Hi,
Can you offer any advice regarding the correct method of setting-up my Pod XT Live into my Bose L1 Model 2 with the T1 ToneMatch and two Bass Modules.
I also have a Fender Blues Junior amp (and have achieved with satisfactory results) but would like to try to get the full benefits from using just the Bose and Pod XT Live.
I’ve tried various settings re: ‘What are you connected to? ‘Studio Direct, Bose PS-1, Combo Front etc, etc (plus tone correction) but just can’t seem to get the tone/sound to suit. It must be how I have the the Pod setup and not the Bose (which is set flat) but I’m not sure how or what adjustments to make in the Pod.
Should I now try EQing the Pod or the Bose or should both have a ‘flat’ response/setting.
Any help/advice would be really gratefully appreciated.
Hi Rod, thanks for stopping by. Good questions. I’m not familiar with the Bose but I imagine you want to have it set flat (as you’ve said) and have the Pod set for Studio Direct? After that the volume you’re working at might have an effect on what you think sounds right. A common problem with using amp modellers is that they seem to sound very different when used at room vs. gig volumes and that’s actually down to how your ear perceives “loudness” and responds to mid-range differently at different volumes, Google for “Fletcher Munson curve” i.e. not an equipment problem, you may just need to dial up/down the mids. Other than that, I believe the XT Live has a few more tweaks available on the output… I have a Pod HD300 which I don’t use any more that had a few extra connections or settings on the output, I remember struggling to get that sounding OK into whatever it was plugged into.
Sorry I can’t offer much more than that, my PodXT has long since been retired!
Hi,
Can you offer any advice regarding the correct method of setting-up my Pod XT Live into my Bose L1 Model 2 with the T1 ToneMatch and two Bass Modules.
I also have a Fender Blues Junior amp (and have achieved with satisfactory results) but would like to try to get the full benefits from using just the Bose and Pod XT Live.
I’ve tried various settings re: ‘What are you connected to? ‘Studio Direct, Bose PS-1, Combo Front etc, etc (plus tone correction) but just can’t seem to get the tone/sound to suit. It must be how I have the the Pod setup and not the Bose (which is set flat) but I’m not sure how or what adjustments to make in the Pod.
Should I now try EQing the Pod or the Bose or should both have a ‘flat’ response/setting.
Any help/advice would be really gratefully appreciated.
Very kind regards’
Rod
Hi Rod, thanks for stopping by. Good questions. I’m not familiar with the Bose but I imagine you want to have it set flat (as you’ve said) and have the Pod set for Studio Direct? After that the volume you’re working at might have an effect on what you think sounds right. A common problem with using amp modellers is that they seem to sound very different when used at room vs. gig volumes and that’s actually down to how your ear perceives “loudness” and responds to mid-range differently at different volumes, Google for “Fletcher Munson curve” i.e. not an equipment problem, you may just need to dial up/down the mids. Other than that, I believe the XT Live has a few more tweaks available on the output… I have a Pod HD300 which I don’t use any more that had a few extra connections or settings on the output, I remember struggling to get that sounding OK into whatever it was plugged into.
Sorry I can’t offer much more than that, my PodXT has long since been retired!