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Yes, there is a way to set all 3 on one button. You can also set them in reverse order, turning some on and some off with one click. But, also, if you are adding those other things, do you need to add the eq/boost? Shouldn't those other things give you the needed change to stand out for a solo. Here are my "old school" thoughts: 1. let the sound man control volumes. any "stage volume" change that you make will be exponentially changed for the audience. instead, a simple tone change can do wonders without hurting the crowd's ears. 2. volume knob on the guitar - for rock/metal players, create patches your guitar set to 8 or 9. That way you always have that little extra boost for a solo. If done right (primarily how it relates to distortion), it won't give an excessively noticeable volume change, but it will give a bit of high end boost (unless you added a treble bleed) that a solo needs. 3. wah pedal - on these electronic devices, you don't even need to use the exp pedal. you can create the wah setting you need and simply on/off it.

oh, also - No. Line 6 does not update often. But, in fairness, music tech never gets updated like other tech. In fact, (sorry to regular readers who have heard me say this before), MIDI tech is so small, that keyboards were using floppy disks long after the rest of the world had moved on beyond the cd rom to flash drives, and probably still would be using them had Microsoft and Dell not gotten together and decided to stop putting floppy drives as standard equipment. On the HD series, a patch is 5kb. This means a floppy could hold more than half of the patches the unit can hold (512). Or 5 setlists (unit holds 8). Music tech, unlike other tech, requires far less tech.

I don't have a firehawk and i hate bluetooth. Why do I hate bluetooth - it is "really sucky". So, in my opinion, yes, it is going to "really suck" on the firehawk. BUT, at the same time.... To compare this to the HD500 and the EDIT program: The EDIT program is an editor, it is not a live performance program. You use it to edit a patch, and then you turn it off. So, bringing this back to the Firehawk - I can't imagine it being any different. Use it to edit your tone, and then turn it off.

for the 300?

mine don't matter. the only thing that matters is that they are the same both before and after.

first, being new, you should be aware - you can use files for the 500, 500x, pro, and pro x with no issue. this should allow you to search many more files. and there is also a converter that allows other model files to be used. beyond that - I can't see Major Tom (by Peter Schilling, different than Space Oddity by David Bowie) being something many people in 2010 (when the device came out) would be clamoring for. 99 red ballons. Luft ballons. Nena. Ok, I can see people wanting that one. As far as designing a patch - single coil pickups are a must

Global settings - like In-Z. They make a huge difference.

I saw the post when it was first written. But it worked for me. So I assumed it was only a temporary issue that resolved itself.

When Steve Lukather says a product isn't workable - believe him. When a random Youtube video from some random failed musician turned videographer says it is a bad product... consider your source.

If it happens when the MV is at 0, it has nothing to do with the unit.

except - 2000 downloads because a file is 10 years old and simply had more opportunity to be downloaded is not the same as 2000 downloads this week because someone posted their link to another platform such as youtube. also, 2000 downloads with 5 votes is not the same as 200 downloads with 100 votes.

Can't work too wonderfully if you've gone through 3 of them already. But, aside from that - I am not saying that it does not work. Nor am I saying that you can't design patches around your system to make it sound good. I am saying that if you were to put that same patch on an actual 'flat' system, you would hear the difference.

There may be local areas that don't allow it. And there may be regulations that don't allow new construction to have it. But there is no US law preventing someone from renting out old buildings that have not been rewired.

without being there to know what you are experiencing - Much of this is intentional. (and has been a complaint about the units for a decade) Physical amps, particularly when "gain-ified", have hum/hiss. Therefore, you cannot have a true recreation (aka, a model) without it. Beyond that, use a noise gate.

sure... if the mixer has that kind of jack. Most do, but some do not. but why the left. how about the right?

This is an Apple problem. The 'workarounds' are posted at various places throughout the forums. *I don't use Apple (and am strongly opposed to their methodology), so I won't offer any help beyond that.

well, no, not exactly. it may be bypassing certain tone changing features. but you are still playing through a Fender guitar amp, Fender guitar speaker, and a Fender guitar cab. It won't sound like a 2001 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo or Ampeg B-15NF Portaflex.

does the other stuff work? like EDIT and Monkey (for updates)

but don't run EDIT while running your other computer stuff. Use EDIT to edit, and then close it. It is an editor, not a performance enhancer.

Criticism - I hope it was a small amp. The 300/400 are nothing like the 500. I don't own the 300, but if I remember correctly, this isn't an expression pedal. It is a dedicated volume/wah pedal. Whereas, the 500 had the expression pedal - it could control anything assigned to it. Beyond that - The ultimate answer is; do what you gotta do to get the sound you need to get. For example, my old rig lasted me 20+ years. I ran no loops, everything ran in a straight line, and went into the front of the amp. People tried telling me my wah needed to go here and my distortion needed to go here and put this cord here so that it bypasses this and that... to which I say "I hope you have your diaper on. You may want to take a step back, because I am about to make you lollipop your pants. And when I am done, I'm going to take your girlfriend for a test drive." However, amp modelers are designed to replace amps. That is their purpose. You will never get a Fender tone from a modeler when using a Marshall amp. It doesn't mean you can't make it sound good, it just means that X going into Y isn't the same as X by itself. So, yes, headphones (not $20 earbuds, not $200 Beats, we mean monitoring headphones) or a powered speaker will allow you to hear the device as intended. I have a multitude of resources available to me. So, at home (or on the bus, hotel room, etc) I am a little less concerned with being perfect. But I run a pair of JBL Eons. I also have Peavey KB/A amps. All very good options. Not as good of an option, but totally doable - those cheap $20 computer speakers you buy at the dollar store. Basically, anything that you can plug in your record player and get good clear tone at decent volumes is what you want. Some headphones and speakers add "bass reflex". You don't want that. If you want bass in your tone, you add it in your EQ. But, here's the kicker - Whatever way you decide to go, that is the way you have to go. You can't design a hundred patches using "Method 1", and then think that you switch to "Method 2". Tone won't transfer from one to the other. And there is no "rule of thumb" that you could, let's say, add "EQ Setting A" on all of your patches while using "Method 2". Each patch would need redesigned from scratch if you need the same tone.

On the 500, I use USB for the computer. And the CD Input for my phone. Neither get put through the signal chain. But the CD Input also does not get controlled through the Master Volume.

if that is a real question, then you don't have a variax

What I mean is - use the editor to edit, and then close the editor. It wasn't meant to accompany performances.

The EDIT program is an editor. Don't use the Pod (specifically the exp pedal) while editing. Of course, you didn't say you were running EDIT. But, given the symptom, I am taking the leap.