According to the Connectivity Guide, the correct output setting for the HD500 is Combo Power Amp for the 1-12 and 2-112 DT50's, and Stack Power Amp for the DT50 head. Try that as a starting point and see if that helps.

Hi LesPaulidas,

I am a DT50/HD500 user too and the rig is some how quite tricky due to missing informations all around the DT50-control running with a POD/HDXXX.

As far as I know Line6 is working on additional papers to clarify the set up for that (see thread "DT50-control" in the POD/HD Tech Forum). If this will answer all all open questions - I don't know. What I can give you is my way/experiences to deal with the rig up to now to get a decent DT50 tone that works for me. But as always: ears and experience is different, so there is no garantee that this will work for you too.

1. I give up trying to run an original DT50-voicing via the channel B option with NO AMP assigned to a FS. I mimic ALL DT50-voicings ONLY with the appropriate a HD/PRE model. WHY:

- The logic of the complete system just works that way.

- I couldn't handle the HUGE volume level difference in ONE patch with 2 amps with ONLY 1 mixer (e.g. VOX-AC 30 when AMP on and Treadplate channel b voicing IV). That's a knock out to me as a live oriented musician (and tha is the reason why i bought the rig).

- The FX-control just works in PRE amp mode (you cannot run FXs post amp, e.g. a delay when you turn AMP OFF by switching to channel B on the DT50).

2. If you run the DT50 without the POD/HD direct with your guitar i figured out that the DT50 EQing is DIFFERENT to the POD/HD EQing by using a pre amp model.

So when your dialing in a tone via the POD/HD pre amp model you should have somewhere stored your original DT50 audio sound to compare it to your tone you are dialing in on the POD/HD (this is strange to me, because the EQing should have been the same - at least to my grazy brain).

3. I use 4 out of 16 amps on the POD/HD. And these are more or less the ones which are producing the DT50-voicings (that's at least the official statement from LINE6 as far as I am aware on it). So I use: BF Double (Voicing I), JCM800 (instead of Park-75 = voicing II), VOX-AC 30 (voicing III), Treadplate (voicing IV).

I do not use dual amps. I just use the single amp models.

For the Treadplate (voicing IV) you are in trouble with these are my settings. With them I am in a good pool position. May be this can help you:

POD/HD:

- Treadplate PRE amp model, default cab/mic sim on,

- output settings like you (PowerCombo),

- EQing (this is one out of 3 I have): DRV: 60%; Bass: 75%, Mid: 72%; Treb: 69%, Pres: 0%, volume: 25% (at home), around 50% for Live

- Mixer: + 4db both channels; PAN A = 0%; PAN B = 0% (other values affect the tone).

DT50:

voicing IV, Class A/B, Pentode (this is the recommended DT50-setting for voicing IV). It will be stored with the POD/HD patch.

master volume 20-25% (minimum at home); around 50% and above for live.

Apart of these irritiations, open questions, self-testings. etc. I am still satisfied with the DT50/HD500-rig. It gives me so much flexibilty and great sounds as a coverband live-musician. And I am looking foward to new fw-releases to get things more smoother.

I hope I could have helped you with a new idea to run the original DT50 voicngs. As I said: I consequently to it with a pre amp model, because that is way the system works.