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controls and footswitches
Every control on the Helix Rack, on a diagram you can click. Pick anything to see what it does, including the gestures not printed on the chassis.
Helix Rack · front panel · 3u · schematic, drawn from Line 6’s panel diagram
joystick
The main navigation control on the rack's front panel. Moves, selects, changes models and opens the model list.
- Move
- Selects a block on the signal flow.
- Turn
- Changes the selected block's model.
- Press
- Opens the model list.
- Press ACTION, then move the joystick
- Moves the block, not the selection.
- Worth knowing
- Turning it changes the model as you go. Press it first to browse the list without changing your sound.
The things you have to be told
Some of these are printed on the box. The rest are in the manual, or nowhere, and they are the difference between owning this device and being able to use it.
Hold FS1 + FS7 on Helix Control
Swaps the left column between Preset and Snapshot up/down.
manual only
Helix Rack and Control Cheat Sheet (Rev C)Hold FS6 on Helix Control
Enters Pedal Edit mode, for editing blocks with your feet.
printed on the chassis
Helix Rack and Control Cheat Sheet (Rev C)Hold TAP/TUNER on the rack
Hold ACTION, press HOME
Turns Preset Spillover on or off. Trails carry across preset changes, at the cost of Path 2.
manual only
Helix 3.80 Owner's ManualPress and hold BYPASS