Bass POD XT LIVE

GraffixNyc · #1 11-26-2007, 03:40 AM

Ok I picked one of these up for a steal. I really don't want to do much with the amp and cab modeling.. I want to use it mostly for effects, Distorsion, Flange, Octave, Wah, Chours and also use it for the synth effects because we have some electronica songs I think I'd be able to use the sythns on. How many effects and you liked to the pedals at once?
I read somewhere you can have 6 simutaius effects.. But what if one song used a set 6 effects and another song uses a different set of effects? do I have to sit there on stage to dial up and assign the new effects for the new song? I would think that I could say have flange, Dist, a little chours, and octave, wah,delay but then switch to 6 other maybe bass synth effects. Is that possible? I also plan on running my old stomp boxes through it. I have the BF-3 flands ODB-1, Octave 3, Sams AMP tech 21 3 channel

Misterpogo · #2 11-26-2007, 03:46 PM

On the POD there is several banks with 4 stations each. Say if you fill up "bank 1" with various distortion effects, then you go to "bank 2" and continue from there. It's really easy once you get the hang of it. But to sum it up: You don't need to go don on your knees on-stage and dial anything as long as you do it before the show

Johnny Crab · #3 11-26-2007, 04:03 PM

Misterpogo is right.

For LIVE use I've about 10 banks or channels I use.

Read the manual, a few times.
After you change something in a bank you can store it in that same channel(For example: 1A) by pushing the SAVE button twice. If you want to save the "new" patch into a different channel, press the SAVE button once and then select another channel and press that channel's footswitch(Example: you modified 1A. To save that into 1B press SAVE once and then the "B" pedal since you're already in bank 1. To put it in 2A, use the bank change pedals on the far left to scroll to "2" and then press A.

16 x 4 gives you a lot of room.

HUGE HINTS:
ONE
When you get your patches saved in a bunch of different channels, even the volume for each one with the next(Line 6 left an "Auto Output Level" function out for some reason). This needs to be done at gigs at your stage volume(sorry) but takes me less than a minute to scroll through 10 channels and make any VOL adjustments. IF you do have to turn a channel VOL up or down to make it equal to the rest, press SAVE twice to keep the new setting in that channel. This prevents large volume differences when changing channels during a gig.

TWO
ALWAYS check those pesky switches on the back near the jacks because if they are at the wrong setting, things can sound like garbage.

THREE
If you use headphones to practice sometimes MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE MASTER VOLUME on the back all the way down BEFORE you blow up your headphones and/or your eardrums. Gradually bring it up once you're plugged in and show a signal on the tuner, volume pedal all the way down, etc. It only takes one surprise to remember to do this every time.

GraffixNyc · #4 11-30-2007, 07:30 AM

Thanks guys!!! I'm lokking forward to playing around with this thing. It should be devlivered today

Johnny Crab · #5 11-30-2007, 11:24 AM

Re-read and saw your synth note.
We do a couple of tunes(guitar, bass, drums, singer) with synth/keys or 5-string basses. I've filled those on a 4-string using the octave-down function(forget the name) that tracks fairly well down to the B-note on your 4-string's A-string to fill in for 5'ers. The same "device" can be used with an effect to create a decent synth imitation as I do this on one tune.

The switching from a "fake 5'er" to standard 4 sound can be done using one click of the foot during the song.

GraffixNyc · #6 11-30-2007, 02:59 PM

Thanks man! I can't wait to play around with it. I'm sure I'll be able to do all kinds of stuff with it. I'm going to add it to my chain after my other stomp boxes
bass -> tuner -> octave-> sansamp ->flange ->chours -> POD XT Live -> amp

Johnny Crab · #7 11-30-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GraffixNyc

Thanks man! I can't wait to play around with it. I'm sure I'll be able to do all kinds of stuff with it. I'm going to add it to my chain after my other stomp boxes
bass -> tuner -> octave-> sansamp ->flange ->chours -> POD XT Live -> amp

You may want to swap the SansAmp to the end of the chain after the POD so you can feed an amp and a DI of your ENTIRE sound unless you prefer not to.

Are you sending the signal to a power amp or to a bass guitar amp?

GraffixNyc · #8 12-01-2007, 08:55 AM

ok.. thanks.. it didn't come yesterday

it's going to come on monday so I have to wait until then to play around with it.

Does it have any good distorsion? also another quick question.
Say you have an effect saved on 1a and there is another say in 2a. Can you run them both at the same time? or when you switch banks does it turn off the effects that were on in other banks

pbass2 · #9 12-01-2007, 10:08 AM

My fave distortion in that thing is the Brassmaster emulation---I think they really nailed that one. Certainly other good distortions in it. But try that one sometime--it's killer and sits great in a dense mix.
I don't use it live as I just find the interface a bit tweaky(and admittedly haven't spent enough time with it) but for recording I sometimes use it as a separate channel along with my clean DI channel and it is indeed a lot of bang for buck in one box.

ElMon · #10 12-05-2007, 07:26 AM

Ok, so I just got one of these, and am a little unsure about how you go about combining different effects. For instance, I like the analog Synth sound, but want to add an octave, maybe even a flange, sound to the existing patch. Thoughts?

ElMon · #11 12-06-2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ElMon

Ok, so I just got one of these, and am a little unsure about how you go about combining different effects. For instance, I like the analog Synth sound, but want to add an octave, maybe even a flange, sound to the existing patch. Thoughts?

Anyone? Bueller?

BrentSimons · #12 12-06-2007, 01:14 PM

Hi there,
For the flange that's easy. Just use the mod (modulation) pedal and dial up a flanger. Your synth will be on the stomp pedal. (Both pedals will be illuminated) hit save and you are all set.
Now as far as the octaver goes here is one problem. The octaver is in the same effects group(stomp) as the synths. So you can only use one at a time, but still with modualtion or delay effects.Hope this makes sense.
B

ElMon · #13 12-07-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BrentSimons

Hi there,
For the flange that's easy. Just use the mod (modulation) pedal and dial up a flanger. Your synth will be on the stomp pedal. (Both pedals will be illuminated) hit save and you are all set.
Now as far as the octaver goes here is one problem. The octaver is in the same effects group(stomp) as the synths. So you can only use one at a time, but still with modualtion or delay effects.Hope this makes sense.
B

Thanks for that, and I actually figured that exact thing out last night at rehearsal. This is the only shortcoming IMO about this setup. I'd love to be able to add an octaver to the synth, or Auto Wah, etc. Still though, for 4 bills, I'm pretty amazed at what this bad boy can do. The Eden Mod sounded exceptional through my AG500/2 GS112's Aguilar rig. Ditto on the SVT and Alembic pre.