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I'm watching this video, and in my mind, I'm hearing my parents in their 80's (now) saying "We never liked music." True. There was only talk radio in our house from 1964 until I left for university in 1983. Why couldn't I have had this Dad? I took a transistor radio at age 7 to discover music. Let that sink in. I didn't hear pop or rock until age 7. When I stuck the earbug in my ear, the first thing I heard was Crocodile Rock. I still remember almost pissing myself.

Thanks everyone. I'm still at the stage with this thing where I want to make music, but have to learn technology. The bane of my existence.

Thanks guys. This clears up a lot. I've been reading up more about impedance and resistance and this makes sense. BTW, I love how the system censored me and used the word 'lollipop'. :-)

In Setup: Input Options in the POD HD Pro X Advanced Guide, they talk about a "control which adjusts the Guitar input impedance." In more detail..."Guitar In-Z - Select the input impedance of the Guitar input. This feature affects tone and feel because your guitar pickups are being loaded as they would be by an effect pedal or a tube amplifier." Then they refer to a later chart of 'input' impedances of various models on the unit. What I need to know is, should I be changing Guitar Z values based on the 'output' impedance or DC resistance of guitars I use? This would be a royal pain in the lollipop, given the number of guitars I use. They appear to be talking more about impedance of things the guitar is connected to (input Z, not output Z).

Thanks pianoguyy (as in "sing us a song, you're the...?"). I'll be going from POD to the studio's Mac (Logic). No external effects. I'd like to use what's on the POD. I had a habit when I was younger in getting overwhelmed with features ("Oooo.....how can I write a song with a Octaver?"). A single instrument at a time (guitar). I'm guessing, having now downloaded the EDIT program (without having launched it yet), that this is really what I should be manipulating. I want to avoid even 'touching' factory presets, and organically build a rig. Yes, I want to drop in my typical effects. But, I do also want to explore effects I've never used before. Also, how exactly do you define 'global settings'? Do you mean in the Advanced Manual where they talk about 'System Setup'?

I'm new to the POD HD Pro X. I've read every manual. How do you build a patch from scratch (i.e., choose an amp, choose a mic, choose a cab, choose some effects)? I may be missing something, but the manuals seem to suggest that you have to start with a factory preset, modify it, and save it (and, does that overwrite the factory preset?). Also, even if I want to work from factory presets, I can find no website or document that lists them all, like a glossary, showing for each, the amp, mic, cab, effects, settings, etc (all parameters). That way, I COULD at least search for the 'AC-30' and winnow the process down. I have to go into the studio next week with my 'sounds', and my producer wants me to ditch this thing and use Guitar Rig.