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snapshots and modes
Three layers, and the gap only exists on one of them
A snapshot is a saved position of the controls inside one preset: which blocks are on, and where their parameters sit. Nothing loads or unloads when you change snapshot, so it happens instantly and delay and reverb tails carry through. A preset change reloads everything and cuts them.
There are eight snapshots in every preset on this device.
Helix 3.80 Owner's ManualPreset
Small gapA whole rig: every block, every setting and the routing.
Use for A different song, or a different setup.
Helix 3.80 Owner's ManualSnapshot
No gapA saved position of the controls within the loaded preset. Nothing reloads.
Use for Song sections: verse, chorus, solo. Anything inside one song.
Helix 3.80 Owner's ManualStomp
No gapOne footswitch turning one block on or off, like a pedal.
Use for Anything you kick in when you feel like it, not on a plan.
Helix 3.80 Owner's ManualOne preset per song, one snapshot per section
If a change happens inside a song, make it a snapshot. If it happens between songs, it can be a preset. Presets used where snapshots belong cause the gap you hear when sounds change.
The exception is a sound you reach for on impulse, like a boost, a tuner or a bit of chaos. That is what stomp mode is for, and it works alongside snapshots.