ACG + PADS – Line HX Presets

PRESETS

This download includes two patches

• ACG+PADS WT – This patch includes Pads in the keys of A, B, C, D, E, F and G
• ACG+PADS WT alt – This patch includes Pads in the keys of Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, and Gb

NOTE: The HX Stomp and HX Effects options only include a single preset with four keys, but you can change the settings to achieve Pads in all 12 major keys.

SIGNAL FLOW AND EFFECTS

PATH A (Acoustic – the top row – HELIX ONLY)

1. Input – Multi
2. LA Studio Comp– not mapped to a switch, always on
3. IR block (off by default)
4. Parametric EQ
5. Transistor Tape – Quarter note delay – mapped to a button labeled ‘1/4 DLY’
6. Vintage Digital – Dotted 8th delay – mapped to a button labeled ‘.8th DLY’
7. Plate Reverb – mapped to a button labeled ‘Plate Verb’
8. Dynamic Hall Reverb – mapped to a button labeled ‘Dyn Hall Verb’
9. Looper – Mapped to a button labeled ‘Looper’
10. Output

PATH B (PADS – the bottom row)

1. Input – NONE (this is important)
2. 3 Note Generator – mapped to a button labeled ‘Pads On/Off” and controlled by snapshots
3. Gain (this is controlled by Snapshots)
4. Volume – Mapped to EXP 2
5. Heir Apparent
6. Parametric EQ
7. Retro Reel
8. Glitch Delay
9. Transistor Tape Delay
10. Plateaux
11. Dynamic Hall Reverb
12. Output

USAGE

PADS ARE CONTROLLED WITH SNAPSHOTS

The Pads are controlled with Snapshots. By default, the patch opens on Snapshot 8 (Pads Off). The Pads will not turn on in this snapshot. To turn on the Pads and change keys, select a key from the Snapshots. The Pads will automatically turn on and/or switch in the appropriate keys.

In any snapshot, you can turn the Pads off by switching the ‘Pads On/Off’ button in Stomp mode.

OUTPUTS

By default, both the Pads and the Acoustic guitar processing paths are set to ‘Multi’ output. If you would like to separate the outputs (which would allow you to send your acoustic guitar and Pads to different channels on a sound board, you can do that by changing the outputs on the two paths. Here are our suggestions:

PATH A (acoustic) – switch this to 1/4”  out

PATH B (Pads) – switch this to ‘XLR’ out

SNAPSHOTS:

The snapshots control the key of the Pads, and they are clearly labeled. The ‘Pads Off’ snapshot turns off the Pads and you will be unable to turn them on from within this snapshot (because of the gain block). We did this so you would not hear a changing key as the Pads turned off.

CROSSFADING THE PADS

The reverbs and delays in the Pads path will cause the pads to crossfade when you switch keys. For the absolute smoothest transitions between keys, we suggest turning the Pads off (via Snapshot 8) and then switching to the new key. The Pads will decay without cutting out and then the new key will swell in smoothly.