Zehailiu
Well-Known Member
First check your input settings. I am not sure what settings the bean has, but the HD500 has several settings. Set input 2 to Variax. If you dont have Variax try a few settings because the default is same which doubles the input volume and clips things easily.
Second ditch the headphones. It could be the headphones clipping because the POD HD is very picky about headphones. It wants a certain impedance, and is known to act weird outside of that range. Besides, guitar through headphones suck, IMO. It always sounds horrible regardless of what unit you use.
Third I would start with a blank "new tone" patch. Slowly add things one at a time and see where the clipping starts.
Fourth on the mixer pan path A to center and path B to mute. The mixer does some weird things to the signal and it is best to avoid its weirdness. Only use both paths if you are using 2 amps.
I personally would never use an old firmware on any unit.... they update them for a reason....
I tried all those, but in a solution totally out of the left field, it turned out to be a dying battery...
I replaced the battery, and did the 18v mod while I was at it, now it's all good.