thanks for that. helpful. in looking at how some of the sounds i liked were set up, i kinda figured out he bias stuff. i don't know what it means, but there seems to be a consensus. so, FX1 can ONLY be drive/pitch shift, but not a chorus? i'd love to have phase AND chorus options on the fly. my frustration yesterday was born of not being able to save anything to the POD. after a LOT of reading and digging, i discovered it had to be connected to a USB 2.0 port. made ALL the difference. but it's not explained well at all. i think LINE 6 Could save themselves a LOT of returns if they were clear about this very important tidbit.