Odd.ġ) Deal with it, learn to change patches twice to get to Bank 1.Ģ) Program the tap tempo button to send a Bank 0 command when you press it, then hit it when you get a Bank 3 patch.ģ) Use a MIDI Solutions Event Processor (Yek has a thread on this one) or Router to filter out the B0 00 commands from the HD500.
SIGNAL PATH FOR HD500 AND EFFECTS LOOP 2 CABLE PATCH
No help from Line 6 understanding this behavior, but it appears to be the HD500 trying to initialized the position of the foot pedal upon patch change. It is unclear why it does this, but it changes to bank 127 (!) and 0 alternately, causing the Axe to retrieve patches from Bank 3 and Bank 1, in a predictable but very annoying fashion! The MIDI commands are B0 00 00 and B0 00 F7. The HD500 sends Bank Change MSB commands when switching to a patch that has EXP1 or EXP2 configured for MIDI output. Price for the HD500: $450 new, drove to New Hampshire so no sales tax AReally durable, fairly light, pretty big for what it does as a pedalboard.ĭownside: no power switch on the POD (Really Line 6?), the wall wart is actually really small and light, but the power cable is ~8 feet long.Īnother upside? There's a USB connection that you can record off of, some people say it works just fine. I can also bypass the routing of the signal through the POD from the POD itself by bypassing the Axe Effects Loop block. I assume I can replicate my patches and have an OK backup to the Axe. Switching between patches in a bank is fast and easy. The 4 patches per bank layout is actually really nice, as each bank can be named and when you hit the bank up/down buttons you get a list of preset names on the POD screen. My output is from the Axe and not the POD. The footswitches are nicer than many MIDI pedalboards, and they light up correctly. The toe switch is ridiculously hard to press from a sitting position!!!Įverything I was aiming for works. The toe switch does nothing so far, as the HD500 internally switches between EXP1 and EXP2 when you hit it. Previous reports indicated that you had to build patches with the appropriate effects in them for the lights to work right, as far as I can tell that isn't true with firmware 1.20. I haven't had to use the Axe FX learn option for anything yet. You have to set it correctly so that the OFF switches relate to OFF effects in the patch, and vice versa. I use the CC Toggle capability, which toggles between values (0 and 127), and you can set which is which (light on or off when effect is off). You just assign the MIDI channel (in this case always 1), data type, and value to FS1-FS8, the toe footswitch, and EXP1 and EXP2. The 1.2 firmware has a nice setup, which is on a per patch basis. You have to name the patches on the POD or using the POD Edit software. Looper is set in the post position, so I can loop the output from the AxeįX return is right before the Looper, set level to +19, make sure it is a Return block. HD500 patches: User Bank 1 contains all empty User patches, so I used that. Master volume knob on HD500: 4:00 to 5:00, you can monitor the level with the Axe FX Input 2 LEDs on the front.
Input 2 (FX loop return, Female XLR -> 1/4" cables) USB cable that I use with the Axe Output 2 (FX loop send, 1/4"->1/4" cables) -> HD500 FX Return (line level) Output 1 (XLR->XLR) -> powered studio monitors I have not tried any of the HD500 modeling, but my impression on taking it for a spin was that the clean models sound nice and the fancy/gainy models sound like a cat barf contest. Two continuous foot controllers, switched between using the toe footswitch on the HD500. Make use of the HD500 looper (48 seconds, reverse, multiple recording, undo, 1/2 speed, etc) At least four assignable footswitches for turning effects on and off Patch changing in the first 64 patches of bank 1 on the Axe Here's a not at all concise report of how my rig is working: I searched around a lot for info about this setup, but what I could find is old.
I bought a new HD500 yesterday (birthday!) and after a long night I have it up and running with the Axe FX Ultra (10.03).
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