ladycider Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hi all, I'm new to the community. I've had my Firehawk for a little more than a month now. I love it. Really hope LINE 6 would bring the HD packs over already though ^^" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbeddall Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yes me too You can vote for it here http://line6.ideascale.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladycider Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks, I will! I'm actually having a tough time getting up the learning curve with the Firehawk, since it's my first multi-fx pedal, and before that I only had 2 other pedals (which I already sold) The parameters are confusing - for example, with the amp sims, I don't quite get "Presence" or "Bias"; or with the Phaser "Mix" and "Feedback" Is there a quick guide I could read regarding this? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbeddall Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 OK I have a few tips, I'll link you some stuff when I have more time . But for now just some quick tips. Presence- try it all the way up, it adds clarity and can really bring the amp to life, if it's too harsh, bright, or treble try turning down the treble before turning down presence Bias- turning it down can add warmth and more distortion, you can get some really sweet sounding distortion this way but it's a fine balance because it can add fizziness. Turning it up can clean the amp up a bit and add some attack, but too much can sound unnatural Master- it's not just a volume control, it can add character and make the amp sound more amplike, some amps sound great with it up full, others can start to sound digital Mix- the mix parameter on any effect controls how much of that effect is mixed with your guitar tone, for example if you have a delay set to 30% mix the repeat will be quieter than the original note, if you set it to 70% mix the repeated note will be louder than your original note Feedback-not sure what effect this has on a phaser as I haven't really messed with the phasers at all, but using delay as an example , feedback controls how many repeats you get, so low settings of say 10% will give you one repeat, higher settings give you more repeats A good idea with regard to the effects parameters is to have a look at the effect list (download it from this site, find it under "manuals") it shows you which effects they have been modelled on, so the tubescreamer is modelled on an ibanez ts808 or something like that, what you can then do is search YouTube for ibanez ts808 reviews and see how this pedal operates in real life and what the different controls do. Other general tips are, always program your patches using the amplification method you intend to use at the volume you intend to play, programming at low volumes or on headphones is going to sound totally different once you turn it up for a gig or rehearsal. The key to success is to experiment I've had my unit since launch and I'm still learning it's nuances more every day , it can be frustrating at times but the tones I'm getting are incredible, easily the best sounds I've ever had. Another good idea is to have a look at the pod hd500 forum, both units share a lot of amps and effects so there are a lot of useful tips there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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