• A. Cab/Mic Overview

• B. Cab Selection for Direct Tones

  • i. My Favorites

  • ii. General Tips

  • iii. Hiway 4x12

  • iv. Tread V-30 4x12

  • v. XXL V-30 4x12

  • vi. Greenbacks 4x12

  • vii. Uber 4x12

  • viii. Brit-T75 4x12

• C. Cab Selection for Live Tones

• D. Mic Selection

  • i. SM57 On/Off Axis

  • ii. Dynamic Mics

  • iii. Condenser Mics

  • iv. Ribbon Mics

• E. Dual Cabs

  • I. Introduction

  • ii. Getting the Patch Ready

  • iii. Phase Correction

  • iv. EQ'ing the Tone

  • v. Other Amp Settings

  • vi. E.R. Settings

  • vii. DSP Management

  • viii. My Favorite Combinations

• F. Cab DEP's

• G. E.R.

VII. EQ

• A. Classifying the Frequency Spectrum

• B. How to EQ a Hard Rock Tone

• C. The Pod HD's EQ Effects

  • i. Graphic EQ

  • ii. Parametric EQ

  • iii. Studio EQ

  • iv. 4 Band Shift EQ

  • v. Mid-Focus EQ

  • vi. Q Filter

• D. EQ'ing your Patch

• E. Fizzy Spots

VIII. Tips and Pitfalls

Tips :-)

• A. Tone Matching

• B. Branching/Evolving Patches

• C. Setlist Tips

• D. Effect Switching/Tips

• E. Recording Tips

• F. Monitoring

• G. DSP Allocation/Advice

• H. Mesa/Boogie Mark II/IV tone

• I. Clean Boost

• J. Leveling Patches

Pitfalls :-(

• K. Clarifying Confusing Volume Controls

  • i. The Pad Switch

  • ii. The MASTER Knob

  • iii. Ch. Vol./VOLUME Knob

  • iv. Mixer Levels

  • v. The Master DEP

• L. Clipping Guide

  • i. Input Clipping

  • ii. Signal Clipping

  • iii. Effects Clipping

  • iv. Clipping External Devices

  • v. "Digital" Clipping (Crossover Distortion) on "Full" Amp Models

• M. Bad Monitoring

  • i. Acoustic Tone

  • ii. Bad Monitors

  • iii. Bad Room

  • iv. Low Volume

• N. Wrong Output Mode

• O. Gain Staging

• P. Outside vs. Inside a Mix

• Q. Using Others' Patches

IX. Troubleshooting Guide

• A. Too much noise

• B. Tone is fizzy

• C. Tone is harsh

• D. Tone has digital clipping

• E. Tone is muffled

• F. Distortion is muddy/fuzzy/farty

• G. Distortion is dirty/gritty

• H. Tone is thin

• I. Software Knobs move on their own

• J. I'm Getting DSP Limit Reached Errors

X. Faq and Links

• A. Frequently Asked Questions

  • i. Tone

  • ii. Output/Routing

  • iii. Usage

  • iv. Compatibility/Hardware

  • v. Misc

• B. Links

  • i. General

  • ii. Forums

  • iii. Pod HD Reference Material

  • iv. Guides

  • v. Patches

  • vi. Site Artwork

XI. Wish List

• A. Output Modes, Cabs, and IR's

• B. Amps

• C. Utilities

• D. Routing

• E. EQ's

• F. Footswitches/Controls/Midi

• G. Effects

• H. DSP Saving Features

• I. Devkit

XII. Effects

• A. Preferred Effects

  • i. Chorus

  • ii. Flangers

  • iii. Compressors

  • iv. Reverb

  • v. Delay

  • vi. Pre-EQ

• B. Dialing in the Flangers

• C. Substitutes

• D. Ordering

XIII. Glossary