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The general procedure and button-pushing sequence is outlined in the manual in the sections on creating and saving tones. The overall approach is much the same as you would do with a series of analog pedals and guitar amps. Select your amp and make desired adjustments to the knobs. Then select desired FX boxes and place them in the order you want. Adjust their parameters as desired. You'll find the manual in the Product Manuals link under the Support tab at the top of this page.

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I have seen very little commentary on the Tonecore kit since I joined this forum in 2009. I notice that the most recent Tonecore product update was in 2008. On the other hand, it was not among the products that were recently listed as no longer being supported as of Jan. 2014. So I guess the answer is that it is technically still supported, but I think it is no longer being actively developed. Personally, I would not expect a 64-bit update. I can't see a product that hasn't been update in 5 years suddenly getting development attention.

I use this. https://www.globalfulfillment.net/gfsnet/line6/10Expand.aspx?ProductCode=98-030-0045

Almost. I think the difference would be in the expected incoming signal level. The hd500 aux input is probably designed to accept instrument level while the HD prox line inputs would likely expect line level.

I am talking about customer service and support. Specifically, for how long does it make sense to provide ongoing support for digital products? That's a critical business decision for any manufacturer of such products, because resources expended there are resources that are not available to develop new products to remain competitive with evolving technology. Taken to its extreme you would have a company that produces a single good product, sells a bunch, decides to allocate all it's resources to providing free customer service and product support, maybe sells a few more units over time, and eventually goes out of business when the inherent technical limitations of it's now-obsolete product results in no revenues. Of course that's an extreme example. But the point is that the resource allocation call (support of existing products vs. development of new products) is one of the most important business decisions a company must make. And they are in the best position to make that call. Not me, and not you. They will receive and consider user feedback to help them make the call. One can agree or disagree with them. But the fact that one disagree does not mean they are not listening, nor that they are making the wrong call. It simply means that one disagrees. .... and no, I don't work for them.

I think if I were selling an evolving product line I'd rather sell and support (for while) a million new things than indefinitely continue to support and update (for free) old products with no new sales. Seems like a no-brainier for your average MBA.

I agree with the first half of that.... digital technology evolves very quickly, in all sectors - not just DSP and guitar/amp/FX modelers. I can always get a better computer for the same money three months from now, whenever 'now' is. However, the computer I buy today will still work when the new one is released. And it will still do what it could do when I bought it, and I will still get updates for several years until the manufacturer stops supporting the given OS. The same is true of your HD500. It didn't suddenly stop working when the HD500x was released; it still does as much or more as it did when you bought it. Some day relatively soon (we're talking a year or three, not decades, since it's already several years old.) the Pod HD series will also become obsolete in the sense that there will be something better from Line 6. |And several years after that the HD will get the same end-of-life-cycle support treatment that the above products are now getting. However, My Pod X3 Live is still a great device. It's not at all worthless, it still does what it's always done, and I've had it much, much longer than my fruit flies.

I would add: 0 - backup set lists/presets

Why? Try it.

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No. But you don't need expensive stuff - middle of the road will do fine.

Yes - in stereo; a pair of them.

The Pod HD outputs are Line level; no need to worry about a Line/Amp switch.

The Pod HD 1/4" outputs are a stereo pair. If you connect only one of the pair to the L3t 1/4" input then your L3t is receiving half the stereo signal. Use both 1/4" outputs from the HD, and connect them to the L3t RCA stereo inputs. That way your L3t will receive the full signal, even though you will hear it in mono because there is only one L3t.

The HD500 has a physical switch labeled Line/Amp on either the back or top of the device. Set the switch to Line. Use the Stereo RCA inputs on the rear panel of the L3t. This will require you to use adapters on your audio cables, or get a pair that have different ends. The HD500 end is 1/4" and the L3t end is RCA.

Glad it's not a problem for you, and it may help those who are in the practice of just clicking 'yes' to save time rather than actually reading and thinking about warning messages.

Actually at that point I think it is a 'may lose' situation. After that warning message and during the update process you are presented with an option to keep or discard your existing presets. That's where it turns into a 'will lose' situation if you select to discard them.

Why would you think they were kidding? That's what the warning is for. Neglecting to back up set lists and/or presets before updating firmware is simply asking for trouble.

No - I'm saying that this can be done. It's just not what I would call using the HD500 for re-amping. I would call it using the HD500 as a reverse DI-box, or something like that. Here's a preset I constructed long ago that allows you to simultaneously record both wet and dry signal from the HD500 to a DAW: http://line6.com/customtone/tone/217206

I would recommend that everyone make a backup before updating firmware. Then, during the firmware update process, choose to replace all presets.

That's great. As long as you are happy with your X3 tones there's absolutely no reason to change. Happiness is not getting what you want - it's wanting what you've got.

Right you are... sorry for any confusion, and thanks for the correction.

The problem is you no longer have your X3. One solution is to get another one. A better solution is to start using your HD500x. Even if you could see all settings in your X3 presets, you won't be able to manually recreate those sounds in the HD500x using those exact preset/parameter settings. Firstly, many of the X3 amps are not available in the Pod HD. Secondly, the FX modeling technology is totally different; the HD uses the Line 6 M-series FX while the X3 does not. So even the same FX models will sound different with all parameters set the same. Thirdly, the same is true of the amps; the HD uses completely different amp modeling technology so the same amp models (where they exist between the X3 and HD) will sound different with the same parameter settings. Finally, and most importantly, the Pod HD offers far superior sounds to the X3. You are doing yourself a disservice if your goal is to simply recreate the same sounds you had in your X3. If you simply wanted to keep, or recreate, your X3 sounds you would not have upgraded. You upgraded because you want, and can certainly achieve, better sounds. But the way to do is is not with your X3 presets. So forget about the supposed problem you are facing. It's not a problem. Learn to use your HD500x - that's where your energy should be going.