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the way I understand it.... the prices L6 charges are based on American Money, and the American Tax System which charges tax after the sale. As opposed to the EU countries that have the taxes built in to the sales price. Had L6 been a retail store in your local country, that $99 would have been $24 higher. Either way, it is the same end price, but there is less 'sticker shock' when you see the final number in your country because it is much closer to the tagged price. FYI - $99 is 1/10 of a lot of people's pay. It has nothing to do with the value of the dollar. --- unless you are considered 'well-off' where you are from.

2 questions: 1. are you trying to use the update from one pod on another? A couple times you said pod hd500 and others you said pod hd. 2. have you tried doing it via Monkey instead of from a file?

Well.... Let's make sure you understand a couple things first... 1. the update is free. you will need to update the x too. 2. the paid stuff is not free. paid stuff is not the update, it is a separate thing. yes, if you buy it on the 500 you can use them on the x as well. 3. This one is two year old information, and therefore shouldn't be as confusing as the new stuff: Unless your 500 is broken, save your money. there is no reason to get an x. Its not like going from a 300 to a 500. Its more like going from an Samsung Galaxy S5 in black to a Samsung Galaxy S5 in blue. (for those who don't know, Best Buy was the exclusive carrier of the S5 in Best Buy Blue. Other than the color and the Best Buy app, they were identical) Its your money, do whatever you want. But I at least want to make sure you know that it is ok not to waste it.

Screw this talk about your little 4 knob equalizer. I want one of these in my Pod And I am going to moan and groan until I get one for free. How unprofessional is L6 to not have one of these.

I do multiple musical things. So I am constantly blanking out the machine to put in the required patches in the required order. (Which, is one of the reasons why it would be so nice to be able to run EDIT with a portable device like a tablet or phone)

You have to ask yourself.... Who is Mike the Mandolin player? Because I can't imagine how a patch name like that randomly gets on your machine.

you won't see the variax setlist name unless you do a global reset

Search by his name Jandrio on Customtone. Or wait for him to come around tohook you up. He has some videos posted somewhere of the patches at work. http://line6.com/support/topic/11487-how-2-approximate-hotel-california-harmony-with-ur-jtvhd500/?hl=hotel

Isn't that up to you; to know how many different parts you are playing?

Sure, most Bigfoot and alien sights are bogus. But Bigfoot and aliens exist. Take what happened to me as an example. I knew I changed my software, so it makes sense that I may have thought there was a difference. But the people who didn't know I changed the software made comments about it sounding different.

or use one 'variable' harmonizer that is controlled by the expression pedal. I think Jandrio (spelling corrected) has a HC patch,or series of patches, that covers the whole song. Either way, you can certainly play HC with the 500 in 1~4 mode. The 500 is a couple steps above your Boss. You don't need as many options on the 500 to do what you do on the Boss.

I have this conversation quite often, and I stand by this no matter how many times people tell me how wrong or out of touch I am: 1. Never go on stage without a PA. whether it is yours or someone else's, just always have one. 2. Never have a PA without someone to run it -- in real time. Never one of the musicians, a separate person. 3. A fully capable monitor system may not always be an option, but that doesn't mean you need to make a decision between direct and amps. Go direct, and if need be, you have a little amp to provide you with stage volume. However, with many more places requiring a "quiet stage", relying on amps and not having capable monitors is going to be your own downfall.

Between FX on/off and switching between patches, those four patch switches, each with 4 on/off switches capable of controlling multiple fx with each switch. give you so many options that I always wonder what people have going on that they need more. I feel like a beginner that is missing out on life. And then you can repeat that same 4x4 128 times.

Ya know, I just updated mine on Thursday. I didn't get to really test it out other than a few minutes in the headphones. I too thought that the unit itself sounded better. I figured it sounded different because I didn't really have the headphones on for actual playing, just a quick toss to make sure everything was working. But then I loaded it up and had it out. I wasn't the only one that thought it sounded different.

I thought I was the only that kept a blank patch, setlist, and bundle available.

but doing a reflash isn't going to help if it is something like input assignment, because those same settings will still be there.

I don't know about you guys, but this time when I updated, first I uninstalled everything L6. I even manually deleted some leftover files and the registry items. ALL traces of L6 (except my saved patches) were gone! And my stuff worked just fine. *and as previously mentioned, I always turn off my anti virus when doing this sort of thing.

You should disable your AV when you install software.

first, you need to determine if it is the pedal or the patches --- or something else, like input assignment. try to invent a patch where the only thing you are using is a wah, and another with only volume

I plug straight into the PA. Let the sound man toss it back to me in the monitors.

A good place to start, is to check the manufacturer of your FRFR. It is totally possible that they have a 'companion' set of headphones.

That IS actually a decent idea. I mean, I think the entire idea of a GEQ is pretty silly because I plug direct to the pa and have a sound man make adjustments as needed. But since GEQ is here to stay, I do like your idea of having a list of programmable GEQ slots. However, I do sound check before every gig. Even the same place, two nights in a row will have different settings. So, I don't think it would be feasible to trust the same GEQ at the same venue every time. I have no idea what you mean by having producers create sellable ideas. I doubt Pharrell or Mutt Lange are going to make patches for Joe's Corner Pub. And I doubt that Frankie in Hollywood is going to buy a GEQ patch for a tavern in Freidmont Wisconsin.

Yes, Yes, and Yes. Everyone is correct ==> except the ones that are wrong. Room correction. Cab switching. Of course you can use the EQ for that. The same as you use the volume knob as needed. But -- to quote myself -- if you adjust the GEQ to help create a patch, you just ruined all of your other patches. Master Volume and Master Equalizer are long term commitments. You don't adjust them for every song. You set them at the start of the night and you leave them be.

Well, you need to make a choice. Do you want to use the models or not. Because, a real Marshall will never sound like a fake Fender. Get a sterile amp/speaker. They work best for models. They have no personality, therefore can be made to sound like something else. Whereas, a Marshall will always sound like a Marshall. That's why most of us go straight to the PA or have some sort of monitor system. Someone else will be around to explain USB recording.

1. did you use your pod after the update but before the packs? so that we can narrow down if its a problem that happened with the update or with the packs. 2. did you disconnect your other gear when installing stuff? 3. you try any other outputs? 4. did you go and set up all of your settings after the update? some of the things we forgot we set up years ago will get reset back to their default.