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Oh - yes I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying.

You're right. It can't be done- at least not in the software. But you can wrap an elastic band around the switch so that it won't activate when you mistakenly step on it.

Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose? As a player, if I'm going to be tethered I really don't care whether the tether carries just power or all the other information currently carried by the VDI cable. A tether is a tether. And the shorter it is, the less range I have to move around while playing.

What Line 6 device (hardware) are you using Gearbox (software) with? When I visit the download page and select Gearbox as the software, and Win7 as the OS, I can see the latest version of Gearbox, which includes the drivers, available for download.

That's a really good resource, Jim. I'm going to spend some time this weekend following your guidelines and improving my patch creation skills. Thanks for sharing.

There is a 30-day return period with full refund for current model packs. I expect this policy will hold for the new packs as well. This is a snip from the Line 6 website under the Model Packs product page: Return Software - Line 6 License: Line 6 will gladly provide a full refund of any Line 6 License order within thirty (30) days of the order date. After 30 days, returns will not be accepted and no refunds will be issued.

Have you tested this without the DT amp? Does the L2m speaker mode save/restore properly with the Pod direct to the L2m via L6 LINK?

@ Tboneous: I don't have a DT amp so can't test this, but the documentation is clear that the correct signal path is to place the Stagesource speaker (in this case your L2m) at the end of the L6 LINK chain. So, Pod HD -> DT ->DT -> L2m, all via L6 LINK. Then you save the speaker mode in the HD preset as described in my post #26 above. Henceforth, selecting that preset should set the L2m speaker mode to the state in which it was saved in the Pod. I realize you've indicated that this isn't working for you; I can't explain why not. Note that this will not affect the HD500 Output mode. I don't know of any way to switch the Pod HD Output mode on a per preset basis.

No - delay trails are not maintained when switching presets. No way around it. Depending on the complexity of the desired presets you might be able to construct a dual path preset that would achieve the desired result.

Another thing that I find helps is to increase or even max out the Bias setting.

Use HD500 Edit. Drag/drop the downloaded tone file into the desired preset slot in the editor's display. The use the editor Send Selected command to save/store the preset in your Hd500 device.

Good to hear. Enjoy!

Release date was stated as end of March. That's next Tuesday. But they still have time to exceed expectations!

The words android and Linux have very similar effects. They each generate heated expressions of the evils of Apple and Microsoft. Best to avoid those words, except in the church of the devotees.

There's also the mixer in the HD500X. You can adjust volume there on a patch specific basis with no impact on tone. I would use this as step 3a in the above list on patches where the channel volume at max might still leave the patch a little quiet relative to the others.

Yes, it would have to run by battery without the VDI. And yes, it currently lasts a relatively long time. What's unknown is the additional power demand that will be placed on the battery as a result of the 2-way wireless digital data processing. Currently that's not an issue because the required power is provided externally through VDI. However, if that demand is significant, without the VDI the battery life could drop dramatically.

The other consideration is power. The VDI connection powers the Variax, so if everything went wireless with no VDI I expect that could create additional power drain on the battery. So, until we invent wireless power transmission or longer-life batteries perhaps the cost/benefit of wireless vs. shorter battery life just isn't there.

I find the acoustic models are very sensitive to fret buzz. I just finished adjusting my setup again (done seasonally to account for changes in humidity levels). I noticed a significant improvement in the acoustics after the small amount of fret buzz that had crept in was completely removed. But still, really aggressive playing ends up muddy because it's hard to play aggressively without creating some fret buzz.

Open a support ticket to work directly with Line 6 on this. Follow the Support tab at the top of this page.

I have followed your steps above. I do not see a preset named Richmond, but I used a preset named Room 1 instead. I get a different message, indicating that the preset Room 1 is a factory preset. I would be able to replace it with my edited Room 1 preset if I wished. Presumably your Richmond preset is one you created and saved earlier? The top left icon on the screen should be named Richmond. If you tap on that you can rename the preset and then save it (same as selecting 'Save Preset As...' in the previous step, I suppose). But I don't think this is what you want - you want to overwrite the existing Richmond preset. But it appears, as you say, that you cannot replace an existing user-defined preset in the library. you would need to delete the Richmond preset from the library before re-saving it. Note that deleting it from the library does not delete it from your current Setup. To delete a preset from the library, drag the preset strip on the bottom of the display fully to the right. The final item will say 'More...'. Select that and navigate to your Richmond preset. Highlight it and select the Delete (trash can) button. You should then be able to save your current Richmond preset from your setup to the library.

On my iPad I had to adjust a setting to get the Sonic Port VX recognized. If I recall, it was under Settings -> Privacy -> Microphones or something like that.

I use the Pod HD Pro as my only audio interface in my studio. I too was disappointed initially with the partial midi implementation. So I got a Line 6 Mobile Keys 49 which is a usb midi controller (not a midi sound module) recognized by a DAW. I use it to record keyboard sequences and drum triggers via midi, using VST synths and drum machines. The DAW recognizes both the audio (Pod) and Midi (Keys 49) interfaces simultaneously.

1. Yes and no. The Pod is not a full midi interface and will not be recognized as a midi device by your DAW if you are simply using a midi interface to connect it to your DAW. However, using a midi controller (which is itself the midi device recognized by the DAW) the Pod will respond to certain midi commands issued by the controller, originating from your DAW. But only program change and some midi cc commands are recognized by the Pod. You can't, for instance, connect your keyboard midi to the Pod and record midi sequences because the Pod does not recognize midi note on/off commands. 2. See #1. The cat5 connection uses a proprietary Line 6 protocol. Although both the MKII and the POD may use midi commands between themselves over cat5, no other device will recognize either of them as a midi device. Communication between the midi controller and pOd should be unaffected. 3. Yes. Works out of the box. 4. Yes, although you will have to route the inputs through the Pod DSP. Use a dual-path patch that keeps the channels separate, and do not use any amp or FX on either path. Pan each path fully L/R respectively in the mixer. Note that you will not be able to record guitar and keyboard simultaneously.

I would try a firmware reinstall. Make sure you are using a usb 2.0 port on your Mac.

It's all very personal. Before any Variax was around I was exclusively a Les Paul player so I was used to that neck profile. When I bought a Variax 300 I found the neck so slim that it was causing me pain in my hand to play. I swapped the neck (and body) for a Warmoth Variax build and it remains the most comfortable and playable neck for me. I then chose a JTV-59 rather than another model because of its LP-like neck. Although it is very comfortable and playable for me I still prefer my Warmoth neck. But the technical advantages of the JTV make it my #1 guitar.