POD Patches – Guitar World (June 2008)
I have been way behind on cooking up some tasty guitar sounds to go along with the June 2008 issue of Guitar World. So in the interest of actually getting these posted there are no sound samples this...
View ArticleLine 6: POD X3 Pro and other new products
It is now possible to preorder three of these new products with expected shipping dates revealed. Line 6 POD X3 Pro price checkEstimated shipping date: October 27, 2008.Ben’s best guess street price:...
View ArticlePOD X3 flash memory 1.15
Line 6 released a new flash memory for POD X3. The version is 1.15 and it fixes a few of the outstanding issues with POD X3. In this announcement Line 6 have said this flash memory fixes audio dropouts...
View ArticleLine 6 BackTrack and POD Farm
Line 6 have some new portable recording devices coming out soon (BackTrack series) and have revamped their TonePort hardware as POD Studio products (which now include a software plugin, no need for an...
View ArticlePOD X3 Pro Tips & Tricks: MIDI CC Chart
Here is the long awaited MIDI CC chart for POD X3 Pro. Once Line 6 implement MIDI in POD X3 Live (and hopefully POD X3 over USB) I would imagine these CC numbers will be accurate for those units too....
View ArticlePOD HD500 Initial Thoughts
Line 6 have released the next evolutionary step in their modeling family with the POD HD series. The new HD modeling aims to set new standards for routing flexibility, realism, feel and overall...
View ArticleLine 6 POD HD500 tone “The Animal” by Steve Vai
Here’s a rhythm guitar tone for playing “The Animal” by Steve Vai. The rhythm guitar on this track is all power chords but is unique in the fact that Vai plays it on a single string with a harmonizer...
View ArticleLine 6 POD HD500 tone “Ballerina 12/14” by Steve Vai
Here’s a rhythm guitar tone for playing “Ballerina 12/24″ by Steve Vai. Vai created the original track using an Eventide harmonizer dialed in to create delayed harmonies along with his playing. He...
View ArticleLine 6 POD HD500 tone “Hell’s Bells” by AC/DC
Here’s a rhythm guitar tone for playing “Hell’s Bells” by AC/DC. I’ve been trying for years to get convincing AC/DC tones out of my PODs and have always felt successful. Each iteration seems to be more...
View ArticlePOD HD 500 Tips And Tricks: Volume/Wah with toe switch
POD HD 500 does not automatically assign the toe switch for volume/wah. Here is how to set it up. Start on a patch with two open fx slots Put a volume pedal in one slot Put a wah pedal in another slot...
View ArticleLine 6 Helix Tips And Tricks-Noise Gate Without A Block
Noise gates are essential in the modern home studio. All those computers, monitors, and other electronic gear can make a lot of noise through your guitar pickups. Line 6 Helix makes it easy to put a...
View ArticleVesco’s Helix Patch Sorter 1.0.0
This small software sorts your Helix patches into directories named by what amp model(s) they’re using. A patch containing multiple amp models will have an underscore put in front of its name and...
View ArticleVesco’s Helix Patch Sorter 1.0.1
Line 6’s release of 1.10.0 firmware for the Helix brought about some patch format changes. This required an update to Vesco’s Helix Patch Sorter application. Download Vesco’s Patch Sorter v1.0.1 See...
View ArticleLine 6 Helix Tips And Tricks-Solo Boost
This video shows five different ways to set up a solo boost with the Line 6 Helix. The first two Helix tips set up a boost before the modeled amp. This has the effect of boosting the input to the amp...
View ArticleLine 6 Helix Tips And Tricks-Parallel Wah
This video shows five creative routings to allow running two to four wah pedals in parallel with Line 6 Helix. The five approaches are shown below and a download link is available for the templates....
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