 Updater application when starting a firmware update • You’ll need to first obtain the latest firmware for your specific Helix or HX device
(see the following steps). There may be specific instructions for the order and by downloading it from the line6.com/software/ web page, then manually copy
procedure to perform the update, depending on the existing version you already the downloaded (.hxf) file to your computer where you’ll be running Line 6
have installed. Updater. Connect your Helix or HX device directly to the computer’s USB port.

NOTE: While on the Line 6 software page, it is highly recommended that you
TIP: It is always a good idea to create a backup of your Helix or HX device's contents fully read the Release Notes for the firmware version that you are about to
before performing a firmware update! The best procedure is to perform the backup download before running Line 6 Updater. These notes may include important
in your existing HX Edit version first—then update to the latest device firmware and details on the steps for your specific update!
HX Edit versions. See “Creating & Restoring Complete Device Backups” on page 21.
• Launch Line 6 Updater. Rather than logging in, press the Offline Mode button.
To use the Line 6 Updater application - Once you have Line 6 Updater installed, with • Choose the Helix or HX device that you wish to update.
your Helix or HX device connected and powered on, quit all other Line 6 and audio
applications and launch the application. • Click the Choose File button to browse your computer and select the (.hxf)
firmware file you obtained in the first step.
On Mac - Go to Applications > Line 6 > Line 6 Updater • Now just press the Next button and proceed with the update, carefully following
On Windows® - Go to the Start button menu > All Apps (or Programs) > Line 6 > all the screen instructions until the process completes.
Line 6 Updater
TIP: Whenever installing firmware, you must be sure to also install the matching
• Once you’ve launched the Line 6 Updater app, you will be asked to sign into version number of the HX Edit application. Please visit line6.com/software/ to find
your Line 6 account.* If you do not have an account, you must first create one. the correct application version.
Follow the prompts through to the quick online registration.

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Additional Resources
Looking for more info? We’ve got plenty of online resources, just a click away.
• Additional Help documentation covering Helix & HX hardware and Helix Native
Plug-in is available on the Line 6 Support site at Line 6 Product Manuals.
• Visit the Line 6 CustomTone site where you can share your presets with the
world, and download free presets created by Line 6 and other users just like
you.
• Looking for some professionally crafted presets and Impulse Responses for
your Helix device or Helix Native plug-in? Check out the new Marketplace, and
be sure to check back often for news and product announcements.
• Can’t get enough Line 6 gear & accessories? Head on over to the Line 6 Online
Shop.
• Check out the Line 6 Support page for access to helpful tips, videos, discussion
forums, or to contact Line 6 Technical Support.

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