Line 6 POD HD Thread

[RickyCigs]

https://soundcloud.com/rickycigs/feared-possessed-cover-sample

this is a little peek at what my Feared cover will sound like. i used my Satan HD tone for this quad tracked. what do you guys think?

 

[RickyCigs]

approved for headbanging?
https://soundcloud.com/jos-fco-germa-n-strange/l6-doom-l6-epic

i think it sounds killer! we should write a song together

 

[Zulphur]

Absolutely, theres is a spot for a solo ( i suck at that) , im gonna record the vocals and do the final mix and i will send the track to you : )

 

[RickyCigs]

Absolutely, theres is a spot for a solo ( i suck at that) , im gonna record the vocals and do the final mix and i will send the track to you : )

im not the greatest at solos either, but i can come up with some melodic shit. if you ever have a few riff ideas that you wanna collaborate on let me know. also, you should upload that patch so i can dissect it lol

 

[PodHdBean]

great just wanted to make sure my pod wasnt going bad or something lol

i definitely notice it. it helps to have it first in the chain and a gate right after it though.

 

[RedSkull]

I will now do a video on how I play my new song each time I make a new one (since I got my Canon 60D). Heres the one for the song I posted on may 26th in that same thread.

POD HD + METAL MACHINE + SCHECTER 8 STRINGS

 

[Leper]

Used a slightly modified version of the Satan HD patch for this very quick test, this patch is awesome!

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8695211/Enemy%20of%20Bob.mp3

 

[EricSVT18]

came up with something more solid. It's still not mixed. I'll still probably mess with the tone and record it again.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/413tv596yfwglkq/cover0006.wav?m

 

[BeyondDan]

Used a slightly modified version of the Satan HD patch for this very quick test, this patch is awesome!

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8695211/Enemy%20of%20Bob.mp3

That's really good man!! love the thrashy feeling of this song!!

 

[BeyondDan]

https://soundcloud.com/rickycigs/feared-possessed-cover-sample

this is a little peek at what my Feared cover will sound like. i used my Satan HD tone for this quad tracked. what do you guys think?

Ricky, that is awesome man!! i really love that tone!!

 

[Poltergeist]

So is it really true that recording with another audio interface ( let's say an Mbox; using XLRs) with your POD HD will degrade the sound quality of the overall mix as opposed to just using the POD HD itself as your audio interface? I haven't done too much recording with my POD since I got it but was wondering what you guys use/suggest.

 

[RickyCigs]

So is it really true that recording with another audio interface ( let's say an Mbox; using XLRs) with your POD HD will degrade the sound quality of the overall mix as opposed to just using the POD HD itself as your audio interface? I haven't done too much recording with my POD since I got it but was wondering what you guys use/suggest.

It depends on the interface. The issue is that your converting the analog signal of your guitar into a digital signal from your pod, to an analog output into a seperate interface which converts it to digital again.

If you use an interface that has a digital input, you can cut out some conversions which gives you better quality. The main reason guys run their pods into seperate interfaces is for lower latency.

 

[RickyCigs]

Ricky, that is awesome man!! i really love that tone!!

Thanks! Now I just have to master the whole song lol

 

[Poltergeist]

It depends on the interface. The issue is that your converting the analog signal of your guitar into a digital signal from your pod, to an analog output into a seperate interface which converts it to digital again.

If you use an interface that has a digital input, you can cut out some conversions which gives you better quality. The main reason guys run their pods into seperate interfaces is for lower latency.

Thanks for your input, Ricky. By the way your patches rock dude

 

[RickyCigs]

Thanks for your input, Ricky. By the way your patches rock dude

Haha thanks. Good tone is very important to me and one of my biggest pet peeves is people with bad tone, so I dont mind sharing

 

[Chi]

Is there a way to "convert" HD500 patches to HD Bean format? I'm trying to decide whether to go for the Desktop or 500 version, since the bean is for 300 Euro's on Thomann now. D:

 

[Insinfier]

Is there a way to "convert" HD500 patches to HD Bean format? I'm trying to decide whether to go for the Desktop or 500 version, since the bean is for 300 Euro's on Thomann now. D:

Assuming the HD 500 doesn't have any major software features the Bean lacks, it shouldn't, it's as simple as editing the extension of the preset's patch file.

Make sure you have the "Hide extensions" option disabled in Windows.
HD500 is .h5e and the HD Desktop is .hbe

I've done this before, converting patches back and forth from the Pro and the HD 500.

So...

UberDjentyDeath.h5e

Becomes

UberDjentyDeath.hbe

If that doesn't work, for whatever unholy reason, you can get the Line 6 Edit software for the particular device and open the patch file to view its settings and copy them manually. Crude, but it works as a last resort.

 

[Chi]

Thanks. From what I've heard the HD500 has more I/O options, but soundwise it should be the same as the Desktop version, if I'm not mistaken?

 

[Insinfier]

Yes. I heard no difference from the 500 and Pro, besides form factor. I've read that the Desktop sounds just the same.

 

[Chi]

Fair enough then. I'll give it some more thought first though, really want these 300€ to be well spent. Hard to be a musician and a poor ass student at once.