silverhead

Are you running Gearbox while doing this? If so, use the GET command to restore the preset.

Line 6 offers a few free backing tracks in conjunction with the Jammit app, available with the Line 6 Sonic Port product. That's all that I am aware of. However, you need to purchase most of the Jammit tracks.

Just reselect the patch using the foot switch. You may have to select a different patch first, then back to the original. To prevent this from happening, try 'parking' the silver knobs by moving them to the end position, right or left.

It makes sense that you don't hear any sound from your internal laptop speakers. Once you connect your Studio GX it becomes your soundcard; your internal speakers are bypassed and all sound from your computer is heard from the GX audio outputs. You need to connect speakers to those outputs. However, the above means that you should be hearing sound from your guitar through the GX headphones output. You can hear it when you do the sound test so that part is working. Like TheRealZap suggests, check the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Control Panel. Also double check all volume levels, especially the Output level in Pod Farm.

All of the products you mention - Toneport, GuitarPort and Gearbox - are discontinued and if not already unsupported will be unsupported sooner rather than later. Why not look at the current products that are designed to do the same: the Studio series of audio interfaces which include a Pod Farm license?

This also happens with HD Pro firmware v2.20. Based on what I hear, I wouldn't describe it as a squeal, or feedback. What I hear is more like a very brief but dramatic increase in the volume level of the playback as you exit the tuner. I think it could cause equipment or physical (ear) damage if the volume is at a loud level when the tuner is engaged. I will also open a ticket. Just curious: does this also happen with the cd/mp3 input on the HD500 when, say, an mp3 backing track is being played? The HD Pro doesn't have this input so I can't test it, but the info may be useful for Line 6 in resolving this issue.

I think you are referring to two different HD500 'loops' in your description: the FX Loop and the Looper that supports recording. If the volume levels you are having trouble with relate to the Looper (not the FX Loop) you can control those levels. Select the Looper in the signal chain view. The display will show controls for the Record and Playback Looper volumes. Try adjusting those.

I don't think you need to reproduce it, FrozenOzone. hurghanico is running 2.31 and Line 6 should be able to reproduce it with that. I will also try to reproduce it on my HD Pro running v2.20 since it seems you noticed it with this version on the HD500.

Sounds like this is reproducible and should be reported to Line 6, perhaps by you this time hurghanico. That will be evidence for Line 6 that the problem is not FrozenOzone's equipment. And also - you have a good track record in having reported bugs fixed in a firmware update! There shouldn't be squealing in any case, but was your Tuner in Mute mode when you heard this?

Regarding JTV firmware, the update from v1.9 to v2.0 was significant. It changed the modeling for all electric guitar models using what Line 6 calls HD technology. Some users prefer the v1.9 modeling, others prefer the v2.0 modeling. I suggest you experiment with both and come to your own conclusion about which version sounds better to you.

I'm not 100% sure but you may not even have to move to another preset. Just stomp on the current preset selector switch and it should replace the modified preset with the original stored preset.

Go here: http://line6.com/software/index.html In the Software selection area, scroll down and select Vyzex Editor. Then download and install it.

You can't record the incoming backing tracks/song unless you connect them to the Pod's processing inputs. The Pod only sends its own sounds to your computer for recording. It does not send its incoming usb stream nor the input from its cd/mp3 player.

This sounds to me like there may be one or more corrupt patches in your HD500. After the update, did you reset the Global Parameters and calibrate the pedal, as recommended? When you updated, did you choose to keep or replace your existing patches? I know that in past updates there have been situations where it is best to back up all your custom setlists before updating, choose to replace them all during the update process, and then restore the setlists after the update. I know this shouldn't be necessary (after all, why do they give you the option to retain presets if it can cause issues?) but sometimes it seems to happen. In particular, I know this happened in some cases with a previous HD500 firmware update that addressed a very similar noise issue. Since then, as a precaution I always follow this methodology. If this continues to occur I might try rolling back the firmware to your previous version. If the issue disappears, back up your setlists and do the above. Hopefully this may resolve the issue.

.... don't make us bring out the beavers..... :D

I use the L3s in upright position with the short pole and L3t on top. (.... and I'm another Canuck.... :) )

In my limited experience with this I think the sort order is fixed by the M20d and is based on the timestamp of the file, not on its name. There is no convenient way to change the order. The M20d seems to sort the files according to the order in which they were created on the M20d media (SD card or USB stick). So if you loaded a bunch of files from your computer onto the media, their sort/play order seems to be determined by the order in which they were created on the media - not on your computer. I don't know if it sorts by normal or reverse chronological order, but as far as I can tell that's what's going on. I think you could experiment with this by loading files one at a time (which is how I observed it) and viewing the results. Once you establish the pattern you can force the play order by similarly ordering your file loading onto the media. Tedious and highly inflexible, but perhaps effective if you want a static order. Note: I haven't tested this theory systematically so it could be wrong. I just seem to remember observing this behaviour.

With your Pod connected via USB the Pod becomes your soundcard, meaning your internal speakers are bypassed. If your speakers are external you can connect them to your Pod's audio outputs (e.g. headphone output). Otherwise you can use headphones or obtain some external speakers; studio monitors would be a great choice. It is possible to get the sound through your internal computer speakers but I don't recommend this. To do so, disconnect your Pod from the computer and route the Pod outputs to your computer's mic input. It will sound as good as your little tinny speakers will permit, which can't be very good. No point in spending good $$ to get potentially great sound and then ruin it with $hitty speakers.

OK - using that setup, here are my comments: - you will need to use a dual-path setup that keeps both Pod Inputs completely separate, as arislaf notes. This means you should not place any amp/FX before the path split in your signal chain. Also (see next point) you should also avoid using any FX after the mixer in either path of your signal chain. - you may encounter internal feedback that renders the whole setup useless. I have never tried this so can't say. But theoretically the Pod may not be able to handle your request that it process essentially the same input signal (your guitar) twice, in a time-delayed fashion: once from the guitar itself and then again, delayed by a few ms, from your cab/mic. Be very careful with volume levels the first time you try this. - if it works without internal feedback, make sure you select only the Pod's Mic channel output as the input source for the track in your DAW. Let us know how it goes.

Yes to both. Will you be using the L6 LINK connection from the Pod HD to the L2? If not, I would use the rear panel Line In connections on the L2 to receive the Pod HD audio output. I would use the RCA connectors; this would require a pair of 1/4" to RCA adapters, or a stereo cable with different connectors on each end.

I agree with you: I would really like to be able to use Workbench HD through my Pod HD500. In fact, I rarely use Workbench HD specifically because I have to drag out my Workbench hardware interface. I have no idea how technically difficult this would be, but I also agree with you that if it were easy we'd have it by now. I just don't think we should let ourselves feel let down that a more serious issue, and one that has no workaround, has been resolved first. I'm sure the users who were affected by that are very happy to see this update. I'm not one of them but I can see that Line 6's priorities are well placed in this case.

I'm not sure I understand, so please correct me if I'm wrong...... You say you want have a real SM57 record the output of the pod through a cab. As I understand that, you would want to have your guitar connected to the Guitar Input on the Pod, and have the Pod Output connected to your cab. You then want to place you mic in front ot the cab, and have it connected to the Mic Input on your Pod. You then want the Pod's mic'd cab sound (not the guitar input) directed to your DAW for recording. This would be using only the Pod as your audio interface to your computer/DAW; no other audio interface. Is that correct? Please confirm or clarify and then we can direct you further.

This update does not include support for Workbench HD. It's certainly not a letdown for those who have experienced the issue that is addressed. I suppose one can feel set up and let down if that's what one wants to feel, but that's not the reality. This was a fix for a completely different and more important issue. There was no workaround for the issue that was fixed. On the other hand, everyone can use Workbench HD, albeit restricted to the Workbench hardware interface.

Yes - that is normal. The asterisk indicates that a preset has been changed; its state has been modified compared to the stored state. And an FX being on vs. off is a change in state.

In Pod Farm, have you selected MIC rather than Guitar as the Input? I believe you do this in Pod Farm's Mixer screen, but I'm not sure.