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If the "squirrels" subtle crackling noise on notes decay is what's annoying you play with the BIAS and SAG parameters, I don't remember now at which value zero or 100 they kill the squirrels (IIRC if one kills at zero the other one kills at 100), easy try... doing so the sound IMO becomes more fake/plastic but surely much cleaner.. personally I prefer some dirt.. Your audio clip doesn't seem excessively squirrell-ish to me (but using headphones I guess it could be more apparent).. However your patch inputs on my editor look like guitar/guitar (ie doubled input) that you are using with the hot signal of a LP _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Your audio clip link doesn't work.. However, try 2 things: 1) set input2 to Variax to get a standard single (instead of doubled) input signal to avoid overloading the models inputs.. 2) set the HUM parameter to zero to get rid of the emulated dissonant ghost notes phenomenon

Those very few times that I have done a global reset I have not noticed any difference in the response of the models. But I don't use Global EQ apart from rare cases after which I turn it off again. I wonder if in your case it is not the Global EQ that makes the difference between the before and after of the reset, since after a reset the Global EQ is reset to default values that no longer affect the sound. Another option that after a reset returns to the default values is the output mode which also affects the sound. Check also the input settings if before the reset they were set as global and differently than the defaults. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

When the mic source is selected, the mic's analog preamp operates, and like all analog preamps produces some hiss noise in proportion to the setting of the mic gain/level control (there is a dedicated physical knob on the rear panel). All POD inputs are analog except Variax which is digital and as such produces no noise at all. If multiple analog inputs are selected/enabled the hiss noise increases accordingly, and even more if input2 is set to SAME (thus duplicating what input1 does). It is all quite logical. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Applying low cuts (and/or high cuts) to amp models (but also to tracks with real amp recordings) is a fairly common practice. And so with the POD the same goes. There are some modelers that have low and high cuts incorporated as deep parameters in the models (see Ax-Fx), other modelers have by default at least one input EQ and one output EQ in the chain (see Amplifire) and many of their presets have a low cut applied on the input and a high cut applied on the output (quite trendy as a cutting methodology). With Line6 modelers every adjustment is left to the user, who if he knows where to put his hands can get excellent results. Regarding Helix I believe that some sort of low cut (probably on the input) but not adjustable by the user has been applied to many of its amp models, and probably for this reason they are brighter in comparison. In regard to Peter Hanmer Low Cut in cab's DEP at 150 Hz you said that it is huge but actually is not huge as it seems because the cutting curve of the Low Cut filter is not steep, but gradual. A very steep cutting curve (like a scalpel) can be obtained instead by using the High Pass Filter contained in the MID FOCUS EQ, but the threshold frequencies are unfortunately expressed in percentages (but kindly translated into Hz by pfsmith0 in this forum). Therefore setting the High Pass Filter to the percentage corresponding to 150 Hz would have a much more dramatic effect (probably excessive) on the sound than the same setting for the Low Cut parameter. In any case, you should always decide your settings on the basis of what you hear and not what you see. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

With my K240s but also with my monitors the Plexi normal channel is darker than the bright channel, as is the case with the real amp. Regarding the comparison in the video clip between the Marshall models of POD and Helix, if you pay attention, you can notice that the models of the POD are much heavier particularly in the low frequencies. Lowering the BASS control a lot (even to zero in some cases, which is normal even with real Marshalls, see for example the videos of Johan Segeborn who always puts the BASS at zero with the Marshalls) the models of the 2 different platforms would be much more similar between them. Also, only in the POD the cabs are equipped with resonance controls, and one of these (Thump) emphasizes the bass response. In conclusion, the POD and Helix amp controls work differently and therefore must be adjusted differently, what is important is that excellent results can be obtained with both platforms. Just use your ears and not your eyes when doing the settings. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Until now I have only used AKG headphones, in the past I used the K141 Monitor (600 ohms impedance), which in my opinion were the best, then since the K141s had worn out too much, I decided to buy new headphones, the K141 Monitor were discontinued so I tried the K271 but I sent them back after a few days because the sound was too harsh for my taste, so I got the K240 mkII which sounded a little warmer, and I'm still using them, but the K141 Monitors remain at the top of my preferences. If I found them in good condition and at a good price, I would buy them again. Generally high impedance headphones compared to low impedance headphones require a much higher volume setting from the source (some of them may require a headphone amplifier), but have a more harmonious and balanced sound, they never add own clipping/distortion, both low and high frequencies are of higher quality, more pleasing to the ear. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Normally without a guitar connected, the POD should be totally silent. Then, depending on the type of guitar connected (with humbucker or single coil) and on the selected models (and related settings) in the chain, the background noise can increase to varying degrees. I don't know what particular headphones you have, but with no guitar connected and with the chain empty I never heard any background noise, whether listening through good low-impedance or high-impedance headphones. I wonder if the previous owner of your POD hasn't enabled global eq (which has active controls) and emphasized the high frequencies a lot, which thing could generate some hiss noise. But almost certainly the problem is due instead only to your IEMs system since even with the POD master volume at zero you still hear the hiss noise where you should hear absolutely nothing from the POD. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

If audio interference occurs only at certain times and only with the guitar connected (i.e. with no guitar connected it does not happen at all), your guitar (probably equipped with single coil pickups) probably acts as an antenna and picks up the frequencies of something electrical that starting from a certain moment is put into operation nearby. If so, in addition to using a noise gate as already recommended, perhaps you can further attenuate the noise by using cables with better shielding and/or shielding the guitar for example by placing aluminum foil on the inside of the pickguard (if any). (One of the reasons some electrical/electronic audio devices like the POD have a metal case is to block interference in and out of radio frequencies, but if you connect something unshielded to them that acts as an antenna, the interference still becomes part of the audio signal.) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Having a demo audio would help make a quicker diagnosis. In case what you are hearing is some sort of dissonant ghost notes that overlap the normal ones, turn down the amp model HUM parameter. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Try the (standard) single input approach, ie set input2 to VARIAX (sort of NULL setting if you don't use a VARIAX), and see if it solves the static noise issue (it should).. If doing so you'll find that you need a stronger input signal, use a booster and/or compressor, which is a much better working solution for boosting your signal than leaving the default input settings as they are (ie duplicating your input signal). For a more in depth explanation of this approach see here: How to get the original response from the models - HD500/X signals routings explained _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

By using the Monkey app make sure that your POD HD500X has the latest firmware 2.62.00 installed otherwise it is impossible to see and use the model packs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

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IMO the POD connected in front of a clean set amp is good if you use it only for effects (no amp models).. If you want instead to use also the amp models (especially the pre-amp versions) the best connection is by the RETURN input, thus bypassing the real pre-amp of your amp and replacing it with one of the modeled ones, this is a proven very good method. In case you want to enable also the cab model in your patches you should experiment with the various POD output modes to see which one sound better for the combination of the modeled cab with the real one. If you go instead for the flat response monitor solution the only good output mode is studio/direct _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

If you have a POD HD500 (not the X version) which could work as a USB interface for the Variax, or if you have the dedicated Variax USB interface you could re-install the latest firmware through the Monkey app. Doing so the Variax is resetted. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

It is a physical switch and usually is quite hard to press It really depends on your taste and needs. Only you can know the answer. However generally speaking it could be useful to know that to get the full representation of the miced amps modeled ready to be recorded you should use a sort of flat response monitoring system, like headphones, PA monitors, keyboard amps, or other similar devices.. To get instead the amp in the room familiar feel (ie not the miced sound) behind you, you need to connect the POD to the RETURN input of a guitar amp you like, or to a power amp connected to a physical cab you like, this is a far less versatile solution compared to the other one, but the amp in the room feel is assured. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

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The EP Booster is based on the solid-state pre-amp circuit of the old EP-3 (Echoplex) tape echo. The EP-3 model is available into the POD HD but you can't use just its pre-amp without the echo (at least in the POD HD, don't know about the POD GO).. But there is also the EP-1 model (called tube echo in the POD HD) of which the pre-amp is instead tube based, and with this FX you can use just its pre-amp as a booster if you turn the MIX parameter down to zero thus excluding just the delay/echo effect, in this case even with the MIX at zero the pre-amp continues to work and very well. I tried it, It's a nice booster, but not exactly the same as the one derived from the EP-3 (see Xotic) even if it belongs to the same family/brand. Worth a try. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

High gain amps typically do not clean up very well when lowering the volume of the guitar, the best amps to go from distorted to clean in response to volume changes are instead the mid gain ones, like the Marshall JTM-45 or the Plexi, or others in the same category. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Hi, actually I'm not a POD GO user but I accidentally caught your post because it was on the index page a moment ago. I'd say your problem almost never depends on the particular multi-fx modeler used, or on its parameters settings. This problem very often depends on bad/defective or worn out strings (especially the first 3 unwound ones), when the unwanted awful tremolo thing on high frets happens (and it is normal that the distortion tends to accentuate a lot the defect) it is a sign that you need to replace them. It has always worked for me.

As you have noticed, Line6 programmers have not implemented the zoom function in the Editor window. But Windows 10 OS has already incorporated a useful tool in order to zoom in what you want (in particular the full screen zoom mode): the Magnifier. Here are 2 interesting tutorials on how to use it: How to Zoom and Magnify Desktop Apps in Windows 10 or macOS For those using instead older windows OSes (eg XP) there is a program called DesktopZoom which lets you select and use the full screen zoom mode. The full screen zoom mode is my preferred one because it lets you click and/or type and/or use commands directly into the zoomed view. PS. changing screen resolution as suggested previously by pianoguyy is a working solution, but its drawback is that if you have many icons on your desktop arranged on purpose in a certain way, when/if you set the resolution back to where it was, many icons will be messed up in a different order. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

The Looper in the POD is a separate block, it is located outside the virtual chain (it can only be placed before or after it) and you can't even see it in the computer Editor, and it is probably made with a dedicated hardware component. IMO if the problem of playback noise continues to happen every time you use the Looper maybe that component is broken, but if it has happened only once and never again it is more likely that it was a distraction of the user who didn't realize at the moment that it was also recording noise. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

First of all I recommend putting modulation (POD in this case) before time based effects (delay, reverb). As for the sound that with the POD inserted in the chain is no longer the same as before, I guess you are referring to the sound when the POD is bypassed (modulation off), if this is the case I suggest setting the impedance parameter of the patch in use to 1 or 3.5 megaohms instead of AUTO (you can find the impedance parameter between the input settings), this should solve the problem and make the bypassed signal totally transparent/unaffected. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

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