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LIne 6 recommends to recal the pedal and reset the globals after a flash memory update.
I still have the weird problem of my editor not seeing the last driver files I installed, I end up reinstalling them at least half the time when I log in. Must be my PC so I just deal with it.
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Thank you ver very much for this!
I should admit I've almost never done a donation in my entire life for such things on the internet but it really deserved it and I'm happy for trying to help you out.
It's nothing next to your work done there but hope it helps.

Cheers,
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ok, I have finished the beta version of the reorganized guide. This version has IMO a better organization that should be easier to jump into. I also created a section called "Quick Guide" that is basically an abridged version of the guide, with links to the other sections.
There are lots of broken links and a few other known issues. Please do not bother to point these out right now. I am working on it. I will also be recording clips and adding pictures when I get my computer at home back up. I would like to finish this by month's end.
What I want to know from the community is whether the look and feel is more pleasant and the organization is better than the current version. Also, most of the content is finalized and some is updated in comparison to the current guide. I wanted to make this available ASAP to everyone, even if this version hasn't been fully polished yet.
Thanks.
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Meambobbo,
I haven't spent much time on this yet - I have just read the Introduction section and quickly scanned the Quick Guide topics. I can already see an improvement in the organization of the document as well as the overall 'look & feel'. I think the navigation is easier.
I want to thank you again for the many, many hours you must be spending on this for the benefit of the community.
I have made another donation to your efforts, and I encourage everyone who has received value from your work to consider making a contribution. A lot of small amounts will add up to a total that may encourage Meambobbo to continue his work.
Thanks Meambobbo.
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I was thinking about the problem of using the POD through an amp without effects loop, where there is only one "guitar in" and we can't avoid the colorization of the sound by the preamp since we can't bypass it. I was wondering if anybody has found an amp setting (drive, bass, mid, treble) that minimizes the interference and produces a good sound???
Then I came up with something else. I know it is highly unorthodox but it's all about experimenting, right? Most of the new small practice amps (e.g. Line6 Spider IV 15) have a "MP3/Line in" which is not affected by the amp settings. I connected the signal from the POD's "Phones" jack to the "Line in" of the combo amp so basically the amp served only as a speaker for the sound I normally get to my earphones! I know this is not in any way a proper or recommended way to connect your POD but I'm curious if anybody else has ever tried the same. The result was very loud (much more than the usual connections) which was not that big a problem but unfortunately the sound also had a lot (I mean A LOT) of bass and it was not particularly pleasant to the ears. Any ideas how the bass could be globally reduced so as to avoid having to manually alter every patch? Thanks!
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meambobbo! I will check out the new guide ASAP - thanks again!
In the mean time, I have been experimenting with cabs in combination with the Mesa amp model (using the HD300) and I got a great tone with the Hiway. However, I ended up switching to the Tread V-30 for the following reason: the Hiway (and also the XXL) both get "bogged down" by my tone. I like the effect on distortion of having a slightly bassy input to the amp, courtesy of the active EQ on my EMGs. However, the result through the Hiway is rather like a "duck" effect which muffles the next note. It makes me wonder if the the Mesa cab was specifically designed to cope with the sort of brutal chugs that their amps encourage you to make!
Here are two audio clips to demonstrate what I mean. Oddly, the effect sounds far less pronounced when you make a recording of it than when you are playing. Weird!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1670628/Hiway.mp3
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1670628/Tread.mp3
The Tread clip sounds much smoother. One thing I have not been able to try yet is to see how they sound when ramped up in volume on a PA.
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Just amazing work here from Dr Bobbo. Outstanding detail and insights !! Truely a must read and reference for any POD user !!
The notion he offered this free for everyone is just an outstanding contribution to the spirit of musicianship.
I urge thos of you who are able to toss a donation at this chap for his extensive and time consuming efforts.
My house payment is late so I cannot do it until I get the boat floating again.
Killer Bobbo, just killer. You 'da man !
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i have found success using the Treadplate cab if I turn down the Res. Level. This causes it to a lose a little midrange, so you have to adjust EQ accordingly. And I'll often increase Decay a little as well. The draw of the Hiway was that it was rather clean and had a good midrange without sounding either noisy or drone-like. The Treadplate without adjustments has a little drone in my opinion. But since I've gotten more in depth with the cab DEP's I'm using the Treadplate much more now. And the Greenbacks. I have made such adjustments to my guide. Where I formerly praised the Hiway as fitting most hard rock tones, I'm now more balanced with other selections. I think most of my patches uses the Treadplate 57 on axis + XXL V30 57 on axis combination.
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The pdf and .doc links are down, could you please fix them? wonderful guide btw, thank you for creating it!
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nevermind, the links on the top of the main page work. Thanks again! Wonderful reading.
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i have not yet updated the .doc or .pdf versions! keep in mind there will be some broken links in the beta version as well. look at the URL - the "/wip/reorg" means I'm working in a work in progress space. I'm doing my best to keep everything dated and there should be no broken links and updated .doc and .pdf documents when I move this to replace the main site that's currently up at foobazaar.com/podhd/toneGuide
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ok, here's a pretty good collection - I don't have them all up as a setlist yet, but the zip file has my latest patches I think are worthy of release. I didn't set up a page or anything, but I'll eventually replace my tone Demo page with these. If anyone wants to help record clips, that'd be awesome. Index of /podhd/toneDemo/patches 8-bit patches are included

The folders have my old patches - all the new ones are directly in that folder, and have the Genre as the first two characters of the patch name...
Ex. MM_Msh-Chs_0801 is the 08/01/12 version of the Modern Metal Meshuggah Chaosphere patch. Make sense?
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I love the new look and feel of the site. It is much more pleasing to the eye and easy to follow.
Great work man and I have been using your patche almost exclusively. I appriciate all the work you do
and I will donate very shortly..Thank ou very much and keep up the good work.if it wasn't for you I woulndn't kn0w sqat about the POD HD500.
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One formatting suggestion would be to adjust the text color from pure white to a slightly darker white/light gray (#DDD for example). The pure white with black background is a little fatiguing on the eyes when reading for long periods.
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good call, but why would anyone read it for long periods at a time... ;-)
I'll try out the adjustment soon.
edit: it's in place and I like it - thanks for the suggestion
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