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→The Pod HD's EQ Effects
Excellent EQ effect video by Matt Mayfield:
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<br>Here's a [http://line6.com/support/topic/335-frequency-response-graphs-for-hd500-eqs/ new thread by pfSmith0 on the new Line 6 forum], who most graciously allowed me to host his beautiful images here. Check them out below (and click to magnify them). They're absolutely amazing.
With the EQ tools on the Pod, you can't really fine-tune the higher frequencies. You can boost or cut them as a whole, but not dial in or out small frequency ranges. The Parametric EQ's "highs" parameter is a shelf EQ starting at about 1.5kHZ. Setting its frequency parameter at 100% will only get you up to about 4.7 kHZ. The Studio EQ has 3, 5, and 8 kHZ settings for the high frequencies, but it does not have an adjustable Q. The Mid-Focus EQ's low-pass does extend almost all the way to 20 kHZ, but is very sensitive to the frequency control as shown below. Also, you can only cut, not boost. You'll likely have to do a combination the amp model's presence and treble controls, along with some combination of controls just mentioned to fine-tune your high end. Starting with a good cab/mic choice and cab DEP settings is absolutely essential.
I like to use this to pre-EQ amp models. I'll use it as a band-pass and use a wide range of Mix, from 10 - 75% depending on how subtle or strong I want the effect to be. Q I set to 0% at least to start to get wide hump, not dramatically boosting any section of the tone over others. I'll tighten this up if I need a more focused tone later, but the higher you go the more of that cocked wah tone you'll get, especially with higher Mix settings. Frequency depends on the amp. For something like the Uber, where I need a nice bright boost to tighten up the amp and dial in more djent, I may go as high as 75%. For the Recto, I find it just needs a mild mids boost between 45-55%. For the ENGL and J800 models, I find they can get a little thin with a bright boost - I may use the Q Filter as a low pass (LP) or combine the band pass with some EQ to boost bass, or I'll use higher Gain to make sure my band pass is saturating the amp even during mutes. For Gain, I tend to remain in the 0-15% range. Many times I want it 0%, so the affect is more transparent, but other times I like it off 0% to get a little compression and feel like there's a little juice to the effect. But going too high can make the boosted frequencies too compressed, which makes the tone kind of stuck in the boosted sound, which sounds kind of fake, or similar to active pickups.
There's a wide range of tone in this relatively simple tool, and it's best to experiment. The more I use it, the more I feel like I need to add here. From a subtle presence boost to a midrange compression to an extreme almost-wah-wah filter, you can get a lot of mileage.
== EQ'ing your Patch ==