kingroyal Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Hello; I'm wondering how to do this... I have the POD HD Pro X along with the Shortboard MK11. I'm looking to add a boost option on a footswitch and adding a bump of 6db for lead playing. To me, it's kind of surprising that it's not built in. So, I'm looking at assigning some sort of eq boost setting to a footswitch on the shortboard FS 5-8. From what I've read, there is also an option to flip from two amps on FS 5-8 and get my lead tones that way. What I'm ideally looking for is to assign a straight boost to a footswitch and have it global so that I don't have to repeat that process for all of my presets. On another note, it would seem like a hassle to physically insert a boost pedal into the FX loop and have to run two cables from the Pro X to my feet. Has anyone accomplished this and wouldn't mind sharing his ideas on how to set this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 1:30 AM, kingroyal said: What I'm ideally looking for is to assign a straight boost to a footswitch and have it global so that I don't have to repeat that process for all of my presets. With POD it is impossible to globally assign a booster (or whatever) to a certain footswitch. so whatever solution you choose for boosting you will have to add it to all your patches one by one.. if what you need is a clean (non-coloring) booster there are several solutions in the POD, and each of them allows you to place it wherever you want in the chain, so adding an external booster (as you hypothesized) is not necessary.. as examples: - if the FX LOOP is not needed for other typical purposes, you can insert a short patch cable from the fx send to the fx return, and insert an FX LOOP block in the chain to the chosen position, and set the Return level parameter of the FX LOOP block according to how many dBs you need to boost.. - otherwise as a clean booster you can use the Studio EQ which is equipped with a GAIN parameter.. In any case, the chosen block (FX LOOP or Studio EQ) must be assigned to the chosen footswitch in order to be able to activate and deactivate it _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingroyal Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 @ Hurghanico The effects loop and studio EQ ideas are two that I will try out and see which one works out best for me. It's actually not a big deal to add it to each patch because I'm literally creating my own patches anyway. You've outlined the pathway here bringing the solution into focus. I thank you for that. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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