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Oh, also, my one recommendation is to use two of them. One left and one right. And make sure they are placed on the left and the right.

If it is a true FRFR, there shouldn't need to be any adjustment to your Pod (assuming you were using an FRFR type device before hand). Now, if you are going from, let's say, a guitar amp to an FRFR.... First, set your Pod to Studio/Direct. Then, get rid of all of your patches. Start over from scratch. And when designing patches, don't try to make them sound like a guitar amp sound. Making them sound like a PA/cd/mp3 guitar sound.

A wireless affects the input. People should have already figured that into their patches. As to how an IEM sounds - if someone has already tweaked their patches and knows what they are to sound like, then there is a problem with the IEM that someone selected. Believe me, I have played with companies that have provided horrible earpieces and companies who have provide nice earpieces. There is a difference. But, it also goes hand in hand with the rest of the sound system as well. But this still begs the question - how does a bad IEM sound involve a wireless unit. They are two totally separate pieces. One has nothing to do with the other. It is not like someone is going to switch to a guitar cord and sound any better through the same IEM. However, with your answer to my question, I have enough information that I will give my 2 cents: I have not used an amp since I started using my Pod. I go direct, always. For hearing myself at live events, I use whatever is provided. Sometimes it is a floor monitor, sometimes it is an IEM. And, yes, sometimes it is even a guitar amp. Unless provided for me, I do not use wireless. And, that is not my preference. I would much rather be cord-free - especially when I am part of the show instead of hired as some background player. It's just that I stopped using personal wireless units 30 years ago because there was always a conflict with the signals with some other member of the show, and the technology wasn't available for private connections or frequency switching. So, when it came time to put on a show, I always made sure that they were company owned devices instead of my own personal financial blunder - they could design/buy the units based on how many of what was in a show. Conflict free. So, that means, I have just about all of the experiences at various scenarios needed to answer questions - The future is ampless. Be prepared to go direct to the mixer. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't use your own personal amp/monitor on stage to hear yourself. But it does mean, figure your patches for going direct. And try to go ampless as much as possible. Beyond that - if you "need" to have a physical amp pushing air and making your ears ring every night, ROCK ON \\m//. But be aware that some stages are so small that you don't have room for the amp. Some venues are so small that your amp over powers the pa. Some stages are so big that your amp isn't going to you any good unless you are standing right in front of it instead of running across the stage entertaining the crowd the way you are paid to do. So, really, why not just learn to use monitors (floor or ear) anyhow. If your modeling device is good, and you design proper patches, and your monitoring system is good, there should be no difference between what you hear than if you used a mic'd guitar amp - other than your guitar amp is behind you and the monitor is in front of you.

Just a silly question to make sure I am not missing something.... what is the correlation between a a wireless device, no amp, and IEMs? What does one have to do with the others.

The 500 doesn't do dry signal. but, let's say you designed a patch with a "dry signal". The 500 can go directly into a mixer via the XLR jacks. No DI needed.

First, let's ask a few questions --- does this happen when you are playing without headphones? Then, of course, the obligatory questions: what are you using when not using headphones. what does it sound like when not hooked up to the other devices when through headphones. what kind of effects are you using. you know, the basic IT steps, like rebooting the computer before trying C+++ diffs on the co-spindle while dixfolating the cognative values. If you ask me, you have some kind of loop/phase going on. Do things like separating the stereo panning. Make sure that the other devices aren't duplicating the signal in your ear (such as you hearing the guitar from the pod, and the computer and the piano all at the same time). And speaking of panning, make sure you have proper headphones and that they are working properly. It is such a silly little thing that we all forget about. I mean, I one time was using a 1/4" adapter with my 3.5mm ear buds... some of my patches were sounding off - the stereo patches. I just needed to give it a little wiggle for the connection to fix itself. the phase went away.

Twist knobs until it sounds different

Which is what I was getting at.... If you already made your patches, turning off amp models when you are using an amp isn't a "one touch" global process. There is no amp model on/off switch. I know this. You know this. We both know that we both know it. But the novice user. The future reader - they may have get confused.

How does one simply turn off amp modeling?

let me sure I got this right.... You revive a 3 year old thread because you don't know how to hook up your Pod up to a computer. So, instead of asking about that, you bought an unrelated product, and you have come here asking how to hook up the Pod via the 3rd party device? All on an unrelated thread that has been dead for 3 years. Is that about right?

I never used a tube amp. I was always a solid state user. But, yes, I can see how putting the pod through a guitar amp would make it sound like a guitar amp.

I'll take it a step further, and say: No matter what unit you have, make sure you download the correct version. Otherwise, nothing will work.

There's no way to diagnose that without being in the room. It is most likely some sort of interference or loop.

If you buy the right one. There are packs for the HD units. There are packs for other units.

good. then we know it is not broken. so.... when plugged into the computer. Does Pod sound come out of the computer speakers? and/or when plugged into the computer, does computer sound come out of the Pod speakers? *I know that the pod doesn't have speakers. I am referring to amp/speakers that are hooked up to the pod - like headphones or guitar amp.

I've heard people say that the old owner needs to deregister their device from their account. Maybe that is true. I don't know. I've bought nothing but used units and had no problem with any of them. Open up a support ticket to see what they can do.

Google is your friend

1st does the Pod work on its own.... like, let's say, you were going into a guitar amp or a set of headphones?

First, are you using $1000 studio headphones, or $20 ear buds? And the same thing applies with your guitarband. Most headphones and computer speakers, even cheap home stereo speakers, add that low "reflex". Which sound nice when playing a cd because it gives that extra low thump. But it is horrible for tone creation and for recording those same cds that are going to be played through them. And then, obviously, going into a guitar amp - which also isn't a set of studio speakers, is going to give another entirely different set of tonality. The quickest thing you can try is - Leaving it on studio/direct, plug the pod into the guitar amp's fx loop in. This skips the tone section of the amp and allows you to use just the power section. Yes, you still have to deal with the tone of the speaker and cab. But at least the amp has been bypassed.

you are correct. you are way over thinking it.

where you have the knobs set do not matter. a saved patch will always recall to its last saved setting.

In fairness to the shop (because we aren't there having the conservation).... One of the guys my store uses; he tells customers It is $100 for me to come to your house and look at your unit. I collect at the doorway before I enter. When the customer says "can I bring it to your shop", he says It is $200 to bring a unit to my shop, I collect at the doorway before you enter. And the reason for this - People end up not wanting to pay to have their units fixed. The guy drives around all day to people's homes, only to have them not have the work done because it is too expensive. And if you bring to his shop, he gets stuck with products that people just abandon when they find out how much to fix. In this case, it's $200 to buy a used unit or $500 to buy a new one. If he charges $65 an hour plus parts... first he has to investigate to figure out what's wrong. $65 Then he has chase you down to see if you want it fixed and for how much - which will be another $65 plus parts. You are at $130 for a unit that can be bought for $200. Then he has to wait for you to to come pick it up and pay him. And, here's the kicker, because he is an authorized agent, he doesn't get to buy $5 parts from an online dealer. He has to use "official" parts, which cost 10x the price. If you can fix it yourself for $5 and an hour of your time... go ahead. But it will cost way too much to have a professional repair it.

Basically (assuming you installed them correctly), you will see a longer list of amps, not two separate lists of amps.

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outside of any technical issue with the machine... you do know that it isn't a simple on/off scenario, don't you? you need to assign an effect to the pedal.