John Hendow

This week I have two shows with 80s Invasion, and next week I have one with the Preons. In addition to practicing my guitar parts for the former, and bass parts for the latter, I have been planning my between-song (and sometimes in-song) patch changes on the PodXTLive. For general patch setup I like the Line6 Edit software tool, but it’s missing a few crucial bits of functionality.

1. Cross-patch volume leveling. It should be possible to select a group of patches and have the software correctly identify the highest possible signal-to-noise output ratio, then apply that predicted output as the norm across the selected patches. The big benefit would be that patches would be similar in output level, and you could then apply adjustments to individual patches as necessary.
2. The software interface should have more customizable windows. There is a tiny text field on the editor interface which isn’t resizable, and there is no way to change the font face or size. That aspect of the editor window should be capable of acting as a note-taking area. In addition, each sub-element within the editing window should be resizable / draggable.
3. All patches and banks within the editor system should have customizable tags for easy classification and storage. The simplest use would be for note-taking when programming patches. But it would also be handy for putting additional data into banks for sets/bands.
4. The PodXT should have the ability to save and retrieve patches and banks directly viaUSB memory stick without needing a computer to run the software. I don’t want to haul my laptop to every gig. But I do want a safety net.

I am looking forward to these gigs and hope to see some familiar faces at them.