JulleMeck Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hi there! This weekend I'm going to play a gig with my band and the organizer said that all acts have to use the backline amps. Last time I were in this scenario I thought it would be a great idea to run the pod straight into the effects return on one of the backline amps. At that time it was some kind of Blackstar head. So I connected everything and turned on the amp and the master. It was all quiet. I didn't manage to get any sound out of the head. Now I don't want that to happen again, and I don't know what I forgot to do at the last gig.. So now I'm asking for advice! Can someone please tell me ALL THE STEPS of connecting the pod to an amp in the fx return? Any output options that I need to change? How should I set the output levels on the pod and amp? Was it just the Blackstar head that didn't work? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proxy Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That is what I would like to know too. I wanna use this unit as an effects in the loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclement Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 If you are going to do the "4 cable method" .. you can find lots of YT videos on that... here is the one from Line 6: The key to this is choosing where the "FX loop" effect will go on the Pod's signal chain. If you are just going to bypass the amp's input and run directly in to the Effect Return (aka Power Amp in), then just run the 1/4" out of the Pod into the FX return on the amp. No "FX loop" needs to used in the effects chain on the Pod. This is how I run my HD500x into my Vetta II combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proxy Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 If you are going to do the "4 cable method" .. you can find lots of YT videos on that... here is the one from Line 6: The key to this is choosing where the "FX loop" effect will go on the Pod's signal chain. If you are just going to bypass the amp's input and run directly in to the Effect Return (aka Power Amp in), then just run the 1/4" out of the Pod into the FX return on the amp. No "FX loop" needs to used in the effects chain on the Pod. This is how I run my HD500x into my Vetta II combo. You mean unbalanced L/Mono? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclement Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You mean unbalanced L/Mono? Yes. You will also want to set the 1/4" output to LINE. The switch is right next to the expression pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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