amp out or main out with amp

[NoChancEmusic]

i am having pod go and a marshall mg15 amp, which mode should i use it with? amp out or main out? and what should be the main out level instrument or line?

[rarellano]

amp out if you enter by amp input. main out if you enter by return input of your amp. I guess your amp doesn´t have fx loop.

[NoChancEmusic]

On 6/4/2024 at 6:58 AM, rarellano said:

amp out if you enter by amp input. main out if you enter by return input of your amp. I guess your amp doesn´t have fx loop.

yeah my amp dont have fx loop just input, so whats the difference between amp out or main out if i put in amp in input?

[theElevators]

I came to the Pod Go from the Helix.  When I play gigs, I always send direct signal (left and right) to FOH, while I monitor myself through an amp on stage, running the signal into the Return jack.  On the Helix, I used XLRs to to send the signal to FOH. 

 

To answer your question: On the Pod Go, I run the balanced outs with an XLR adapters you can find for cheap to the FOH.  The amp out is the same exact thing for me as what's sent to FOH, automatically combined into mono, and running out of a clean guitar amp's return circuit, just to hear myself on stage. 

 

I know that you can disable the amp simulation for the "amp out", but I leave mine on.  I have various effects before/after the virtual amp/cab, so if I disable amp simulation, it's going to sound unusable.  If I play a gig and the amp onstage doesn't have an effects loop, I simply run it as clean as possible and use the regular input.  Since the amp onstage isn't mik'ed, it really doesn't matter.  An amp like Fender Deluxe works great for monitoring IMO.  And BTW, I highly recommend Mooer Baby Bomb as a highly-portable power amp.  I toured Europe with it, just using a Fender Deluxe as a glorified speaker cabinet for it. 

 

Lastly, the volume knob only controls the signal loudness of "amp out", but not the main left/right.  That's how professionals do this.  Take it from me :) My YouTube channel has a bunch of resources on all such topics, btw.  https://www.youtube.com/@accidentals_hacks

[voxman55]

This always confuses people, but you have to read the manual. Main out and amp out are the same in standard factory settings other than amp out is mono. You have to change global settings to cut off the cab/Ir and anything after these when connecting to amp out.  

 

IMO it's a very misleading labelling, and what Pod Go really could benefit from is a simple global option to turn off cab and/or amp modules when going through the front of an amp or the fx return. The current option means you'll lose any fx after the cab in your patch. 

 

See p8 item 20 in PG 2.0 manual.