NucleusX Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Can the DSP processors in the non-X versions of the HD500 and/or HD Pro be simply swapped out and replaced with the chips currently installed in the X versions ? And if so, what would this entail procedure and cost wise ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I'm pretty sure it's soldered to the board so I'm guessing the unsoldering/soldering skills it would take to do it cannot be aquired by a human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusX Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 I suspected these where surface mounted devices but wasn't motivated enough to crack it open to check, pity... Anyone got a definite answer on this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 positive that it can't be done without a very specialized machine that they use in the factory... just get a 500x if you want a 500x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusX Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Well that's a pity but I wont be buying a HD Pro X for the little extra it offers. I was just hoping for a cheap out to improve its short-comings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 honestly the cheapest way... is to add an M5 in the loop... adds perhaps even a hair more DSP than the 500x... and it's versatile enough to use elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusX Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Currently im front ending the HD Pro with a Zoom MS-100BT, one in the fx loop, and one at its outputs. It has stereo ins and outs and the added DSP helps, this is my current work-around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 with the m5, i was able to do stereo, and connected via midi... the m5 settings save with the patch... so whatever i dial in on the m5 gets recalled, would probably work with an m9 or m13 as well. i usually dont need the extra DSP anyway, but was fun to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusX Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 The midi implementation is a bonus I never considered and am currently without that bonus. I know DSP wise my layout would be over-kill to most and I don't use ALL the available slots on the HD Pro and Zooms at the same time, but I find this flexibility immensely handy by using the HD Pro mainly for its amp-sims and Zooms mainly for surrounding FX before and after the amp-sims, plus the extra choice of FX that the HD Pro will never see, and opens up my experimentation options. Raw DSP performance isn't my only concern, Ideally I'd like to get off the floor and install another rack unit into the HD Pro's fx loop to deal with its limitations and be done with it in that manner, but another HD Pro/X would lump me with the same selectionof fx and amps as the HD Pro I already have. Also, these Zooms that I use max-out @ a 48khz sample rate, so I'm not doing the HD Pro's 96Khz sample rate any favours by bottle-knecking it down with the Zooms. Been considering an 11R, but all these current options are about to be rendered obsolete soon, if not already, so maybe I should sit and wait with patience for the new products to dawn on us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3live6648 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I used to run "Chip Shooters" for Motorola. I assure you there is not a human alive that would be capable of installing a new surface mounted chip these days. You would have to hire a team of Japanese geniuses to develop a new machine capable of removing and installing a new chip. I am being absurd obviously but its the truth. There is no way to do it with out spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. Buy a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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