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== Too much noise ==
This section addresses a constantly-noisy signal, not noisy tone. For a noisy tone, see the [[#Tone is fizzy/noisy|next section]].
== Tone is fizzy/noisy ==
By "fizzy" I mean the tone has a "shhhh"/"sssss" type sound in the 3-5kHZ range. It isn't exactly musical. It's basically high-pitched noise that seems stuck in the tone. Unfortunately, the Pod HD has a few spots like this that stand out on the high gain amp models. They stand out much more when you are using the Pod's cab and mic modeling, running "direct", rather than to a real amp.
For "fizz" that seems more like excessive high-end, see the [[#Tone is harsh|next section]].
My first suspect would be the cab/mic choice. Mics other than the SM 57's tend to have more noise in the tone, particularly the ribbon and condensers. This can sound fizzy. Try switching mics, then cabs.
== Tone is harsh ==
"Harsh" is a bit generic. Here I'm talking about a tone that's extremely bright/trebly or has some midrange to treble frequency range that's so loud it gets to the point of hurting your ears when turned up loud. If instead you are getting a really nasty distortion tone, see the [[#Distortion is dirty/gritty|"gritty/dirty distortion tone" section below]]. Or even try the [[#Tone has digital clipping|"digital clipping" section]].
== Tone has digital clipping ==
Below are step-by-step instructions to determine the exact source of the clipping and eliminate it. For more info on the types of clipping that can occur in the Pod, see the [[Line 6 Pod HD Tips and Pitfalls#Clipping|"clipping" section]]. This covers every area where the tone may be clipping, including input clipping, digital signal clipping, effect clipping, "digital clipping" on "full" amp models, and clipping external devices. Additionally, you may want to read the [[Line 6 Pod HD Tips and Pitfalls#Gain Staging|gain staging]] or the [[Line 6 Pod HD Amp/Distortion Tone#The Elusive Pure Clean Tone|elusive clean tone sections]].
== Tone is muffled ==
For a "direct" setup, most cab and mic combinations sound muffled for high gain. Simply turning up the treble might not do it. Use all your EQ options at your disposal to dial in the high end. (See [[Line 6 Pod HD EQ|"EQ" section]])
== Distortion is muddy/fuzzy/farty ==
I have to wonder if Line 6 modeled these amps using a guitar with really bright pickups (or vintage pickups with low bass response). When you use what I consider "normal" or "full-range" pickups, the distortion tends to be a little dirtier and fuzzier than tight and djenty, even on the high gain amps. If you fall into this category, you can use a distortion effect as an overdrive or an EQ effect before the amp distortion to pre-eq the tone you send the amp, changing the way it distorts. See the [[Line 6 Pod HD Amp/Distortion Tone|Amp/Distortion Tone page]].
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== Distortion is dirty/gritty ==
You may want to sculpt the tone before your distortion stage. See [[Line 6 Pod HD Amp/Distortion Tone|Amp/Distortion Tone page]] for more. Sometimes you want to send the amp more of a mid-range than high end peak frequency range to get a smoother distortion. This is particularly the case for power amp distortion with the Park 75 and JCM-800 models. If you turn up the presence control too much, you may notice the distortion seems to go splat or get real nasty, even on a single note high up on the fretboard that should be smooth and sing. I usually turn presence to 0% on the Park 75, because this is so bad.
== Tone is thin ==
I find the "pre" versions of the amps are a little "thinner" sounding than the "full" versions, and tend to use the "full" versions, even if I'm running my setup "live" (through an amp and guitar cab). They tend to have more bass and just sound a bit richer. (see [[Line 6 Pod HD Amp/Distortion Tone#"Full" vs. "Pre"|"full vs. pre" section]])
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== Software Knobs move on their own ==
Wowsers! Did that knob just move itself?! Yes, this can happen. It is particularly troublesome when it happens with a volume knob. You can fix this by moving the knob back and forth many, many times, all the way from their min to max position and back. This seems to get the dust or whatever else that causes the knob to malfunction out of there.
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== I'm Getting DSP Limit Reached Errors ==
To clear up a few misconceptions, the error isn't about how much DSP you are actually using but how much you could potentially be using, if you turned on every effect/amp in your chain and were using them in a manner that required the most processing power. Effects toggled off will count towards your DSP limit. A Pitch Glide effect currently set to no pitch change is calculated as taking up as much as one doing a 2 octave shift.
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