Presets ans Snapshots with additional Footswitch

[Adr1an0Adr1an0]

Hi @all, 

 

I watched a lot of Youtube Videos, but i still dont get it. 

I'm using an fractal AX8, and I'm Happy about it, but its to big and heavy (Liek the Helix, oder Helix LT)
I'm about to buy a Pod Go, but first I need to understand how it realy works.

 

What I want:

 

Up/Down switches: I can scroll between the Banks.

Preset Mode: Preset, A, B C D. So far so good, I can switsch between this presets. I don't care about the gap between presets, nobody hears this 0,1sec, when you play live, with drums, bass, etc... i dont hear it.

 

Now: the additional Footswitch: Which function can I use with it ? Can I use a Snapshot with it?


The idea is, to choose the presets, Clean, Heavy, and with the additional footswitch, just raise the level +5db for solos.

 

 

Or which other possibilities are there to use Snapshots while playing in Preset mode ?

 

 

Thanks

 

 

P.S. Can i assign the Mode/TAP switches to other functions ?

 

 

[voxman55]

First off - have you read the manual?- if not I recommend you invest some time here because you're missing a lot of stuff regarding how Pod Go works & just how flexible it is. Also, there are excellent short Line 6 guides on youtube and tons of vids with tips/tricks.  Pod go is great but it's not a simple 'plug n play' mfx - you need to invest the time to get the best from it. 

 

 

"P.S. Can i assign the Mode/TAP switches to other functions ? " - No, not currently.   

 

"just raise the level +5db for solos" - different ways to do this. I don't use the fx loop, so I either re-assign FS2 to main-out for a 3dB clean boost, or assign an external FS to to this so I don't need to go into stomp mode (see below).  

 

Pod Go has 3 modes - preset, snap shot & stomp modes.  Stomp mode lets you do much more than just stomp an fx on/off.  You can change parameters and/or switch on/off multiple fX with a single footswitch. You can even add 2 external momentary footswitches that can operate in any mode (stomp, preset, snapshots) without having to change the Pod Go mode you are in - brilliant for a mid-song solo boost and/or volume lift.  Snap shots (these all start empty by the way - these have to be manually set up in each patch if you want them) allow you to set 4 variations of your patch signal chain - think of it as 4 patches within a patch.  You can't choose different amp/fx not in your patch chain but you can change what's on/off and the parameter settings of your amp, cab, fx, microphone etc.  If you press both up/down buttons it will get you into stomp mode.  Snapshots are way faster changing than patches and so perfect from going mid number between between a clean, crunch & full out rock setting all from the same patch, or switching between a long & short delay, high gain & low gain, slow and fast rotary etc etc - the possibilities are virtually endless.   

 

Set up properly you could even do a whole gig on one patch!  As an example, and for a bit of fun, I created a patch that can go from clean to all out classic rock, using snapshots and footswitches in stomp mode.  There's a link to it here with a soundclip, including details of what each snapshot does.  

 

https://line6.com/customtone/tone/5101684/

 

 

[Adr1an0Adr1an0]

Thank you for the detailed answer

 

Yes, I red the manual, but I didn't get smarter. 

 

I try to set my question more precise.

 

Can I use the additional Footswitch, to change snapshots, while I'm playing in the preset mode? 

 

I did not found an answer in the manual , for what can I use the additional Footswitch in the bank\preset\stomp Modes.

 

Maybe the answer is in one video above.

 

Thanks

[voxman55]

On 9/26/2023 at 11:57 AM, Adr1an0Adr1an0 said:

Thank you for the detailed answer

 

Yes, I red the manual, but I didn't get smarter. 

 

I try to set my question more precise.

 

Can I use the additional Footswitch, to change snapshots, while I'm playing in the preset mode? 

 

No. You have to be in snapshot mode to change snapshots. 

On 9/26/2023 at 11:57 AM, Adr1an0Adr1an0 said:

I did not found an answer in the manual , for what can I use the additional Footswitch in the bank\preset\stomp Modes.

 

Maybe the answer is in one video above.

 

Thanks

External footswitches can pretty much do anything on board stomp mode and up down footswitches can do and they can be used in any mode. These can't control snapshots because neither can on board footswitches do this in stomp mode.