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I can't really say - I had it done professionally. I guess I should have said "I had the factory installed nut replaced..." :P He would have dealt with the detailed specs of which Earvana nut would fit best. As far as I know he didn't have any trouble simply removing the old nut and replacing with the new.

I replaced the factory installed nut with an Earvana nut on both my Variax 300 and JTV-59 guitars. I find the intonation improvement to be very noticeable.

Yes - set 1/4" to Line for direct to mixer.

The 1/4" outputs can be set to Line or Amp; this will affect the output level. There's also the difference between balanced and unbalanced outputs, though I'm not sure exactly what that translates to in terms of output levels.

How are you monitoring your sound?

Please describe your recording setup: computer specs, audio interface, type of connections used, recording software, .... anything else you think might be helpful for diagnostic purposes.

I think it's probably just different personal preferences/tolerances re: tuning accuracy. I think any strobe-type tuner is likely going to be more accurate than the HD tuner. Some people find that acceptable while others don't. That's not a bug.

Make sure the output mode of the HD500 is set to Studio.

I had, perhaps mistakenly, interpreted the description to mean that the Toe Switch was set to toggle the 2 FX on/off so that only one was ON at any given time, and the other OFF. In that case the pedal sweep can only affect the one that's On. But, yes, if the switch turns both FX On/Off so that both are either On or Off simultaneously, then that setup when both are in the ON state is effectively what I had suggested might work. Thanks for building the workaround patch.

No - the setup you describe won't support the pedal sweep affecting both FX simultaneously. It can only affect the currently active (ON) distortion FX. You can begin figuring out your work around..... Maybe you can just leave both FX ON, and remove the Toe Switch activator? That way the pedal sweep will work for a smooth transition. As long as you keep the pedal at one extreme or the other you will only hear one of the FX although both are ON. The compromise is that you won't be able to use the pedal to individually control the level of only one FX (e.g. if you desire a mid-range level, with the pedal at say 50%). In that case you would hear both FX with the 50% setting. I expect there are other ways to skin this cat. Experiment!

No DI required. Adapter/cable as you describe will be fine. Make sure your Pod HD is set to Studio output mode.

1) Make sure your Variax is selected for Input 1. The HD500 tuner only works with Input1. 2) Make sure all your products (HD500, Workbench HD, JTV) are running the latest firmware. When updating firmware for the HD500 and JTV, choose to replace (not keep) existing presets. That may mean you will want to save existing presets first. If so, make sure you test things with the factory presets before reinstalling your saved presets; you may have corrupt presets that are causing the problem. 3) Some users prefer the JTV v1.9 models and have chosen to remain on that firmware. Nothing wrong with that, although eventually they may get left behind in terms of new features. Workbench HD can do a great deal in tweaking your models in v2.1 if you're so inclined. 4) If you are not a professional guitar tech it might be worthwhile to have a professional setup done on your JTV-69.

Thanks for pointing out an ambiguity in the release numbering. I'm confused. The latest firmware available in the Downloads section shows v1.3 for the HD500x/Prox with a release date of yesterday, May28. That is consistent with Tony's post. However the latest firmware available for the HD500/Bean/Pro shows v2.31, but with different release dates for all three. V2.31 for the HD500 was released in April, while the HD Pro release was May15 and the HD Bean was yesterday, May28. I don't know which version numbers actually fix the issue discussed in this thread. I will ask Tony to clarify.

Yes - Pod Farm is based on Pod XT and X3 modeling. The HD modeling is superior but there is no compatible plug-in for recording.

Great news, Tony. Thanks to all at Line 6 for responding to this issue and releasing a fix in just over a month. That's a very fast turnaround in my mind, given the complexity of code fixes and then regression testing all the various pieces of equipment.

You already have both an audio interface and a soundcard - it's your HD400. Connect your Creative Inspire speakers to the L/R audfio outputs of the HD400. You may need an adapter to fit the HD400 1/4" outputs to the Creative L/R RCA inputs in the back panel. That will be a good first step. However, your HD400 produces a much higher quality sound than any speakers designed for general purpose computers will be able to showcase. If/when you want to get better sound you should consider a pair of studio monitors.

Why are you connecting the HD400 to your computer? If you just want to hear the sound of your guitar through the HD400 you should connect your monitors, or headphones, directly to HD400 outputs. If you don't have a pair of speakers/monitors or headphones that you can connect directly to the HD400 I strongly recommend that you get some. Otherwise, as you say, the sound is awful. And that's entirely due to the low quality built-in soundcard and speakers in your (probably laptop) computer.

Perhaps this will help with #2.... When you launch HD Edit all the preset definitions from the HD device are loaded into HD Edit program memory on your computer. From that point on, any changes you make to any preset using HD Edit are immediately reflected in the HD device 'active' preset memory (which stores only one active preset in its working buffer). You should immediately hear the changes but they don't exist permanently anyplace at this point; if you exit the Edit program the changes are lost. All changes are retained in the HD Edit memory space but NOT in the HD device unless and until you use the HD Edit SEND command. That's the command that actually sends a preset (or more) from HD Edit memory space to the HD device for permanent storage. Also, it is a good habit to use only HD Edit to make changes when it is running. Avoid making any changes on the device itself. Doing so tends to cause synchronicity problems between the Edit program memory and the HD device working memory. This can cause lost data, and in extreme cases can cause corrupt data leading to a device failure that can require a firmware reinstallation.

I've never noticed any latency when overdubbing with a Pod HD - desktop, pro, or 500. But like you I generally only have a few tracks playing back. Even if your full mix has many tracks you don't need them all for overdubbing.

Well, it certainly wasn't the HD500 that contained the multi-track song portion. The Hd500 presets are sounds/tones, not recordings. Your Test song must have come from elsewhere - perhaps the recording program you are using, or QT?

You should get near zero latency if you use the HD500 for monitoring. Connect your headphones/monitors to the HD500 outputs and disable software monitoring in your DAW.

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To say the same (correct) thing in different terms, you need to be running a MIDI synthesizer application on your computer. That's what will turn the MIDI info that the Mobile Keys produces into actual sounds. All the audio processing is done on your computer by the software synthesizer.

The output mode setting affects both XLR and 1/4" outputs.

Aaaah ...... Yes, that was an unfortunate misconception. You will indeed hear all sound produced by your computer, as well as your guitar tone, through the GX.