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  1. phil_m
    The cab simulation defaults to match the amp model selected, and I believe the default mic model is the SM57 on axis (not entirely sure on that, though). With the 2.0 firmware update, you can actually select any cab and mic model you want through MIDI. http://line6.com/media/dt50/DT25_MIDI_CC_Reference_v2_0_RevA_English.pdf
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    I did listen to the clips and wasn't that impressed, honestly. But, hey, if people like it, that's fine. I just didn't hear anything all that remarkable. It seems to me that Gibson has been messing with guitars with digital outputs for quite a long time now. I don't know if people remember, but back in 1999, Gibson introduced a system called MaGIC that was supposed to revolutionize electric guitar. It never went anywhere. I don't hate Gibson, but for whatever reason they just seem to have trouble getting it together when it comes to technology-driven stuff. I imagine it may come down to getting the right talent to work for them. Also, don't forget, Line 6 is introducing the HD Variax models very soon. All I can say is that they will be game-changers.
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    How the XLR works depends on whether you're in full power mode or low power mode. In full power mode, it's tapped off the transformer, so it's the last thing in the chain, and it is affected by the master volume. The tone would change depending on where the master volume is because it is coming after the power tubes. As far as the cab simulation, I believe it's the same cab emulation in the POD HD. In low power mode, the tone would not change with the master volume knob and the XLR output would essentially be a fully modeled signal. That is, everything in the chain would be digitally modeled.
  4. phil_m
    You have to hit the looper switch to go out of looper mode and back into the preset you're in if you want turn effects on and off.
  5. phil_m
    There is a mic preamp model in the HD series. It's true that there's no acoustic amp in the HD, although, technically, there really wasn't in the X3 either. There were the Piezacoustic and Variax Acoustic models, which if you read the descriptions of what they do are not really pure acoustic amps. The tube preamp model was a nice neutral model, though. I will grant you the thing about the bass amps. It would be nice to have more. But I do think that getting a good acoustic sound with the HD isn't really that difficult. If you think about what an acoustic amp is trying to do, it's really more like a mini PA system than a guitar amp. It's meant to give a very flat response, and they often include tweeters along with the woofer to produce the high end. There's no reason you couldn't use either the mic preamp effect in the HD and/or the EQ effects to get a decent acoustis sound. The fact is that with decent pickup systems, you shouldn't need a whole lot of processing to get them to sound right.
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    I believe that's correct. But, really, trying to record the audio from the HD500's USB with the DT25 connect is kind of missing the point of using the DT25 with the HD500. The whole point of using the DT25 with the HD500 is to have the real interaction of the power tubes and speaker, You wouldn't be getting that with the HD500 USB output. Also, the output mode the HD500 uses for the DT25 isn't what you'd want to record with over USB. So as far as recording goes, the choice you have it to either not use the DT25 and simply record direct with the HD500 and use full amp models. Or you can use the DT25 and mic it or use its XLR output. I'd mic it, personally.
  7. phil_m
    Well, you could use the second expression pedal to control the volume effect in a scene, but if you use the volume effect, that eats up one of your slots in that scene. I would say that if you want to control volume, you're better off getting a dedicated volume pedal rather than a second expression pedal. They take up about the same amount of space on your board, anyway. I don't currently have the M9. I have the M13, and I use both expression inputs. I like it because it gives me freedom to assign different parameters of different effect independently from each other. I often will assign the delay feedback (repeats) to the one so I can force a delay to go into self-oscillation very easily. I'll have the other pedal setup to control things associated with modulation. I like controlling the mix parameter of a tremolo, for example. It's nice for blending effects in slowly.
  8. phil_m
    With the delays that have tone controls, like the digital delay does, the bass and treble parameters actually act like "cut" controls. So when you have them at 100%, this means they won't be cutting any bass or treble from the repeats. Once you put them at something below that, though, they will reduce the level. So that could part of the issue, if not the whole issue.
  9. phil_m
    If you open the file from within the HD500X program itself, do you still get that error message? I could see you getting error if you just try double clicking on the file itself, but it shouldn't matter if you open the program first.
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    It would be nice, but unfortunately it's a third-party site. You should be able to register with the username and password there that you use here, though. That's what I did. The other nice thing about the ideascale site is that it allows to comment anonymously if you wish. You still have to register and log in, but you have the option of not having your username seen by others.
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    Well, I guess that is one limitation. You can't have different parameters in the same effect controlled by different expression pedals. But you can have different effects within the same scene controlled by different expression pedals. In the POD HD500, the expression control is similar to the M-series, but you actually could control different parameters within the same effect with different pedals. No, there isn't. The looper really is meant for only on-the-fly looping. You can't load pre-recorded loops or export loops that you've made.
  12. phil_m
    It seems to me that you're talking about two or three different things here. It is possible to induce digital clipping in some of the effects blocks within the HD500's signal chain. For example, it seems like putting an EQ block after the amp block or mixer block with too high of a level can induce clipping. But this clipping won't necessarily be reflected as a clipped signal at any of the outputs, including the USB output. If, for example, you had the HD500's master volume low, the signal being recorded could still be far from clipping in the recording, but it could still have internal clipping. The graphical analyzer you have monitoring the USB signal will tell you what the levels of the overall signal are like, but it won't tell you anything about internal clipping. Since there's no meter for the internal signal path, you just have to listen for it. Personally, I've never had it be an issue, but it is a possibility. As far as clipping on the other outputs, you monitor those as you would any other analog or digital signal going into a DAW. You have to look at your meters and make sure you're not going into the red.
  13. phil_m
    I just tested it out on my HD500 using two patches with the volume pedal effect in them, and the patches always reflect the physical position of the pedal. In both patches I had the with a min of 0% and max of 100%. I moved the cursor over to the volume effect so I could see what percentage the parameter was being set to, and I set it to 55%. I then switched patches. I moved the cursor in the next patch to the volume effect, and the position was still at 55%, and there was no jump when I moved the pedal. One thing comes to mind with your case, though. Are you connected to HD500 Edit when this happens? If so, that's probably why it's happening. Moving the expression pedals while connected to Edit seems to cause weird things to happen.
  14. phil_m
    You can do what the message above said, but you don't have to have the image hosted on a third-party site. When you're replying, there's a button on the bottom of the page that says "More Reply Options". If you hit that, you go to another screen where you can type you're reply, and there's a button to add attachments at the bottom of the screen.
  15. phil_m
    If you go into tuner mode, the stored loop will be erased. But really, it's hard for me to see why it's a big deal. The current is always overwritten as soon as you start recording a new one.
  16. phil_m
    I've not recorded in an actually studio, but I have recorded it with a mic before. I liked the results. I'm not a huge fan of the SM57, but it should give OK results. I usually use a Sennheiser E609 to mic my amps, but at home I've also had good results using an MXL ribbon mic I have.
  17. phil_m
    You can't use the expression pedals to change scenes. They're there to control whatever parameters you want to control in the effects. Almost every parameter can be assigned to an expression pedal, so how you set them up just depends on what you want to do. You can also control the parameters associated with the looper. As to why there's two, I'd say it's just to give more flexibility. The settings for the expression pedals are saved on a scene per scene basis (except for the looper), so if want the pedals to control certain things in certain scenes you have to save the scene with those settings (assuming you're using manual save mode; in autosave mode, they will be saved with the scene as you set them up).
  18. phil_m
    The place to offer ideas about Line 6 products and/or suggested features is here: http://line6.ideascale.com/
  19. phil_m
    Well, it could be phasing or comb filtering occurring - that's possible. Not every stereo sound you sum to mono will sound right. Any chance you could put up a clip?
  20. phil_m
    Misinformed on a guitar forum? I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked!
  21. phil_m
    Well, I'd say they think that not enough of their customers would be willing to spend that much to make it worth their while. It's obvious that it's not simply the price point that they're concerned about because they do sell stuff that is still higher priced. Their PA equipment, the DT amps, and the JTV guitars are all higher-priced items. I just think in the floor-based modeler category, it's a harder sell. Personally, I do like the idea of a more powerful HD product, but I don't know that I'd be willing to spend $1,000 on it. Virtually every switch on any every digital multi-fx unit is an actuator of some sort. There's no actual analog circuit to open or close in most cases. In the ones that offer true bypass as an option, even then the actuators are triggering relays.
  22. phil_m
    Are you using the same gauge strings that came on the guitar? Even so, it's not a big deal to get a new nut cut, generally.
  23. phil_m
    I don't understand Gibson's insistence on putting effects in these guitars. Who really wants that? O, yeah, that's right... :D :P
  24. phil_m
    I understand what you're getting at... The only reason I mentioned Siri along with the iPhone 4S is because I was having a conversation with one of my bandmates at dinner the other night, and he was talking about Siri. He just mentioned offhand how he didn't feel a great need to upgrade his iPhone 4 simply because nothing in the newer models of iPhones impressed him all that much. Personally, I haven't upgraded my 4, either. I'll probably wait until September when Apple does release something new. My comment was more about Apple's marketing department than about you... :)
  25. phil_m
    Actually, I think Apple would make a pretty big deal about those types of things. When they came out with the 4S, the biggest selling point was Siri... A cool little app I suppose, but to most people more of a novelty item than anything. To me it all comes down to what kind of upgrades can you actually expect for the same price point? The price of producing the hardware on Line 6's part is probably about the same, so I think offering anything real in terms of hardware improvements is a good deal. Processing power always becomes cheaper as time progresses, but the curve these little Sharc chips follow is not really the same as mainstream computer chips. I know a lot of people here say they would be willing to spend twice as much for something that was twice as powerful or more, and that's probably true. I just don't think the people who post here are necessarily representative of the average HD500 owner. I think that selling a floor-based modeler for $1,000 is going to be a tough sell in places like Guitar Center.
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