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And just so you we're clear... Mono can run in two speakers. Just as stereo can run in one. If you bought that 2nd speaker, mono would simply have the same thing coming out of both of them. Stereo would have something different in each. ****your pre-recorded music could benefit from having the 2nd speaker, if you are listening to stuff that is recorded in stereo. --------------------------------------- The biggest benefit of stereo is the separation effect. Being able to separate left and right, and even creating a middle. Most people put two speakers side by side and call it stereo --- and it may be stereo, but because there isn't really any space between them, you lose the separation. My father showed me this when I was young when we were re-designing the hi-fi system/room. He put on an old 'sound effects' record (actual vinyl). He had the speakers together and played a train sound. Big friggin deal. I can hear a train anytime just by going outside. But then he put the speakers far apart. He had me sit in the middle. And I could really hear the train-a-comin'. Started far out in the distance on the left, almost ran my lollipop over in the middle, and then disappeared out of the right. One of those moments, where, as a child, you're like "can't I just go watch my cartoons, why do I have to listen to this useless album". But, as an adult, I carry that useless knowledge around with me so that I can say useless crap to other people about it. ****post was already started before your reply

As an acoustic player, you never used stereo before, so let's not start now. Learn the mono paths first. Sure, right now, you are using some of the factory patches. But, ultimately, you are going to be designing your own patches. So, the stereo sounds that are currently in the machine aren't going to be used anyhow. If you don't design them in stereo, they aren't going to sound stereo -- plus, as previously mentioned, stereo doesn't do well live.

It can be done. It could get tricky depending on what all you have before and after the (virtual) amp, but it can be done. When I said wet and dry, I meant: dry - a total pass through. Plugged into the (physical) amp as if it was directly plugged in instead of going through a device. wet - anything that isn't a 'pass though'.

The HD500 is stereo. So, yes, you can run one side dry and another fully loaded. But no, you can't separate 1/4" and XLR. Left and right only. ** you aren't limited to a dry and wet split. You can have two wet sides if that is what you want.

But, doesn't that also turn off the ability to have the guitar come through the amp as well? It's a one way street, not a two way street. Either the music and guitar come through the guitar amp, or the music and guitar come through the computer.

But doesn't input 2 guitar, also produce that noise? You really should be turning input 2 to the digital option of variax. Also, setting input 2 to guitar/same will change the sound of your patches because instead of having one input it will be having two. That's why you don't get clean sounds with two input sounds.

I am going to agree with pfsmith0. I do not hear anything. That doesn't mean that you aren't hearing it. It just means that it isn't coming across in your recordings.

But I think it would be worth noting: 1. People have saved the Bundle, and may be willing to offer it up to you. Which may be a better option because of: 2. Reinstalling the firmware will also reset settings other than just the patches. Sure, you want to learn what these settings are and how to use them, but you should at least know that they will also be reset before you go losing them.

Yes, you can use both at the same time. But to answer the question as it was asked: No, you cannot simultaneously use one patch for vocals and one patch for guitar. You would need to make one patch that uses them both at the same time.

Yes, there is a learning curve. It's one thing to learn all of the "computer" aspects of the unit, but a good tip to help with tone creation is: Don't think of it as a new fangled device. Just treat it as if you were doing this in the "real" world. You have dozens of amps to choose from, just the same as if you were in a store buying one. Which one do you want? Select it. You know how to turn tone knobs, so do it. There is nothing out of the ordinary about it. It is just a tone knob on a computer screen instead of a physical knob that you can physically touch. Want a distortion pedal? You would never, in the real world, put it after your amp, so put it before the amp the same as you would in the 'real' world. Adjust the knobs accordingly. Do you use delay? In the real world, how would you set your delay, where in the chain would you put it ---- on the Pod, do the same. Basically: if you looked at your old rig and made a diagram of it on paper (or on a computer with AutoCAD), the display in the Pod should look the same.

To go further with what Silverhead said --- I not only have a "new tone" patch saved, but I have a setlist of "new tone", AND ALSO a bundle of "new tone" That way I can blank out as much as I want. One at a time, 64 at a time, or 512 at a time. *if you haven't yet saved/created a blank patch, you can also drag a "new tone" from another setlist to where you need it to go. If you use a "new tone" from the same setlist, it won't overwrite, it will just renumber everything.

Just out of curiosity, does it actually download to the computer? I know that you need the computer for the pod connection, but you're not actually downloading the files.

I do not do the "max volume" as suggested in the manual. How to set the Master Volume of the unit: Because the MP3 jack is not controlled by the Master Volume knob, I plug in my MP3 player. I set my player to the same volume every time. I play the same song every time. I created a patch. I use that patch every time. I play guitar and turn the Master Volume knob to the point where my playing matches what is playing on the MP3. It may not be the best way, but it is my way. And it works for me. That way I always have that 'baseline' to compare everything to. There is no "volume leveler" between patches. You just have to manually adjust the patch volumes. That, to me, is why having my baseline is important. Sometimes I want the patches to be the same volume, sometimes I want them to be different. Always having that one constant is a good place to start.

The reason the GEQ is not addressed in the OM is because the OM was not updated for the latest firmware. It is a complaint shared by more than just you and I.

The best setting for the Global Equalizer is ----- OFF

BUT, those who did go to the lake were getting clean air because there wasn't a mass horde of humans messing it up. That's the problem with virgin paradises. They are only beautiful until we move in. If you think about it, you can't even put in a road to get there without messing up the scenery.

As mentioned before, the 500x has a little bit more DSP, so it is possible that going from the 500x to the 500 could give problems if someone had maxed out the DSP on the 500x. But everything will be fine going from a 500 to a 500x. You don't need the conversion program. But, yes, it does do Setlists and Bundles. As to the file names, that is all it is, a name. You can rename the files if you want. HOWEVER, the easiest thing to do is: You can just drag-and-drop the files into your 500x. The same as you would if it was a 500. No renaming needed. And then, once in the 500x, should you feel the need to re-save them, the 500x will save them as 500x files.

The first thing you need to do is separate what is a guitar and what is a synthesizer (notice I didn't say keyboard, lol). Also, what is studio effect - including clipping - that would never be able to be reproduced by just a guitar. Listen to: 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. A song called Frankenstein by Johnny WInter I hear a lot of similarities. And it may help you determine some of the above questions I poised.

If you are in 'designing patches' mode, you aren't in 'performance' mode. Which means you should have no problem finding places to store your patches. ---- ASSUMING YOU HAVE EVERYTHING BACKED UP Who cares what gets written and overwritten and lost and created. As long as you have everything saved somewhere, you never have to worry.

In the HD forum section, there are a lot of suggestions. Me, personally, I do not use it. So, OFF, is my setting. My tone is in my patches. I go direct. But as far as you using an amp, I would suggest not using the GEQ. Use the EQ knobs on your amp. That is what they are there for.

Do I remember seeing (in the OM) that you can do a Midi Dump? If yes, would we be able to dump 500 to 500?

Yes, upload to Customtone.... The problem with that is: I am under the impression that neither of these guys know how to hook their unit up to a pc, which means the OP can't get his tones off of the unit to upload them to CT, and the new guy may be able to download them, but would not be able to get them onto his unit.

I know you know this, but there will be future readers who do not, and it is something to take into consideration... The Pod is not going to sound like your Marshall. It is going to sound like your Marshall after it has been mic'd. So, just remember that when you are making tones. You still need to mic your amp, which is going to change the final sound. The Pod IS the final sound.

I think I read that entire thing and I don't recall it specifically saying the very thing that should have been stated first ---- You need to download the EDIT program

But these 'modeled' effects are based on real effects, so the rules still apply. It doesn't matter if it is physical or virtual, the end result is the same. The only problem is, there are no rules. There are only starting points. The end result is up to you. In the 'old' days, I had multiple of the same pedal so that I could put it at various places in the chain. Screw the rules. Just make it sound good - which is sometimes the exact opposite of what the rules say.