Line 6 POD HD Thread

[leechmasterargentina]

Really appreciate the very detailed answer. Thanks!

It does sound like I need a separate interface no matter what if I wanted to do reamping, Pod or not. I guess for now I'll just take the time to learn the Pod and worry about reamping later. TBH, I actually see myself dialing the tones in before worrying about recording instead of using reamping as the main way of doing things. I just thought it'd be good to have that option, but it seems there's a limit to how "all-in-one" the Pod HD is.

I do understand the Pod is very complex, and that the presets kind of suck. I'm fully prepared to spend time learning how to dial in the tones. I also like instant gratification, so I'll definitely just be noodling around on the presets for some time before starting to play around with the settings, especially since I usually take a little time to hear what's wrong with the tone I'm using. Then, when that time comes, I won't bitch about how the Pod sucks, but how the presets suck.

Well, yes, the POD is great but there just are some things Line6 haven't thought of including. Still, in my last post I wanted to state that there's no need for an external interface really, unless you want to record other instruments vocals, use condenser microphones and such things. I have an internal interface in my desktop computer, an M-Audio 2496. I used to plug the pod to the S/PDIF input to be able to record 96 Khz 24-bit, but there's no really need for that since it takes a lot of disk space and the quality doesn't show really. I was forced to record with the POD connected to USB when S/PDIF didn't synced to 48 Khz, but I also felt it's faster to set up, less complex, so last time I just went for that. Just plug it and record. I'm still using the M-Audio interface for vocals or other instruments.

 

[prozak]

Dual amps seem to lower down the input and therefore the clipping possibility. Always use the PAD switch on. As I explained before, when I use single amps, I still send one to the left, and cancel the second amp in the mixer. In that Way I can have single amp patches and dual amp patches without having to change the input settings all the time. Also, mind the high gain amps in the POD are fizzy...so you could be feeling it's clipping all the time when it's just fizzing. To avoid this you can use the mid focus EQ or other EQs. Check Meambobbo's guide for this since I learned from that guide.

Check that the Amp volume is not over 50%, or using gain on the amp like 100%. Try to build distortion by adding the screamer before the amp and get heavy distortions by combining both. It's hard and complex, but it helps to build great sounding patches.

That's exactly the way I build my patches, except that left chain thing, but I find that very usefull.

 

[that short guy]

Lately I've become really dissatisfied with my patch that I made awhile back for my 8 string. I know some of it is the pick ups but the overall tone itself bothered me so I spent a little over an hour tonight making tweaks and adjustments and I got something I think I like but the problem is I don't know if it's actually good or just ear fatigue. do me a favor and take about 18 seconds to listen to it and let me know what you think. Thanks

[SC]https://soundcloud.com/i_get_bored/8-string-tone-test[/SC]

 

[Devyn Eclipse Nav]

Not bad sounding^ A little squishy for my liking, but that might just be your pickups, as you said. I know the patch you sent me a while back for your Ben Weinman Sig test sounded great with my 8 string, and that has EMG 808s in it. Try that one?

 

[that short guy]

The squish is what I'm trying to work out. I used that same patch as a base for it but I think between the pickups and and a low E tuning on my 8th string that doesn't have enough tension. It has a 76 right now but I'm gonna try an 80 and an 84 when it comes in the mail in the next few days

 

[Alice AKW]

The squish is what I'm trying to work out. I used that same patch as a base for it but I think between the pickups and and a low E tuning on my 8th string that doesn't have enough tension. It has a 76 right now but I'm gonna try an 80 and an 84 when it comes in the mail in the next few days

I personally use a 90 gauge string on my 8's. You can hear it here. [sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/agile-septor-827-test-clip[/sc]

and here [sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/c-test[/sc]

Are you using a Pre EQ on your amp at all? And on the amp itself, there should be a fair amount of mids and treble for that bite I suspect you're looking for. Too much post-amp high end can make things sound a little squishy too.

 

[that short guy]

I personally use a 90 gauge string on my 8's. You can hear it here. [sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/agile-septor-827-test-clip[/sc]

and here [sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/c-test[/sc]

Are you using a Pre EQ on your amp at all? And on the amp itself, there should be a fair amount of mids and treble for that bite I suspect you're looking for. Too much post-amp high end can make things sound a little squishy too.

Im using a pre eq and the amps eq but nothing post. Im going for me of a solid hard rock/metal tone and not the normal djent tone that a lot of people use. Think of a happy medium between whitechaple and devin townsend

Im at work right now so I can't really remember what the mids and highs ate set at but when I get home today im gonna mess with them and maybe the cab parameters to see if I can get the squish out and gwt the tone more defined.

But I do feel a lot of the issue is the combo of wrong pick ups for my needs and the string is too light

 

[Alice AKW]

Here ya go guys, have a really raunchy sludge tone

[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/sludge-pod-hd-doom-amp-test[/sc]

 

[Zulphur]

preety nice, what cab is that?

 

[Alice AKW]

preety nice, what cab is that?

Same cab I always use. XXL V30 with SM57 Off Axis

 

[Alice AKW]

And have an Uberschall tone!
[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/pod-hd500-bogner-tone[/sc]

Patch here Line 6 CustomTone

 

[Alice AKW]

And Here's an example of my lead tone.
[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/lead-tome-test-pod-hd500[/sc]

 

[JEngelking]

And have an Uberschall tone!
[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/pod-hd500-bogner-tone[/sc]

Patch here Line 6 CustomTone

Downloaded earlier, sounded really nice as is, but I made a couple tweaks for my own guitar/pickups and I think I'll have to use it for some recording.

And Here's an example of my lead tone.
[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/lead-tome-test-pod-hd500[/sc]

Tasty.

 

[Forrest_H]

And Here's an example of my lead tone.
[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/lead-tome-test-pod-hd500[/sc]

I dig that a lot

Does anyone know of a good lead patch to start off with? I don't wanna steal anyone's patches

I'm not happy with mine anymore, it just sounds.... Blegh.

 

[MobiusR]

Park 75 = best amp on the HD, everything is perfect about it compared to all of the other high gain amps. I figured I could tweak it enough to get it to sound mean and nasty.


If you want a type of Fortin "Cali" Mod or Natas I definitely would use it as a starter

 

[owl]

Used my pod 500X for guitars one this, sadly patches was accidently deleted
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjpz1Wwf01k

 

[owl]

And Here's an example of my lead tone.
[sc]https://soundcloud.com/alice_akw/lead-tome-test-pod-hd500[/sc]

Thats like PERFECT lead tone to my ears! Thanks alot for preset

 

[SnoozyWyrm]

Quick question here. Was messing with high-gain models last night in a band practice and noticed a disharmonic distorted sound when playing minor 3rd diads. Do you guys have the same problem on high-gain models? Do you somehow EQ it out?

I was playing with the slo model and was using passive bkps.

 

[GunpointMetal]

Quick question here. Was messing with high-gain models last night in a band practice and noticed a disharmonic distorted sound when playing minor 3rd diads. Do you guys have the same problem on high-gain models? Do you somehow EQ it out?

I was playing with the slo model and was using passive bkps.

Can you record it? I'm curious what you're hearing.

 

[prozak]

If someone still thinks POD HD sounds fizzy, watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4AQvDOGuqI#t=71


Who's fizzy now?

I know there's a lot to do with eqing stuff on Axe, but in my opinion HD sounds much better in this comparison.