Line 6 POD HD Thread

[meambobbo]

yep, I hear the POD Dry Signal through my Amp, and the Impulse with a really good ammount of Lag.....

I read a few threads at the line 6 forums but they didn't helped much

Community: POD HD500 Real-Time Monitoring in Reaper
this sums up what happens to me

reduce your buffer size on those pages above. The lower the better as far as latency goes, but you may get pops, clicks, and dropouts. That's the nature of USB and audio streams it seems. The ASIO driver should try to maintain a constant stream of data, but it will need SOME buffer to actually provide an uninterrupted stream of audio.

Some have commented that USB has almost as much bandwidth as firewire, but I dunno - I've always had too much lag from a USB device, even at 48 kHZ, but that being said, I've only used Line 6 devices like that. With my M Audio firewire solo interface I have 3 ms of latency, and can record 4 tracks of mono audio simultaneously at 96 kHZ. I connect the Pod via SPDIF so there's no extra set of DA/AD conversions, although those shouldn't necessarily be viewed as a tone killer.

Maybe a dedicated interface like the M-Box or something similar would fare better.

 

[meambobbo]

Hey guys, the new POD HD desktop I bought has slightly wobbly 1-2-3-4 dials/knobs - is that normal ? (They don't feel damaged, just not tightly connected)

Doesn't sound "normal" to me. Or desirable to say the least. I'd pull the knobs off, then try to tighten the hardware. If that makes you a little scared or doesn't work, I'd try to swap it out. Where'd you get it from?

 

[RobPhoboS]

Doesn't sound "normal" to me. Or desirable to say the least. I'd pull the knobs off, then try to tighten the hardware. If that makes you a little scared or doesn't work, I'd try to swap it out. Where'd you get it from?

I bought it from Andertons (Guildford/uk) - very good place, so I'm sure they'll help out if it is damaged.

Love the POD HD - and your website it unbelievably helpful, hugely appreciate it

 

[cgraci]

My buddy bought one and had a hard time setting it up

 

[RickyCigs]

My buddy bought one and had a hard time setting it up

Does he perhaps have Down syndrome?

 

[RobPhoboS]

Seems like the little bit of wobble is ok, nothing to worry about.
Recommend getting one from them as you get this bundled with it - POD Bag, Lead, Mount & Backtrack Recorder

 

[TallestFiddle]

Hey guys, I've been reading this thread for a while trying to improve on my tone and mixing abilities. Check out this song I'm working on!

https://soundcloud.com/nickareias/phasing-out-bolas-better-mix

 

[Metal_Webb]

Anyone have any pointers on how I can record with my HD500 into Cubase without is sounding like muffled/fuzzy crap? I'm running the guitar into the Pod then the Pod to Cubase via USB. The bit depth doesn't prevent the crappness of the sound. Is it down to the Line6 cab sim's not playing nice with DI or something else I'm missing?

 

[Alice AKW]

Got a new rhythm tone, opinions?

 

[Leuchty]

Anyone have any pointers on how I can record with my HD500 into Cubase without is sounding like muffled/fuzzy crap? I'm running the guitar into the Pod then the Pod to Cubase via USB. The bit depth doesn't prevent the crappness of the sound. Is it down to the Line6 cab sim's not playing nice with DI or something else I'm missing?

Run us through your patch. Just gotta tweak.

 

[meambobbo]

Sound like shit through headphones or just into cubase? I think there's a +18 db boost on the pod hd driver control panel. It may default to on which is causing your signal to clip

 

[TallestFiddle]

I randomly downloaded some patches that turned out to be for the HD Pro and HD 500 but I found a convertor program which flawlessly transposed them in to .HBE format and all the patches ended up working.

Could you tell me what program that is? I didn't think that was possible

 

[leechmasterargentina]

Anyone have any pointers on how I can record with my HD500 into Cubase without is sounding like muffled/fuzzy crap? I'm running the guitar into the Pod then the Pod to Cubase via USB. The bit depth doesn't prevent the crappness of the sound. Is it down to the Line6 cab sim's not playing nice with DI or something else I'm missing?

If it sounds like crap don't blame the POD or bit rate. Tweak your tone and make a decent one.

 

[meambobbo]

Could you tell me what program that is? I didn't think that was possible

probably jzab - Convert & Modify POD HD Presets | www.jzab.de

 

[AscendingMatt]

ok before i get yelled at for not using the search button. i DID use it. i can only find out how to hook it up to a hd500 using the effects loop. well there is a preamp input on my 6505+ so im asking how would i hook up the HD PRO. sorry if i missed it in the search but i feel like ive been looking for a few hours and nothing... guide me please!

 

[leechmasterargentina]

ok before i get yelled at for not using the search button. i DID use it. i can only find out how to hook it up to a hd500 using the effects loop. well there is a preamp input on my 6505+ so im asking how would i hook up the HD PRO. sorry if i missed it in the search but i feel like ive been looking for a few hours and nothing... guide me please!

Connect the HD500/PRO straight into the POWER AMP IN of your amp head. Remember to set the HD to Power Amp In in the Global Settings.

 

[thebunfather]

https://soundcloud.com/travis-dollaway/rg8-mix-test

Rough mix and mediocre playing. First tune with the RG8, though.

 

[RickyCigs]

ok before i get yelled at for not using the search button. i DID use it. i can only find out how to hook it up to a hd500 using the effects loop. well there is a preamp input on my 6505+ so im asking how would i hook up the HD PRO. sorry if i missed it in the search but i feel like ive been looking for a few hours and nothing... guide me please!

This link might help you out in the future The Answerer 5000


Literally THE most commonly asked question about the pod hd series. I think I need to put it in my signature. Anyone that says they couldn't find the answer is quite obviously not trying.

End rant.

 

[AscendingMatt]

^ i tried, you cant say i didnt. there are about 200 pages to go through.

 

[RickyCigs]

^ i tried, you cant say i didnt. there are about 200 pages to go through.

Did you use the search function? Because probably 9 out of 10 times it's about using the same amp even....