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How to load presets on the Line 6 Helix

Back up first, then load your SoundShop presets on the Line 6 Helix with the steps below.

This guide has 4 steps, start to finish. A printable PDF of it is also in every pack download.

The steps

1. Get HX Edit

HX Edit is Line 6's free editor for Helix Floor, LT and Rack. Download it from the Line 6 Software page below (free account needed). Connect Helix by USB and open HX Edit. If it offers updates, click Update Now. It updates HX Edit, backs up Helix, then updates the firmware.

2. Back up first

Just updated? Do the factory reset HX Edit asks for, then choose File > Restore From Backup..., pick your backup and click Restore Backup. No update? Choose File > Create Backup... and click Create Backup.

3. Load your presets

Pick a setlist in the Setlist menu and click an empty New Preset slot. Drag the .hlx file from your download's Presets folder onto it, or choose File > Import Preset..., click Yes and pick the file.

4. Test out your new presets

Double-click the preset to load it. On Helix Floor or LT, press both BANK switches together for Snapshot mode, then press a switch to pick a snapshot. Share a clip? Tag the artist!

Troubleshooting

  • These presets are too big for HX Stomp or HX Effects.

Questions

No device detected?

Use a USB 2.0 or faster port, not a hub. Windows needs the drivers included with HX Edit.

Import error?

Presets made on newer firmware will not load on older firmware, so update HX Edit and your firmware.

Missing IR alert?

Your pack's manual names the IRs to add.

Presets for the Line 6 Helix

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