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The HD Pro And HD Pro X can also be used.

How does the song go.... Anything you can do, I can do better. Yeah, anything the rig can do, the pod can do.

Has anyone given any thought to running down to the local college campus and grabbing a computer geek to see if he would want some 'real world expience' (that means there is no pay, lol). This is my idea, if you can build it you can take the credit for building it, and use me as a reference when job hunting.

He is not asking about the 500X.

what's the difference between the two units? If they are both updated to the latest firmware, there is no difference - except for the previously mentioned DSP. All things software related are the same. The floor units (500 and 500x) are the same way, same software and only minor hardware changes. can I assign more than one effect to one foot switch?? Yes. And each effect can be turned on or turned off based on how you want it -- such as turning on chorus while turning off distortion. how's the reaction time, when switching through patches? Is it quick enough? As mentioned, fast but not instant. I would not suggest switching patches during a song, but as previously mentioned, it can be done.

Everything said above, but to clarify: You can't run 'more' effects. You can just run more effects. Meaning - I am limited to 8 effects per patch. But I am also limited to 100% dsp. The X units have more dsp, but are still limited to 8. The difference being, 8 noise gates doesn't need a lot of power. But 8 delays does. The non-X units may reach their full processing power before reaching the 8 effect limit, so in that case they only get 7. Like an elevator. They say things like - you can only old 8 people or 1000 pounds. You can't put 8 200-pound people (1600 pounds) because of the 1000 pound limit. Nor can you put 9 100-pounders (900 pounds) because of the 8 person limit. As to switching patches. It is quick. But you are going to hear it. How much of a blip will depend on many factors, most of which will vary based on how you set your patches (volume boosts, delays, etc). Sadly, that is just a fact of the digital world. I don't know a single device that has a flawless change. I like to associate it with changing the channel of your tv. Old analog sets with old analog cable, you could change the channel instantly. But today, there is always that little bit of a delay before the channel starts up.

Monkey Get EDIT (and other stuff) from Monkey

George Lucas has said: (not an exact quote) You don't release a movie when it is finished. It is finished when you release it. If you are trying to make a movie perfect, you will tweak it forever and then never release it. You set a date to release the movie, and you work on it right up until that day, and then you hand it over. And THAT is exactly how music should be. Once you step on stage, you do not have time to change. You are done working. It is time to show off. A playwrite isn't handing out new scripts in the middle of a play. Showtime is simply too late, it is what it is. Guns 'N Roses, particularly Axl Rose, spent 17 years trying to make Chinese Democracy perfect. 'nuff said.

But the X is that old. The X wasn't a 'new' product. It was a necessary tweak due to hardware availability. The 500 and 500x and virtually the same unit and can be looked upon as being 6 years old.

Most business models run on a good/better/best type of deal. A Helix-lite and Helix-mini, particularly because of the popularity of the Helix, should definitely be in the hopper. And no, it will not stop people from buying the Helix, the same as the HD300 did not stop people from buying the 500 - or the Samsung Galaxy 5 Alpha or Galaxy 5 Sport did not stop people from buying the Galaxy 5. You always release the 'top of the line' product, milk it as much as you can, and then come out with lesser versions. People still buy the main unit, but many more buy the smaller ones.

NO IT WOULDN'T. Running the Pod while connected to EDIT makes for a horrendous playing experience. EDIT is an editor, it is not meant for live performances. It will slow down responsiveness of the Pod, and it could possibly crash depending on how it is used. A mobile (I prefer Android) version of EDIT, would be good for backstage or between set tweaks. But certainly not on-stage tweaks.

I bought my unit because it was a good unit, not because "it will be good when they release a few more updates". I am more than happy with the current state of my unit. If they want to give me more freebies, good for them. I also don't know what you are talking about when you bring up all of these other units - it is a waste of money to buy all of that. My last gear lasted 25 years. BUT, for the sake of fantasy role playing... With the exception of a few tweaks, I think that the HD updates are done. There is only so much hard drive space available in these units, and only so much processing power. You aren't going to be able to change too much more than they already did. This doesn't mean that HD is dead. They can certainly come out with an HD505 or HD600. Which, they may also rename Helix Lite. Either way --- who really cares. You made your decision, you bought your unit, use it, be happy.

I agree, but will take it a step further.... The only sound that matters is what the audience hears, which is coming from your XLR. So, regardless of what method you use on stage to hear yourself, you should not be changing any settings to accommodate the stage sound.

And unfortunately, it is not because of Apple's totalitarian grip over what you can and cannot do with their products. Android, the freedom of choice operating system, does not have a mobile editor.

I don't want them just on sale, I want them for free. In fact, they should pay me to take them. People power. Bernie Sanders 2016. Yay for the little guy. Ok, back to reality... If you want the damn model packs, buy them. If you are waiting for a deal, you didn't really want them to begin with. And if the $30 makes a difference to your bank account, you can't actually afford non-sense like musical gear.

Well, not if you are doing 80's glam rock and hair metal. Reverb rules!

Well... One of the reasons I bought the HD500 was so that I would not need to carry anything else. I mean, the dang thing has literally replaced everything that goes between my guitar and the sound guy. But, in the spirit of fantasy role playing... Because I no longer have a physical amp, I lost the ability to power my Talk Box. But, they have self powered units available, so, I would use one of those. And possibly a Wah pedal. It can sometimes be odd, after having used a wah for 30 years, to now use the expression pedal. While the functionalities are the same (up down up down), one of them moves 0.5 inches, and the other moves 3 inches.

If you buy them today, you can start using them today. Which means you get more mileage out of them than if you wait to purchase.

This isn't said often enough:

And when we say little... we mean little. 1/16" is all you need. But, I still suggest using it on a hard floor while wearing shoes and standing up. It makes a world of difference.

Step on. Step off. But, you just have to make sure that you are pressing hard enough to activate. And use a hard floor, not a carpet or rubber mat.

1. Is it blank, or are you just in the wrong setlist? 2. As long as it is blank, don't just install the presets, (re)install the latest firmware to reset everything. 3. While I agree with previous comments that the factory presets aren't something that you are going to go record an album with or play a concert with -- They are well enough for a new person to use, and to see various ways to set up patches, as well as some of the 'far out' possibilities of the unit. ** The factory patches are 100% over-writable. So, while the unit has factory patches, it is not like other units where you are permanently stuck with them.

Right. 12 frets = an octave but you are only play 8 of the 12 in a scale. A +9th, in the key of C is a D. and a -9th is a B. Which is more than an octave. It is the equivalent of +14 and -13.

And after you do all that has come before me... Try input 2. Also, try using a cord that doesn't need an adapter. Anything that fits into the CD jack is not going to fit into the guitar jack.

You take the good with the bad. If you want one sound, you don't need to worry about it. But if you want multiple sounds, then someone somewhere somehow needs to change the sound, which is usually you tap dancing. That's one of the reasons why I do one patch per song. I don't need to press and unpress a bunch of stuff, I can set it how the song needs and then 1 click for a lead or something. For me, live, by the time I am on a stage, it is too late to change something. It's showtime, tweak time is over. I consider playing live to be like a play - the writer isn't going to change the script as the play goes on. He just has to make a note of it for next time. Which is one of the reasons a mobile EDIT would do me good. Last minute changes that get decided upon during soundcheck or backstage, especially since I use one patch per song - any change to a (band's) setlist means I need to re-arrange my (pod's) setlist. But, you are right, one of the drawbacks to the digital world is the 'delay' when switching. Hell, I can't even change/scroll channels on my tv without waiting for the signal to process. And, think about it, tv is used by a lot more people than a Pod. If anyone had the ability to do a non-delay, you would think that it should be cable television. Ultimately, I do what is best for me and my situation. Which is one patch per song, and since some songs require minor changes, I may have a couple blocks assigned to be on/off during the tune. But for me, I am 100% HD500. I use no (physical) amp. No fx loop. My signal goes Guitar>Pod>Sound Guy **I used to say Guitar>Pod>PA, but someone pointed out that there is a snake, and a stage mixer with powered amps and a house mixer and a recording mixer and --- they even think that I use a PA as a cheap substitute for an FRFR. So now, I am trying to say Sound Guy, that way there is no confusion as to where it is going. It is going to the next stage of live concert production. Once it leaves the Pod, it is out of my hands. I have no further involvement with it.