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Hello! I purchased a Sonicake dual footswitch to pair with my POD Express. It comes with a TRS cable, and I changed the POD Express global settings to work with it: Setting 3 (Volume Jack) set to white (FS3/FS4) Setting 6 (FS3) to blue (mod on/off) Setting 7 (FS4) to green (delay on/off) Despite these changes, the Sonicake still acts like a single footswitch, turning the "On" button on and off, with no other functionality. Does anyone have experience with or a solution for this? Thanks!

Hello! I have a POD Go and POD Express and wondering what people use for amplification when using models. I recently played a Powercab and just loved it, but FRFRs are pretty expensive compared to PAs. (Edit: I'm under the impression that an FRFR is a PA with a flat EQ and other functionality but not sure if this is just marketing). Does anyone have experience using something like this in the context of playing with other people (rehearsals, indoor/outdoor gigs, etc.)? If so, what would you recommend? Thanks!

That's wacky!

For anyone following this topic, I experimented with several different analog pedals, either in front of the POD Go or in the FX loop, depending on the appropriate use case. These included the Xotic EP, SP, and Super Clean, and a Keeley Mini Comp. None of them made an appreciable difference in the output, although they're certainly great quality and do what they say on the box. I particularly liked the sound of the Keeley (and the EP was too dark for my tastes). I did resolve an issue that was affecting the POD Go's overall sound, where some very nice commenters pointed out that I had the Master volume on my amps all the way up, which was essentially getting in the way of my tones. My main guitar has a broken volume pot/knob and is stuck at 10, so it was driving the amps too hard and making everything sound muddy. I'm not against trying some other analog pedals or dropping one in for a specific tone (or to save DSP), but I also didn't find anything to suggest that having one improves the POD Go's sounds altogether just by being there.

I tried this and quite liked it!

For anyone following this topic, some very nice commenters pointed out that I had the Master volume all the way up, which was essentially getting in the way of my tones. My main guitar has a broken volume pot/knob and is stuck at 10, so it was driving the amps too hard and making everything sound muddy. I'm getting the pot fixed, lol.

Ah you're totally right, I was conflating the metronome and other output from the DAW with the software monitoring issue. Thanks for helping me to see this!

I am...or at least I think I should be. I have the POD Go Edit software installed and the POD Go shows up as per normal on my DAW. Honestly, I was just trying to do software monitoring so that I could use my DAW's metronome and have everything line up properly for the base track. I'll just do as you suggested. Thanks for weighing in!

Eh, I just tried an external EP boost with my POD Go and didn't love the results. Mind you, everyone swears by the Xotic EP, but it just seemed to darken my tones without adding the warmth I was looking for. It sounded OK on some of the chimey-er amps like Matchless, but added too much low end on others like Friedman. YMMV.

Hi all, I'm attempting to use my POD Go as an audio interface and encountering significant latency when monitoring via DAW (I'm on PC). I previously solved for this issue with my PreSonus interface using its hardware/software monitoring blend knob, but I haven't found a way to do this with the POD Go. Is such a thing possible? Or does someone have another solution for reducing latency with software monitoring? Thanks very much!

Great to hear! I could use that block for something else, too!

Thanks! Actually, my device was manufactured after the fix so it doesn't have that impedance issue.

Hi all, I've read that putting an analog boost pedal in front of digital multi-effects processers like the POD Go, Helix, etc. can do wonders for improving the overall tone. Additionally, the person that sold me my POD Go suggested putting a simple buffer--even just a tuner--in front of it for a similar reason. Does anyone have any experience with this? If so, are there certain pedals (or types of pedals) that you'd recommend? Thanks for any suggestions!

Hi all, I'm curious whether it's possible to plug the POD Go directly into an Android phone via USB, or if such a thing is not currently supported. I get too much latency plugging my audio interface into my PC (even after messing with things like block size), and have had better results plugging the interface into my phone's mobile DAW for recording. I've tried to do the same with the POD Go but the phone doesn't seem to recognize it. Thanks for any suggestions!

Awesome! That sounds ideal--thanks for your reply!

These are really helpful recommendations. Thank you so much for taking the time!

Sounds good. Thanks for the reply!

Thanks so much for your reply, and for these tips! Do you use different amps/cabs based on your use case? Or do you stick with one and just modify settings and effects?

Hi all, I'm a long time guitar player, but new to multi-effects pedals, and have found myself tinkering with settings and micromanaging tones since getting my POD Go. The variety of effects is certainly overwhelming, and I kind of like that the Express has you locked in to a handful of options that are easy to dial in and just play. I'd like to manufacture a similar experience on the POD Go, but the process is much less organic than what I'm used to (basically analog). At what point in using your POD Go (or another multi-effects pedal) did you feel like you were back to making music with it, rather than "playing the pedal"? Thanks for any advice!

This is such helpful information. Thank you! And thanks also for the links you provided! The cab volume was just helpful in increasing overall volume without sacrificing tone or increasing gain. Some of the models sound nice and clear right out of the box, whereas others seem to be quiet, muddy, or tone suck-y without tinkering. I'm finding that increasing cab volume as a first step (just to get the Db on the same level as other amps) before troubleshooting to be helpful.

Solved this with some fiddling, based on @grdGo33's recommendations and others': Some amp models seem to be set at a medium (~5.0) gain with low channel volume, which doesn't sound great out of the box for those amps. I reduced the gain and increased the volume, which immediately improved the quality in relation to the other amps. I saw a post suggesting increasing the volume on the cab block (something I've never thought of doing), and that likewise made a huge difference. Like, 2-6 dB. I also mucked around with mic placement and other cab settings, which helped me fine tune the tones I've been looking for. This might be commonplace for people more experienced with amp modeling than I am, but I didn't realize how big of a difference these settings can make. Comps and EQ also help, but my main issues were with the amp and cab settings themselves. Thanks again for the suggestions!

Thank you so much for your thorough reply! Thanks--I will look into this! I've had trouble getting any Marshalls or Matchless's to sound like I want them to. Some of the Fenders are quite OK, and I definitely like the Cartographer, PRS's, and Soldanos. The Friedmans/Placaters sound more like a Marshall amp than the Marshalls do, which I just can't wrap my head around. I'll follow your advice! I do like the Line 6 Epic one. I guess I've just been trying to dial in the same sounds (using similar amps/cabs) that I've found elsewhere, and having trouble with all the fiddling required on the POD Go to get similar results.

I will double check the firmware. Thanks for the suggestion! Edit: firmware version 2.0.1.0.

Hi friends, I recently picked up a POD Go and am finding it difficult to dial in quality-sounding tones with a lot of the amps/cabs. For context, I've played around with a Zoom MS-50G+ and the new POD Express, and found it pretty easy to get the tones I'm looking for. I also have a Positive Grid Spark GO and likewise have no issues. Several of the amps on the POD Go sound really bass heavy with tone suck (particularly the Marshalls, Fenders, and Matchsticks) and I find myself fiddling a whole lot with amp settings and EQ. I've found the Zoom, POD Express, and Spark GO to be pretty plug-and-play in comparison. I'm aware of the impedance issue that affects some of these units and wrote to Line 6 customer support, who replied that the SN on my POD Go indicates that it shouldn't be among those affected units. I've heard that putting a buffer pedal can help with tone suck on the POD Go. Is that what's going on? Or, is there something else I'm missing? Thanks for any help or suggestions!