Stiggenator Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Hello everyone! Here's my problem: At User 1 1A I have my main sound which consists of an Amp (currently Line 6 Epic Pre, but I've tried most of the available with different settings) As effects I have Facial Fuzz (Currently first in line, but I've changed all of these around) @ FS1, Dynamic Delay (FS 3), Wah (Foot Pedal Exp 1), Compressor (Always on), Bass Octaver (FS 3), Tube Drive (FS 2), Volume Pedal (Exp 2) and a noise gate (Always on) The Amp is last in the chain. At 1B I have a Clean Ambient sound that I use for some leads. This one doesn't have any foot switches activated and seems to stay stable. At 1C and 1B I have similar builds as 1A, but with different combinations. Now, when I'm in the Pod HD500X editing software on my PC I can tweak everything and get a perfect sound on all of these. Then I send them to the Pod and still fine. Then I shut down the PC editing software and disconnect the USB cable. Still no problem. Then I switch from, for instance 1A to 1B and still fine, but when I press back to 1A everything is messed up. The Volume pedal works upside down (louder when you press the heel down), The Bass Octaver have jumped from FS 3 to FS 2, Volume level has changed and all kind of similar stuff. What am I doing wrong? I have had this device for probably a year now and I don't want to touch it after I get at least some decent sounds saved, because this happens every time I try to edit stuff. I just updated everything with the Line Pod Monkey (kept my saved patches, but now I'm thinking about flashing everything and starting from scratch). Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old-Rocker Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I'm a complete novice at the 500X & i'm sure someone who really knows what they're talking about will tell you exactly what the problem & solution is. But something i've noticed is,when i'm using Edit & have sent my settings,to the 500X & it's indicated it's receivedt hem,the * asterix *sign is active on the patch ,which normally means the patch/settings needs saving. this probably has nothing to do with your issue,because it dosen't say in the manual,to do a manual save on the 500X after using edit. But might be worth a look,until someone provides the correct solution. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunedinDragon Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 In my experience Old-Rocker you're exactly right. Doing a save from Edit sends the changes to the POD's active patch memory, but if there's an asterisk on the patch, it means the updates have not been committed to the POD's permanent memory. The only way to be sure the POD has committed changes to it's internal memory is manually press the 'Save' button. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceatl Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 In my experience Old-Rocker you're exactly right. Doing a save from Edit sends the changes to the POD's active patch memory, but if there's an asterisk on the patch, it means the updates have not been committed to the POD's permanent memory. The only way to be sure the POD has committed changes to it's internal memory is manually press the 'Save' button. That is an excellent recommendation and has been my approach with all Line 6 Edit applications as I have never trusted the software send...Pushing the Save button on the unit always saves the state of the hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiggenator Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks everyone! I've never manually saved from the device itself. Could very well be the issue. I'll try that as soon as I have some time to mess around with it again and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
line-6-user Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 You must remember that if you do use a Variax guitar, while editing on the pod, you can easily see the asterisk (*) by the side of the patch. This can and will show if you touch ANY variable controls, like the volume or tone pots, the pickup blade switch or the foot controller or switches on the HD500. In my experience, this makes you feel the need to Re-Save the patch. Undoubtedly though, there are bugs on the Edit software. I have had plenty of occasions were the volume changes after switching ON the next patch and returning back to the previous. One thing that resets it to the original saved patch, is to alter the mixer volume/s and then double clicking on it/them (the mixer sliders). Hope this partly helps you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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