pfsmith0
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Yes, it's a shame the HD500 doesn't have this. Even my old Boss GT-6 had the harmonic feedback effect and it worked pretty well.
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Why not just use XLR to XLR? This is what they're for. Just get a couple of mic cables. Done. No worries. Plus you get the best possible signal quality since the entire connector and cabling system is all balanced.
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If the base unit can operate from batteries, try not using the power cord and see if the crackle stays there.
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+1 pianoguy
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Nope, the only different output you can get is a dry SPDIF output.
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Impulse Response. It's a time-domain way to model a transfer function.
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If your tube delay at the end of your chain has a level control then use that to equalize the levels.
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I just realized you're talking about the POD HD. Sorry, but I have the HD500.
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I use the SPDIF into an RME UFX interface and have to set the RME sample rate to whatever the HD500 is set to as the RME locks it's sample rate to the incoming SPDIF sample rate. I did not know the HD500 sample rate could be remotely changed! But I agree with you. The sample rate converter should be OFF when the HD500 is running at 48kHz.
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An amp does not need to be present to get a signal out. None of the FX blocks need to be present either. These are just tone shaping processes. An empty FX or amp block just passes the signal along without any processing.
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If you're gong to use any HD300 delays or reverb you will almost always want them AFTER all the other effects. So put the wah and phaser before the HD300.
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If you take a look at the HD500 cab frequency responses you'll see that there's very little output above 9kHz.
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Each process the DSP is called on to perform requires so many clock cycles - reverb, delay, EQ, modulation, etc. Each sample is coming in at a 48kHz (or 44.1kHz) rate. This isn't entirely accurate, but the way I like to think of it is: a block of samples comes in, gets processed, gets outputted, then the DSP waits for the next block. If the processing takes too long, the next block will arrive before processing was completed on the previous block. There are no more clock cycles available. The DSP is "used up". The HD500X uses DSPs that run at a faster clock rate than those in the HD500 so processing occurs faster. There is more time available so it can be loaded up with more processing tasks.
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I often have to manually adjust the Master knob on the HD500 to give the board the proper levels. If you're getting unwanted distortion, reduce Master. I go straight XLR to the sound board. You shouldn't need a DI box as that's what the XLR connectors are there for. Down worry about capturing both L and R channels for now. I doubt anyone will miss that in a church setting.
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Wait, I thought "no avail" means he also gets mono with the ear buds. If so, then perhaps it's just a mixer setting. Center both signal paths and see what happens. Do you get signals coming out of both XLR outputs? If so, then the POD is sending stereo and if you don't hear it in the headphones then, yes, it may be a bad socket.
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+1 to silver's post. You won't need an external preamp as the HD500 has a low noise floor and lots of available gain. First adjust the Mic Trim as mentioned above. It's s small black knob next to the XLR Mic input.
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Yep. No problem with that. But you'll have the same amp/cab model applied to both the XLR and 1/4" outputs. If one goes thru a PA and the other thru a guitar amp then they won't sound he same. But you won't break anything.
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Also make sure your PC/DAW is set to the same sample rate as your HD500.
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Yes, something doesn't sound right. This is not normal. If you check the frequency response plots in http://line6.com/support/topic/12853-amppre-frequency-response-graphs-and-data/ you'll see that ALL the amps and pres add gain to the signal when their channel gain is 100%. Something else is going on here.
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I never ever got cut/paste to work in this forum with IE.
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Also, don't use the EXP while you're still in the Controller screen or you'll just change your edits. Move back to the FX tab and try it there.
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I'd return the unit. The only thought that comes to my mind is the switches need cleaning (which you can search in the forums here about how to do that), but that doesn't explain why it works on some patches but not others.
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Thanks Punky
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2 questions. How do I use my Pod HD500X with my guitar cab?
pfsmith0 replied to EncoreBlade's topic in POD HD
To his other question, yes SPDIF has lower latency as it shares with nothing else, unlike typical USB connections. I much prefer it over USB. Also, page 5 of System Setup allows you to route the guitar's dry signal (no amp/cab/FX) to SPDIF while the wet signal goes to the analog outputs, in case that's helpful to you. For example, you can monitor thru your cab with various FX while recording the dry guitar signal. Afterwards, during mixing you can process the dry signal thru soft guitar FX like Amplitube, TH2, or whatever you have. This gives you the freedom to try different cabs and FX without re-recording the guitar part. -
jc, yes you can run Guitar -> Input 1 -> Channel A -> amp A and Aux -> Input 2 -> Channel B -> Amp B. You can even run the mixer so that Amp A -> right channel and Amp B -> left channel so the sound guy can have two feeds with different gain, EQ, etc.Basically you'll have 2 separate mono channels isolated from each other. If the search function works in this forum, search for dual amp tones and you'll see how to do some this.
