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== Distortion Types/Overview ==
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See [[Dialing in Distortion Tone#Types of Distortion|Dialing in Distortion Tone - Types of Distortion]].
== Pre-EQ'ing ==
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See [[Dialing_in_Distortion_Tone#Pre-EQ|Dialing in Distortion Tone - Pre-EQ]].
== Gain Staging/Layering Distortions ==
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See [[Dialing_in_Distortion_Tone#Mixing_Multiple_Distortions|Dialing in Distortion Tone - Mixing Multiple Distortions]].
== High-Gain Amps ==
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=== Park 75 ===
== FW 2.6 Metal Pack Amps ==
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=== Panama ===
== Distortion Effects ==
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My favorites here are the [[#Line 6 Drive|Line 6 Drive]], [[#Tube Drive|Tube Drive]], and [[#Screamer|Screamer]]. The Line 6 Drive seems the most versatile due to how it uses the mids parameter. It also has a natural distortion tone. I liken it most to a Boss DS-1. The Tube Drive also has a natural tone, and it is great for warming up an amp - I think of it as adding an extra tube gain stage to the amp. Its distortion tone is a bit vintage-sounding, yet I usually use it to make a vintage-sounding amp model more modern sounding. The Screamer has its classic tone, which seems to be a be a bit colder and tighter than the other options.
== Power Amp D.E.P.'s ==
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The best approach to these is to treat them like you would on a real amp. You'd likely spend most of your time finding the sweet spot for the master volume. Next you'd likely tweak the bias. Sag, hum, and bias excursion would be more complicated modifications to the amp that probably won't help the tone, other than the slight variation in such parameters you'd get from using different tubes.
== Dual Amps ==
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The Pod HD allows dual amps; however, I tend to avoid this, other than for [[Line_6_Pod_HD_Cab/Mic_Tone#Dual_Cabs_2|dual cab]] purposes, which this section isn't referring to. I just don't like the way it sounds, especially for high gain. However, there are a couple ways to make it sound good, which I'll cover below. ''Additionally, it will eat up your DSP usage, putting strong limits on the amount and type of effects that you can use.''
== "Full" vs. "Pre" ==
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You'll notice there are two versions of every amp on the Pod HD, one with the amp name, and one with the amp name plus "pre". The "pre" amps only model the pre-amp section of that amp. They were designed to be used in combination with the Line6 DT-50 line of amps, which have switchable power sections/modes. Of course, most of us don't have DT-50's.
== The Elusive Pure Clean Tone ==
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The PodHD doesn't offer any pure clean amp models (yet? as of 7/18 there is a Soldano SLO Clean model available for the 300/400 that may fit this bill), like a Roland Jazz Chorus. This doesn't mean getting a pure clean tone is impossible though.
== Noise Gates ==
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For general advice, see [[Noise Gate]]. Notes below apply strictly to the Pod HD's gate offerings.