How I Record The Line 6 POD HD500x To My Computer
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2019
- What's up, guys?! I figured it's time to show you how I record the Line 6 POD HD500x to my computer. In this video I go over using an external audio interface as well as using the internal sound card in the 500x and using it as the audio interface (did you even know that it can do that??).
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Update to what i wrote below. He does it at 6:23. Definitely my preferred method.
One comment about headphones in the POD at 7:08 - make sure to set monitor as -100 dB to ensure you only hear signal out from PC and not both input and output. Esp. if adding effects in the SW like cab IRs.
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0:28 - do i need an audio interface?
The answer should be NO - the Line6 products allow you to use the USB for audio recording as well as for control and status. This completely avoids the need for all the extra cables, the audio interface, and is a much purer tone given it is direct digital vs. D to A then A to D again which introduces noise.
Please try this way. Choose the POD in the recording SW as the input source. Of course, this requires prpper usb drivers for the POD already installed. 🤘🎸
Hey Jon! I really thanks for your channel which focused on HD500x!
I got one 2-3 years ago, but never understand with it. I trying to search any video in youtube that time but got nothing like yours man.
Now I want to build a home recording studio, and plan to sell my HD500x for audio interface. Now you convinced me to not sell it and use it as audio interface instead.
Sorry for long comments and again, thanks you very much man!
Great video man will be waiting for more pod videos 🙌
A lot of thanks for your help! I encourage you to keep helping people arround the world!
Thanks man! This was very helpful! I bought one of these after seeing Charles Caswell uses one.
Helped me alot bruh Thanx. Your videos are very easy to understand.🤘🏻
Amazing video Bro, everything I need was explained!
Cheers from Argentina - Santa fe city
Great and funny explaination. I subscribed and look forward to see more about this pedal. 😊
I use the usb to computer to studio one and it works like a dream.
hello brother i have same thing studio one each time i do record after 20 mins i got this bluescreen on my laptop and i have a i7 gaming laptop 32 gb ram so its confusing me any idea ??
@@wissambaltaji2317 Hi! Don't unplug it. It you unplug it, the blue screen happens.
how did you managed to get rid of 60 cycle hum?
@@already_dreamed cut the earth on the usb
Answers my question about the Line 6 POD HD500x before buying! thank you
The XLR method to an audio interface (Scarlett 2i4) used to be how I would record, but for some reason, all of a sudden I literally have no sound through my external speakers through the Scarlett using this method and I have no idea why it happened or how. It was working fine before and now all of a sudden it just quit. Weirdly enough, the headphone input still works and I will always hear audio through that, but any speakers connected through the unbalanced line outputs will have no audio whatsoever. I was hoping this video would give me some answers to my problem, but alas, I’m still stuck. All that aside, this video is amazing and so easy to understand. If I were a first time user and confused on how to go about things, this video would certainly clear a lot of things up.
Thanks for the video. That sounded amazing. I just bought a Jazzmaster Ultra for my 40th, and this seems like a cool way to record and play.
Congrats on the new guitar! Yeah, the 500x works really well.
Too useful, thanks bro
your videos are the best man
Great video man :)
Another great tutorial thank you very much for making the video. I prefer the XLR method as well, I do not notice signal or quality diminishing in any way shape or form even if you're not using the built-in sound card/interface USB method.
Good to hear! Glad it's working out for you.
Very helpful video, thanks! Could you share some tips on how you set the volumes on the pod (pedals levels, amp volumes and master level) to get the proper output level in ableton. I am struggling to find the sweet spot and my tracks keep on clipping or being to low... thanks
Thanks Jon! I have a POD 500x and you confirmed that I was using it correctly and don't have to purchase a separate USB interface device.
Can you please tell me which driver should I install?
I also wanna use POD HD500X as an audio interface..
@@samratkundu2799 I'm using the ASIO driver with Reaper DAW software, but getting frequent blue screen crashes on my windows 10 computer. This appears to be a general problem with the setup I'm using based on the experiences of others.
@@geofranker5456 ohh then I have to try this..!
GeoFranker if I plug my HD500x into my MacBook with the usb cord it comes with then plug in my guitar to the HD500x with a guitar cable will recording work like that??
@@x-n8te958 yes but you will have to set up the hd500x to be input and output on your Mac audio settings and also in your daw...you also have to download the drivers etc from line 6.....to get it to work...cheers
I just bought mine for $109. Love it! 2021
Hey Jon. great video . the Pod always seems to me like complicate device . Qustion: Im useing pod500 and i notice when recording my guitar with the usb cable the signal is very low comper to normal sound-card (M-audio). no matter how much i turn up the master volume in the pod unit. Is there a button or somthing that i need to setup. maybe in the Pod sound edit software? Thank!
I'm interested in buying a pod hd500x, do you recommend it for someone who plays blues and rock?
also, how is the latency on the built in sound card? I currently use a focusrite direct monitoring for no latency
Maybe a silly question, but do you hook up both L and R Balanced XLR at the same time when using audio interface? Very new to recording and how all this is set up.
Thanks, would you know if this applies to the Line 6 Pod Go as well.
Doing great 👍
Hello Jon, I have a POD GO wireless and focuslite 2i2 audio interface. Should I connect the POD GO to the focuslite like the example you used here for the HD500X or just use the POD Go as audio interface only. If I use the focuslite do I connect the monitors to the rear TRS jacks. Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks.
Ideally you would want to use the S/PDIF out on the HD500 / HD500X and have an audio interface that has S/PDIF I/O like a 6i6 Focusrite. Then you are saving conversion time and will free up a set of inputs on your audio interface
Very nice. Please demo the line 6 amplifi tt
Are there Balanced 1/4" cables? If I wanted to use instrument cables instead of XLR?
One question I have about this. Since the 500x is intended to simulate or emulate real amps and mics, what level do you/should you set your master volume and amp volume (both on the Hd500x) as well as the gain on your interface? I’m actually working on a good bass tone and want to make sure the setting are dialed in because I want a real bass amp sound recorded. Help! Lol
How can someone be so quick and to the point yet entertaining at the same time? Awesome
I have a Pod Hd300 do you know if it's the same for this one?? How do I check if it's an interface by itself??
Nice nice tone. Which patch is that. I use the hd500
So essentially if I don’t have an interface I can use the POD 500x as an interface? All I need is a printer cable and an audio Jack to usb for the computer? That’s the only part I’m confused about
Hey Jon,Do you notice the subtle differences between direct monitoring from HD500x and from through external interface to DAW? I find my 2i2 is killing the attack of my tone,which is natrual and full when monitoring right out of HD500x's phone out.The recording playback sounds dull and lacking bites and dynamics comparing to direct monitor,did you encounter this too?If so,is there any workaround? thanks!
this happened to me too! the tone sucks through the Focursrite
Jon What app do u use their? Thanks
Does the Line 6 HD500x have a similar dirt preset to a *Marshall Bluesbreaker?*
Can someone reply? Please? Thank you very much.
Would this work with the line 6 pod go as well?
@0:40 - "Do I need an audio interface? Yes. Do I not need an audio interface? Yes. Does the HD500x have a built-in audio interface? Yes. That's why I use a presonus audio interface. "
Well, obviously.
A question: I use a POD hd400 and I am using it as an interface to record, but the sounds changes a bit, it looses bright and I dont know what it is, thanks for the video.
Does it sound different when you play the recording back than it did when you played it? Also, you're connected with USB right?
@@JonEleyetGuitar yes, im connected by usb, and yes, it sounds quite different when I play and when I listen to what I recorded..
I have a problem. Program that i use makes randomly feedback noise while it's recording. How can i get rid of that sound?
Are you using any microphones while recording? Also, do you wear headphones or use speakers while you record??
@@JonEleyetGuitar No, i dont use any microphones but i use Mac. It has microphone i guess :/
i cut the earth on my printer cable, seems to work so far. I also ordered a USB thingy on ebay that corrects this GROUND LOOP issue that is very common
It connects mine as midi?? I can't get audio with only that cable no interface,I don't understand how to connect the interface and line 6 pls help
Will it connect to ipad?
I have some questions about using this in 2020?
How do you reset to factory mode
Hey man, I see you use mac. How do you deal with the latency? I’m currently using audacity but really can’t get the latency correction right. Tia
Yeah... latency really sucks. If I'm using my audio interface, I route the computer audio back through it and use a blend knob on the interface to blend in my guitar audio before it runs into the computer (pre-DAW). That way I stay on beat while recording. Then, once I record a part, I drag the WAV file so that it lines up with the beat again. Did I explain that OK??
Cool. Thanks! Audacity's latency correction worked for me.. after 15 adjustments.
great man can you tell me different between pod hd 500 and pod hd 500x
The biggest thing is more memory/processing power on the 500x. But, they have the exact same sound quality.
I have both. They sound the same BUT I have created programs on the X that give me "over limit' DSP messages on the 500. So Yeah, the expanded memory is a real thing. I was still able to make the program work on the 500 because there were effects in blocks that I wasn't actually using for the program. So by removing the effect it freed up the memory to allow the program to be used. Hope this helps.
la diferencia es bastante sutil, con xlr es mas organico, pero con usb tiene mas fuerza, y presencia
siento que con la XLR es más dinámico pero en serio es difícil percibir la diferencia
Great video Dude! Thanks! I have some hum. What do you do to avoid it? Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Do you have a lot of hum? How much overdrive are you using? A small amount of hum can be reduced by adjusting the EQ.
i am using studio one 4 artist and each time i got a blue screen any idea ? i have a gaming laptop with high specs
That's not good! Have you been able to connect anything else to your computer? Like an audio interface or midi keyboard?
@@JonEleyetGuitar it seams the main issue is the DAW "studio one 4 " i tried different DAW with no lag or problem !!!
does the ableton live is free??
i dont know if you will see this but im trying to do this and it is not working i have ableton live 11 and im trying to record with my pod hd500x and am having a lot of trouble
alright so why would you use an adio interface with the pod500 when the pod has one built in? is it better sound control or quality? im askin everybody here if they know please ley me know haha
What equipment do you have? An engineer would shake his head the way I use mine. I use 2 computers in my studio. One is online for UA-cam etc. I'm using my HD 500x as the soundcard for that computer. But I run the outputs of the HD 500x which also now has my guitar AND Mic to a Scarlett interface of my other computer that runs my recording software. The Scarlett makes it easy for me to record and mix my online computer, my guitar (and Mic from my HD pedal) and my my playback from my recording DAW. It may be more complicated than it needs to be, but once it's set up, routing is all done without having to patch more cables. It's just "digital" routing.
Bro I used the built In audio interface but my pc is not showing up the (line6 HD500x in Input option)
Hmm. If you're on Windows, you may need to go to Line 6's website and download a driver.
@@JonEleyetGuitar Got it. Thanks
in this video , you use ableton software?
Correct
Can all this be done with the hd500?
I would think so. All the inputs and outputs should be the same.
Yes
hd300?
yes, the only difference between the 500 and 500x is the x has more processing power so you can have more fx running at the same time before running out of memory
I thought you are Clay Jensen. 😄
Man you look like Jake Perralta in brooklyn nine nine !
i'm on a boat
How do I connect the Line6 POD HD500X to an IPad .?
Search for an iRig Guitar Interface. There's a few different types, but find one that accepts a guitar cable. Then go 500x 1/4" out -> iRig -> iPad.
@@JonEleyetGuitar thank you for the information and for answering so quick.
Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina.
My guitar records directly from my 500X thru Cubase. I suppose any DAW would do the same thing.
I’m here to see if i can do that with Ableton. Hoping it will just show up as an interface input from the usb to pc =/
Anyone else have an issue with the tap/tuner button not working on their hd500x?
3 ways to record.
1. Easiest is with out the interface.
Use usb on any pod device to not only record directly in the computer to your recording program, but update the device and upload any effect you could imagine.
2. Like the video states to do, but the XLR to interface converts it 3 times, where as 1/4 does not.
Use a noise gate inbetween the pod device and the interface.
XLR cables are for mics and monitors, but will work. Might create latency.
3. Plug from guitar directly into the interface. Use the effects on the program.
Doesn't it have a USB?
Hey random question: I use my 500x with a set of cheap headphones. Any advice for a set of decent monitor headphones that will be “true to sound”? Without breaking the bank please.
I'd go for either Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee ($150) or Hifiman HE-35X ($75). Both are "cheap" and pretty neutral in sound with the Sennheiser slightly warmer and a bit more bass. Both are great choices for low budget studio headphones and both are available at drop.com