A current example is the DT50 guitar amplifier, where changes made on the Pod are reflected in the DT50 amp settings, and vice versa. The unit also includes a new protocol called 'L6 Link' that allows compatible products to share information. On the output side, there are two balanced XLRs for the left and right channels (which are duplicated on unbalanced quarter‑inch jacks), a stereo effects loop and a quarter‑inch stereo headphone jack.Ī USB port enables connection to a computer - both for recording and playback, and for managing the Pod using the free Pod HD Edit software, which is downloadable from Line 6's web site. There's also a digital input for a Line 6 Variax Guitar, and MIDI connections (In and Out/Thru) on two DIN sockets. There's a quarter‑inch guitar input jack, a quarter‑inch aux input jack, a mini‑jack stereo input for MP3 players and a balanced XLR mic input with gain trim (but, alas, no phantom power). When it comes to connectivity, the HD500 has it all.
I'll focus on the top‑of‑the‑range HD500 model here, but it's worth mentioning that the cheaper models are not cut down as much as you might think, so it's worth checking the Line 6 web site for details of the different models if you're planning a purchase. Because stomp effects are routinely controlled by foot, the HD‑series Pods all come in a floor‑Pod pedal format, rather than the familiar red kidney shape, and they also include the ability to function as a two‑channel USB recording interface for your computer. The HD series of Pods comes in three versions, the HD300, HD400 and HD500.
Line 6 also say that the extra power allows them to make their amp models behave even more like the real thing, especially when you pull down the guitar volume to clean up the amp sound. The new HD series includes more detailed algorithms, and the company have added a huge number of 'stomp' and studio effects, as well incorporating a 48‑second looper that can be used pre‑ or post‑effects. Does their latest offering keep them at the front of the pack?ĭSP chips have evolved considerably since the original Line 6 Pod was launched, and the extra power available for the new Pod HD500 has provided the opportunity for the designers at Line 6 to refresh their range (Line 6 say there's up to 10 times more computing power in the top of the range new‑generation Pod than in the originals). Line 6 were amongst the first to create realistic‑sounding modelled guitar amps and effects.
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