pianoguyy

i don't own any of the units you discussed, but with the stuff I do have.... you would need to record the cd tracks first, and then record your guitar using a different track. that way you can remove the cd track.

i don't own the helix but the answer is yes there are ways to do it with older products, so the newer one with new/more technology should easily be able to do it

did you really resurrect a year old thread to make your first post just to defend a troublesome operating system from someone making a joke

something got lost in translation you can't flash without usb

so, basically, you are having pc issues as well. they go bad. it is good that you have the original. but things break. when buying a replacement, you don't want a $10 chinese knockoff.

so so

or the ever common, but often overlooked, ear fatigue

there is a difference between "playing for an hour" and "it happens when i switch patches"

I never bought a 500X new. But the 500 did have a very sturdy piece of rubber that prevented the pedal from easily being turned on until it was broken in. What made it easier to activate (other than slicing a piece of the rubber off) was to make sure the unit was on a hard floor and you were standing. Soft carpet allowed the unit to sink into the floor, and sitting didn't really allow enough pressure to step on it. I believe it was fixed in later versions. But, I digress.... Look at the light. If it switches from exp1 to exp2, you are stepping hard enough.

it is also possible (especially if you updated your pod when you bought it), that you need to "calibrate" the pedal

for starters - it isn't a volume pedal it is an expression pedal. beyond that, you need to assign the pedal to work on an effect

could you clarify... "saving" you want to save it - to the computer? to the pod? it doesn't open from the computer into edit?

fake stereo or.... two lines for phones - 1 mic, 1 ear

and have you checked the headphones themselves. not just the headphones, but that they are compatible with the adapter(s) you bought.

try this

No their not.

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or 8. consult the owner's manual for the "how to". that is all in how you design patches. consult the owner's manual for the "how to". you can''t have your cake and eat it too. you can have 4x4, or you can have 8. any limits you have is going to be within the Pod. a new pedal won't make a difference.

you could also create patches using your option 3... but then your list for option 1 and 2 would end with "Need to tweak"

for me for 35+ years use one rig for everything. it makes life much easier.

The problem with using "cd input" was mentioned in now-deleted posts (by me and others). --- guitar amps are designed for guitar, not music. sure, some have that jack, but if you listen to music through them, they are still altered. It is the same issue with using the FX Loop or some other "tone bypass" jack of a guitar amp. You are dealing with a speaker and a cab designed for guitar, not for music. I mean, sure, we are guitar players using the pod for guitar. But the modeler is already providing that tone, we don't want to double it.

Google didn't have the answer... And then you came here. Did you read the Owner's Manual before consulting with Google?

I have a set of EONs which are out of your price range. But any PA type set will work. I also have an old Peavey KB model which you can afford. You would need to buy 2 of them for stereo, which should still be in your price range (Aussie money may differ) if you can find two of the same model.

to get the most out of a modeler, don't use a guitar amp the modeler provides guitar amp/cap/mic tone, you don't want to put virtual tone on top of physical tone you said the word "clean" but don't confuse a guitar amp's clean tone with the type of clean you need. you actually need a clear tone. So, instead of buying any of what you listed.... Buy a flat system, such as one would use for listening to music (i.e. a commercially available cd). A PA system. A keyboard amp. Studio monitors.

I misread what you said. Ignore everything I said in those other posts if you read them before I deleted them.