Line 6 POD HD Thread

[MF_Kitten]

Hum off? You mean 50%. I like 55% for a more Mesa mark tone where I don't use a screamer but a mid focus eq. I actually like 75% for the 5150 tone. Makes it a bit more aggressive but you have to watch out for leads bc increasing hum can lead to ghost notes and microphonic type feedback.

actually, all the "hum" setting does is emulate 60 cycle hum noise. it doesn't change any of the other characteristics. it just makes a humming noise.

So i turn that off.

What you're probably thinking of is the Sag setting.

 

[meambobbo]

No it's hum and it actually adjusts the ripple plate voltage simulation in the model. For many models it has little effect. The uber sounds way different. It is definitely not simply the amount of 60 hz ac hum.

 

[Captain Butterscotch]

Lead Patch Test 1 by micahchaney on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Is this a terrible lead tone? I got my HD Pro the other day and this is the first time I've really had any chance to sit down and tweak it. I made a few bad notes. :-/

 

[MrPepperoniNipples]

Lead Patch Test 1 by micahchaney on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Is this a terrible lead tone? I got my HD Pro the other day and this is the first time I've really had any chance to sit down and tweak it. I made a few bad notes. :-/

i like the pick attack
It's a little 'rough' for my tastes but it's i think it's fine nonetheless

you don't really know though until you put it over a rhythm

 

[Thrashman]

Messed around some more with the pod, it's sounding HUGE now!
One guitar per side(Left/Right) and drums, no bass or post processing.

Just random riffery/idea tossing, trying to come up with something useable for a new song, so don't criticize my songwriting just yet!

Totla progress by Chris Larsen 1 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[xCaptainx]

Thrash metal by xcaptainx on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Found something on my computer I recorded about 7-8 months ago. Using the engl amp I think, this was before 2.0 came out so no deep cab editing.

Just a work in progress, gotta expand on it lots more.

Spend today expanding on this idea some more.

Dorsia - Demo track 1 by xcaptainx on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

New guitar tracks are using my D.I patch. Main difference between this and the previous take is 2.0 firmware/deep editing. Also the bass on the updated track is using the HD500 (previous one was using Metal Amp Room VST)

Still learning how to record stuff at home properly, but it's a lot of fun.

 

[MrPepperoniNipples]

Spend today expanding on this idea some more.

Dorsia - Demo track 1 by xcaptainx on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

New guitar tracks are using my D.I patch. Main difference between this and the previous take is 2.0 firmware/deep editing. Also the bass on the updated track is using the HD500 (previous one was using Metal Amp Room VST)

Still learning how to record stuff at home properly, but it's a lot of fun.

1:18

Not sure what 80's thrash band that reminds me of but I really like it

 

[xCaptainx]

Anthrax maybe? I'm a HUGE Hatesphere fan-boy which is where I got most of the inspiration for my noodling around today haha.

 

[MrPepperoniNipples]

I'm thinkin more along the lines of Municipal Waste

not quite 80's after all, it seems

 

[xCaptainx]

changed the snare a wee bit, uploaded a new version

Dorsia - Demo track 1 by xcaptainx on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[MF_Kitten]

No it's hum and it actually adjusts the ripple plate voltage simulation in the model. For many models it has little effect. The uber sounds way different. It is definitely not simply the amount of 60 hz ac hum.

Wow, in that case the line 6 folk i've spoken to haven't been very informative! They said it was there to emulate the humming noise from old amps

Gotta go try it out!

 

[ArrowHead]

They said it was there to emulate the humming noise from old amps

It is. You got the what right, you were just off on the how. It emulates that 60 cycle hum, but when you start playing with the knob you can get some pretty interesting reactions from the amp. It even describes this a bit in the manual.

As Meambobbo said - it can be a completely different effect depending which amp you're using. Some give you some weird alien noises, where other it seems to have no effect at all.

 

[Malkav]

I made a clip using my HD 500 and my RG2228 with D-Activators in it, it's just a rough version for now but I figured I'd share it

Monsoon (Rough) by Grim Shark on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[RickyCigs]

Messed around some more with the pod, it's sounding HUGE now!
One guitar per side(Left/Right) and drums, no bass or post processing.

Just random riffery/idea tossing, trying to come up with something useable for a new song, so don't criticize my songwriting just yet!

Totla progress by Chris Larsen 1 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

That's a good tone. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've messed with recabinet (demo) just to see if it's worth my time and I can't get anything close to that. So I've stuck with the onboard. Ive had pretty good results with them, but I want amazing, not pretty good lol

 

[MF_Kitten]

It is. You got the what right, you were just off on the how. It emulates that 60 cycle hum, but when you start playing with the knob you can get some pretty interesting reactions from the amp. It even describes this a bit in the manual.

As Meambobbo said - it can be a completely different effect depending which amp you're using. Some give you some weird alien noises, where other it seems to have no effect at all.

well, if it alters how the amp sounds or reacts, then they neglected the important part of it.


Also, the power amp features didn't exist when i first got the HD500, so it's not in my manual

 

[Kidneythief]

Well I just came up with this little rythm while I was fiddling around with some effects. It's still a work in progress thing, but I think I like where I'm going with it

Sludgeydoomeywhatever by Bogdányi Ferenc on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[Purelojik]

I made a clip using my HD 500 and my RG2228 with D-Activators in it, it's just a rough version for now but I figured I'd share it

Monsoon (Rough) by Grim Shark on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

dude this is beautiful

 

[axxessdenied]

I made a clip using my HD 500 and my RG2228 with D-Activators in it, it's just a rough version for now but I figured I'd share it

Monsoon (Rough) by Grim Shark on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Really nice dude! can't wait to hear the finished song!

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Messed around some more with the pod, it's sounding HUGE now!
One guitar per side(Left/Right) and drums, no bass or post processing.

Just random riffery/idea tossing, trying to come up with something useable for a new song, so don't criticize my songwriting just yet!

Totla progress by Chris Larsen 1 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

What amp models did you use? Sounds great.

 

[RickyCigs]

worked on another track today with my usual patches and my Ibanez RGA8. this one is more Deathcore than the previous ones, but still a good tone sample. rhythm guitars and drums completed, writing lyrics right now.

the track is called Cannibalistic Genocide and its about the bath salts drug.

Cannibalistic Genocide (Preview) by RickyCigs on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

let me know how it sounds!! this one was a lot harder to track than the rest because its quite a bit faster lol