BigChas52

Yes, use a USB 2.0 cable to plug in to a USB 3.0 port. As Zap suggested, I would continue to use USB 2.0 ports if they are available, but you cant hurt anything by trying the USB 3.0 ports. I'm just not sure that you will get satisfactory results. With newer computers, USB 2.0 ports are becoming scarce real estate. I have tried out different devices on my 3.0 ports to try to free up the 2.0's. Sometimes they work fine, and sometimes they are dodgy.

I only have one USB 3.0 device, and it has a different connector at the device end. You might want to give it a try with a normal USB 2.0 cable. Let us know if it works for you.

1.00. There have been no updates since the original firmware.

It all comes down to your use case. If you are feeding the HD500 into the UX2 just for everyday playing, then that's fine, although a better solution might be to get your HD500 its own monitors. If it's for recording, you are better off selecting the HD500's ASIO and recording that directly, rather than going through the D/A-A/D conversions. It might be a pain having to switch ASIO inputs between HD500 for guitar and UX2 for Mic, but your recorded results will be much better. One last possibility is to get a small phantom power source for your MIC and just use the HD500.

Some amps have a weird setup for the effects loop. For example I have a Crate amp that if you use a mono cable it acts like a line-in, but if you use a TRS cable, it acts like a combined FX loop in/out. If that is the case with your amp, when you were using a mono cable, you were feeding the line-in and not the FX loop.

USB issue perhaps? Try a different USB port or a different USB cable.

You haven't mentioned what version of UX1 that you have, so I'll assume that it is POD Studio. If that is the case, POD Farm 2 will not work unless the UX1 is plugged into one of your USB ports. You don't have to use the UX1, but it must be plugged in to authorize PF2 for use.

In Pod Farm 2.5, go to the Mixer View and change the INPUT: to "Instrument" As far as feeding it to an amp, the answer is "it depends." If you want to send it to a PA type amp, or powered monitors, then the answer is "yes, absolutely. Just use the "Analog Out" sends. If you want to send it to a guitar amp, you are probably not going to happy with the results, as the output would be a fully processed line-level signal, as opposed to an instrument level signal (which your guitar amp would be expecting). That said, you might get passable results feeding the signal into your guitar amps FX loop, if it has one.

I would get the HD500x. In addition to increased flexibility due to the added DSP power, I would imagine that eventually Line 6 may develop new amp models and improved existing models that take advantage of the increased processing power.

Make sure you have a cable plugged in to the 1/4" jack on the guitar, otherwise it will not power up and will not be seen.

I cannot say if a better DI would help. Hums and noise can come from lots of sources. CRT's, flouescent lights, ground loops, dirty power, and other things can add noise. Before you go out and invest more $$, why not at least try recording with only the TonePort and Gearbox. Try using the "Tube Instrument Preamp" for starters. You may find that you like the results.

OK . . . Try this Guitar --> 1/4" DI Input 1/4" DI through --> pre-amp input pre-amp XLR out --> TonePort Mic1 DI XLR Out --> TonePort Mic2 In the ASIO console, change the Input Source to "Mic 1 & 2" Record sends 1-2 will be your "wet" side from your pre-amp Record Sends 3-4 will be your "dry" side, direct from your guitar. This should work nicely As a separate conversation, Gearbox (also POD Farm 1, which is free), has some decent tube pre-amps built into it. You could just plug your guitar into the TonePort, bring up one of the pre-amps and record directly. You can set Sends 1&2 to Reaper as "processed/wet" and Sends 3&4 as "unprocessed/dry" I don't know if this will sound any better than what you are trying to accomplish with the extra outboard gear, but it's sure a lot simpler.

In order to get both a wet and a dry signal, you'll have to feed signals into the TonePort twice; a dry one from the DI/splitter, and a wet one from the pre-amp. The TonePort cannot take a wet signal and make it dry. I'm not sure what you are trying to do will work with your current setup. Does your pre-amp have either an XLR input or XLR output? If so, I can suggest something that will work. Another suggestion . . . Why don't you use the TonePort as the pre-amp? There are several decent pre-amps in there. Use sends 1&2 as processed and 3&4 as unprocessed.

With what he is describing, there is no active feed coming from the pre-amp in this config.

Try this . . . Guitar --> Pre-amp in Pre-amp out-->DI 1/4" In DI XLR Out-->Toneport Mic In You could also plug the pre-amp directly into the TonePort's line-in's and eliminate the DI.

You seem to be missing the part about getting the signal out of your pre-amp and into your TonePort. The DI Box is only acting as a splitter and sending the dry guitar to the TonePort.

How are you getting the signal from the pre-amp into your DI?

Make sure that you are recording the processed signal. Usually that is sends 1&2. You need to have POD Farm or Gearbox running in order for Reaper to record a processed signal.

Wah pedals are usually placed early in the signal chain. Placement could be as easy as putting it in front of your HD500. Another option would be to set an FX loop early in the HD500 chain and put it in there. By doing that, it would show up in the HD500 FX chain and would give you more flexible placement options.

By using the USB interface with the ASIO drivers, you do add a noticeable degree of latency for live play, which is why the analog/line-outs, with "Tone Direct" are preferable for live play/monitoring situations. I use the ASIO drivers strictly. I have been using a UX-2 as my PC input device for years without noticeable latency. The GX can work just as well using the line-out. There are two ways to make this work for you: 1. Take the analog outputs/line out and feed them to the aux in of your PC's sound card (which is what I do) -or- 2. Attach the analog outputs/line out directly to a powered speaker system (this is usually what Line 6 recommends, but I disagree) Note that with the first option, you want to keep your PC's sound card as the default output device, and make sure that the aux input is enabled.

To sum this all up, what you want to do is possible, but you need to use the Stereo Monitor In; not the Line Inputs. The Stereo Monitor In cannot be recorded. The Line Inputs are valid recording sources, but can not be used simultaneously with the Mic or Instrument Inputs.

You'll need to, at a minimum, install the latest drivers. Monkey will help you do that. POD Farm will be helpful as well. Use the ASIO drivers to record in n-Track. If you need more info, there is an excellent help file in POD Farm. You can find all the software you need here http://line6.com/software

I own a HD500, G50 Relay Wireless, and Pedal Power 2+. You could power the G50 from the PP2+ using ports 5 & 6 combined, and use the utility AC outlet in the back of the PP2+ to power the HD500 (or an XTL) for that matter. You'll still need the Line 6 power supply for the XTL or HD500. I decided it was easier to use a good quality extension cord, and use both of my Line 6 power supplies. My HD500 and G50 are both permanently mounted in a carry case. The PP2+ is now permanently mounted on my pedal board (which hardly ever sees any use now).

The model packs and POD Farm are actually associated with your account. When you register the new UX-2 on your PC, and with your existing account, the model packs should get installed, via the License Manager.

Looking at the "Inputs and Recording" page, you have "Mic 1" selected as your Input Source. Change it to "Instrument" I don't know what to tell you about the MP3 piece.