Favorite Blocks

Scrolling through a seemingly never-ending list of Amps, Cabs, and Effects can be a slog, but it doesn’t have to be. Option anxiety is a very real thing for people, which is why Helix Stadium lets you curate your favorite models from any category and organize them however you want. What’s more, favorites can remember all your meticulously dialed-in settings, as well as the block’s bypass state, stomp assignments, controller assignments (say, you always control Reverb Mix from an expression pedal), and even snapshot assignments. Favorites appear at the very top of the Model List, so adding your favorite Distortion, Amp, Cab, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, and more can be accomplished by simply spinning the Lower Knob (see video below).

Adding a Favorite

1. Dial in any Amp, Cab, Effect, or FX Loop block exactly how you like it.

   • If you want the block to automatically load bypassed, bypass the block before adding it as a favorite.

   • Also, feel free to assign it to a stomp switch, controllers, and/or snapshots. Favorites can store and recall all of these. See Bypass and Controller Assignments.

2. Tap the block again to open the Action Panel (below left) and tap Add to Favorites… Alternatively, from Focus view’s sidebar, tap Add to Favorites. The Add to Favorites window appears (below right).

3. Optional: If you want to add the favorite into a new folder, tap New Folder to create and name the folder.

4. Tap the sidebar toggles to choose which assignments you want stored with the favorite (if any):

   • Bypass Assign : When on, recalling the favorite also recalls any Stomp assignment it may have.

   • Controller Assigns : When on, recalling the favorite also recalls any controller assignments it might have. For example, say you always control Reverb Mix from an expression pedal or you always control Delay Time and Feedback with the same CC messages sent from your external MIDI controller.

   • Snapshot Assigns : When on, recalling the favorite remembers which parameters are assigned to Snapshot control.

   • Linked Cab (Amp blocks only): When on, recalling the favorite automatically adds the currently linked Cab block.

5. Save your favorite by tapping one of the following boxes:

   • Save: Saves any changes made to the same favorite. Say, you’ve made additional tweaks to an amp and want to update the favorite with these improvements.

   • Overwrite: Overwrites a different favorite.

   • Add New: Creates a new favorite in the list.

6. When adding a new favorite or overwriting an existing one, the keyboard appears. Enter the name and tap Done.

Quick-Selecting a Favorite

1. From the Home screen, tap an empty location on a path and turn the Lower Knob. All favorites instantly appear (even those inside folders) without having to open the Model List at all!

   • Favorites appear with a small white star icon in the Inspector header .

Selecting a Favorite from the Model List

1. Alternatively, tap an empty location on a path. Block categories appear in the inspector (see below).

2. Tap the Favorites button to open the Model List. Tap the list view button to choose to view more items in a condensed list or fewer items as large images in a grid.

3. Swipe the list up or down (or turn the Lower Knob) to find the desired favorite.

5. Tap to select the item and press Home (or tap the Inspector header) to close the Model List. Alternatively, double-tap to select the item and close the Model List.

   • Favorites appear with a small white star icon in the Inspector header .

Managing/Renaming Favorites

Potentially thousands of favorite blocks can be added to the Model List. You’ll occasionally want to manage these favorites (and folders of favorites—or folders within folders within folders of favorites) so you can find and access them quickly.

1. From the Home screen, tap the Inspector header to open the Model List. If not already there, tap the Favorites category (see screenshot above).

2. To rename a favorite, select the favorite and tap Rename Favorite in the sidebar. The keyboard appears. Enter the name and tap Done.

   • To rename a favorite folder, select the folder and tap Rename Folder in the sidebar.

3. To manage favorites, tap Manage Favorites in the sidebar. Checkboxes and drag icons appear.

4. To reorder an item in the list, tap its drag icon and move it up or down. To reorder multiple items, tap their checkboxes to select them, then move them up and down as a group. A blue line appears where the item(s) will be placed.

5. Sidebar items are replaced with the following items (see screenshot below):

   • Select All : Selects (checks) all items in the Favorites list.

   • Deselect All : Deselects (unchecks) all checked items in the Favorites list.

   • Move to Folder : Lets you move all selected items into a different folder (or out of a folder into the Favorites root directory)

   • Delete : Permanently deletes the selected favorites and/or folders of favorites.

6. When finished, tap Done .