roesler1331 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Hello everyone. Is anybody using an external noise gate with their pod HD 500 while it is connected to their amp via 4 cable method? I would like to use my Peavey 5150's tone with the effects of my pod hd 500 and my Boss NS-2 noise gate. Is it possible to properly connect the noise gate into the four cable chain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perapera Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hi, I don't own the ns-2 but I'd say this is how it should be done:gtr > ns2 in > ns2 send > pod in > "pre fx" > pod send > amp in > amp send > ns2 return > ns2 out > pod return > "post fx" > pod out > amp returnwow... that's a 6-cable method ;) a LOT of cables!so I'd compare this to just putting a pod's internal noise gate after the fx loop return and see if it's worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roesler1331 Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Thanks for the reply! I tried this but it doesn't seem to work. Volume level is locked and when it's turned up the sound will turn to a high pitch noise. My amps tone also changes to a flat sounding tone. ( it's unplayable) I've tried different gate settings too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosol_d7 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have ns2, but it changes the tone IMO, I've tried to use in fx loop but had no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKenivel Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 What's wrong with the gates on the Pod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerS Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Hi I have the NS2 and think it's pretty cool. Yes, it does coler the sound a little bit but for me it's a part of the sound... If I had answered this earlier i would have done as perapera showed. Should have worked… In my rigg today I have split my pedal board in two sections. One part is mounted in my 19" rack (dist and OD switched with a Gizmo midi box) and left on my pedal board is a tuner, boost pedal, a compressor and my NS2. The NS2 only have the boost in the send/return... and it works great. So my suggestion is that you try this --> gtr > ns2 in > ns2 send > pod in > "pre fx" > pod send > ns2 return > ns2 out > amp in > amp send > pod return > "post fx" > pod out > amp return I use the gate in the POD too, but there are situations where the NS2 is more effective and if it didn’t set itself in off mode when powered on I probably left it on forever… There is a few saying the unit is noisy and suck tone, I do not have those problems (play blues so the tone should have the blues:-). There are mods for it, ea - http://www.monteallums.com/pedal_mods.html#NS2 //Per Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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