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Ok, so Ill have to model my tone on the PA, if I want to have always the same tone? or close to..

sure will do...the thing is that i just want to be closest to a PA sound...this way i can model my tone ta home... and wont get any suprise in studio..on live...tnxs...

I have an AKG in ear, but nits just for monitoring, so I shouldnt be using to tweak my tone..

Hi Guys,

Would it make any difference if I plug my POD HD500 into my audio interface or shaw I go directly to pro tools (notebook via usb)?

Talking in terms of sound quality... I wonna get closest to PA sound... I do not use amps on stage..

Thnxs in advance...

Well I would like to thank eveyone who help me me on this.

It is my first post, and I got very happy with all the options.

Thank you...

Welcome to the group. Lots of good advice above. Once you dial in good sounds, you should be pretty happy with the HD.

 

No offense, but I have to ask you why you let your manager tell you what equipment to use?

No offenses =)

the thing is that we are now the opening band a artist of him, and she uses no amps. So its very good oportunity for us. He know Im analog man eheheh he is a pretty nice guy... h

If you use both XLR sides, Pan the mixer to the approriate side it's connected to on the POD, If using the a single 1/4 output, pan straight up and down. 

 

On DB just make sure you don't overdrive the mixer input.  If necassary you can lower the "Master" knob on  the POD to scale back the input some.  But only do that as a last resort.  

 

EQ straight up and down.

Ok, Im going with the 1/4 input

SO I can live A and B with 50% and the dB with 0.0, correct?

sorry If Im asking anything dumb

Thanks you guys.. Ill try that today on the studio...

what about the Pan and dB setup? all 0.0 dB, 50/50 ?

Option 1: Run LEFT 1/4 out on the POD to the mixer "line in".  Dead Simple and will sound pretty good. No preamp need the POD outputs line level already (setable on the face of the unit). If you have long run on the 1/4 you might want to use DI here.  The POD 1/4 left will sum any Stereo effects to mono.

 

Option 2: Run LEFT XLR and RIGHT XLR out on the POD to a two channels on the mixer. Pan each channel on the mixer hard left and hard right appropiate to which side of the POD they are hooked to.  Full Stereo if the PA is setup for full Stereo, great fun here.

 

IF YOU ARE USING NO STEREO EFFECTS ON THE POD PATCH OR USE ONE LIKE THE NOISE GATE AT THE END OF THE PATCH TO SUM TO STEREO: Option 3: Run XLR LEFT out of POD to input on Mixer Channel strip.

 

Option 4 (not really a POD one). Use isolation box with mic in off stage somewhere to mic your rig. Give the same low volume on stage and FOH control, but then you can use whatever produces the best tone for you.

 

Option 5: (okay this is just me maybe not for everyone!). Tell Manager to shove it. I'm the talent not him, I will suceed or fail not him. So I should be able to decide what my tone is. It's the sound crews job to control feedback and volume levels.

LOL Palico, the thing is that we are now the opening band a artist of him, and she uses no amps. So its very good oportunity for us. He know Im analog man eheheh

Thanks for the options

Hi Uber, thank you for the response Il will try that out. Its a whole new world for me, since Ive using stompboxes and tube amps all my life.

Will give you an feedback.

And tip for headphone setup? Or just plug the headphone into tyhe headphone jack and Im good to go? Im using an in ear IP2 from AKG.

Thanks

Hello all

Ive just bougth an POD HD500.

Our band manager asked as to re move all amps and start using in ear monitor. So the whole band will go direct to the mixer, than into a powerplay.

Ive already messed around with the unit, its in the inline/ditrect option.

The problem is that ai see tooo many tios for the same feature, like Put 6db and A 50% B50%. Put A 100% Mute B and 0.0Db.

And i Know that who will tell that is good it will be me, and my ear.

So, I looked in the forum but didnt found anything about it. What i wanted to know is just the basic setup to use the POD HD500 directly into the mixer, without buying pre amp etc.

What is the best output ? Xlr? 1/4? Should I use with DI?

Im not asking for any patch =), just wnated to know the best way to setup the conection and either the output, input setup for it.

Just wanted to get closer to the wartm of a amp, I know ill never get the same tone.

Thanks in advance.