Programming the LIne 6 POD HD500X

You can download my tone preset here:
line6.com/customtone/tone/2751...

[@jennekke]

Your global eq settings made my favorite patches sound amazing. All the overdrive/distortion sounds had some really bad fizzy digital sound to them. None of the tweaking I did with the amp preamp or drive settings helped as much. Thank you for making these videos!

[@sheronmusician]

jennekke thank you for your encouraging comment. Glad this helped you!

[@dashfentrock]

Terrific video Sheron. Very helpful & full of useful info explained very well. Thanks heaps.!

[@sheronmusician]

Paul Fenton thank you much buddy

[@atexx6]

Very nice EQ! Huge difference.

[@sheronmusician]

Mitch Fisher thank you

[@andreww9726]

*awesome* tones

[@sheronmusician]

Andrew 77 many thx

[@nisarahmed4727]

Really Helpful …. Thank you sir ...

[@nandomoraes]

Great tone man!

[@sheronmusician]

Thank you 😊

[@tomnowlin7396]

Well done sir!

[@sheronmusician]

Tom Nowlin thank you my friend

[@BlackMarketIII]

Great video, man! Very helpful.

[@sheronmusician]

Black Market III thank you 😊

[@catpeterson8151]

Aloha from Honolulu. Mahalo nui loa!

[@jjzuc]

Good approach. Placement of the stompboxes can also greatly affect the sound.

[@ahmedalnajjarofficial]

thank you for these advices

[@sheronmusician]

Ahmed Al-Najjar thank you for watching and commenting

[@cassubianpl]

Inspiring!

[@sheronmusician]

Adrian Klawikowski thank you

[@natan_abdala]

great stuff man, many thanks!

[@carabidus]

Sweet tones! I'm being stubborn about getting the Helix; don't want to shell out $1500, so I'm battling with my hd500x. I *know* this unit is capable of very respectable tonal quality as evidenced by your video and countless others that I have seen. Oh hell, maybe I should just commission someone with a Gibson Les Paul to create some presets for me...

[@sheronmusician]

carabidus thank you for your comment. I've been struggling with this for a long time. Finally got it right with the global EQ thing. I did end up buying the Helix but I refuse to let the 500x go as it is IMHO ahead of it's time.

[@carabidus]

OK, so I went back and adjusted the global EQ exactly as described in the video. Sheron, I cannot believe what a difference that made! Before the adjustments, my tone sounded lifeless as if giant pillows were pressed against the speakers. I almost gave up on the POD, but now my tone sounds on par with the more expensive modelers that I've previewed. Anyone on a budget should seriously watch this video and consider a POD in lieu of a Kemper or Axe FX. Your EQ adjustments puts the POD in an entirely different league. Cheers!

[@sheronmusician]

carabidus I'm Really glad it helped you buddy!

[@JuaniMoyano]

A very complete pedal, and amazing playing! How good are the compresor noise suppressor and boost? Are they as good as individual pedals? Thanks for the review. Srry for my bad english :P

[@sheronmusician]

utPr3d4ToR the pedals are very good.

[@eliramos8677]

GOOD JOB THANKS....

[@sheronmusician]

Eli Ramos thx buddy

[@zyonero]

NICE TONES ... \m/ ...

[@sheronmusician]

CHE ARAÑA thank you

[@loren7570]

Very excellent video, sir. Could you tell me what you were playing the sound back thru? Computer? Guitar amp?

[@sheronmusician]

adlibmusic hi and thank you. The 500x was plugged directly into my mac. What you're hearing is the audio recorded and some of the iPads audio as well

[@seanarnold4401]

As always, a very well thought out solid approach in your video. Quick question, have you noticed any tone variation when setting up a patch if you’re not using a Variax for your guitar? Curious about that. Thank you Sheron!

[@sheronmusician]

Sean Arnold thanks bro! Guitar wise, I was using the normal pickups, but in any case, all guitars differ from one another so your tone will change with every guitar. Thanks for your comment bud!

[@seanarnold4401]

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[@sheronmusician]

Sean Arnold yes Peter is a buddy of mine. You can find me on Facebook as Sharon Sibert if you wanna chat :)

[@x-n8te958]

I just got mine today I have catalina Mac software and every time I try to download the driver for the usb it doesn’t work it makes my Mac restart and everything but when I get it back up and running I open monkey and still has the error sign

[@jamesreyes4654]

I’m leaving a like just because of the cat lol 😂

[@Luis-yr6fj]

more videos please!

[@sheronmusician]

Luis Cespedes thank you, I'll make some more soon enough.

[@pratikbhosle3792]

I have a question.. I use Reaper to record hower, when I record via Pod Hd500... the recorded guitar part feels like it has a lot of reverb when actually the reverb is off... The guitar part is not 'in the face' but feels like the recording is done from far off... Please help Any suggestions will be helpful

[@MarkSchuster-ym3iy]

Nice sound in the beginning what are your Variax settings? Models or mags?

[@sheronmusician]

Thank you, mag Pickups 😉

[@juanvaldez5422]

i love that guitar, what is it? Always dig reverse head stocks, they always look so cool

[@sheronmusician]

Juan Valdez it’s a modified variax

[@leviorban6886]

Can you tel me please what kind of setting you use one the pod500x ? Im refering to the settings studio or combo amp ect...?

[@sheronmusician]

Levi Orban studio

[@MxIxTxC]

So, how can edit this if I'm not using the 4 cable method live? I only run the pod throuth the effects loop. I want to edit what I made years ago but 2 of my knobs for editing on the pedal are bugged so I am unable too. I'm hoping I can find a work around I'm going to plug it into my computer now

[@sheronmusician]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand a single word you said :)

[@mrcjjr]

Great stuff sir!! One question, what settings are being used on the mixer block? L & R channels centered at zero or some other settings? My guess is that they are at the default (L & R channels panned L & R). Thanks

[@sheronmusician]

mrcjjr hi they are panned as I’m using the second channel to process my vocals delay

[@mrcjjr]

Thanks for the response. BTW, I built this patch as shown, it sounds really good, probably better than anything I've attempted over the years. I've had the HD300 now the HD500X for awhile. I haven't tried the Global EQ part yet. I want to see how it effects the other patches I've created. Thanks again for posting this video, very informative.

[@sheronmusician]

mrcjjr thank you for your comments bud

[@sheronmusician]

@@mrcjjr I know it's been a while, pls let me know if and how the global EQ helped you?

[@micktone1715]

Are you Programming the patches with actual live volume ?, i find editing patches in, say, bedroom then going to a studio, the volumes, drives and effects are way too high and have to tweak accordingly, which is a pain when rehearsing or, even gigging, i still use my stomp boxes but, want to use the HD500 for live gigs

[@sheronmusician]

Mick Tone well there are always little tweaks to be done here and then.

[@MartinM0815]

nice cate

[@guyfrancese4914]

On the Global EQ settings you showed, you went to Page 11/12, the System Settings on my HD 500X only go to Page 10 and I can't find the Global EQ settings anywhere else.

[@sheronmusician]

Guy Francese perhaps you’re on a different firmware?

[@Caksy12345]

Can you do this on the actual unit or do you have to use the software to create a preset

[@sheronmusician]

Cathal Burke you can do everything on the unit without the pc/mac app

[@Caksy12345]

If I wanted to use one preset amp , will that preset come with one channel or can I switch from a clean to a dirty sound with out using a different preset or stompbox

[@sheronmusician]

Cathal Burke the clean and dirty channels on a given amp are separate modules so I don't think it's doable. You can however add one clean and one dirty module and turn them on and off as needed. On the Helix you could assign one switch for this job, on the 500x you'll need two.

[@Caksy12345]

Thanks, Your videos are great keep em up !

[@Naralogy]

Been thinking of getting the hd500x, it's for 400$ new over here. Although, have heard a lot about really hard times with this unit about getting your own sound. I have already used a multi effect before, and some of pc softwares like amplitube etc... You think there should be a problem? The helix is way too expensive, if it's says that's I need to sit and change the setting for 10 more minutes I rather that than add 1200$

[@sheronmusician]

Or Wiess the 500x is a wonderful unit but it can’t be compared to the Helix in almost any way. If you use my global EQ settings or similar settings your sounds will be easier to program. If you can spend more I would recommend the Helix LT rather. It is newer than the 500x and will also be supported for longer. Not to mention that the sounds are just WAY better.

[@sheronmusician]

Or Wiess אתה גם יכול לרשום לי בעברית בפעם הבאה

[@Naralogy]

חח מצויין, תודה על ההיענות. הפוד 500 עולה פה חדש 1990, ההליקס lt עולה 4500. זה יותר מכפול

[@sheronmusician]

Or Wiess אין ספק שהמחיר אכן יקר אבל לדעתי אם אתה אמן מופיע או מקליט וזקוק למכונת עבודה אני אמליץ לך על ה Helix LT. אם זה רק לבית אז אין סיבה ממשית ליותר מה 500x

[@Naralogy]

זהו האמת שאני כן מקליט , ההבדל בין ההליקס הרגיל לlt הוא 1500, שזה כבר גורם לך לחשוב על ההליקס הרגיל. אבדוק את הlt

[@nemethgyorgy]

I can't find global eq in my Pod HD 500X. If i'm entering into setup i only have 10 pages. 11 and 12 are missing. Do you know why? Or do you have any idea how can i reach global eq settings? Thank you!

[@sheronmusician]

György Németh I’m going to guess maybe it’s a firmware issue? Check your version and upgrade to latest. However it should be avail on all previous versions. I’ve moved on to Helix so I’ll need to pull my 500x out of storage to check....

[@nemethgyorgy]

@@sheronmusician thank you very much for your answer! I'll check it.

[@jamiebradbury2331]

do these global eq's work when pushing through an amp rather than PC speakers?

[@sheronmusician]

Jamie Bradbury I don’t see why not, however, imho, I’m not sure why you’d need the EQ if you’re coming out of the 500x into an amp and then mic’ing it up? The whole idea behind this EQ settings is to better emulate the amp/cab/mic/cable/preamp/EQ settings of a live PA situation. As I haven’t used an amp in a live gig in years, these settings helped me get a better and more consistent sound though the PA. If you’re still using an amp I hardly think it’ll be of that much use for you? But try it and let me know?

[@jamiebradbury2331]

thanks, I've only had the unit for a few days so still getting to grips with what it can & cant do, I watched your video an noticed this wasn't something I had done so or come across while messing around with it. I've created a few patches so far on the software but still trying to get grip with the on-board interface on the unit. thanks for the information & prompt reply your video was a great help.

[@sheronmusician]

Jamie Bradbury enjoy your new 500x

[@Aloneband]

Hii my pod hd rebot to my pc Wht is the problem ?

[@sheronmusician]

I don’t understand the question??

[@boimesa8190]

And how did U do the parallel processing?

[@sheronmusician]

?? I’m not understanding the question

[@bax502]

sweet cat =))

[@sheronmusician]

I told him you said that and he said thanks 😊

[@pratyay2]

whats your entire signal chain??

[@sheronmusician]

Guitar - pod - PA or in this case sound card instead of PA

[@boimesa8190]

How does the device work with variax guitars?

[@sheronmusician]

Works perfect with variax

[@boimesa8190]

@@sheronmusician but I can't seem to find anything in the software to edit the variax models..?

[@sheronmusician]

@@boimesa8190 variax has its own software called workbench to edit the models. It’s free on the line6 site

[@boimesa8190]

@@sheronmusician I understand but will it load the models into the hd500x?

[@sheronmusician]

@@boimesa8190 no. The models are kept in the guitar. If you want to edit them you need workbench.