BowerR64

Well what would you do? Lets say you were me, you paid $100. on a unit that sounds like this. Would you just bite your lip and eat the loss? Im a little upset wouldnt you be? I know you want to think its user error but look around, im NOT the only user with this unit to have an issue. I want it fixed, i want it to work. Im looking for a solution. I dont want to just throw it away or push it off on some one else. Thanks for the negative rep, that really helps.

Really? Come on dude, read around im not the only one with this unit that is hearing weird noises from certain effects. Just searching this site i found a few, i even did a search on e-bay and a guy has one posted for $60. that says he hears the exact same sound and the previous owner didnt tell him it had issues when he sold it. Ive been playing guitar for 30 years i can tell the difference from processor noise and interference. I tried your theory though, like i said when i first got it i went threw all the trouble shooting things. The first was powersupply it was quick, i tried my friends from his XTlive and it still had the same noise. This is when i knew it was in the unit. I still think its in the power supply but i think its internal. Most electronic devices do the AC to DC converting outside the unit so the powerpack has to be clean and well filtered or you get noisy power into the device. Some are cleaner then others. This unit does the filtering INSIDE so the line comming into the unit is still AC and the unit converts it to DC internally and THIS could still be the issue. Doing it this way they know that the filtering is done correctly. Any 9V AC power will work and be filtered well. It could also still be the line going to the delay section of the unit as well.

OK here is a clip and a video using my webcam and line in video. Setup, webcam wired to my hat, ernie ball axis direct into floor pod, mono out to line in on my computer. First is a dirty sound no FX, then i turn on the delay and i think flange and you then hear this weird buzzing sound. When i pause you can really hear the whine noise. Its harder to hear threw my PC speakers but threw my AMP its horrible and i cant stand it. I never play with this much effects but you hear the noise more when the effects levels are up, I added an MP3, i first reset the unit back to factory holding both bank buttons and powered it on. Then i went threw all 4 patches on the first 3 banks. You can clearly hear the noise in the delay patches it has a cycling buzz sound other patches arnt as distinct they may use different effects or lower volumes or something. But you can clearly hear it in the MP3 right? Also Sorry for my cheezy playing skills.

ok what is your exact setup i should do when recording the clip? Should i do video? I get the noises threw the headphones but ive ran the floor pod threw an amp and i still hear it. Do you have a floor pod? im wondering if you have used one and know how it works fully? Sometimes ill get noise in a patch then ill move the amp modler dial to green then back to red and the noise will go away. I can then save the patch and when i flip to the patch the little noise is gone. I dont quite understand that one. The noise gate has no effect on these noises, if i turn it to max or fully off it makes no difference.

I played around with it more and i notice its only on some FX chorus has it and flange and all the delays. You can turn the level/feedback dial down to a minimum and then you dont hear it but the effect is still on (delay) the rotary and phaser doesnt seem to have the noise I also hear the noise at time when i go to a patch that is preset i can sometimes rotate the amp model dial to green then back to the red same sound i had and the static goes away when im using no other effects. How do post a clip? can i add links or upload files to this forum?

I gave $100. for it, i guess i should of done my homework first before i bid on it. A simple google search on problems with floor pod plus would of told me not to get it. I like my buddies XTlive but i wanted something a tad smaller, this one isnt any smaller. I do like the foot switches better on this one and the XTlive better then the newer taller silver ones. I normally push the buttons with my hands i dont really use it as a "floor" unit so this type of switch i like better then the larger silver metal button type. Whats your address? ill send it to you rather then throwing it in the land fill. As it sits now its more or less just a huge distortion pedal, none of the other effects work without tuns of noise in them. The distortion section seems fine.

Yeah i did that also, it didnt help. I thought about just going threw all the patches and remove the delay from them all and resave them and then see what it does. If the problem is old leaky or tired caps i can do that myself. If its a micro processor or something else that has an issue i dont think i can fix it. How old is this unit? Ive read storys of faulty caps that over time start to dry the electrolytic stuff inside the caps breaks down and the caps loose their capacitance or something. IF thats the issue i can do that. It would make sense if that was the problem, why it worked fine for years then all the sudden flaked out. If its a bad ground or a dirty control pot i can also do that i just need to know what the issue is. If it needs reprogrammed or something along those lines i dont think i could do that unless there was a program to run threw the midi/usb adaptor. IMO you need to be somewhat technical skilled when playing guitar because of all the electronics and mechanical parts of the guitar to keep your gear working you learn a few things in this field. Im no stranger to soldering in pickups, control pots, new jacks on speaker cables and patch cords. Trouble shooting the issue though is a little over me though.

I received a floor pod plus used off e-bay and im about to send it back. I did a few google searches that lead me here with a few other threads ive read of other owners of the floor pod plus with the same noises im hearing from my unit. Not all the patches have these weird noises, static, white noise, and sometimes cycling sounds. So far i only seem to hear it when the delay is added. The problem is i like delay, i use that mostly and chorus Other then send it back or to line 6 wich ive read a few other owners who sent theirs back and they were fixed or replaced what else is there? Im trying to check my options before i have to kick out $25. in shipping to send it back to line 6. Here is what ive done so far, ive gone to my friends who has a XTlive, i tried my unit at his house. Same issue, i even tried his power supply, same issue. New cables, different guitars. I even cracked the back cover off to see if there was any obvious things like maybe water or a spilled beer in the unit. It looks pretty solid. I dont see any bad grounds or loose plugs they have built these pretty well. Anything that could bang loose is glued down solid. I dont want to send it in if i dont have to.

I just got a floor pod plus off e-bay used and i hear these same noises. Could the caps be getting flakey? i know caps can leak and dry up over time that can cause issues. There isnt many in the unit but enough that they might be the issue.