duncann Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Can someone with an hd500x or hd pro x load the attached preset and tell me if the dsp limit is reached? The file extension inside the zip is H5E so when opening it select ALL FILES (above the OPEN button) instead of HD500x patch files or just rename the file extension to 5XE. Also make sure the device is turned on or it won't check the dsp limit. I have an hd500 and was thinking of trading it in for an hd500x, depending partly on the answer to the above question. Another idea is getting a pod hd desktop (plus the smaller controller -- fbv express I think) as a supplement to the hd500. I think currently the hd desktop can be found for $200.00 and the controller for about $90. The only problem with this is I can see it becoming overly complex, or having too many ways to accomplish something. For someone that can't resist tweaking and trying all possible combinations to something, this could be a nightmare! What do you think? Thanks. HD500X-DSP.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 You might consider a used M5, M9 or M13 as another good supplement to the HD500. Each of those offloads (respectively) one, four or I think 8 FX models to the M device. The M13 can even be connected via the 4 cable method, allowing full flexibility in FX placement in the signal chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Good suggestion. I have thought about it in the recent past, but something kept turning me away, I think mostly the price and product age. Purely conjecture, but Line 6 might have something at summer namm with this line of products? Another I've thought about is the zoom ms-70cdr. Basically, I want to use dual amps/cabs and still have room left for delay, reverb, sometimes chorus/phaser/flanger, etc. You probably get the idea. I was just tinkering with the patch I uploaded to this thread and I got mostly what I was after minus the reverb, so the 500x would likely be enough for what I'm after and without extra appendages. One thing I did was dump the mid-focus eq, and after removing it, I realized this eq sucks. It seems way too sensitive to incoming volume, resulting in obvious clipping. It was placed after the amp though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talwilkins Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I have a Zoom G5 in the HD loop. Works really great! The tube boost is really sweat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 I guess I'll answer my own question and if it helps anyone else looking to upgrade, all the better. So I went and bought an hd500x in addition to my existing hd500. The patch I wanted tested worked fine. In fact, there was even a little more dsp left. I've gotta say that this is what the hd500 should have been when it was first released. Dual amp/cab patches are very usable on this unit without losing any of the extras such as delay, reverb, chorus, phaser/flanger, etc. plus even bass ocatver/pitch glide, but the smart harmony with all that other stuff in the chain is too much. Another good thing I'm finding out is that with dual cabs, ignoring/avoiding the disastorous equalizers is much much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 So I went and bought an hd500x in addition to my existing hd500. The patch I wanted tested worked fine. In fact, there was even a little more dsp left. I've gotta say that this is what the hd500 should have been when it was first released. Dual amp/cab patches are very usable on this unit without losing any of the extras such as delay, reverb, chorus, phaser/flanger, etc. plus even bass ocatver/pitch glide, but the smart harmony with all that other stuff in the chain is too much. Another good thing I'm finding out is that with dual cabs, ignoring/avoiding the disastorous equalizers is much much easier. Are you chaining the two of them or just saying the 500X is better just by itself? I bet it would be pretty wild to put all your pre section effects in the 500X with the amps at the end of the chain then into the 500 for all your post section effects. You would have a million ways to set up the expression pedals too,,, and NEVER run out of DSP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 So far, the 500x is better just by itself, in fact better than I thought it would be. I haven't begun to think about using the two together. Definitely a project for another day though. I could literally spend days upon days experimenting with such a setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMC01 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I had an HD400 when I got the 500x. I run the 400, as fx only, in the fx loop of the 500x. Endless possibilities and no dsp issues. I have several different "after-amp" effects set up. Works pretty good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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