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I run the M13 in the FX loop of the HD500 and it works great! Have never had a DSP issue. I also use an external midi clock and tap tempo to avoid any problems. I managed to cram it all into a customer two layer pedalboard. It weighs a ton but sounds killer!

Personally, I found the midi clock sync ability of the PODHD500 to be unsatisfactory as the synchronization drifted over time. I ended up buying this to solve the problem. It worked perfectly for me.

Nice find Phil_m! That ought to do the trick. Thanks.

I'm using a M13 in the loop of a Pod HD500 (no DSP issues here!) but have run into an issue with the midi control. Historically, I had the POD programed to select presets on the M13 via midi using patch specific midi commands to change the M13 settings. I had the POD global midi setting to one channel, and the POD specific patch midi commands and the M13 set to another channel. This worked fine. However, I have been wanting to find a better way to synchronize the POD and M13 tap tempo, since they drift apart after time. Accordingly, I recently invested in some equipment that will externally send a cc64 command (based on a tempo of the external tap) to the POD and then thru to the M13 (using the out/thru setting on the POD). In order for both the POD and the M13 to receive and respond to this signal, I had to change the channel on both devices to match. However, this has now caused the M13 to respond to every patch change on the POD (patch changes not specifically set to change the M13). I believe the M13 is responding to the POD base "language" that is used to allow the functioning of the footswitches. Is there any way to "turn off" the midi commands being passed through to the M13 when switching patches? I can change the channels on the POD and M13 to different channels again, but then my external syncing device will only run either the POD or the M13, not both as I originally intended. Any thoughts or ideas on how to accomplish my goal of syncing both devices while still maintaining control is appreciated.

Melissiah, How well does the Pod track with the CC#64 from your rc-300? Is there any audible sound of the Pod adjusting back to the tempo over time, or is it tracking perfectly? I'm considering developing a CC#64 code that will be pushed by my external midi clock/ tap tempo stompbox into the midi in of the Pod if it will allow the Pod and M13 to track better to the tempo. I use an external midi clock into the Pod and thru to the M13. In theory, this would keep them both perfectly synced, but as indicated previously it drifts and readjusts and I can't have that happening.

I've tried using an external midi clock signal from a stompbox via the midi input of the POD to control the tap tempo. The POD HD500 does recognize the signal initially and adjusts the tempo to match, but the POD slowly drifts away from the midi clock tempo after that initial adjustment. I'm hoping Line 6 will correct this as it is causing me significant heartburn in trying to synchronize my gear.