pianoguyy

Since you are a new user, I will add this. You will become overwhelmed if you let yourself become overwhelmed. Imagine walking into a store. There are hundreds of options to choose from. But which one will you chose. The POD is the store, it has hundreds of options. Choose one. And switching from physical to virtual.... If you never used something in the physical world, don't use it in the virtual world. Design your virtual rig to replace your physical rig. Guitar wah distortion amp No need to add noise gate and eq and flanger and so on and so forth It should be like using Microsoft Word instead of paper in a typewriter. It is virtual typewriter. No need to go changing fonts and adding HTML links. Just type words.

There's over 100 effects available to choose from. And you can only use 8 per patch. Yes. You will need to assign something somewhere. Yes, once a patch is programmed, you can use it as a straight pedalboard if you want to.

You could reinstall one of your backups. But this assumes you have made backups of your files.

I don't have the 400, so I can't answer that question with authority. Even more so, considering I thought the 400 pedal was a dedicated wah/volume pedal. I didn't know it was an expression pedal capable of other functions. However... On other units, such as the ones I own, you need to adjust the "mix" volume. You want to listen to a 100% wet signal. Anything less will allow the dry signal through. Again, I don't know if this applies to the 400, but.... You also need to know placement in the signal chain. If you have your pitch on the left, it won't change what you hear on the right.

I haven't had the problem, but have seen others have it. In fairness, my "section" doesn't have a lot of activity. I wasn't necessarily even trying to open anything. But, it was quite ironic when I opened this topic and was asked to "click on the bicycle" before I could read it.

There is nothing to open. You aren't opening anything. You are simply downloading them so that you can transfer them to your device.

Those are some big tech words. But, L6 does offer a "download" section. Perhaps that may help.

Yes. https://line6.com/support/announcement/113-introducing-line-6-central/ Although.... Monkey may have been replaced. But I think you should still be able to connect to it, just not connect to L6. Does EDIT work?

I have a 1953 Guild 12-string A 1975 Delta 88 Royale Before switching to HD500 (2014), I used the same rig for nearly 30 years. I don't think buying/using old anything is a bad idea. As long as it works and serves a purpose. So, the question isn't for us to answer. It is for you: Does the 500 do what you need? Does the Helix do what you need? Do you want to use an amp or monitors? Of course, the monkey wrench in the situation.... The Pod and Helix aren't analog pieces of gear. How much computer music someone makes will make a difference, because the POD isn't doing well with new computers.

I have found the entire internet to be somewhat broken anymore.

That is because you can only transfer licenses (for model packs) one time. The only way to freely sell the packs is to sell the account.

If it makes you feel any better, none of my gear has any issues.

I don't have a Helix. But my unit has "Growler" listed under filter. It is a good place to start.

On the 500, it depends on if you are making changes with the device or with a pc. With the edit software, changing the amp will change the cab and mic. But changing the cab will not change the mic.

Using these three for examples: I would put a tuner before the volume pedal. WHY? Because I can turn my volume off and still tune. There's some more technical reasons, like a volume pedal amplifying certain frequencies that may or may not drive the tuner bonkers. But muting to tune is the primary reason. And noise gate???? I wouldn't put it before a volume pedal because when the gate activates and shuts off sound, if you have the volume pedal up, it will be a much more noticeable hard break. That doesn't make them wrong. And I am certainly not wrong. But it shows how rules aren't rules as much as they are suggestions. The different ways one uses a NG or VP can alter where you place them.