panca Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 While several points of HD series (500, 500X, Desktop) are very smart and powerful (the "block"-based new logic), the effect editing appears designed from someone that never edited an effect in his entire life. More: good, strong points in machines of past (XT, X3) are lost. This is (for me, a long time Line6 aficionado) very disappointing. Or maybe I'm the only one to have this problem: are you happy with the effect edit logic, or do you think that something different is necessary? m.p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyo78 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Well, the PC utility "HD500 Edit" is much easier to use for editing than directly on the unit. Also my PODXT Live had a nice Line 6 utility also. :) Beyond that, I've owned Yamaha, Digitech, Boss and Zoom guitar processors. They all have their weirdo-type editing structure of which everyone will find something to whine about. :rolleyes: Once you do it over and over, you'll get the hang of it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panca Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Well, the PC utility "HD500 Edit" is much easier to use for editing than directly on the unit. Also my PODXT Live had a nice Line 6 utility also. :) Beyond that, I've owned Yamaha, Digitech, Boss and Zoom guitar processors. They all have their weirdo-type editing structure of which everyone will find something to whine about. :rolleyes: Once you do it over and over, you'll get the hang of it. ;) Hello Scottyo, what is your advice if I need to make a choice between, for example, three different delays at 800 ms, with about the same dry/ratio? Or: chorus vs. flanger vs. phaser at 2.5 hz? In my opinion, the computer interface has some advantage because you can see more parameter in a single screen, but it is not faster in any way than the onboard programming (the only real difference: you can write to input a value). Thanks, m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyo78 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I myself don't set an exact millisecond time. :P I set my effect (chorus, tremolo, etc.) parameters and/or my delay to 1/4, 1/8, dotted 3rd, etc. then use the "tap-tempo" button on the unit* (in time with the song) which then sets the time for every effect... I find this the easest. I also play in church (covers) and I've gone direct on the unit and have set an exact millisecond time a few times but you'd have to read the manual on how to do that as I don't remember. :rolleyes: *Tap Tempo doesn't get saved from HD Edit to the unit... it must be set on the unit manually or with the tap tempo button. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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