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IX. Troubleshooting Guide

Welcome

This guide is not designed to be read front to back, and it is not a light read. If you are new to this guide, I suggest looking at the introduction section before proceeding. If you are looking for quick tips or troubleshooting advice, I recommend you go to the quick guide or troubleshooting pages. Each section is relatively-independent of the others and are linked when there are cross-references. It is best used as an on-hand reference for any given task you are attempting to accomplish with the Pod.

For a more general FAQ, see this helpful link provided by Line 6.

Also available in the following printable formats:

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Brief Contents

  • I. Introduction
  • II. Quick Guide
  • III. Guitar Setup
  • IV. Pod Setup
  • V. Amp/Distortion Tone
  • VI. Cab/Mic Tone
  • VII. EQ
  • VIII. Tips and Pitfalls
  • IX. Troubleshooting Guide
  • X. FAQ and Links
  • XI. Wishlist
  • XII. Effects
  • XIII. Glossary
  • XIV. Change Log
  • Appendices

 


Full Contents

I. Introduction

  • Section Overview

 

II. Quick Guide

 

  • A. Quirks
  • B. Patch Building Tips
  • C. High Gain Amp Round-Up
  • D. Cab/Mic Round-Up
  • E. Pre-EQ'ing a Distortion Tone
  • F. Distortion Effect Round-Up
  • G. Gain Staging
  • H. EQ Effect Round-Up
  • I. Top Ten Tweaks
  • J. Killing Fizz
  • K. Mids for Metal
  • L. Dual Cabs
  • M. Noise Gate Usage
  • N. Amp DEP's
  • O. Cab DEP's
  • P. Output Modes
  • Q. Input Settings

 

 


III. Guitar Setup

 

  • A. New Strings
  • B. String Gauge
  • C. Action
  • D. Fret Buzz
  • E. Intonation
  • F. Pickups
    • i. Single-Coil vs. Humbuckers
    • ii. Pickup Position
    • iii. Signal-to-Noise Ratio
    • iv. Frequency Response
    • v. Actives vs. Passives
    • vi. All about Blackouts
    • vii. Pickup height on passives
    • viii. Pickup height on actives
    • ix. Pickup Suggestions
  • G. Bridge
  • H. Nut
  • I. Body/Fretboard/Tuners/Neck-through/etc.

 

 


 

IV. Pod Setup

 

  • A. Understanding Output Modes
    • i. Simple Guide for Settings
    • ii. Where Confusion Sets In
    • iii. Global EQ
    • iv. Live-Voiced Cabs
    • v. Cab/Mic Simulation
    • vi. Bass-Boost
    • vii. Output Mode Feature Chart
  • B. Internal Signal Routing
  • C. Running "direct" (PA/board/computer or DAW/monitors/headphones)
    • i. Simple method (no real amp)
    • ii. Using a real amp as a pre-amp
  • D. Running to an amp ("live")
    • i. Amp without effects loop
    • ii. Pod as Effects Only after pre-amp
    • iii. Simple setup for amp with effects loop
    • iv. 4 Cable Method
  • E. I Tried This and It Doesn't Sound Good
  • F. Dual Outputs
  • G. Wet/Dry/Wet Output
  • H. Using Multiple Instruments
  • I. Input Settings
  • J. The FX Loop
  • K. The Mixer Block
  • L. Effects Order/Position
  • M. Gain Staging
    • i. Principle
    • ii. Practice

 


 


V. Amp/Distortion Tone

· Distortion Types/Overview

· B. Pre-EQ'ing

    • i. Frequency Chart
  • C. Gain Staging/Layering Distortions
  • D. High-Gain Amps
    • i. Park 75
    • ii. Plexi Bright
    • iii. JCM-800
    • iv. Uberschall
    • v. Dual Rectifier
    • vi. Fireball
    • vii. Elektrik
    • viii. Dual Rectifier "Pre"
    • ix. SLO Overdrive
    • x. Doom
    • xi. Epic
  • E. Distortion Effects
    • i. Tube Drive
    • ii. Screamer
    • iii. Classic Distortion
    • iv. Overdrive
    • v. Facial Fuzz
    • vi. Line 6 Distortion
    • vii. Line 6 Drive
    • viii. Others
  • F. Power Amp DEP's
  • G. Dual Amps
  • H. "Full" vs. "Pre"
  • I. The Elusive Pure Clean Tone
  • J. Noise Gates

 



 


 


VI. Cabs and Mics

  • A. Cab/Mic Overview
  • B. Cab Selection for Direct Tones
    • i. My Favorites
    • ii. General Tips
    • iii. Hiway 4x12
    • iv. Tread V-30 4x12
    • v. XXL V-30 4x12
    • vi. Greenbacks 4x12
    • vii. Uber 4x12
    • viii. Brit-T75 4x12

· C. Cab Selection for Live Tones

  • D. Mic Selection
    • i. SM57 On/Off Axis
    • ii. Dynamic Mics
    • iii. Condenser Mics
    • iv. Ribbon Mics
  • E. Dual Cabs
    • i. Introduction
    • ii. Getting the Patch Ready
    • iii. Phase Correction
    • iv. EQ'ing the Tone
    • v. Other Amp Settings
    • vi. E.R. Settings
    • vii. DSP Management
    • viii. My Favorite Combinations
  • F. Cab DEP's
  • G. E.R.

 

 


VII. EQ

  • A. Classifying the Frequency Spectrum
  • B. How to EQ a Hard Rock Tone
  • C. The Pod HD's EQ Effects
    • i. Graphic EQ
    • ii. Parametric EQ
    • iii. Studio EQ
    • iv. 4 Band Shift EQ
    • v. Mid-Focus EQ
    • vi. Q Filter
  • D. EQ'ing your Patch
  • E. Fizzy Spots

 

 


VIII. Tips and Pitfalls

Tips :-)

  • A. Tone Matching
  • B. Branching/Evolving Patches
  • C. Setlist Tips
  • D. Effect Switching/Tips
  • E. Recording Tips
  • F. Monitoring
  • G. DSP Allocation/Advice
  • H. Mesa/Boogie Mark II/IV tone
  • I. Clean Boost
  • J. Leveling Patches

Pitfalls :-(

  • K. Clarifying Confusing Volume Controls
    • i. The Pad Switch
    • ii. The MASTER Knob
    • iii. Ch. Vol./VOLUME Knob
    • iv. Mixer Levels
    • v. The Master DEP
  • L. Clipping Guide
    • i. Input Clipping
    • ii. Signal Clipping
    • iii. Effects Clipping
    • iv. Clipping External Devices
    • v. "Digital" Clipping (Crossover Distortion) on "Full" Amp Models
  • M. Bad Monitoring
    • i. Acoustic Tone
    • ii. Bad Monitors
    • iii. Bad Room
    • iv. Low Volume
  • N. Wrong Output Mode
  • O. Gain Staging
  • P. Outside vs. Inside a Mix
  • Q. Using Others' Patches

 


 


IX. Troubleshooting Guide

  • A. Too much noise
  • B. Tone is fizzy
  • C. Tone is harsh
  • D. Tone has digital clipping
  • E. Tone is muffled
  • F. Distortion is muddy/fuzzy/farty
  • G. Distortion is dirty/gritty
  • H. Tone is thin
  • I. Software Knobs move on their own
  • J. I'm Getting DSP Limit Reached Errors


X. FAQ and Links

  • A. Frequently Asked Questions
    • i. Tone
    • ii. Output/Routing
    • iii. Usage
    • iv. Compatibility/Hardware
    • v. Misc
  • B. Links
    • i. General
    • ii. Forums
    • iii. Pod HD Reference Material
    • iv. Guides
    • v. Patches
    • vi. Site Artwork

 


 


XI. Wish List

  • A. Output Modes, Cabs, and IR's
  • B. Amps
  • C. Utilities
  • D. Routing
  • E. EQ's
  • F. Footswitches/Controls/Midi
  • G. Effects
  • H. DSP Saving Features
  • I. Devkit


 

XII. Effects

  • A. Preferred Effects
    • i. Chorus
    • ii. Flangers
    • iii. Compressors
    • iv. Reverb
    • v. Delay
    • vi. Pre-EQ
  • B. Dialing in the Flangers
  • C. Substitutes
  • D. Ordering

 


 


XIII. Glossary

  • A. Signal-Based Terms
    • i. Clipping
    • ii. Distortion
    • iii. Signal
    • iv. Noise
    • v. Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
    • vi. Impedance
    • vii. Signal Chain
    • viii. Mono
    • ix. Stereo
    • x. Field
    • xi. Balance
    • xii. Pan
  • B. EQ-Based Terms
    • i. Frequency Response
    • ii. Equalization/EQ
    • iii. Filter
    • iv. Band-Stop
    • v. Band-Pass
    • vi. Low/High Pass
    • vii. Shelf
    • viii. Peak/Valley
    • ix. Q
    • x. Cutoff
    • xi. Parametric EQ
    • xii. Graphic EQ
    • xiii. Notch EQ

 

  • C. Tone-Based Terms
    • i. Tone
    • ii. Fizz
    • iii. Buzz
    • iv. Grinding
    • v. Crunchy
    • vi. Chunky/Punchy
    • vii. Fuzzy
    • viii. Cold
    • ix. Warm
    • x. Hot
    • xi. Dry
    • xii. Wet
    • xiii. Dark
    • xiv. Bright
    • xv. Smooth
    • xvi. Squishy/Saturated
    • xvii. Djenty
    • xviii. Splatty
    • xix. Crackly
    • xx. Clanking
    • xxi. Ice-Pick
    • xxii. Harsh
    • xxiii. Muddy
    • xxiv. Thin
    • xxv. Brittle
    • xxvi. Thick
    • xxvii. High Gain

 


XIII. Change Log

Appendix A – Line 6 Effect Processing Diagrams


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