POD HD PRO - rhythm tone tutorial (slightly djenty)

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i hope i explain things clearly enough. i wasn´t at my best while doing this vid and i didn´t write down notes which i usually do for tutorials. in matters of the compression - if you put it behind the amp the distortion will get softer as the note fades out, but the compressor will still keep the sustain. with certain compressors of the pod hd it also forces its characteristic sound on the amp sound. can be good depending on what you want. just try it out.
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[@danilocancino5378]

This is so well explained... Thanks man. I'll figure out how to fit those 3 EQs in just 1, to leave space to other effects.

[@funknotik]

Your screamer setting in this one are flawless. Excellent work man!

[@ktxdgqtx]

This is a really amazing tutorial and I know theres no way I'm the only one who got a lot out of this. The tone you made in this video reminds me a lot of the Volume's VIA tone also. Great Job!

[@atif2691]

Open the Line 6 audio driver control panel on your computer and turn "hardware monitor level" down to 0. Instructions to do this are in the downloadable advanced user guide ( look in "USB audio" section). Once you are done recording, turn it back to 100 to be able to hear the POD HD signal again.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

the way i use a boost pedal it doesn´t introduce more distortion, just character. plus i don´t want to have a too distorted sound, but have it crisp and clear. so yes, a compressor is needed to help still get sustain, without adding extra distortion.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

i haven´t played around with the cab options so much, yet, because i mostly use IR´s. but i´d say try to find a good balance between body and clarity. going black and white about it probably wont give you the satisfaction. so go with grey.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

i play the schecter c-7 blackjack atx which is loaded with seymour duncan blackouts. but i also put the screamer drive at 0%. so there´s barely any additional noise coming in from it.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

Amps Pre only simulate the pre amp section of the whole amplifier whereas Amps simulate the pre amp and power amp, so they simulate the whole amplifier. in a real amp the pre amp amplifies the guitar signal and adds distortion if needed. the power amp provides power to drive the speakers in the guitar cab and it also adds some tonal character. on the pod i only use the Amps, not the Amps Pre.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

if this happens with every high gain amp model it could simply be the way you hold your pick. if you hold it in too big of an angle you naturally scratch more of the picks edge over the strings. i use the solo crunch model for solos and hold my pick fairly straight so i mostly just pick with the tip and i don´t have any trouble with pick noise.

[@gtrwizrd567]

Thank you!! You are by far the best explainer on this topic!!

[@bencepartos6770]

I know that of course! I just asked it becouse I want to play like that live on concert. It's just maybe add a bit more space for the vocals without puting back the rythm guitars. But maybe I will have some problems with phases. I'll give it a try. In recording dual tracking is the best for killer rythms!

[@omgersaur4524]

A bit late... but just in case you are still having the issue. You can mute the second signal by opening your ASIO editor and setting the "hardware monitor" to a lower setting. As long as you dont change the "record send" then you will only hear your sound when you are armed for recording.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

to be honest, i was wondering about that, too. the clip light seems to be only for the mic input. for the guitar input i check it in the DAW that the input level isn´t too high.

[@SabianTamaDrummer]

Do have any idea what the logic between the signal chain location and the location on the rack is? It makes no sense to me?!

[@funknotik]

What is your experience with the "Hard gate?" Also what do you think about using the compressor first in the signal chain? For ex: guitar/ compressor/ gate/ tube screamer/ gate/ amp? I've seen alot of people set up their signal chain this way with analog equipment always with the comp first. I'm experimenting with POD setting like this.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

i wouldn´t put a compressor first. you´re basically raising the noise which makes it harder to cut with the gate later on. i always put a subtle gate first to cut out the noise, then compress and perhaps another gate to cut any extra noise.

[@funknotik]

Yeah it definitely produced unwanted noise on the pod. Much better with your method, thanks for your response, awesome channel and music.

[@55CancriTV]

Sounds really good man !!! I gotta try this ! May I ask you just one question. Is your Pod connected directly to your monitors or through a power amp + cab ?

[@lukemoran9001]

oh ok yea that would make sense. the only reason i moved the screamer drive up was because the tone lacked balls after i rolled the compressor down. I think im going to replace the stock bridge pup with a SD pegasus soon though. tone for days.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

i´m not sure you can mute the direct signal from your pod and only hear the processed signal from your DAW when you use the pod as audio interface. i´ve struggled with that problem, too. that´s why i don´t use the pod as audio interface. i just plug it into the line input of my soundcard and from the windows settings i can mute the direct sound but keep the processed sound. in any case, excuse my use of words, but eff EZmix and guitar gods.

[@lukemoran9001]

Just out of curiosity, what kind of guitar/pickups are you using? because as a start, i made basically the same patch as you, except after was all said and done, it was still kinda noisy (im using a sbmm jp70 with stock pups), and that "afterburn" sound was still there. So what I ended up doing was just rolling back the compressor level and turning of the screamer drive to between 15-25%. much tighter, no more noise, and still great crunch.

[@AaronMorgan666]

Passive or active pickups? I have a hd500x and my tone is good but could be better. I have actives on my 8 and 9 string and passives on my 7 but I barely play my 7

[@cataclysmichael]

I'm moving between the two now and got a hard time deciding. The regular one got a bit more balls as you say, but the Pre sounds a bit grittier and doesn't sound as compressed. Damn it.

[@funknotik]

Do you change the early reflections? I find the tone lack body when I remove the ER but it does have more clarity. I'm torn whether or not to leave it in.

[@TylerSocholotuik]

Yea I know that, but he is using it for recording. He answered my question though.

[@jaredmkl]

How could you tell the HD is clipping, is it from the clip light near the xlr input? I've never seen any clip warning on mine, but have had a problem with fizziness in my tone.

[@cataclysmichael]

Moved my axe to the rehearsal place and got the pod hd for use at home. This gives me a great starting point for the tone I'm after! :) Just one question. Any reason you use the Angel F-Ball Pre opposed to the regular Angel?

[@LanceSummer]

Did you ever say which cab/IR you are using? I dont see it in the chain

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

and what is a djentish lead guitar suppose to sound like? djent is a rhythm guitar thing. you got the principle of building a signal chain here, try to use it on a lead tone. it´s actually not much different from what i do here. just less gating, more distorting and a bit different EQing. i will definitely still make one on bass tones.

[@Khae.]

Something that works for me is to use two amps, almost the same settings, and different cabs. Look up Meambobbos POD HD guide and look for the Dual Cab section. It's got all you want about a damn good tone. :)

[@void870]

i have my Pod HD Pro plugged directly into my interface and I'm getting zero low end from the tone...it sounds like there is no cab....why is this?

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

yes, i´m pretty sure. on the top of my head i´d put a digital delay on path a, give it a delay of a few milliseconds, mix 100, feedback 0, then pan path a left and path b right. but if you want to do this to avoid dual tracking, don´t be a lazy bun. techniques like this never sound as good as dual tracking.

[@MrNawr]

What kind of pickups are in the guitar you're playing out of?

[@forzsound]

Hey Johny, what is the difference between Amps and Amps Pre?

[@TylerSocholotuik]

Yea that makes sense. I just hate using the EQ in POD Farm because you donèt have much control. It is better than the EQ in this software though haha.

[@XMetalChefX]

Dude thanks so much. I really appreciate your vids

[@robinv00rt]

what did you use to record this ?

[@Codec023]

Amazing! Are you doing more Pod HD Pro tutorials - I'm thinking for a djent-ish lead guitar or bass tone? PLZ

[@DRJTUBECHANNEL]

Awesome Tutorial. I have a POD HD issue that I hope you can help with. I want to use my POD HD to record a dry signal straight into my laptop using usb. From there, I'd like to use plugins to shape my sound (ezmix, etc). However, I can't isolate the plugin sound/output from the dry signal. I'm listening though the POD HD headphones. Any suggestions? I'd like to only hear the output from the plugin in my pro tools. Thanks man.

[@RarelyMediocre]

This is a very good tutorial, Thanks man!

[@paolagm1962]

Hello D-Johnny from Italy! What your output settings are on POD HD? Stack Amp, Combo, Studio Direct .... Thank you!

[@Ghost17110]

So wait, can the POD HD PRO be used as an interface also? Such as going into POD FARM? Or for recording?

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

yes, but using the pod hd pro to use pod farm would be pretty stupid if you ask me.

[@Ghost17110]

Well, I meant just if you, say, had some presets from a band you liked or from one of your friends who had POD FARM

[@debdulalonstrings]

Hi plz can you share the patch.. i m not able to understand as i am new to this electric gear

[@H3avyR4in316]

Hey man I just had a quick question. I also use a pod hd pro and I'm using a schecter blackjack, however with any distorted tones I notice a terrible amount of pick noise on my higher strings. I can hear the pick scraping the string with every note I play and it tends to dominate over the actual note. How would one resolve this? Turning down the distortion does not seem to help and it's raping my tone.

[@CrownseekerStudios]

A question, when i have my Pod connected, all my sound seems to go through my PC and when i activate monitor inside of my DAW i get a double feedback obviously. And i have tried turning off my line volume under the "Playback" tab on my PCs built-in soundcard. But this doesn't seem to fix the problem, I have even de-activated every other soundcard except for the Pod HD but it still goes through my PC aswell. Any idea of what this could be?

[@iphatbass]

Great video! Soon i will buy Line 6 HD Pro and i have one question for you. What will happen if i select "No Cab" in cabinet option,add noise gate and other fx after amp and then load IR file in LeCab2 to simulate cabinet? Will signal go throught the PreFx-Amp-PostFx and then throught LeCab2? Do i need to do add separate noise gate vst after the LeCab2?

[@onixadm]

Johny do have any clue, how can i get tone close to this one. /watch?v=_DzlYVFU8Oo on 0:22

[@yannajuice8092]

can you also hook it up to the back of your cab?...thanks!

[@bencepartos6770]

Hi! Can you make this tone to stereo in the HD pro? Like the Doubleer in the TC electronic G System. It's just doubles your guitars signal pans it left and right and gives a bit of delay to one. It sounds like you hear 2 guitars. Is that (or something similar) possible on this stuff? Cool video btw. Thanks!

[@david_hstg]

Coole Sache!! :D Wenn das letzte Album von Periphery nicht letztes Jahr erst erschienen wäre, hätte ich gesagt, du hattest "The Price is Wrong" im Kopf als du das Video gedreht hast. Klingt an vielen Stellen sehr ähnlich... :D

[@TylerSocholotuik]

Why do you even bother with post EQ in POD HD when you can just EQ in your DAW? Is it just for a more listenable tone while you are recording?

[@batmandeltaforce]

How did you know it was clipping? On your DAW?

[@chechoguitar112]

Thank you very much for this tutorial: I actually learned a lot about my POD :P this was quite useful!

[@AAR.Channel91]

when i use the second noise i lost the sound.. is like is going down the sound

[@yannajuice8092]

you just convinced me to get a pod hd pro rather than axe fx 2..plus, now i know the settings to a djent style....when you first bought the pod hd pro, fresh out of the box.. does it also come with a program were you can edit and adjust the tones rather than manually? what i mean is open the program like what your doing on this video?

[@yannajuice8092]

thanks for the info...you really helped me a lot..

[@fmdangelo]

Johnny do you ever use dual amp blocks,or just single?

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

for bass i use dual amp. one for clear low end, one for grinding distorted mids. but for guitars i like to keep it simple and effective. dual amps for guitars sounds like a method to use when you can´t get a good tone with one amp. but i´m pretty happy with the tones i got so far, so i don´t see a need to use dual amp.

[@fmdangelo]

Ok. Cool man thanks,it sounds great..so keep doing what you are doing!I have used dual blocks mixing 2 different amp heads..it can give a unique voice.

[@CalIingTheRain]

what's this software?

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

haha, woops, i didn´t even notice it. usually i always use the regular amps, not the pre versions. the regular amps have a bit more balls.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

the more i EQ on the pod the less i have to EQ in the DAW. you should make sure to get high quality as early as you can in the recording process to ensure a high quality end result.

[@MIKETHEGUITARPRO]

Cool vid. I'll give it a try!! Thanks!

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

it´s connected to my computer which sends it to the speakers.

[@DazedJesus666]

No Hz and no dB!!?!? Raaage! - Nice video !

[@MorganReidguitar]

You are awesome man, seriously if I believed in god, I would like pray or something.. and be like thank you god for this cool german dude.

[@rubenbarbosa4635]

POD HD PRO OR 500X are good as an interface? are the pre amps good? Or should i get a Focusrite interface for example?

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

when you only record guitars and perhaps vocals, then a Pod alone will be enough. they work well as interfaces. for guitar the pre amp of the Pod is definitely much better than a Focusrite interface, because it´s specifically made for guitar.

[@rubenbarbosa4635]

Pod hd pro will have better recording pre amp? or between pod hd pro series and the 500 series will be the same?

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

as far as i know the Pro and 500 use the same pre amps.

[@mesaboogiepower]

Hi man! great video! I have Line 6 POD FARM ( metalhop ) and trying to use this video to figure out how to do it, but the display is different from POD FARM and your POD HD Pro. I still dosen`t get the SOUND! So can u please help me put here Johnny ?? Cheers

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

the pod hd pro sounds much much better than pod farm. you can get decent tones with pod farm but they´ll never sound like the pod hd.

[@mesaboogiepower]

Ok thanks man! I`ll go for an AXE FX next time anyway :) Again, great videos. keep em coming! maby u want to produce something I`ve made ?

[@mesaboogiepower]

Thank you for the info ! Guess I`ll have to check it out then! Cheers

[@raf47]

Good Tutorial, helps me a lot, Thanks ;)

[@dsgseven7]

It sounds as nice as an Axe fx

[@Tamajyn69]

People use these live you know right?

[@thedeepend7530]

11:20 I want to scream so hard, thats a good fucking tone! :D

[@forzsound]

Great! cant w8 for bass tones

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

yes, i did. good stuff.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

0:50 make it HD and you can see.

[@Y1001]

Thanks for the vid

[@DRJTUBECHANNEL]

In other words, I've got two signals I'm always hearing, one from POD HD and one from DAW Iguess...

[@HeavyDude3000]

dank dir, sehr gut erklärt!

[@justinapone80]

What is your guitar tuned to in this video?

[@Dicktopus]

dude... the gates and eq's killed the sound.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

seymour duncan blackouts

[@beandon24]

Super helpful tutorial. I used this as a basis for creating my own tones when I got the Pod Pro. If you guys could give me some feedback that would be awesome soundcloud.com/brandon-sangston

[@XMetalChefX]

Dude thanks so much. I really appreciate your vids