Patch sharing between models...

[doctapayne]

Hello - 

I am working through setting up my Pod HD500. I see there are many patches available for the HD500X and from what I can tell it appears they are basically the same except the "X" has more DSP power along with some cosmetic differences.

 

Here are my questions:

1) If I download a patch that is for the HD500X will I be able to use it on the HD500?

 

2) How do I load a downloaded patch into the HD500?

 

Thank you. 

[pianoguyy]

4 hours ago, doctapayne said:

ey are basically the same except the HX has mo

 

HX is something completely different. This is HD. 

 

[pianoguyy]

The 4 HD units (500/500X/Pro/Pro X) are the same unit. Two for the rack and two for the floor. 

 

What happened is - 

An internal part was discontinued, so L6 had no choice but to alter the unit. OR, discontinue the product completely. 

So, while needing to make a very minor change, they also (on the floor unit) decided to change the footswitches. 

1. the footswitches were giving people problems

2. they had been working on new switches for new products. 

 

They could have gotten away without renaming them (had it not been for the footswitches) and nobody would be the wiser. But they figured to distinguish older units from newer units, they would do the foot switches and rename the units. 

It's one of those marketing things, being able to sell new units. But also as well as a tracking tool, too, being able to know which units were being complained about and needing repaired. 

 

 

The internal part gave the result of providing more DSP. 

This results in - nothing, depending on usage. 

You are still limited to 2 amps and 8 effects. Or a DSP limit. Whichever comes first.  

So, let's say, if you wanted to use "DSP heavy" effects, you could now get 8 delays instead of 7. Because delays use more DSP, therefore you would be able to squeeze out that 8th block instead of 7 hitting the DSP limit. 

But if you wanted something normal, like distortion flanger wah delay compression eq pitch boost - you would be fine without the extra DSP. 

[pianoguyy]

4 hours ago, doctapayne said:

1) If I download a patch that is for the HD500X will I be able to use it on the HD500?

 

Yes - or maybe, no. 

Yes, patches work on all 4 units. 

But, if you run something designed on the X that uses all the DSP, it won't work. 

 

HOWEVER, what you can do is: 

open a patch with EDIT in 'offline mode'.  Change something- for me, it is usually a fx loop or volume pedal. 

Save the patch. 

This will reduce the DSP required to open it, which allows it to run. 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, doctapayne said:

2) How do I load a downloaded patch into the HD500?

 

 

EDIT software. 

I use the drag-and-drop method. This is also useful if you use patches for the other units, because the software's file explore doesn't see them. But the software does recognize them if you drag-and-drop.