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Topic: Steel settings for Pod 2 |
Michael Haselman
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Posted 7 Sep 2007 11:37 am |
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This is more or less a shout out for Dave Mudgett, who is the Pod 2 guru. I carry one for emergencies, in case a guitar amp blows a tube or some such, but if I needed it for a steel amp emergency, is there an acceptable setting for PSG?
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Sep 2007 1:30 pm
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A quickie setting useful for most of my steels is the Twin Reverb (Black Panel II) setting. I usually set things up via MIDI using the SoundDiver or Line6 Edit programs.
Amp Model: Black Panel #2, based on '65 Blackface Twin
Cabinet Emulation: 2x12" '65 Fender Blackface Twin
Parameter settings go from 0-63 (2^6-1), with 32 being 12 o'clock on the knobs:
AIR: 32
Drive: 54, but that may need to go up or down depending on the pickup.
Bass: 34, Middle: 32, Treble: 32
Channel Volume: 63 (Max - this emulation is lower-gain and quieter than the others)
Drive Boost: enabled (Twin Reverb Only)
Bright Switch: On
Distortion Switch: Off
Presence: Off (sometimes I like it on)
Noise Gate: On - threshold 19, decay 32
Global wah wah: Off
Volume Pedal: (I think this is for pedalboard, not used - but set to post-tube)
Effects: Delay only or None
Reverb: Enabled, Spring Reverb
Reverb Parameters: All 32 except level, which I set to taste - set at 7 now.
Delay Parameters: 250-400 ms, Feedback 45, Level 8, but that is also a user preference thing.
Of course, these should all be tweaked to taste. I sometimes like the Presence bump on, and do sometimes fool with the Bass/Mid/Treble EQ settings. But I am more likely to mess a bit with the slave amp - NV 112 or a bass amp usually.
It's weird - enabling that Drive Boost sounds bad on every other emulation. But on the Twin Reverb emulation, it helps. It doesn't distort the sound, but adds a bit of midrange and zip, which I think it needs.
Another odd point - the compressor is often a problem on the Twin Reverb emulation. It can get very noisy and plingy even at low compression ratios, while often sounding good with other emulations like the Deluxe Reverb.
Final point: this is for my old-version Pod 2. Pod 2 boxes produced in the last year or so use a new DSP chip, according to Line 6, and sound different.
Of course, all this is my tastes. |
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Michael Haselman
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St. Paul
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Posted 7 Sep 2007 1:38 pm
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Thanks, Dave. I knew you'd come through. I read your posts on the recent chips. Mine was originally a Pod I and they sent me the 2 chip, about 8 months ago, so I don't know if it's old/new version. But I have all the midi stuff to tweak it on the computer so I'll try your settings. Like I said, this is in case my N112 takes a dump, but it's nice to know there's a backup ready to go.
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Mullen RP D10, Peavey NV112, Hilton volume. Hound Dog reso. Piles of other stuff. |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Sep 2007 3:08 pm
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| Yep - this has come in mighty handy when I have had one or another technical problem. Especially on a low-volume semi-acoustic singer-songwriter gig, I can't even turn a Deluxe Reverb up enough to sound good, and this is a useful substitute. |
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