Rickkit

In my previous post I typed "lollipop" and it somehow became "lollipop"... Very curious... EDIT: It did it again - the word I actually typed was slang for one's behind region...

Not to sound preachy, but, I have never trusted any of the different multi-effect units and modelers in a live situation without having at least another unit for backup... My first unit was a Digitech GSP-2101 and I had 2 of them programmed identical, which I only used for a year... Then I moved to the Digitech RP6 and I had 3 of them, and they served me faithfully for about 20 years before they all finally died... Then came the Digitech RP1000 and I had 2 of those, and I used those for about 5 years until I retired (I am 71 years old)... Anyway I cannot tell you how many times my lollipop was saved by having an identically programmed backup ready at various gigs... Now since my gigging days are behind me I have only 1ea POD Go which I have been using in my house for about 3 years... I realize that none of this helps you in your current situation, but you should take this old musician's advice to heart if you are gigging professionally in the future... I had to have various RP6 switches replaced over that 20 year period because they would fail without warning at the most inconvenient times... My bandmates never gave me static about using the multi-effects, because they knew I could switch a defective unit out in a heartbeat, just like a guitar with a broken string...

I don't know what this "License Manager" is... My IRs are validated from within the POD Go Edit app which is easily downloaded from this site... EDIT: Also the only IRs that have to be validated are those proprietary IRs downloaded from the Line 6 Marketplace...

I have a Keeley Mini Compressor at the input and it not only takes care of the input Z issue, but as analog compressor it sounds better than any of the digital compressors included... Also this frees up an additional block to be used elsewhere...

They absolutely can be used at the same time, unless you remove the internal Exp2 pedal as a controller for the volume pedal block.

Another work around is to use a 2 button momentary contact switch for FS7 & FS8 and then set the switches to up/down banks in Global settings... If you step on either button once it will go to the current bank and you can select one of the 4 presets as normal... However the difference is that once you make a selection the unit will auto return to Stomp Mode... This juicy little work around only works if you set FS7 & FS8 to Banks in Global settings... If set to either Preset or Snapshots it will not work in this neat little work around... I submitted a request over a year ago to just auto return to stomp mode after selecting a preset, but it did not gain any attention or traction... I also submitted that request to the separate site where Line 6 people are supposed to monitor, but users did not jump on that band wagon either... So I just continue on with this work around...

Isn't the Lead FS2 a "latching" switch system... You must use a "momentary contact" 2 button footswitch and a TRS 1/4 cable in order to have it function as FS7 & FS8 on the POD Go...

Also do not forget that you must use a TRS 1/4" cable when you plug into the External Footswitch jack next to the Guitar Input...

You can get a dual momentary switch to plug into the external FS7 FS8 jack and then set it to either up/down preset or up/down bank or up/down snapshot in the Global settings... I have used it in either the up/down preset mode or the up/down bank mode... One of the neat things is when you set it to the up/down bank mode and then activate either switch it will trigger the current bank where you can pick any of the 4 presets... Upon selecting one of the four presets the unit will auto return to the edit mode where you can turn on and off different effects or parameters that you have set... So instead of having the press the mode switch to get back to the edit mode it eliminates that step when in bank up/down mode for FS7 - FS8... This is very handy for live situations, as long as you do not press FS7 or FS8 more than once as then it will cycle to the next bank (up or down)... I only use one bank with four presets, so I insure against accidental pressings by duplicating several banks with the same presets...

Also you can save any preset to a different location other than the one you are in at the time and you will end up with the same preset in two different locations... Great for when you are far from your computer...

EDIT: It would have been a lot less confusing if Line 6 had just made to "Main Outputs" XLR instead of 1/4" TRS, but the TRS works just like an XLR if you use the 1/4" TRS to XLR adapter cable that are readily available... "Balanced is for longer cable runs to the mixer/snake etc without added noise...

The TRS 1/4" outputs are for "Balanced" output (XLR) and not for stereo like the "Phones" unbalanced output... When you plug into the right and left mains outputs with TRS cables it sends the left and right stereo balanced outputs to a mixer 2ea channel inputs (panned L&R)/ 2ea (L&R) FRFR speakers/2ea (L&R) audio interface inputs... If you just plug into the left mains output with a TRS plug it will send both left and right balanced signal summed down to mono... So you have to use with both left and right balanced outputs together - or a TRS 1/4 cable will suffice using the "Phones" unbalanced output... The "Amp Out" is a 1/4" TS unbalanced L&R summed mono output also... So the only stereo TRS unbalanced output is the "Phones" output... The only purpose of the TRS cable on the mains output is to deliver a "Balanced" output vs a TS cable's "Unbalanced" output - TRS does not get you "Stereo"...

My Pod Go tuner matches both my Peterson Strobe Stomp and my TC Electronics Polytune Clip for accuracy... However, I have always noticed that whenever you are on the cusp of going from one note to another (or a flat or sharp) in that in between state where most tuners cannot decide what the note actually is - the Pod Go displays a "D" instead of a question mark/dash/or some other indication... This can be confusing at times, especially when your are actually tuning the "D" string... It is not a deal breaker as there is a difference between this "in between" state and an actual "D" note, but at first glance when you are busy prepping for a gig it can be annoying...

I registered and am awaiting moderator approval... Thanks, I did not know about that community...

I wish that the Pod Go "Mode" button would behave in the same manner as the external FS7&8 buttons when set to "Bank Up/Down"... That is to say if I step on the bank down button (FS7), I have my four presets to select from in the current bank... After making a selection the machine will auto return to "Stomp Mode" without having to step on the "Mode" button... This makes changing preset much faster and seamless in a performance scenario... I would like to see a Global Option for the "Mode" button to auto return to the previous stomp mode after making a section... This would free up my FS7&8 button for other uses...