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yes, but in the above configuration you wouldn't have the effects, if it matters to you.. wasn't that the reason why you initially thought about integrating a multi-fx modeler with the Victory? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

No, you wouldn't.. All the Helix series products have separate/independent cabs which can also load external impulse responses _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

You're welcome. Unfortunately with the POD to use its cab modeling you have to activate also an amp or preamp model (I forgot to also consider this important point in my previous post). In this case I would suggest to choose the most flat response pre-amp available in the POD in order to affect the least possible the tone of your external pre-amp. Usually the bass pre-amps (a bit similar to PA preamps) are much more flat response than the ones for guitar, so I guess that the one called Flip Top Pre could be a candidate as an almost transparent pre-amp, which you can combine with any of the available cabs for guitar. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

the problem is that unfortunately the "cure" itself is sometimes the origin of the problem if it does not happen 100% correctly in which case not always there would be notifications. it is also important to do a global reset and a pedal calibration after each firmware re-installation, just to avoid strange and unexpected device behaviors. https://line6.com/support/page/kb/pod/pod-hd500-hd500x/after-pod-hd500x500-flashre-flashupdate-mandatory-global-settings-reset33-r160/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Moving a preset from a setlist to the one currently in use in the same slot would require at least 7 different actions in sequence on the device using different buttons and knobs. It is also difficult to hypothesize that it may be due to a worn SAVE button that triggers its function by itself, because even if it was, it would not be enough by itself to make a move from setlist to setlist. Maybe something strange happened in the interaction between the POD and the DT amp connected via Line6 link. What to say? When the problems remain shrouded in mystery, the cure for several ills (if it works) always remains the same here (a bit like aspirin in the old days): save your presets to your computer re-install the firmware do a global reset do a pedal calibration upload your previouly saved presets back to your device _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

if it had been connected to the computer maybe some remote explanation would have been possible .. Frankly I think it is impossible that the POD can do by itself what you have described, but you never know .. sure it wasn't a friend's joke? .. even the choice of that specific preset 'Middle Pups' which sounds funny in German as you said doesn't seem so random .. maybe it happened during a break while you went to pee LOL _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

need more details about your configuration: what is it connected to? is it a playback or recording problem or both? what kind of programs are you using? are they using the Line6 ASIO driver or something else? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

When you connect an external preamp to the RETURN input of a real amp, what you do is bypass the amp's preamp to connect the external preamp directly to the power-amp of the amp that drives the cab. The (real or modeled) power-amp is a component that (like the pre-amp and the cab) also contributes significantly to the final sound. The 4 cable method with the POD and an external pre-amp (placed in the POD FX LOOP) cannot be done because there is not a power-amp RETURN input to which to connect the 4th cable (coming from the POD output). So what you can do is a 3 cable method: guitar to POD, POD SEND to preamp, preamp OUT to POD RETURN. In doing so, the only element in the chain that is missing is the power-amp, so basically you have: preamp going directly to cab, with the possibility of adding effects before and after the preamp. If the preamp is already sufficient to give a complete sound once connected to the cab (modeled in this case), you can do without the power-amp. Actually there are several POD users who build their patches using pre-amp versions of the available amp models, because for certain sounds they prefer them to the full models. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Was the POD connected to the computer with the editor running when the problem occurred? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

What's wrong with the tone of the HD500/X, and in particular with the clean tone that is what the OP is primarily interested in? There are not many doubts that it is more realistic than that of the XT, especially for the dynamic response. With about $ 200 for a used HD500/X he can have his more realistic clean tones and much else. If we want to talk instead only about top quality amp modeling, given that the OP put an expense of 200 dollars as a limit, and that even a software amp sim would be fine, I recommended S-Gear as a top class amp modeler (that is what it is), which as regards clean and semi distorted sounds has nothing to envy to an Axe Fx or Kemper, and costs less than $ 200. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Yes, via MIDI.. just 1 MIDI cable needed.. every time you select a patch on the HD500X it sends automatically the corresponding program change to a connect by MIDI device.. moreover, if the patches in the HD500X are opportunely MIDI programmed the footswitches and expression pedal can be used to control the FXs on the connected device. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Hi Antonio, if you had posted your questions in the forum specifically dedicated to the HD series you would have already received some answers. First check that the USB port of the POD is not broken, if it is good it looks like this (with the rectangle in the middle), if it is broken it looks like this .. If the USB port (and perhaps also the internal USB chip cotroller) is broken, it must be replaced, without it the connection with the computer is not possible. The complete reset of the device is done by installing the firmware (for which a working USB is required, there is no other way around) and the subsequent Global Reset procedure (which initializes all the global settings to the factory default values). Consider also that if you use a Mac or Windows 10 pc there may be some difficulties in installing correctly the driver that is necessary for the recognition of the device, if this is the case I suggest to do some research about your OS in this forum to find the solution. In any case if when you connect the POD, the computer does not show any signs (sounds and/or notifications of some type) it means that either the USB cable or the USB port of the POD are broken. Generally it would be better not to use the computer's USB 3 ports with the POD, USB 2.0 is perfectly fine. USB hubs should also be avoided. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

I knew it mr brown.. mine was not a direct reply to the OP but it was more of a comment to the previous post where the guy said that he switched from HD to POD GO for his valid reasons .. my post simply shows a different point of view of someone like me who wants also certain HD500/X features very difficult to find in other devices in the same price range new like the POD GO and others .. therefore IMO it might be useful for those who are trying to evaluate all the pros and cons of some devices before deciding which one to buy, and since among the candidates for the purchase there is also the used HD500/X otherwise the OP probably would not have asked his question in this specific forum, my post does not seem out of place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Have you already tried to insert the s/n without parenthesis? If it doesn't work, open a support ticket to speak directly with the Line6 official support guys. https://line6.com/support/tickets/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Ok,... so...let me understand... Your POD doesn't produce any sound, or are your previously saved presets missing from the device? If the problem is the missing presets, maybe you did something wrong. Given that you did a firmware reinstalling, what you should ideally have done for the complete procedure is: 1) save your bundle of presets on your computer 2) reinstall the firmware 3) global reset 4) pedal calibration 5) load your previously saved bundle through the Editor 6) Use the SEND ALL command in the Editor to upload all your presets into your device is this what you did?.. or you missed something? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

The POD GO certainly has some appealing features but compared to the HD500/X it lacks others which are important to me and which are some of the reasons why I chose the HD500 years ago.. HD500/X features missing in the POD GO: - full flexibility (FX placement) - 2 independent chains (amp models) - MIC input with its preamp - dedicated AUX input (not integrated in the FX LOOP) - VDI socket to power and directly connect the Variax that I often use From my point of view at the moment the only worthy successor/replacement of the HD500/X could be the Helix LT if it didn't cost new about twice the price of an HD500X, which still remains a good quality modeler multi-fx. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

After reinstalling the firmware you should always do a global reset and finally a pedal calibration to avoid malfunctions. https://line6.com/support/page/kb/pod/pod-hd500-hd500x/after-pod-hd500x500-flashre-flashupdate-mandatory-global-settings-reset33-r160/ It is not clear what you mean by "bundled patched" but if it is a set of presets and setlists, check that the inputs of the presets are set to use the Variax signal. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Not everyone but many members over here (in this forum dedicated to the POD HD series) switched from the XT or X3 to the HD. Therefore I guess that the answer to your question should be quite obvious or the expected one, (probably also the one which you would like to hear in this moment as an encouragement to take the plunge), otherwise we would all be fools who like to throw money in the trash. I am one of those who several years ago switched from a XTL to the HD500, and I consider the HD a better modeler and multi-fx than the XTL, the main reasons for me are: improved dynamics/touch-volume sensitivity, 2 parallel chains, great flexibility. However the HD is not a so easy device for a new owner, I wouldn't call it as a "plug and play" modeler, there is a learning curve necessary to get the best results, but the results pay off for the efforts, and once the experience has matured everything becomes very simple and immediate. Trying this modeler live before deciding to buy would be a good idea. Spending around 200 bucks I guess that currently there are not many other used hardware units worth considering. If going via software sim could be also a good solution for you, I would suggest Scuffham S-Gear, it doesn't cost too much but its amp models are top class. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

You're welcome.. I don't think that a firmware update that went wrong can damage something physically, but as just said, the procedure can go wrong even without notifications, in which case the device can exhibit strange behavior. I would say that if one tries to reinstall the firmware up to 3 times without ever solving the problem, one can conclude that the problem is at the hardware level. I do not know how much professional hardware repairs of this type can cost in your country, but here in Italy I would say no less than 150 euros, therefore given the average value in the used market of the device, I do not know how much it would be worth doing. However, if you don't absolutely need also a well working Guitar In input, using the AUX input you can still get the same good results. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

That's the final goal for sure: to be happy with your final sound!.. all that matters! Enjoy your POD and good luck! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

The stereo channel is made to receive a dual L&R signal and keep the 2 sides separate, usually a stereo channel is provided with 1 single stereo input (so you use just 1 stereo ending cable, to be precise in this case a 2-mono-in-1-stereo cable), and the cable used to connect to it should bring both L & R sides of the signal. (Connecting a single XLR (which carries only one side of the dual signal) from the POD to a stereo channel is unnecessary or the waste of a stereo channel for no reason). So the only advantage of a stereo channel is that you use just 1 channel to serve 2 separate signals (L & R). If there are not stereo channels available or you simply don't want to use it (very common case) but you want your signal in stereo through the PA, the other very common way is to use 2 mono channels, one panned to the left and the other to the right, very simple and effective. But very often if you don't mind being mono but still want a good sound, only one jack (not XLR) from the POD to a mono channel panned center in the mixer is all you need. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

I'm sorry to repeat myself but this is the last time, I swear. Connecting just 1 (mono) side (L or R) of a dual mono/stereo signal to a mixer stereo channel doesn't make sense for me, you can do it, but it is simply useless. 1 stereo channel expects 2 sides L & R signal, and it keeps always both sides separated, its balance control serves only to decide how much loud should be each side relative to the other one, stop. I have already explained in detail in my previous post how I make the connections and I have always obtained excellent results. Yes, I use also high gain amp models and I like the results. Honestly I will not try your method since mine (and countless other people) already works great, and it is also 100% logical. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

I use the HD500 several years now and never had the problem you described in this thread. I'm glad you found the solution to your problem, but saying that the Left and Right outputs of the POD are out of phase to each other is IMO (unintentional) misinformation. If as I did many times I connect the POD Left output to a mono channel of the PA mixer panned Left and the Right output to another mono channel panned Right, I get exactly the sound (stereo) I expect to hear, and the same thing happens if I decide to go mono and I connect only 1 jack output to 1 mono channel of the PA mixer panned center. You said that you need 2 stereo channels (?!?) to get the POD sound as it should be... to be honest I disagree with this method, but if this solution worked for you with your equipment that's perfectly ok, but it is certainly not a rule that everyone should follow in order to get good results. ------------------------ Just a little theory doesn't hurt.. normally if you have a stereo signal there are two ways to connect it properly to a mixer equipped both with stereo and mono channels: - If you choose the stereo channel way (less usual I would say) you need to have a 2-mono-into-1-stereo cable that connects the 2 mono outputs of the POD to 1 single stereo channel of the mixer, and its "balance" (not "pan" in this case) control set in the center would replicate in the PA exactly what comes out from the POD. - The other way (if there are enough free channels left) is to connect each of the 2 outputs of the POD to its own mono channel, panned to the same side of origin (left to left and right to right). If you want to use instead 1 single but complete/full mono signal (probably the most common connection method), simply connect 1 single jack output (do not do it with 1 XLR only) of the POD to a mono channel of the mixer panned in the center to have the same power on both PA speakers. (Only the jack outputs of the POD have the peculiarity of automatically summing/mixing L and R when only 1 of them is connected). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Maybe I found a workaround for you (see at the end of this post). First I discovered that there are other customers that have the same problem, a few examples: https://line6.com/support/topic/45395-custom-tone-access-when-buying-2nd-hand/ https://line6.com/support/topic/32428-cant-register-my-helix-and-because-of-that-i-cant-download-any-patches/ https://line6.com/support/topic/29072-customtone-with-trial/ In regard to the workaround which I hope will work for you too, here follows the copy of an interesting post I found: << Clicking on the download button from the search results list prompts the product registration (and will not start the download). Clicking on the tone name, which links to its own separate page and clicking download works though. Looks like a bug on line6 side to me, but at least there's a workaround for it. >> _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Doesn't your looper software have its own volume level controls? If yes, use them to lower the playback volume level.. If the guitar signal needs to be louder on recording you should use the level controls available in the chain, eg the mixer block faders and/or the amp model output level. The master volume physical knob doesn't affect in any way the recording level through USB, it's only an input/output global monitoring level. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips