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  1. Excellent thanks for that ,i can get something a lot more robust sorted now.

     

    More good news for Pod Go wireless users too.

    I experienced drop out issues and bad interference with mine during three different gigs, ,on each occasion i had to revert to cable ,though unfortunately on the last occasion it wouldn't even work with a cable, so ended up plugging straight into the front of my amp without any effects.

     

    This was a replacement unit too for the initial one which was faulty, though it was out of the replacement warranty, so the shop still fix under their three year repair warranty.

     

    So it has been sent back to me with the wireless issue now repaired ,and i've been assured ,with details of the actual repair.

     

    I will not get a chance to view it till tomorrow, but i'll post the details of the repair up soon after.

     

    Great news, because being a g10 user the wireless thing was the bigger selling point for me with the Pod Go.

  2. On 7/17/2023 at 8:32 PM, cvmiller39 said:

     

    To my knowledge, this is not true.  The POD Go cannot send any MIDI of any kind.  It can only receive messages via USB.  

     

     

    Not according to the manual.

     

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  3. On 6/10/2023 at 7:11 PM, scottbalcer14 said:

    Is It Possible Or Has Anyone Made A Patch That Is Blank No Amp, No Cab, No FX But Just With The Fx Loop? Or Can U Add A Or Delete A FX Loop Within The Pod Go? Reasoning Is I Have The Tonex Pedal And Im Using That For Amp And Cab And Just Want To Use The Pod Go For The Fx, And Basically Just Want To Have More FX To Use.

    This has the volume pedal, close to what you're after though.

    FX LOOP.pgp

     

  4. I've just encountered the same problem, knob 2 (2nd left) started to get a bit stiff, and is now at a stage where it is completely stuck and does not push in at all.

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  5. On 4/29/2023 at 11:19 AM, voxman55 said:

    Whilst I'm of course curious as to what v1. 50 might offer Pod Go users, it won't fundamentally change anything for me. I bought Pod Go primarily so I could play along to backing tracks and vids on YouTube during the pandemic lockdown.  I also hoped it might provide a good solution for live gigging. 

     

    I think it's a super little unit but I have decided that for my needs it's not suitable for gigging. This isn't a reflection of Pod Go, and it would be the same if I had a Helix LT, Boss GT1000, GX100, Headrush or any of the modern mfx units.  On stage I need something that's easy to use, and can be tweaked in seconds.  To do that a menu driven Mfx simply doesn't work for me and I need real knobs and dials. I would add that the Pod Go PSU is simply not fit for purpose for gigging. 

     

    That's why my gigging mfx of choice after all these years is still my Vox Tonelab SE and LE units.  Built like a tank, heavy duty power supply with no wall wart, but most importantly still sound great, and have real knobs and dials with no fx chain complications or DSP limits to stop me having any of the albeit more limited options available from the TLs.  So if I need to add a distortion or a chorus I just turn a dial and I'm there. 

     

    And the simplicity of an amp and pedal board is the other route of course, although I don't want to schlapp heavy amps around again. 

     

    Everyone's needs and take are different of course. But any new amp, fx and cab engine in Pod Go will merely add to it's complexity, won't make it easier to use on stage, and won't fix it's dreadful PSU. 

     

    Given your comment re the psu , i just checked for a replacement ,and Andertons have the original one for £60 ,which is slightly worrying given that i've just bought a PGW.

     

    Also to say that i also had a Vox Tonelab SE ,and yes it was a great  unit, what with the big old chicken head knobs and dials ,and those proper Vox chrome and rubber pedals, it was indeed a joy to behold, unfortunately mine took the loss many years ago after a punter spilled beer into it, and i ended up replacing it with a Boss GT something or other ,which was awful sounding in comparison.

     

    Anyway ,looking forward to my PGW , but already freaked about the psu .

     

     

     

  6. Demos sound fine, the only thing that i don't see as much  use to me is , ( Probably one of it's big selling points too ),..  the touchscreen.

    A touchscreen , though seen as amazing by some, is very low on my priority list for any multi fx/modeler, and the footswitches ( 5 in a row on a unit only 290 in width )are far too close together  for serious live work.

    Although it's trying to be all encompassing ,.It just seems a bit more desktop suited imo.

     

     

  7. I use tronical tuners on my spare , it solves any tuning variations that may arise, and it is authentic , you can just tune to whatever tuning you like at the press of a button.

    If you're clever about it, your set can be geared towards very little change-over time between guitars, great investment imo, and can open up a whole other load of options for you too.

  8. Although you can use pedals quite happily with the Helix, the whole idea of it for me that it is an all in one solution, and it's heavy enough for me without adding any extra weight, so just Helix floor and G10 relay ,which for me has been the best wireless i've ever used , it just works without any fuss and hassle.

    I A-B'd some of my pedals with the Helix ,and the difference was negligible.

     

    What you want is sometimes not necessarily what you need ;-)

     

  9. 19 hours ago, garbanzo said:

     

    Thanks Antonio! Would you be a bit more explicit? If the drones in Helix work really well, how do I go about setting one up? I wopuld appreciate very simple and clear references and/or instruction as to how to go about the set up.

    I've uploaded a patch for you it's on customtone called 'Indiana Drones'  you will be able to try use it and also see how i set it up ,

     

    Basically 8 blocks of the three note drone, with each block a different key ,and then switched between using snapshot switches .

    Once you created a block it's easy to copy and paste it wherever you need it .

    You can get quite creative with the final drone sound by adding, reverb delay, modulation, ..there are lots of variations .

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  10. Personally , i'd go and watch similar band set ups to your's playing in similar ,or even the same places that you'll be playing , have a listen ,and if you like what you hear, look into what they use to achieve that sound.

    Although you're not spending huge money, it's still your hard earned, so i'd keep an open mind before you decide to buy, and to not get blinkered by the compact size, as there will be compromises.

    RCF's suggested use for the evox 8 is ,Live, Clubs ,DJ's, so you can take from that what you will, but my take is that the 'live' part can have many meanings.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  11. If you're going guitars direct to pa you'll still need to hear yourself, so decent monitoring will be key, especially with a drum kit to contend with, though there does seem to be some decent monitors / frfr for not too much money.

    A desk with 4 aux's for running 4 monitors should be something that you also might want to consider.

     

    Unfortunately with pa speakers ,you do tend to get what you pay for, so there tends to be too few real bargains going about.

    If i were buying just now, i'd get these , i don't own them , but i have heard them, and they sound very nice ,will give you plenty headroom ,and a bit cheaper than the evox 8 too, though admittedly larger.

     

    https://www.thomann.de/gb/db_technologies_b_hype_15_bundle_ii.htm

     

     

     

     

  12. IR's weren't something that interested me at all initially, but the further i got into editing, the more they started to become an important part of the overall sound , to the point where i don't use eq blocks at all, as i find they have less of an impact on overall tone than IR's.

    I've always felt there's enough eq'ing on the amp itself anyway ,but if you're getting close to that sound, but still feel there's something missing then stick an IR in, or flick through some and you may just find that vital missing ingredient there.

     

    I've got the same problem as you with having so many, but you'll soon whittle those down to ones that really work for you, then just rename them to suit your needs, for easier access later on.

     

  13. 22 minutes ago, SaschaFranck said:

     

    Ok, might get longer, but as you've asked, yeah, out of everything I could think of, global blocks for me would be *by far* the most exciting/important thing I could wish for.

    Sure, it's mainly for the live playing crowd, so in case you're merely using the Helix for home fun or recording, this would likely not even be remotely as interesting. But once you're playing live, this will be sooo useful.

    From my experience, very few basic amp sounds plus some modifications will take you through pretty much any gig (I could elaborate but I don't think it's required for this thread). For these few sounds, it's just incredibly useful to have global control. I have already mentioned this elsewhere, but as an example: Clean sound not loud enough? No problem, turn up the clean channel volume. As easy as it gets with a multichannel analog amp. But once these clean sounds are spread over multiple patches, even such a simple task very quickly becomes completely (!) impossible. Select patch, turn clean amp up, save. Select next patch, turn clean amp up, save. Repeat for any number of patches using clean sounds. Along this, you would have to remember how much you turned things up. Ok, soundcheck is over (and you've already spent all soundcheck time on adjusting clean channel levels...), the show is on. During the first tune you notice that you turned the clean channel up too much - well, game over, you will *never* manage to re-do all these patch modifications during a gig. Again, with an analog amp, I'd have a chord ring out, turn around to my amp and turn the volume knob down a bit. Mission accomplished.

    If you want to overcome this with the Helix, so far your only option is to use as little patches as possible (in my case exactly one per gig). As a result, you have to stuff all kinds of things into these patches. Which makes controlling them tougher (running out of footswitches and snapshots, way more block navigation required should you want to tweak things, etc.). Plus, you're losing options. There's might be just enough juice/blocks for the phaser but the flanger has to stay out - unless you could use another patch. Which would result in - well - see above.

     

    There's also some further things that would be a lot easier. Let's say you have just managed to come up with a patch list for a certain gig. You'd only be using two amps all throughout (same settings, too). Now, all of a sudden you may notice that your dirt amp would work a whole lot better with another cab/IR. As is, you would have to enter each patch, reassign the cab, resave. Just to find out the old IR was the better choice...

     

     

    As someone that uses it for live work most of the time ,this makes complete sense to me too.

    Would definitely make life a lot easier on stage .

     

     

  14. As with any demo ,the product will only sound as good as the person demoing it.

    The skill to demo a new product is an art in itself these days ,and guys like Paul Hindmarsh have that art perfected to a tee.

    Apart from being an excellent guitarist with a wide range of styles ,he always knows the product inside out ,and presents as such.

     

    Point being , that i'm sure DSP Neural will get some better demo's out there at some point, though maybe they've just been a bit naive ,what with being new to hardware and all that.

     

    If i didn't already own a Helix , and was in the market for something new, from what i've seen and heard so far tbh ,my money would go on the Pod GO ,and i view it , and not the Helix , as it's current competitor.

    Although the Cortex has other selling points, one of the main ones is the touchscreen, . i view a control pedal as being more important, and that makes the Pod GO a proper grab and go solution .

     

     

     

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