pianoguyy

Well, your edit of your post to better explain your question is far different than your original posting and would have gotten a different response than the one I already gave. Good luck.

going to a mixer is easy. Take the two XLR jacks and plug them in. Guitar ==> Pod ==> Mixer fairly simple

As you can see by my 'signature', you are not alone in wanting connectivity.

Aren't you using a power supply for surge protection? They have power buttons. Oddly enough, I was just dismantling some more of my old rack system. The tuner had a power button. The distortion unit had a power button. But everything else was 'always on', and dependent on the power strip. Now, if you want to talk about redesigning the system... wouldn't it make sense to have the guitar input in the front or maybe the left side? When I am wired (and out of the crate), it keeps coming around and gets caught under the expression pedal. A front or left input may help.

Change the screen resolution.

since it happend after an update. report it to apple. they may be having similar reports from other software.

The problem with using a modeler with an actual amp is... If you have a Marshall. There is no amount of modeling that is going to make it sound like a Fender. That is why an amp/speaker that is totally void of it's own character is perfect.

The presets are set up in batches of four, so it makes a lot of sense to have only four pedal options. It also helps to have some pedals available for selecting on/off. But as previously mentioned, you can switch the default.

I was not looking for this, but BOOM, there it was. **if anyone knows how to embed this, please do so. I seem to have forgotten how to do html

I don't know what difference the JTV may make because I do not own one. But true feedback requires a loop. Volume is a good way to get a loop. So, a low volume will equal no feedback. But as mentioned, you can 'simulate' feedback. \ You could buy a little, and I mean little, amp and hang it on your mic stand around waste level to help create a loop while at low volumes. But practice with it. It will take some time learning to control it.

I don't own a Variax, so I can't speak on what all is involved with them. But I can't see it being too hard to do. My car radio now receives more information than just radio signals. So, the technology to send and receive code is already available.

make sure you have the volumes up. Mixer. Amp. If it is a volume, crank it. That may make a difference. ~~~ Just to test.

I don't understand why everyone is so concerned with an exact date. If everyone jumps on at the same time, y'all are gonna lollipop because it took so long to download because of the increased traffic. And quite frankly, if I even update it, its going to happen weeks later. Because it needs to wait until I hook it up to a PC with monkey. I have EDIT on computers for patch work, but I don't need Monkey on every pc. What is every one's rush to have an EQ that is only good when you are in a different environment? And as far as buying stuff... Again, the scenario will not play out like this: It gets released today, I bought it today, I set up my new patches today, I went out and gigged with it today. Someone complimented me on my new 5150 amp sound today. By the end of the show, 500 people showed up because they heard I have an awesome new sound, today. Or am I just out in left field with what I think is common sense stuff.

Those things can be done. I suggest that you wait until you have it in front of you and have tinkered with it for awhile before you worry about creating exact tones. First, without owning one, you will be lost at everything we say. But also, you never know, once you get it, you may be able to figure it out yourself.

I don't own a JTV, so I can't help you there. But I wanted to say: I have never gotten a good acoustic tone through an amp. I have always had them mic'd and straight to the PA. I didn't like the PA sound either, but at least I didn't have to hear that when onstage.

Sorry, I thought you were asking if it could be done, not how it could be done. Like, some people, they ask if a product has a certain feature because they won't buy it if it doesn't. Does it have a rotovibe -- there are options available. How can you rotovibe -- trial and error.

The beautiful thing about all of your questions is: It doesn't matter how you set your stuff up. Set it up various ways and find what you like best.

After buying an HD500, I took a brief learning period. But once I started using it, I never carried an amp again. I have gone straight from the Pod to the PA ever since. No heads, no cabs, no combos. Guitar to Pod to PA. Have you considered that?

there are plenty of options to choose from.

I can't say if that is normal - I have no experience in it. But it makes sense. Certain midi units don't engage until they hit 0 or 127 (all up or all down).

not normal. It turns on to the last used patch. I don't know about unsaved edits because I would never turn the unit off without saving. Nor do I know about a setting that you may have switched.

luckily, products get announced before they hit stores, so you won't really run into that problem. but also... If I needed more DSP, I wouldn't have bought the unit. Since I have the right amount of features, I wouldn't be missing the extra in the new one. Nor do I do the rental return stuff. If I bought it today, I own it unless it is defective. TRULY defective, not "its defective for using % for the eq". No its not, its a programming decision and you had ample opportunity to know it in advance. But, basically, what you're describing is what happened over Xmas when GC put the 500x on sale for some unbelievably low price. And the cell phones that are $199 one week and $1 the next, then $30, then $149. I don't sweat that stuff.

The 'naughty shops' have women's va jay jays and men's magic sticks modeled after a few people. Fingers are next?

I don't break strings, I change strings. I use 9's, although, a couple of my guitars do feel better with 10's. And, mathematically, 11's tuned to C# should have roughly the same tension as 9's tuned to E. Trem bars, I have broken a few, and bent quite a good bit. That was in the 80's during the acrobatic years. I was getting my guitars for free, so I did a lot of stuff that resulted in damaged units for the sake of show business. Today, the only trem bars that are breaking are the ones that come on 'specials' or those $5 fakes that are made in China that people order off of Amazon. And picks: Thin picks allow a player to be sloppy.