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See what I mean,When one of the accomplished players around here (not me) like Spud or some of the other guys gets all worked up about a amph or some pedals ect. I think it demands looking into.So yea I cant wait.Sumi:D
 
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it. Half of me wants to tell the world how great this unit is and half of me wants to keep it secret so that I can have a better tone than everyone else.
 
I'd be very interested in the M9 version, the 13 is way too much for me...I don't use much time/mod FX, well none usually, but it'd be nice to have several different OD settings.

Trouble is I don't much like the OD examples I can find of the unit. The Colordrive seems like it can give a nice very heavy sound but the screamers etc. seem a tad lacking and/or buzzy...I really would need to test the unit properly to see how it'd work with my rig.
 
On it's way today,hope the manual is a short one,I just like to plug and play.Sumi:D
 
Well the manual is a short one and it says it's bonehead simple(I'm not at bonehead level yet)but man are there alot of different sounds in this thing and I haven't tried nearly any of them.I'll play with it for awhile before I even think about updating it.Sumi:D
 
Dayum, Sumi got his.... :french

Mine should be in my grimy hands by next Tuesday .... :happy

Post settings!
 
I have to find a midi/usb cable,but I played with this sucker alot last night into my little Supro(this is a old supro 1 6v6)it sounded good on it's own,better with buckers than singles and a pedal would wake it up,I used the Rodent into it,but this thing is great,what full sounds I can get and then playing with some of that other stuff sounded like the Martians were landing.I should have bought one of these a long time ago.The thing I dig most is it's in ONE package.Sumi:D P.S. I may not be around for a few days cause I'll be playing!
 
Just wait until you get to know it better and have more sounds dialed as you like them. The 2.0 update is going to blow your mind. Like Lev says everything sounds much better and they gave us at least a $1,000 worth of new pedals in the update. So cool!

In 2.0 the levels are more consistent and the sounds are higher quality sounding compared to prior releases. I don't know what they did but I really like it.
 
Spudman said:
Just wait until you get to know it better and have more sounds dialed as you like them. The 2.0 update is going to blow your mind. Like Lev says everything sounds much better and they gave us at least a $1,000 worth of new pedals in the update. So cool!

In 2.0 the levels are more consistent and the sounds are higher quality sounding compared to prior releases. I don't know what they did but I really like it.
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After reading all these positive comments a short clip of your favorite presets could be cool ..
 
I am officially interested. So how does the M9 and M13 differ from the POD XT etc units? Don't they have all the stompbox models too? I know they have amp modeling, but I assume you can turn that stuff off and use the POD units as a pedal board as well, no?

I assume you need an expression pedal for the wah models then?

The M9 doesn't have the fx loop built in, is that and the size the only difference between the M9 and the M13?
 
Just get the M13 and don't worry about anything but a control pedal. Some people like the Ernie Ball 25K volume pedal because the throw isn't too far off from a regular wah pedal. Otherwise you might be able to score a Line 6 control pedal when you buy and M unit but has a longer throw.

You are right that the M9 doesn't have a loop which makes it less versatile than the M13. You'll also enjoy the extra screens on the 13 over the 9. For slightly more at suggested retail the M13 is the ticket. At street price you can get an M13 for the price of a new M9. So the 13 is the smarter way to go. Just don't expect the drives to be exactly like anything you are familiar with and you'll be fine. Accept them for what they are and just go with it.

The POD models do not have the same quality of sounds. None of the POD units do. The XT Live doesn't have all the sounds the M units do and the effect quality is not the same. The big question from the XTL users is 'when can we get an update that sounds and reacts like the M13 update?' So far it doesn't look like it will happen. The processor is different is my guess. The M units don't have any amph modeling in them either. It's just effects. Many guys are ditching their XT Lives and going with the M13 and are reporting back that they are quite happy.

I've never had any piece of gear curb my g.a.s. the way the M13 has.
 
The 13 allows 4 simultaneous effects whereas the 9 only allows 3. That's a big deal coz I'm actually finding just 4 somewhat limitting. With my regular effects I rarely had more than 2 pedals on at one time but the possibilities with the M units are so vast you'll want to run lots of sounds together.
 
Lev said:
I love the Tube Drive effect, this guy demo's it far better than I could.

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Yeah that was a pretty nice lead sound, except there was waaaayyyyy too much FX in it for my taste.
 
Rich Renken from Line 6 here

Hey guys, Spudman invited me over here to your forum. I am here if you have any questions. No matter how strange. About M13 or M9.
 
richrenken said:
Hey guys, Spudman invited me over here to your forum. I am here if you have any questions. No matter how strange. About M13 or M9.
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Hey, that's super cool!

Since you're here, a dumb question I guess would be easy to find from the Line6 pages...but, can you put like the same OD effect in every slot, with just slight variation between each? Or do you need to use different FX for each 'line' of effects?

Or to paraphrase, how many variations of the same effect can there be in one 'set'? Can I use the M9 with the same compressor in each set and the same od and EQ in every set?

Because I only use a comp and an OD and use my guitar volume and a pan pedal to mix about six variations of the effects...it'd be cool if I could have those six variations under direct buttons instead. But I don't need or use any time-based FX etc...just variations of a single OD and comp.
 
You can have 12 of ANY effect per scene. Want 12 distortions, or delays, or chorus? No problem. Make them anything you want. That's another cool thing about the M13.
 
Spudman said:
You can have 12 of ANY effect per scene. Want 12 distortions, or delays, or chorus? No problem. Make them anything you want. That's another cool thing about the M13.
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What he said. You can put 12 tube drives in a scene if you want. So yes, you can do your few variations.
 
Hi rich nice to have you aboard.I have a question.I just got a m13 and need to update it,What kind of cable do I need to get and those instructions in the advanced guide just make me even more confused(I'm not at the bonehead level yet).I would like to make a suggestion,you guys should sell the units with a necessary cable to update,I'll tell ya people would say WOW it even comes with the cable to update cool.Thats good marketing.I am really liking the unit though.Sumi:D:AOK
 
So COOL that Rich is here. I know he's been super helpful over at TGP. The truck is on its way, so I get the M9 and the M-audio Uno today. Thats the cable I bought to update the M9, although I've read that any cheapie midi to USB will do.

:happy
 
sumitomo said:
Hi rich nice to have you aboard.I have a question.I just got a m13 and need to update it,What kind of cable do I need to get and those instructions in the advanced guide just make me even more confused(I'm not at the bonehead level yet).I would like to make a suggestion,you guys should sell the units with a necessary cable to update,I'll tell ya people would say WOW it even comes with the cable to update cool.Thats good marketing.I am really liking the unit though.Sumi:D:AOK
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Not everyone wants to update. I would say most people will buy it and just use it as is and have a blast, so we wouldn't charge $524 for all of them and make everyone pay for the extra cable. Plus there is one on amazon.com that sells for 8 bucks. Just google USB to Midi cable and get a deal. We officially recommend the M-Audio midi sport uno. But guys have much success with others. As far as instructions, I would go here... http://line6.com/community/docs/DOC-1395.

The majority of guys update with no problem but there are are time when it is a struggle. But there is a lot of good info on the web on how to fix it if you need it.
 
Monkus said:
So COOL that Rich is here. I know he's been super helpful over at TGP. The truck is on its way, so I get the M9 and the M-audio Uno today. Thats the cable I bought to update the M9, although I've read that any cheapie midi to USB will do.

:happy
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And what is awesome for you is the fact that you get to use Monkey to update. It works awesome. I hope we have that for M13 soon. It is in the queue for the next Monkey update.
 
Thanks for the quick reply,but I would still rethink that cable think,thats like a guy buying a sports car and not wanting to make it faster even though there are bolt on upgrades and yours is free,just my thoughts.Sumi:D
 
M9 is here, but no Uno so the update will have to wait till later on in the week. Will plug it in when I get home... :happy
 
I have some dumb questions,do I have to do the 1.7,then the 2.0 and now there is a 2.01,also am I reading right the midi in goes into the m13 out,and m13 in goes into the midi out,cause that confuses the heck outta me? Sumi:D
 
M9

just lost 3 hours just trying out the presets on the M9, and I haven't updated yet! This thing is AWESOME!!!! Even Lady Monkus is impressed...:what

:happy
 

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