POD Information for Helix Use

[jeffsoble]

Hello,

 

I’m a long time user of the Pod HD500X and am about to invest in the Helix (finally and I can’t wait!).  I know that I can’t transfer the patches over but I was wondering if there was a way to access the information for all of my patches and set lists in a manner other than taking a screenshot so I can recreate the tones on the Helix.  I know that I’ll have an infinite amount more flexibility now but it’s a good starting point.  I’ve created a lot of great patches and tones over the years and don’t want to lose them.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks 

Jeff 

[silverhead]

There are (or at least were) several such web- based preset-viewer utilities available for Helix but I don’t recall ever seeing one for the POD HD series. I know it’s not what you want to hear but….. Maybe someone else has more useful info.

[datacommando]

On 12/17/2024 at 10:36 PM, jeffsoble said:

Hello,

 

I’m a long time user of the Pod HD500X and am about to invest in the Helix (finally and I can’t wait!).  I know that I can’t transfer the patches over but I was wondering if there was a way to access the information for all of my patches and set lists in a manner other than taking a screenshot so I can recreate the tones on the Helix.  I know that I’ll have an infinite amount more flexibility now but it’s a good starting point.  I’ve created a lot of great patches and tones over the years and don’t want to lose them.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks 

Jeff 

Hi Jeff,

Welcome to Helix, but even if there was a file chopper that you could process your library of POD HD500X presets through, you probably wouldn’t even get close with the resulting sounds.
 

The Helix and it’s audio engine are a completely different animal. I fell into the trap of trying to copy some of my old HD 500 tones, by loading them into the POD HD Editor and copying the settings across into HX Edit - an exercise in utter futility. Life’s too short for that sort of stuff.

 

I think you should read this from way back in 2015.

 

Hope this helps/makes sense.

 

[jeffsoble]

Hello,

 

I’m not trying to copy the presets verbatim per se. I know that the Helix is much more powerful and uses different file structures. All I’m trying to do is be able to have a guide on how I built the signal chains in Pod so I can have a guide to recreate them in Helix. For all of my Gilmour tones, that won’t be a problem, there are famous websites that tell you how he builds his signal chains and I have those on record.  For almost any other tone I’ve created over the years though, like any of us, I spent a lot of time experimenting with things to come up with my patches, and I want to have them on the Helix. No different than if they were in an analog setting. If I have no other choice, I’ll screenshot them in Edit, I was just hoping there was an easier way.

 

Thanks

[jeffsoble]

I just looked at that thread you sent me. I forgot that you can open HD Edit offline. That’s actually perfect. Like I said, I don’t want to transfer the patches at all. I’m really looking forward to playing with the Helix and creating new much more complex and powerful signal chains. I only want to have it to remind me what amps and pedal effects I used in specific situations to use as a starting point in Helix.

 

thanks for the guidance.