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Hey Dunedin Dragon once again thank you for your response , I've had my HD for a couple of months now and realistically I've just been doing the research and reading a tonne of stuff and really just playing with the presets and downloading stuff for a bit of a play Initially like all newbies it was an absolute mindfcuk lol how ever I did persevere , for me as an old school player it was more of a mind set and attitude adjustment with regards to what I can achieve with this unit and I have to say I'm blown away with the tone coming out of my powered monitor at home at volume and figure if this is anything to go by I must surely be able to achieve usable high volume live gig tone . I'm keen to use this unit live as a stand alone unit though I'm happy to also run a line out to the desk as well , at first things just weren't falling into place , problems at the time - very low volume through the monitor and uneven volume between patches how ever after a wee bit of tweaking I'm sold on what I've managed to squeeze out of this unit I saw a local covers band last week doing an outdoor gig , big stage , and the guy there was using an HD500X through a powered monitor into a desk , this 5 piece covers band blew the roof off the stage , I can only say he and the band sounded fantastic - words that come to mind ..... Organic ,warm unbelievable tone . I was fortunate enough to have a chat with him while they were on a set break and quite frankly I was blown away by the simplicity of his set up , as he put it , provided his patches are set up prior to the gig , a little tweak here and there but that's it , nice guy too very chatty and helpful I have seen a couple of local Covers bands using the HD500X , 1 band in particular I did catch , the guy was using a powered monitor on its own and the Pod straight into it no line out , the sound was nothing short of awesome Once again DD thank you for your help

here's a question for ya with regards to using an active powered monitor as a stand alone unit , I want to use a powered monitor as the only source of my sound , no amp no line to the desk - how would you set up your patches and have you managed to get convincing tones using your monitor behind you at gigs - yes genre etc etc gear etc etc but have you managed to get a satisfying tone at a good live volume and if so what did you do to get it ? I've been getting great tone and volume out of a powered Mackie and Ampro monitor - I guess my direct question is this - how do you achieve the desired gig volume when setting up your patches for live application ? I realize this is a very general question but do you good people have any good tips , how do I increase the volume of say patches that are low in volume on my POD that I've saved? ? yea I know this looks kind of silly when I read back what I've written but it is a genuine question Cheers Ps for dirt tones

t Hey DD well written dude

Awesome Alex cheers for that

Yup exactly shredjsx I'm hearing ya on that one , re gear , it's funny every time I use my Marshall Plexi rig I get a lotta young guys coming up going hey love the sound of ya rig have ya had it long? Wish I had that rig and I go don't waste ya time or ya money ,no need to be running 2 heads and 4 quads these days , they go yea but you are and I go yup but I've been using this same rig since 1978 not because I like Marshall/ stacks but cos I got a great deal on the 2 stacks way back then and if I were to buy gear now it would be a combo or a pod direct into a PA but having said that I spec gear for the gigs I do , hence over the years with technology the way it is I embrace change and tools to do the job , I'm not a purist gear snob like some are - shredjsx you'll find that axe man ya talking about has either sold his gear and no longer plays or its gathering dust loll hey maybe he bought himself a pod lolol ..... End of the day each to their own..... Just tools to do the job Ps good on ya shredjsx I love hearing stuff like that

Oops apologies rd2rk

All good just starting out and yes I am a newbie with regards to the POD HD 500X how ever I'm not a newbie in terms of performance , gear and live work , as a working musician , I i appreciate any and all comments with regards to this question of mine , I'm interested in other sound options before I commit to the Line 6 - L2 & L3 - how ever if that's what works best overall I'll certainly utilize their speaker system cheers

Awesome Dunedin dragon ! Cheers for chiming in this helps big time

Yes I totally agree , as a working musician I don't turn my nose up at gear with regards to brand , where it's made etc etc sure when I was a kid like all kids I must have that and this brand , where's it made etc etc etc etc but for myself it's a tool to do the job and nothing more than that if it works great and if it doesn't oh well back to the drawing board lol

Hey just startin thank you for your input , yes have read and also popped into the local GC but have yet to find something that's suitable and sounds good to my ears - as a pro player of 40years live - I've decided to make the change from the usual set up of micd amp to using my HD500X for not only my corporate gigs as I play across 5 bands of different genres and need something with a broad cross range of colors and pallete - the HD does that for me Direct into the PA with powered monitor/ feed back to me live on stage and it's fantastic , however I'm trying to incorporate the use of the HD for smaller pub gigs and not wanting to go direct to the PA hence something that can throw sound would be great hence the question re powered monitor As for the old school rock sounds yes I stillA/B X 2 100watt heads via x 4 quads one set for hot and the other cold - and I bought these new in 1978 so yes I nderstand everything there is to know with regards to gear and what we used back then and that I still use now , how ever for versatility and as a professional I'm looking at other sound options . I play 5 times a week average crowd size on any given nite is 1,000 to 5k so I'm well versed with live stage sound, gear requirements and usage as a working musician of this length of time I would NOT laugh at someone fronting up with Behringer gear to a corporate function that knows how to use their gear , you'd be surprised to know what's being used on stages around the world by known bands and players so moving on starting up ....... Once again thank you for your input

Hey Guru yea that's what I'm thinking re key board amp have tried a load of different powered monitors and yet to find something suitable to my ears and in terms of volume

Hey newbie here , I am looking for options - I want a powered monitor -FRFR to use as a speaker instead of a guitar amplifier and I want to use this as a stand alone unit but with enough grunt to be heard over my band - yes genre , hard hitting drummers,1 guitar band etc etc but everything aside , has anyone used or is using the behringer cheapie powered monitors as a stand alone speaker - ie plug ya guitar and pod into it and crank it for onstage live use? With a line out to the PA ? now can someone chime in on this , I get the impression the expensive LINE6 LT speakers etc that are being used as a must have if you intend n doing live gigs are nothing more than a powered monitor with built in mixer and perhaps a few cool features but in principle in plain simple speak - it's just a fancy powered monitor ? the reason I ask is obviously the lne6 speakers are expensive so I'm doing my home work and viable cheap alternatives for live work . So just to recap : Any ne using the behringer powered amps in their band as a standalone unit - and if so does it have enough volume to do what you want it to do - I'm wanting something for old stool 70s rock volumes , nothing sanely over the top volume wise but I do want that ability t be heard - so regardless of whether I go direct to PA desk or just the powered monitor as my " guitar amp" is this possible with out the over the top prices of the supposed purpose built lt series of inbuilt pa etc etc frat Im not wanting to run anything fancy other than plug my guitar into the pod into a powered speaker source instead of direct into PA For live gigs only , no stereo effects etc etc , genre is rock , no hi gain stuff Cheers

Hey everyone thank you so much for the replies and help, apologies too - yes running mono only 1 single powered monitor , no stereo sounds/effects just mono , once again thank you for ya help

Hi , Noobie question , I just bought an HD 500 x and real excited about getting this operational , my question is this I would like to run my 500 direct into a powered monitor then a line out to the PA , how do I do this can anyone put up an image / Diagram , I've got a mackie powered monitor that I wanna use , genre - covers , I'm new to this so my apologies for the asking what is probably a real basic question to all you experienced users , I plan on using it for live applications only and only want to use a powered monitor then into a desk . Thank you