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I have hooked a mic up (1/4" and XLR) just for fun. Testing things. No serious usage. But, the truth is, I can't see myself using it as a singing unit. I bought it for live concert guitar usage. Nothing more than the occasional bass, keys, and vocals usage will ever occur. I am a guitar player, lol. HOWEVER -- It was only a week or two ago, that I learned that I can use a mic for a Vocoder effect (thank forum users). I intend on working that into my usage at some point. I am currently in a period of limited availability, and am not in a position to try new things at the moment.

I am not necessarily creating anything new for each gig. I use the same basic patches, but --- one week its a country band. which uses its own set of patches. one week its a pop band. which uses its own set of patches. one week its a rock band. which uses its own set of patches. One show in the *insert genre* band uses those patches in this order. The next show uses the same, or mostly the same, patches in a different order. I am not creating stuff each time, I am just always needing to reorganize what I have. The edit software is perfect for that. Even if you create the patches on the machine itself, saving them on a pc as a backup or reorganizing the order is a great with the software.

I actually have a lot of stuff like that saved on my pc. A blank tone. A blank setlist. A blank bundle. It helps when you change stuff as much as I do. Every gig has me doing something different that requires a new arrangement of patches. I just blank it all out and start from scratch. ** And it sure would be nice if I could use 500edit on my Android Phone or Android Tablet to manage my Pod when not at home. Even if it needs to be a '500 Lite' version that only allows for the import and export of patches, and not a full-fledged working program. Something needs done.

I do most of my work with 500edit. So in that case, yes, you can blank out a preset by moving a blank preset into that position.

headphone volume is controlled by the master volume knob on the unit. So, if you want to keep the headphones the same, do not touch the master volume. Turn down the speakers. Turn down the volume control on your computer. Turn down master volume of pro tools. Do any of those sound plausible?

1. are you pressing the save button after you do all of your adjusting? 2. the customtone sharing site, are all user created. If you want them to sound a certain volume, you'll need to adjust them to match each other.

Well, yes, its a Western World thing. In fact, I think things like 'tuning down a half step' is primarily a guitar players thing. I can't say I ever heard a Flutist saying 'i need to tune down'. I deal with the electronic pianos a lot. Any of them can tune a 'half step'. Some can even change the tuning HZ. But the nicer ones can actually adjust tunings based on styles of music and time periods. So instead of having an equal temperament, you can have any number of different models. Meantones. Pure temperament. Pythagorean. Arabic. I even seen a couple that let you detune individual notes. That's why American instruments cannot properly play certain pieces, we only have 12 notes in an octave (8 in a scale). But, again, its an American Guitar Player's thing. We can't expect them to actually know music. :rolleyes:

I wouldn't have bought my unit if I was limited to those choices, but I can play along with the game... Assuming I had only two choices, I would have to stick with the 'tried and true', long running industry standard bearers Fender and Marshall. Odds are, no matter what music you play, you can survive with those two. Sure, if you play only one certain type of music, something may be better suited than others. But I feel like, if I have a Fender and Marshall, I can play all types of music.

Same question, but altered... Does the 500 have a stereo guitar in? Meaning, my old stereo guitar (I no longer own), had two jacks BUT, one of them could use a stereo cord. So I could still get the stereo effect with one cord. But it would need plugged into a stereo input (single jack that reads two signals). Does the 500 have this, or would you need to run the two input method?

On the 500, as stated above, each full number is a half-step. -1 E becomes Eb. -5 E becomes B. -12 E becomes E. +1 E becomes F. +5 E becomes A. +12 E becomes E. The reason why its not listed as 'half step' --- I do not work for Line6 so I don't know the answer. But it makes sense to not call it a half step because there are so many steps inbetween 0 and 1. For example: Your G-string runs at 196hz. If you tuned down 1/2 step, you would be playing 185hz. What if you wanted to play 190hz? Its not a half step, it is something else. What would you do if you were limited to 1/2 step and whole step? You're screwed. Sure, it makes sense to have a half step tuning. And maybe on a next release, they can work on a physical switch that sits beside the ground switch. who's sole purpose is to tune a half step (3 position switch with 0 -1/2 -1). Make it a global setting which is independent of all other settings. But the idea of a pitch shifter, as already exists, is a bazillion times better than 'a half step down'.

Why does tuning live matter? Learn the songs the way they need to be learned... like tuning down (with the machine) for Eb songs. That way your Cchord is at the 3rd fret, even though it sounds like a Bchord. But when it comes to playing live, just play the 3rd fret Cchord. Do you think it makes a difference if, when playing live, you are at an exact pitch as a record? It only matters that everyone in the band is at the same pitch. What are you going to do when you need to play some old Van Halen stuff, where he tunes down midway between E and Eb? Do you think anyone will know that the entire band is a quarter tone off? Ripper, I am not going to deny the experience that you had. I wasn't there, you were. But what you said makes no sense. Assuming you have it set to detune, and you do not have one of the many harmony effects engaged, a pitch shouldn't warble. Its not harmonizing anything, its simply tuning the note - any note. Not even notes, notes is a bad word to use. It is changing the hz that you hear. The amount of cycles per second gets changed, its not putting out A into Ab, its putting out 440hz down to 415hz. So, if you tuned to 432hz for your A. And you were set to detune to a -1 (which most people call a 1/2 step), it would not play the same 415hz that Ab was before. It would make the adjustment based on the lower 8hz, and put out a 407hz (possible 406, since tuning is exponential, not equal). the 407 represents a half step lower than the played pitch. That is why bending a guitar string doesn't warble either. I know this may get technical, but we are all musicians, so we should understand this stuff... Harmonic overtones. Sub-tones. The unheard frequencies that we can't hear but hate when a machine removes them... They are the reason that a needle on a (cheap) guitar tuner will go all over the place when you are trying to tune. Ripper, try turning the volume down on your guitar. Could it be possible that your tuner is picking up some of those tones?

I don't use a 'glide'. I don't need to detune live. But at home, when learning songs I use the tuner to adjust to various tunings so I can learn in the right finger position regardless of the heard note. So here is my opinion... As with any effect. Where you put it in the chain makes a difference. I have no problem with 'quality'.

Sorry, I don't hear what you are talking about. Its 'modern' music. I only have it on mp3. Not vinyl. So I may be missing parts --- which has been a complaint about digital compression since its inception. To me, it sounds like picking technique and a wah. So I am bowing out of the conversation.

You're telling me that every Disco song in the 70's used the tone knob on the guitar instead of a wah? I guess I've been playing wrong.

1. The issue with the Variax seems like an issue with the dealer. And since it is a dealer they then have an issue with Line 6, not you. Either way, its certainly not the forum's issue. 2. You are stuck with the 500 because you don't have a Variax? Have you considered USING the 500, its certainly worth the money you paid.

isn't that just a wah?

they can create and send them as bundles/setlist so that you only have to work with one file but still get 512 patches. No, you cannot (as of today) create a bundle/setlist within explorer. You need the Line6 software. I feel your pain, bro. I play in multiple projects, so every show needs a different setup. I am loading all of the patches individually each and every time to adjust for genre AND order of songs. I liked the old days when I was in one touring band, and we used the same setlist every night for an entire tour.

going from 300 to 500 is all about features. how many bells and whistles do you want. there's no real reason to go from a 500 to a 500x, but if you are going to go from the 300 to a 500, you may as well do the full upgrade and make it the x... although, with namm right around the corner. wait a few weeks to see what new and exciting products are coming.

I am going to share my two cents,,, but since I am a part time professional advice giver, my two cents is worth a lot more.... 1. I bought a product with x-amount of features. I bought it based on those features, not based on the possibility of features that may come. Other than fixing bugs, I am not expecting anything else. Also, I have seen situations where (in other products) I did not like the 'new and improved' to the point that I wouldn't have bought the thing and have reverted back to the old version (when possible). 2, It takes time to compile 'wish lists' from thousands of people. It takes more time to develop the ideas into software. It takes time to integrate them into current software. And unless you want a new update every week, you do a large mass of them at a time. 3. Just about everyone that is posting is still learning the current features, and do not utilize all of its capabilities. Why do you need more. 4. Why are people getting so aggro over it.

while on the subject.... where is the window position stored? Usually those are in an inf file or in the registry. I can't seem to find a place to reset the position.... I know I can just move it, but my OCD is kicking in and if its not exact, its not exact.

http://line6.com/customtone/tone/218668/ http://line6.com/customtone/tone/210521/

it was a fairly recent update that only affected Windows 7 negatively. And, yes, if you have the auto update feature turned on, it should have gotten (or will on the next check) the fix too. So.... Now its time for someone else to help. Just needed to make sure that wasn't the issue.

so would an audio tape if you were recording it.

its not a stupid one. Some items are like that, and some are not. For example -- Just within the pod itself. The amplifier knobs. You program them. The patch recalls the setting. The physical knobs do not become active until they are moved. Then, of course, you have you patch volume at 2 and the physical knob at 8, the minute you touch it is when you hear a big WHAMMO.

of course a longer cord will cause delays. everybody knows this. The question is -- how much delay. As pfsmith said, 2ns/ft. Does it really matter?