podxt manual - version 2 ( rev h )

8/2/2019 PODxt Manual - Version 2 ( Rev H )

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PODULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR

XTPODULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR

XT

PODULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR + DIG I/O

PROXTPOD

ULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR + DIG I/OPROXT

Basic Features GuideAn in-depth exploration o the revolutionary technologies and pulsingtonal pleasures that lurk within PODxt, PODxt Live and PODxt Pro.

Includes detail on Version 3 eatures.

useFree Line 6 MonkeytoBesureyour PodxtisuPtodate:

www.line6.com/monkey

Electrophonic Limited Edition. Also available at www.line6.com. Revision H.


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PODxt Pilots Handbook 2006, Line 6, Inc.

The serial number can be ound on the underside o yourPODxt, or back panel o yourPODxtProorPODxtLive. Its the number that begins with (21). Please note it here or uture reerence:

SERIAL NO:

WARNING: To reduce the risk o re or electricshock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk o re or electric shock, do notremove screws. No user-serviceable parts inside. Reer servicing toqualied service personnel.

CAUTION: This equipment has been tested and ound to comply with the limits or a Class B digital device pursuant to Part

15 o FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the ollowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmul intererence, and(2) this device must accept any intererence received, including intererence that may cause undesired operation.

The lightning symbol within a triangle meanselectrical caution! It indicates the presenceo inormation about operating voltage andpotential risks o electrical shock.

The exclamation point within atriangle means caution! Pleaseread the inormation next to allcaution signs.

You should read these Important Safety Instructions

Keep these instructions in a safe place

Beore using your PODxt, careully read the applicable items o these operating instructions and saety suggestions:

1. Obey all warnings on the PODxt and in this Pilots Handbook.

2. Do not place near heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, or appliances which produce heat.

3. Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure.

4a.PODxt

: Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 230V 47-63Hz (depending on the voltage range othe included power supply).

4b. PODxt Pro: Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 220-240V 47-63Hz (depending on the voltage

range o the unit).

4c. PODxt Live: Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 230V 47-63Hz (depending on the voltage

range o the included power supply).

5. Do not step on power cords. Do not place items on top o power cords so that they are pinched or leaned on. Pay

particular attention to the cord at the plug end and the point where it connects to the PODxt.

6. Unplug your PODxt when not in use or extended periods o time.

7. Do not perorm service operations beyond those described in the PODxt Pilots Handbook. In the ollowingcircumstances, repairs should be perormed only by qualied service personnel:

liquid is spilled into the unit

an object alls into the unit

the unit does not operate normally or changes in perormance in a signicant way

the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged

8. Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to

practice sae listening.


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Please Note:

Line 6, POD, Podxt, Podxt Live, Podxt Pro, Vetta, FBV,

FBV Shortboard, FBV Express, FBV4, GearBox, Amp Farm,

Variax and Custom Tone are trademarks o Line 6, Inc. All

other product names, trademarks, and artists names arethe property o their respective owners, which are in no

way associated or afliated with Line 6. Product names,

images, and artists names are used solely to identiy the

products whose tones and sounds were studied during

Line 6s sound model development or this product. The

use o these products, trademarks, images, and artistsnames does not imply any cooperation or endorsement.


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Quick ReferencePODXT

Open this booklet to the spread for your versionof PODXT, and refer to its numbered illustration

when reading the Basic Features guide.


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1. On the rear panel, turn the small OUTPUTLEVEL knob all the way down to zero, flip the switch

to the amp position if youre plugging into an amp, or the line position if youre plugging into

line level equipment such as a recorder or mixer, or using only headphones.2. Connect the LEFTand RIGHTOUTPUTS to your recorder or mixers inputs, or plug the left output

into your guitar amps input. Or connect headphones to the PHONES jack on your PODXT Live

for silent jamming.

3. Connect the included power pack to your PODXT Live, and the other end to a power jack.

4. Connect your guitar to PODXT

LivesINPUT

. Flip the switch there toNORM

for most guitars orPAD for extra-hot-output pickups.

5. Got a Variax guitar? Connect it to the PODXT Lives rear panel Variax jack, using only Line 6-

supplied Variax cables. See Variax on page 32.

6. Flip the rear panel POWERswitch to fire up.

7. Press the OUTPUTMODE/SYSTEM button. Press the button below DEST(Destination), then turn

the EFFECTTWEAKknob to tell your PODXT Live what youre connecting to. This setting will be

overridden when you plug in headphones, so you dont have to do anything to get great headphone

sound.

8. Turn up the rear panel OUTPUTLEVEL knob so you can hear PODXT Lives output, but dont turn

up so high that youre overdriving the input of whatever youre plugging into.

9. Turn the SELECTknob to choose from preset sounds, organized in 32 Banks of 4 Channels, withChannels labeled A, B, C, D. Banks 1-8 are great for use with headphones, mixers and recorders.

Banks 9-16 are designed for in front of an amp. Banks 17-32 are ready to fill with your own

sounds, or ones you download from the Line 6 web site. With the EDITbutton NOT lit, press

the left button under the display for MANUAL Override, where-the-knobs-are-is-how-it-sounds

operation.

10. Turn the knobs to further adjust. CHANVOL adjusts the volume of this Channel Memory relative

to the others.

11. Step on theAMP, STOMP,MOD, or DELAYswitches to turn those parts of your sound on/off.

Double-stomp one of these to go straight to its edit page.

QUICK START: PODXT Live

Refer to the illustration on the rightwhen reading the Basic Features Guide.


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PODXT LIVE HARDWARE/NAVIGATION REFERENCE

SELECT

When EDIT, SAVE or TUNER is lit, SELECT selects pages.

Otherwise, SELECT chooses Channel Memories.

Comp, Stomp, Mod, Delay: on when lit. CAB/A.I.R.: lit when using a cab simulation.

Double-stomp a switch to go straight to its EDIT pages.

OUTPUTMODE

SYSTEM

SAVE PAGES

SYSTEM PAGES

SAVE

Save Sound to Channel Memory Custom Save Amp Model MIDI Dump

Tuner What are you connecting to? Display contrast

MIDI/VariaxPODXT Live Software Version

EDIT

EDIT PAGES

Amp Settings Amp Bypass Settings A.I.R. Settings Compressor and Gate Settings

EQ Settings Stomp Select and Settings Stomp Settings (page 2 for some models) Modulation Select and Settings Modulation Settings (page 2) Delay Select and Settings Delay Settings (page 2) Reverb Select and Settings

Reverb Settings (page 2) Wah Settings Volume Settings Switch Pedal, Effect Tweak and Tempo Settings

PODDRIVE BASS MID TREBLE PRESENCE CHAN VOL

VOLUME

WAH

PRO GUITAR TON E ON THE F L OORLIVEXT

TWEAK

Custom Tone Recording Outputs

Pro Modeled Vintage & Modern FX

PEDAL 2POWER PHONES AUX INPUTVARIAXUSB OUT/THRU MIDI IN LEVEL INPUT PAD

AMP TONE CONTROLS

RIGHT OUTPUT L/MONO

BANK

BANK

AMP STOMP MOD DELAY

A B C D TAPHOLD/TUNER

WARNING/AVIS:SHOCKHAZARDDONOTOPEN.RISQUEDECHOCLECTRIQUENEPASOUVRIR.TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHISEQUIPMENTTORAINORMOISTURE.TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVER.NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.THISDEVICECOMPLIESWITHPART15OFTHEFCCRULES.OPERATIONISSUBJECTTOTHEFOLLOWINGTWOCONDITIONS:(1)THISDEVICEMAYNOTCAUSEHARMFULINTERFERENCE,AND(2)THISDEVICEMUSTACCEPTANYINTERFERENCERECEIVED,INCLUDINGINTERFERENCETHATMAYCAUSEUNDESIREDOPERATION.

U.S.PatentNo.5,789,689

N222

MIDI PHONESVARIAXUSB AUXINPUT INPUT

CAUTIONRISKOFELECTRICSHOCK

DONOTOPEN

STEREO LEFT/MONORIGHT LEVEL

NORM/PAD

LINE/AMPVARIAXUSB MIDI

INOUT/THRU

POWERREQUIREMENTS9vAC2000mAminimum

OFF

ON PEDAL2POWER OUTPUTTOAMP/LINE

SERIALNUMBERSTICKER

PHONES

SAVE EDIT

OUTPUT

MODE

SYSTEM

A B C D

1 23 5 47 8

9 10 11

1416 17

18

19

232221

2526

2830

24

29

27


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1. Turn the small OUTPUTLEVEL knob all the way down to zero.

2. Connect the LEFTand RIGHTOUTPUTS to your recorder or mixers inputs, or plug the left output

into your guitar amps input. Or connect headphones to the PHONES jack on your PODXT for

silent jamming.

3. Connect the included power pack to your PODXT, and plug the other end into a power jack.

4. Connect your guitar to PODXT

LivesINPUT

.

5. Flip the rear panel POWERswitch to fire up.

6. PODxt comes ready to rock for direct connection to your recording setup. If youre connecting

to a guitar amp, its essential to let your PODXT know so it gives you the best tone. Do this

by pressing TUNE/SYSTEM button, then turning the SELECTknob one step clockwise. Press the

button below DEST(Destination), then turn the EFFECTTWEAKknob to tell your PODXT whatyoure connecting to. This setting will be overridden when you plug in headphones, so you dont

have to do anything to get great headphone sound.

7. Turn up the OUTPUTLEVEL knob so you can hear PODXTs output, but dont turn up so high that

youre overdriving the input of whatever youre plugging into.

8. Select an Amp Model using theAMPMODEL knob. Set CHANVOL to the max and the DRIVE,

BASS,MID and TREBLE to your hearts desire.

9. Turn the SELECTknob to load an Effects Setup, wthen twist the REVERB and EFFECTTWEAKknobs

so youre happy with the sound. Tap the TAP tempo button to set the speed of the selected effect.

10.Browse pre-programmed tones using the SELECTknob. Press the far left button under the display

when the EDITbutton is NOT lit for MANUAL Override, where-the-knobs-are-is-how-it-sounds

operation.

QUICK START: PODXT

Refer to the illustration on the rightwhen reading the Basic Features Guide.


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1

2

7

17

TUNESYSTEM

6

MIDDLE

0 10

TREBLE

0 10

BASS

0 10

DRIVE

0 10

PRESENCE

0 10

CHAN VOL

0 10

REVERB

0 10

PODULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR

XT

PODXT HARDWARE/NAVIGATION REFERENCE

COMP

STOMPMOD DELAY CAB/A.I.R.

Comp, Stomp, Mod, Delay: on when lit.

CAB/A.I.R.: lit when using a cab simulation.

Double-press a button to go straight to its EDIT page.

OUTPUT

EFFECTSAMP MODELS

0 10

PHONES

MIDIIN

MIDIOUTUSBPEDAL

RIGHTOUTPU

T

LEFT

OUTP

UT

INPUT

EFFECT

TWEAKSELECT

4

9

10

10 10

10

11

12

15 13

1416

1822

21 23

24

20

85

3

19

TAP

SAVE

EDIT

COMP

STOMPMOD DELAY CAB/A.I.R.

SELECT

When EDIT, SAVE or TUNER is lit, SELECT selects pages.

Otherwise, SELECT chooses Channel Memories.

SAVE

SAVE PAGES

SYSTEM PAGES

EDIT

EDIT PAGES

Amp Settings Amp Bypass Settings A.I.R. Settings Compressor and Gate Settings EQ Settings

Stomp Select and Settings Stomp Settings (page 2 for some models) Modulation Select and Settings Modulation Settings (page 2) Delay Select and Settings Delay Settings (page 2) Reverb Select and Settings Reverb Settings (page 2)

Wah Settings Volume Settings Pedal, Effect Tweak and Tempo Settings

TUNESYSTEM

Save Sound to Channel Memory Custom Save Amp Model

Custom Save Effect Model MIDI Dump

Tuner What are you connecting to?

Display contrast MIDI/VariaxPODXT Software Version


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PODXT Quick Start

(on previous page)

gives a fast run

through of basic

setup.

Connections &

Configurations

chapter of Basic

Features Guide has

step-by-step-step

setup instruction forthe various options

of PODXT Pro,

including more

advanced setups.

21

22

1416

37 38 39 40 41

36

1

18

20

TUNE

TAP

SAVE

EDIT

COMP ST

OMPMOD DELAY

CAB/A.I.R.(GATE)

SYSTEM

PODXT PRO HARDWARE/NAVIGATION REFERENCE

24

2319

35

G RO UN D L IF T

L/MONO R/MONO LEFT RIGHT

GROUND

ANALOG REAMPING INPUT/OUTPUT

LEFT/MONO RIGHT LEFT/ MONO RIGHT

BALANCED ANALOG OUT

Line LevelInput

UnprocessedGuitar Out

UNBAL ANALOG OUT

EFFECTS RETURNEFFECTS SENDUnbalanced

Balanced: Tip = + / Ring = -

SER I ES/ PARALLE L V IA I/O & DIG SELECT B U T T O NSTUDIO: R E COR DING OU T PU TLIVE:F E E D T O O N S T A G E A M P

STUDIO: +4 dB uLIVE:-10 dB V

POWER

S E T M O D E S & L E V E L S V I A

SYSTEM PAGES

TUNESYSTEM

Tuner What are you connecting to? Display contrast MIDI/VariaxPODXT Software Version

SAVE

SAVE PAGES Save Sound to Channel Memory Custom Save Amp Model Custom Save Effect Model MIDI Dump

Refer to the illustration above whenreading the Basic Features Guide.


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3

7

33

34

426

4

9 10

1112 2

15

13 31

32

PODXT PRO HARDWARE/NAVIGATION REFERENCE

8

OUT/THRUINFBV Class Foot Controller only(not compatible with Floor Board or FB4)

OUTIN

IN

OUT

AES/EBU S/PDIF

MIDI

100 - 120V ~50 - 60Hz

100 W Max.

POWER REQUIREMENTS

USBPEDAL

N222

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

0 10 0 10 0 10

0 100 100 10CLIP

SIGNAL

MIDDLE TREBLEBASSDRIVE PRESENCE

CHAN VOLREVERB OUTPUT

AMP MODELS

EFFECTS

Guitar inPHONES

0 10 I/O & DIGSELECT

INPUT LEVELN O R M A L P A D

PODPROXTULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR + DIG I/O

0 10

WARNING/AVIS:SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN. RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PASOUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOTEXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISKOF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWOCONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFULINTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANYINTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THATMAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

B U T T O N

EDIT

EDIT PAGES Amp Settings

Amp Bypass Settings A.I.R. Settings Compressor and Gate Settings EQ Settings Stomp Select and Settings Stomp Settings (page 2 for some models)

Modulation Select and Settings Modulation Settings (page 2)

Delay Select and Settings Delay Settings (page 2) Reverb Select and Settings Reverb Settings (page 2) Wah Settings Volume Settings Pedal, Effect Tweak and Tempo Settings


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PODXT FAMILY AMP & CAB MODELS

PODXT, PODXT Live andPODXT Pro all include theStandard and Power Pack Models

plus all guitar Cab Models. MetalShop, Collector Classics andBass Expansion are optionalModel Packs.

STANDARD & POWER PACK AMPS# Standard Power Pack0 BYPASS1 TUBE PREAMP2 LINE 6 CLEAN3 LINE 6 JTS-454 LINE 6 CLASS A5 LINE 6 MOOD6 SPINAL PUPPET7 LINE 6 CHEM X

8 LINE 6 INSANE9 LINE 6 ACO 210 ZEN MASTER11 SMALL TWEED12 TWEED B-MAN13 TINY TWEED14 BLACKFACE LUX15 DOUBLE VERB16 TWO-T0NE17 HIWAY 10018 PLEXI 45 PP

19 PLEXI LEAD 10020 PLEXI JUMP LEAD21 PLEXI VARIAC22 BRIT J-80023 BRIT JM PRE24 MATCH CHIEF

25 MATCH D-3026 TREADPLATE DUAL27 CALI CRUNCH28 JAZZ CLEAN29 SOLO 10030 SUPER O31 CLASS A-1532 CLASS A-30 TB33 L6 AGRO33 L6 LUNATIC34 L6 TREADPLATE36 VARIAX ACOUSTIC101 CITRUS D-30102 CLASS A-30 FAWN103 BRIT GAIN 18104 J-2000 #2105 LINE 6 BOUTIQUE

106 LINE 6 MODERN GAIN #1

CABS# Cab Model0 NO CAB

1 1X6 SUPER O2 1X8 TWEED3 1X10 GIBTONE4 1X10 G-BRAND5 1X12 LINE 66 1X12 TWEED7 1X12 BLACKFACE8 1X12 CLASS A9 2X2 MINI T10 2X12 LINE 611 2X12 BLACKFACE12 2X12 MATCH13 2X12 JAZZ14 2X12 CLASS A15 4X10 LINE 616 4X10 TWEED17 4X12 LINE 6

18 4X12 GREEN 20S19 4X12 GREEN 25S20 4X12 BRIT T7521 4X12 BRIT V30S22 4X12 TREADPLATE23 1X15 THUNDER24 2X12 WISHBOOK

GUITAR AMPS & CABS

COLLECTOR CLASSICS# Amp Model55 BOMBER X-TC56 DEITY CRUNCH57 BLACKFACE VIBRO

58 DOUBLE SHOW59 SILVERFACE BASS60 MINI DOUBLE61 GIBTONE EXPO62 BRIT BASS63 BRIT MAJOR64 SILVER TWELVE65 SUPRO 62 THUNDER66 L6 BAYOU

67 L6 CRUNCH68 L6 PURGE69 L6 SPARKLE70 L6 SUPER CLN71 L6 SUPERSPARK72 L6 TWANG

METAL SHOP# Amp Model37 BOMBER UBER38 CONOR 5039 DEITY LEAD40 DEITYS SON41 ANGEL P-BALL42 BRIT SLIVER43 BRIT J-900 CLN44 BRIT J-900 DST

45 BRIT J-200046 DIAMOND PLATE47 CRIMINAL48 L6 BIG BOTTOM49 L6 CHUNK CHUNK50 L6 FUZZ51 L6 OCTONE52 L6 SMASH53 L6 SPARKLE CLN54 L6 THROTTLE

BASS EXPANSION AMPS

# Amp Model73 TUBE PREAMP74 L6 CLASSIC JAZZ75 L6 BRIT INVADER76 L6 SUPER THOR77 L6 FRANKENSTEIN78 L6 EBONY LUX79 L6 DOPPELGANGER

80 SUB DUB81 AMP 36082 JAGUER83 ALCEMIST84 ROCK CLASSIC85 FLIP TOP86 ADAM AND EVE87 TWEED B-MAN88 SILVERFACE BASS

89 DOUBLE SHOW90 EIGHTIES91 HIWAY 10092 HIWAY 20093 BRIT MAJOR94 BRIT BASS95 CALIFORNIA96 JAZZ TONE97 STADIUM98 STUDIO TONE99 MOTOR CITY100 BRIT CLASS A100

BASS EXPANSION CABS

# Cab Model25 1X12 BOUTIQUE26 1X12 MOTOR CITY27 1X15 FLIP TOP28 1X15 JAZZ TONE29 1X18 SESSION30 1X18 AMP 36031 1X18 CALIFORNIA

32 1X18+12 STADIUM33 2X10 MODERN UK34 2X15 DOUBLESHOW35 2X15 CALIFORNIA36 2X15 CLASS A37 4X10 LINE 638 4X10 TWEED39 4X10 ADAM EVE40 4X10 SILVERCONE

41 4X10 SESSION42 4X12 HIWAY43 4X12 GREEN 20S44 2X12 GREEN 25S45 4X15 BIG BOY46 8X10 CLASSIC

BASS AMPS & CABS


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PODXT FAMILY EFFECT MODELS

FX Junkie is included with PODXT Live and can be added to PODXT and PODXT Pro.

STOMPS

Standard Power Pack FX JunkieFACIAL FUZZFUZZ PISCREAMERCLASSIC DIST

OCTAVE FUZZBLUE COMPRED COMP

VETTA COMP AUTO SWELLAUTO WAH

KILLER ZTUBE DRIVEVETTA JUICEBOOST + EQBLUE COMP TREBDINGO-TRON

CLEAN SWEEPSEISMIK SYNTHDOUBLE BASSBUZZ WAVEREZ SYNTHSATURN 5 RING MSYNTH ANALOGSYNTH FX

SYNTH HARMONYSYNTH LEADSYNTH STRING

BASS OVERDRIVEBRONZE MASTERSUB OCTAVESBENDER

REVERBS

Standard Power Pack FX JunkieLUX SPRING

STD SPRINGKING SPRINGSMALL ROOMTILED ROOM

BRITE ROOMDARK HALL

MEDIUM HALL LARGE HALLRICH CHAMBERCHAMBER

CAVERNOUSSLAP PLATE

VINTAGE PLATELARGE PLATE

MODSStandard Power Pack FX JunkieSINE CHORUS

ANALOG CHORUSLINE 6 FLANGERJET FLANGER

PHASERU-VIBE

OPTO TREMBIAS TREM

ROTARY DRUM+HORN

ROTARY DRUMAUTO PANANALOG SQUARESQUARE CHORUSEXPO CHORUSRANDOM CHORUSSQUARE FLANGEEXPO FLANGELUMPY PHASE

HI-TALKSWEEPERPOD PURPLE XRANDOM S/HTAPE EATERWARBLE-MATIC

DELAYStandard Power Pack FX Junkie

ANALOG DELAY

ANALOG W/ MODTUBE ECHOMUTLI-HEADSWEEP ECHO

DIGITAL DELAYSTEREO DELAYPING PONGREVERSE

ECHO PLATTER

TAPE ECHOLOW REZPHAZE EKOBUBBLE ECHO

DELAYSStandard Power Pack FX Junkie

ANALOG DELAY

ANALOG W/ MODTUBE ECHOMUTLI-HEADSWEEP ECHO

DIGITAL DELAYSTEREO DELAYPING PONGREVERSE

ECHO PLATTER

TAPE ECHOLOW REZPHAZE EKOBUBBLE ECHO

WAHS

Standard Power Pack FX JunkieVETTA WAH

JEN FASSELWEEPERCHROMECHROME CUSTOMTHROATYCONDUCTORCOLORFUL

EFFECTS

Learn about adding Model Pack Models:

www.line6.com/modelpacks


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1

FBV foot controllers are optional, adding foot control to PODXT and PODXT Pro. Theyinclude the necessary hookup cable: plug it into the jack on the back of your PODXT thats labeledPedal. The pedal is powered over the cable, so theres no need for a wall-wart or other external

power supply for the FBVone cable, and youre done! If you ever need to replace the cable, itsa standard CAT-5 Ethernet cable, available just about everywhere these days.

2

4

3

5 6

7 8 9

11

10

12

FBV REFERENCE

13

Choose any of the 32 Banks of Channel Memories, then step on A, B, C, or D to actuallyload the Channel Memory. (FBV Express doesnt provide Bank select from its footswitches.)

Load one of the four Channel Memories in the current Bank.

PODXT Pro only: Turn effect loop on off. Unlike other FBV switches, this onedoesnt switch until you lift your foot offof it.

PODXT only: rather than let this go to waste, its used to turn Comp On/Off.

Turn the Stomp effect on and off. Light above the switch is lit when effect is on.

FBV only: Switch Comp and Gate on and off. Lights shown if these effects are on.

Switch Modulation and Delayand Reverb on and off. Light on, effect on.

Tap twice to set Tempo on PODXT. Light flashes to show you current tempo. Hold fortwo seconds to activate PODXTs tuner. The FBV display shows the note youre playingand lets you know whether youre sharp or flat.

Lights show what the pedal(s) are controlling. (See Chapter 4 for details.)

Press fully forward to click the toe-switch,switching the pedals function and/orswitching the wah on/off. (See Chapter4 for details.)

FBV Shortboard only: Connect anexpression pedal (such as the Line 6EX-1) to control Volume or EffectTweak. (See Chapter 4 for details.)

AB

CD

2

A B

C D

11

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Name & Save with FBV and FBV Shortboard only:

Hold FX Loop until NAMEEDIT is displayed.

Stomp and Mod on FBV Shortboard (Reverb and Tremolo on FBV) move left andright, selecting a character in the name.

Delayand Reverb on FBV Shortboard (Mod and Delayon FBV) change selected character.

Then use the Bank Up/Down switches to choose a bank to save to, and A, B, C or D tocomplete the save to that Channel Memory.

Press TAP any time to cancel saving.

FX LOOP STOMP BOX 1 STOMP BOX 2 STOMP BOX 3

WAH PEDAL 1 PEDAL 2VOL UM E

DELAYMODULATIONTREMOLOREVERB TAP TEMPOAMP 2AMP 1

HOLD FOR TUNER

CUSTOM FOOT CONTROLLER

FACTORY/USER

CHANNEL A CHANNEL B CHANNEL C CHANNEL D FAVORITE CHANNELBANK DOWN BANK UP

1

4

7 8 9

3

2

5 611

12

FBV REFERENCE

4

1

78 9STOMP MODULATION REVERB

FX LOOP

HOLD FOR TUNER

TAPCHANNEL BCHANNEL A CHANNEL DCHANNEL C

VOLUME

WAHFBVSHORTBOARD

DELAY

3

4

2 10

1113

12


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The FBV Shortboard allows you to connect an expression pedal, such as the Line 6EX-1, to provide dedicated volume pedal control or act as remote control over the parameter

assigned to the Effect Tweak knob. This lets you remotely control the Rotary Drum Speed, forexample, while allowing the on-board pedal to control Wah or Volume. And since the EffectTweak and pedal assignements are stored with a Channel Memory, you can even change setups perChannel Memory.

To set up this pedal:

1. Press the Edit button and turn Select until you see this page (LOOP is shown only forPODXT Pro):

2. Press the button under ASSIGN and select either VOLUME, to control the volume, or

TWEAK, to control the parameter.

3. Be sure to save if you want to keep your changes.

When ASSIGN is set to TWEAK, moving a connected EX-1 from heel to toe will move theassigned parameter from its minimum value to its maximum value. When ASSIGN is set toVOLUME, the FBV Shortboards Volume light will go out, the EX-1 will control the PODxtsvolume and the on-board pedal will be your dedicated wah pedal. Turn Select to the previouspage to choose the position of the volume pedal: PRE (before the Amp Model), or POST (afterthe Amp Model).

USING AN ADDED EX-1 EXPRESSION PEDAL WITH FBV SHORTBOARD


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contents

PODxt & The GearBox Platorm 11

GearBox computer sotware showing PODxt tone controls11

Line 6 Monkey, Online Account Setup & Registration 11

GearBox Sotware 12

Whered all this stu come rom? 12

Modeling 13

Amp, Cab and Eect Models 14

Theres Magic in the AIR 14

And Away We Go 16

Controls & Connections 21

PODxt Live 210

PODxt Pro 212

Getting Set Up 31

Getting The Right Tone With An Amp 33

FX Loop (PODxtPrOonly) 34

Setting Levels 36

Radiation Alert 37

PODxt Pro Input Select, Digital In/Out and Reamping 38

Selecting An Input 38

Input & Digital Out Options 39

FORMAT: Sample rate, word length (bit depth), and clock source39


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MODE: Normal or Dry Guitar 310

GAIN: Extra gain on the digital outs 310

Re-Amping with PODxt Pro 311

Analog Re-amping 311

Digital Re-amping 312

MIDI 314

Whats MIDI? 314

In/Out 314

MIDI Settings 315

Backing Up PODxt Data to Other Devices 316

MIDI via USB 316

Creating & Storing Sounds 41GearBox 41

Editing Basics 41

Double Press or Easy Access 41

Inside the Edit Menu 42

Amp knob settings 42Amp Bypass Channel Volume 43

Cabinet and Mic settings (Theres magic in the AIR!) 43

EQ settings 44

Stomp settings 45

Mod and Delay settings 46

Setting your Tone to Tempo 46

Confg 47

Reverb settings 48

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Saving Yoursel 414

Saving a Channel Memory 414Custom Saving Amp Models 415

Custom Saving Eect Setups on PODxt& PODxtPrO 416

MIDI Dumps 417

Modeled Amps & Cabs 51

Which Amps and Cabs Are Modeled? 51

Cabinet Models 534

Eect Model Details 61

Comp 61

Gate 62

The Stomp Eects: Fuzz, Distortion, Overdrive 63

Stomp Eects: Compressors 69

The Stomp Eects: Synths and Filters 615

The Wah Pedals 618

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11Podxt & the GearBox PLatForM

GearBox computer sotware showing PODxt tone controls

Your new PODxt brings you a whole lot more than just whats inside its metal casing.Plug a USB cable into it, hook that to your Internet-connected computer, and youreready to tap into the worlds most advanced tone platorm or guitarists.

Line 6 Monkey, Online Account Setup & Registration

www.line6.com/monkey is the place to begin. Thats where youll get Line 6 Mon-key, the intelligent sotware update utility that makes it easy to get the latest sotware,updates and options or your PODxt. Use it to set up a Line 6 account and register your

PODxtpurchase (you can also used the enclosed, postage-paid card or registration i youdont have Internet access). Registering is very important because it ensures that youredialed in or warranty service and makes it possible or us to contact you i new sotwareversions or other cool enhancements are oered cutting edge technology and such!

Once youve got Line 6 Monkey, run it and ollow Monkeys lead to get the ree GearBoxsotware, driver, and any available updates or your PODxt.

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The GearBox sotware is tone control central. It gives you visual control o your PODxt,

makes it easy to backup your PODxt

s memory, includes plenty more great presets, andconnects you directly to our exclusive online library o thousands o Tones proessionallyprogrammed by Line 6 to match the greatest guitarists, songs, bands and gear o all time.GearBox can run alongside your avorite recording sotware, letting you easily controlevery detail o your PODxt right rom your computer during recording. And our exten-sive online documentation includes step-by-step instruction or using GearBox withsome o the most popular Windows and Macintosh recording sotware, to help makeyour computer recording experience a great one. GearBox even connects you to Guitar-Port Online, our exclusive online world or guitarists who want to play along with thelatest and greatest tracks, lessons and licks, covering the greatest guitarists o all time.Check it out when youre looking to pick up a ew new tricks, or just have a great timeplaying some tunes.

Whered all this stu come rom?As you may know, Line 6 rst came on the scene a number o years back with a new kindo guitar amplier the rst to put digital sotware modeling technology to work in acombo amp or guitarists. We also knew then that guitarists need great amp tone whenrecording, but generally dont have the room to crank up that classic stack, or the moneyto hire a team o ace engineers to get it to tape. So we squished our patented modelingtechnology down into a small, kidney-bean-shaped wonder called POD, and orever

changed the world o guitar recording.

Once wed gotten this whole modeling amp and POD thing started, it was time to seewhat we could do i we really cranked up the horsepower and took our modeling to thenext level. I mean, once youve climbed to the top o the mountain, its on to the nextmountain, right? So, eyes glowing like power tubes, we stocked up on the Pepsi, gatheredour genius engineers into a secret lab, red up our extensive collection o ampliers andstomp boxes... and spirited their treasured tones into a newly-supercharged modeling

technology we dubbed Point-to-Point modeling. It rst hit the streets in the award-win-ning Vetta amp, whose superb tone and unparalleled selection o dream amps, cabinetsand eects make it a pretty good contender or the world heavyweight amp title. Aterthat, we poured the same magic elixir into the classic POD andta-dah!PODxt wasborn.

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To make all this good stu really rock in the world o computer recording, we addedGearBox sotware, ree or every owner o PODxt and our TonePort and GuitarPortrecording and modeling interaces. Combine that with Line 6 Monkey, our world class

driver sotware technology, options like GuitarPort Online and Model Packs, plus ourmassive online tone library, and its all added up to be the worlds most advanced tonesystem or guitarists. We call the whole shooting match The GearBox Platorm.

O course, the single most important thing about the GearBox Platorm and your PODxtis the way they give you the worlds greatest sound or guitar. And at the heart o it allare the Amp, Cab, Mic and Eects Models that you only get rom Line 6.

ModelingModeling: just what is it, and why is it so important?

To answer that question, well start with tubes (better know as valves to our riends inEngland and elsewhere). Tubes, we can all agree, are the heart and soul o pretty much

every legendary guitar amp, and are key to the warm, harmonic-rich tone quality othose amps. Solid state devices (transistors) are simply unable to duplicate tube warmthand perormance. And hybrids a tube in a circuit along with a bunch o transistors are really a vain attempt at warming up a transistor-based tone. They all short in anycomparison to a 100% tube circuit. So thats it tubes or nothin, right? Well, not anymore....

You see, Line 6s team o crack engineer-guitarists has spent years understanding prettymuch everything there is to know about tube-powered gear, including exactly how di-erent types o tubes respond under various conditions typical o guitar amplier design.How tubes process an input signal, how the signal is colored and shaped, at what point itbegins to distort, the quality and characteristic o the distortion, what happens when thesignal gets to other parts o the system complicated stu, but all analyzable as elec-tronic data. A guitar pickup output, ater all, is an electronic signal, and tubes and all therest are really just a complex orm o signal processing.

Having sussed it all out, the Line 6 engineers translated all this arcane knowledge intosotware that simulates the signal processing o guitar amps tubes and other electronics,entirely within the digital domain. Cool, huh? The Line 6 crew also directed their ca-eine-enhanced modeling attention to a study o guitar speaker cabinets and the impor-tant part they play in communicating great guitar tone. And the great variety o stompbox and rack eects that guitarists use to juice things up. They translated it all into

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yet more powerul sotware, and its this revolutionary DSP (Digital Signal Processing)sotware-based modeling technology that gives Line 6 the power to create super silicon-based lie orms like PODxt.

Amp, Cab and Eect ModelsThe tone and technology know-how o Line 6 thus comes to you asAmp, Cab and EectModels based on a collection o gear recognized by guitarists the world over as true toneclassics. These models were tweaked through careul, scientic A/B comparisons to thegear that inspired them, with an ear open or the eects o dierent volume levels andsettings o the originals tone and gain controls. The gain and equalization characteris-tics o the modeled gear were careully measured so that changes to knobs on the modelswould mirror the eects o these changes on the originals as closely as possible. Weretalkin major attention to detail here. Tone control center requencies, slopes, and cut/boost range were painstakingly analyzed, in addition to a whole host o actors uniqueto each piece o gear. Not only that, but since many classic amps and eects have highlyinteractive circuits, we paid careul attention to the way that the setting o one knob

changes the way that another knob may behave. All in an eort to make our Models asmuch like the amps, cabs and eects in our collection as possible. The resulting Amp,Cab and Eect Models are the oundation oPODxt.

Now, then here are a couple o things we want to be completely crystal clear on:

1. The Line 6 modeling process is a patented, 100% digital sot-

ware-based technology exclusive to Line 6.2. Line 6 Modeling is not sampling, nor is it solid state; no special

guitar, pickup, or cabling is needed.

Theres Magic in the A.I.R.PODxt delivers its modeling tones through another innovation: Line 6s A.I.R. directrecording output. The A.I.R. (acoustically integrated recording) technology is the resulto intensive research and careul study o the tonal characteristics produced by the inter-action o ampliers, cabinets, speakers, microphones and the recording room during therecording process.

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The direct output o many preamps, ampliers and direct box-style amp replacementsavailable today oer some limited orm o cabinet simulation or speaker emulation.Those that happen to be more than simple high end roll-os have little or no control

options. Generic cabinet simulations cannot reproduce the markedly dierent tonesresulting rom the choice o speakers, wood, and other details o a great real-lie speakercabinet. Other equipment also ails to reproduce the signicant tonal contribution omicrophone selection and placement, and do nothing to reproduce the subtle ambienceo the recording space.

The result is the amiliar dissatisaction with direct recording products even thosethat deliver a reasonably usable basic tone ail to reproduce the lie o the guitar sound,and destroy the proper eel in the process. It is as i your guitar strings became heavierand less responsive, like they just went up a couple o gauges when you plugged into yourdirect box. And your sound lost its lie.

PODxts combination o Amp Models and A.I.R. technology provides superior directtones by recreating all the elements contributing to a great recorded guitar sound, andgiving you that tone with the same eel as playing through a real amp and speaker cabi-

net:

The eect o the guitar amplier circuit is emulated by the Amp Model you choose.Each model was developed rom extensive study o a classic amplier treasured as atone classic.

In a guitar amp, once the guitar signal passes through the electronics, it is outputto one or more speakers in a speaker cabinet. The specic design o the speakers, howmany there are, and how they are arranged contributes signicantly to your guitartone, as does the construction and resulting tone o the wood box itsel. A Marshallhead driving a single 12-inch speaker in an open-back cabinet, or instance, will sounddramatically dierent rom the same head driving a 4x12 closed-back cabinet. Line 6has careully constructed virtual sotware speaker cabinets that emulate the contribu-tion made by real speaker cabinets to get great guitar sound.

Once the sound makes it out o the speaker cabinet, the next important link in therecording system is the microphone that receives that sound. Guitar recordists selectdierent microphones, and arrange them in dierent placements, to get particularsounds. A microphone pointing directly into the cone o a speaker will hear somethingdierent than one positioned o-axis. Line 6 careully analyzed the coloring that vari-ous microphones add to the guitar sound, as well as the eects o dierent mic place-ment techniques, and gave you control o these details in your PODxt.

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The guitar amp, cabinet, and microphone dont just sit in empty space. The roomthat they are in contributes importantly to the guitar sound you will record. Reverbcan be used to capture the basic character o the space, simulating the eect o the

sound refecting o the rooms walls, foors and ceiling. But there are other subtledetails that have more to do with the spread o the sound as it passes through the airbetween the speaker and microphone. This nal component is the key to the sensethat the listener is in one position in the room, and the guitar sound is in anotherposition, and that the two are separated by a mass o air that sound spreads through toreach the listener.

All these important sound-shaping components are accounted or in your PODxt.

Turn the Amp Model knob to call up the amplier emulation you want. PODxt auto-matically matches that amplier with an appropriate cabinet and microphone setup,giving you the sound o that setup coming through the air o a recording space. Turnthe reverb knob to taste, and start recording incredible micd up sound. Press a buttonand twiddle a knob or two, and you can switch cabinets, change out mics and theirplacement, and adjust the spread o the sound in your virtual room as well.

The A.I.R. direct recording output is exclusive to Line 6. In combination with the Line6 Amp, Cab, Mic and Eect Models, it is the key to PODxts phenomenally satisyingdirect recording sound.

And Away We Go....

Now that weve completed our little technology tour, its time to experiencePODxt

oryoursel. Grab your avorite axe, plug in, open the handy Quick Reerence booklet tothe spread or your particular PODxt, and ollow me, my riend, or the non-stop excite-ment o the PODxt Grand Tour....

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controLs & connections

Numbers below reer to Quick Reerence booklet.

1 Power Switch - Flip this to bring your PODxt to lie.

PODxt& PODxt Lve: use only the included PX-2power pack.

PODxtPrO: ncludes a standard IEC grounded power cable.

2 Input/Guitar In - Plug your guitar in here. (You techies will want to knowthis is a mono, un-balanced connection).

PODxtLve: set the switch to norm or use with most guitars. The pad position

may work better with guitar pickups that have particularly high output levels, toprevent them rom overdriving the ront end o your PODxt Live in an unpleas-ant-sounding way.

3 Phones - Plug your headphones in here to avoid noise complaints rom theneighbors (or the rest o your amily). The volume is set by the Outputknob. Any timeyou use headphones, it important to be sure theyre not set or ridiculous volume beore

your slap them on your ears. Try an Outputknob setting o about 10 oclock to start,them turn up rom there i you need more volume.

To give you great sound through the headphones, your PODxt automatically switchesto Studio Mode whenever headphones are connected (or more on Studio Mode, seeWhat are you connecting to? on page 32).

A quick note about headphones: Earbuds and headphones designed or use with portable

MP3 players and tape players are very low impedance, and oten are not very accuratein requency response (hey, were just telling it like it is!). This makes them not suitableor use with PODxt. We recommend a pair o 150-600 ohm pro or semi-pro level studioheadphones or best results.

4 Output - This controls the overall output level oPODxt and also sets theheadphone level. Changing the Outputlevel does not change your tone, so you can get

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the tone you want at any volume level. This setting is not saved when you store settingsinto one o the PODxts memory locations.

When running into line level gear (like recorders, mixers and PAs),PODxt

will give thebest signal-to-noise perormance when you have the Outputcontrol at max. With theOutputcontrol turned down low, you may get extra hisswhich obviously aint whatyou wanti you turn up your mixer or recorders output to compensate. In order to al-low you to set the Outputas high as possible when connecting to recording, mixing, andother studio gear, be sure you are plugging PODxts outputs into line level, notmicrophone or guitar level inputs. Line level inputs should allow you to turn PODxtsOutputup all the way (or close to it) and thereby get the best sound possible. I your

gear has inputs that unction as mic/line level inputs, try to set the trim or those inputsto the minimum level, and PODxts Outputto maximum, when setting levels.

PODxtLve: Flick the rear panel switch toampwhen youve got your PODxt Liveeeding into the ront o a guitar amp, and otherwise choose line. When run-ning into a guitar amp, youll want to avoid setting the level knob so high thatyoure overdriving the ront end o your amp. Try turning any drive-type control

on your amp low so that its not adding more dirt to your sound, and comparethe PODxt Live sound on headphones to the sound coming rom your amp tobe sure the sound rom the amp isnt getting too crunchy because youre eed-ing it too much level rom the PODxt. The tone rom the headphones and romthe amp will o course sound dierent, depending on the color that your ampadds. You just want to make sure that youre not getting extra distortion degrad-ing your sound and preventing you rom achieving the tones you want with yourPODxt-Live-and-amp-setup.

PODxt PrO: The Outputknob does not eect the level o the XLR Outputs inLive Mode (see page 35).

5 Let & Right Outputs

PODxtLve: The unbalanced 1/4-inch connectors here get your PODxt Lives

sound to a guitar amplier, recorder, mixer or PA system.

PODxt: These balanced 1/4-inch TRS (tip/ring/sleeve) connectors are ready torock with pro +4dBu balanced equipment. They will also work happily withunbalanced 10dBV equipment and standard guitar cables. I you need monooutput, you can use either one.

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PODxt PrO: See 39and 40or ino on outputs.6 Pedal

PODxtLve: Not included. (Youve already got your ootswitches and pedal!)

PODxt& PODxt PrO: Connect optional Line 6 FBV or FBV Shortboard ootcontrollers here. See the end o the Quick Reerence booklet or FBV details.PODxts do not work with the older Line 6 Floor Board and FB4.

7 USB - PODxts USB jack lets you connect directly to compatible computer, andtake advantage o the many computer-powered eatures o the GearBox Platorm, includ-ing direct digital recording with a wide variety o popular recording sotware, visual tonecontrol, a huge online tone library, easy access to updates, and a whole lot more! To getstarted, visitwww.line6.com/monkey.

8 MIDI In & Out - Connect PODxt to your MIDI equipment to select Chan-nel Memories (via Program Change messages), or control PODxt settings (via MIDI

continuous controller messages and/or MIDI SySex messages). The PODxtMIDI OUTconnects to another devices MIDI IN; its MIDI IN goes to another devices MIDIOUT. Chapter 3 has more ino on MIDI.

9 Drive - This knob controls how hard youre driving the input o the chosen AmpModel. Like the input volume control on a non-master volume guitar amp, higher set-tings give you more dirt.

10 Tone Controls -Bass,middle, treBle, presence. Just like any guitar amp,only when you change Amp Models, the response and interactivity o the controlschanges, too so they act like the tone controls o the original amp that inspired theAmp Model youve selected.

11 Chan Vol - This knob controls the relative volume level o the channel youare playing through thus, channel vOlume. Use this to balance levels between the

sounds you store in two dierent PODxt Channel Memories (say between your rhythmand lead tones). In general, you want to set the chan vOl as high as possible to insureyoure getting the best signal-to-noise ratio perormance but back o on this control iyoure seeing CLIP in PODxts display.

You probably want all o your avorite sounds as loud as possible, while also hav-ing the right dierence in volume between your lead and rhythm sounds, clean

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and dirty sounds, etc. Right? OK, then, to get this happy balance, start with youravorite clean sounds. Turn up their Chan Vol as high as you can without gettingthe CLIP indicator in PODxts display when you strum hard. and save them that

way. Then switch amongst them to see i some are too loud, and turn them downa bit to match well with the others. Next, move on to select your dirtier crunchand lead tones, comparing them to the clean sounds and saving them with lowerChan Vol settings to match well with those clean sounds. Now, each time you useyour PODxt, you just have to set an Output volume level you like, and you canswitch amongst your various sounds without unhappy volume dierences.

12 Reverb

PODxtLve: Reverb level is adjustable rom the Reverb Edit page, described on onpage 48.

PODxt& PODxt PrO: Spin this knob to set Reverb level.

13 Eects

PODxtLve: Not included. You have all the same eects capabilities as PODxt &PODxt Pro; Eect Setups are simply preset combinations o those capabilities.

PODxt& PODxt PrO: This knob selects rom Eect Setups preset combina-tions o eects. Think o each Eect Setup as a virtual pedal board or outboardgear rack that you can match with any Amp Model. When you turn the effectsknob, PODxt shows the name o the Eect Setup that gets loaded and youll

hear the eects change instantly. The eect buttons light to show which eectsare on. There are 64 o these eect rigs pre-programmed and ready or you touse.

14 Eect Tweak - When the Edit, Output Mode/System, and Save buttonsARENT lit, this knob varies some aspect o the eect youve chosen. Turn it up and theeect will generally go deeper, louder, aster, longer or just plain more. Youll know what

youre tweakin because a window will pop up on PODxts display to show you. The de-lay time is usually set by the tapbutton/ootswitch. For the inside scoop, including howyou can customize the effecttweakknob see Chapter 4, Creating & Storing Sounds.I the eect that effecttweakis targeting is o, then, big surprise, effecttweakwontchange anything!

While the editor tune/system button is lit, the effecttweakknob adjusts the

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currently highlighted value instead.

15 Amp Models

PODxtLve: Not included. Double-pressampootswitch to pick an Amp Model.From there, you get the same results as the PODxt & PODxt Live get rom theirdedicated Amp Model knob.

PODxt& PODxt PrO: When you spin this knob, its essentially like changing whatelectronic circuitry is running inside PODxt to make your amp sound. (See thegroovy details in Chapter 5, Modeled Amps and Cabs.) Youll see the Amp

Model names change in PODxts display. When you choose an Amp Model,Cabinet and Microphone Models are also loaded automatically. For instance,when you choose the Brit Hi Gain model (based on the classic Marshall JCM800 head), a Cabinet Model based on a Marshall 4x12 will be loaded with it.You can also choose a dierent cabinet/mic setup by pressing the caB/a.i.r.button (below).

In act, Amp Models automatically load with all the amp-related settings pre-set ora ready to go tone. Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Cab/A.I.R., EQ etc. will all bedetermined by the Amp Model you choose giving you a ready-to-rock sound withthe turn o just this one knob. Once you get amiliar with PODxt, you can change theseamp-associated deaults to customize the settings o each o the Amp Models to t yourtastes.Note that when youre in Manual Mode, Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, ChannelVolume and Reverb are set by the physical knob positions instead o being automatically set withthe amp selection. Complete details are in Chapter 5.

16 Select - The PODxt has 128 Channel Memories. They are arranged in 32 bankso our channels each. (The our are called A, B, C, and D.) You can think o each bankas a sort o virtual our-channel guitar amp and youll nd that the same layout is usedon the optional Line 6 oot controllers or PODxt (the FBV and FBV Shortboard) whichare discussed later in Chapter 8.

PODxtLve: The rst 32 Channel Memories (Banks 1-8) store a variety o com-plete amp-and-eect selections pre-programmed by the tone mavens at Line 6 tosound great when eeding a recorder, mixer, PA or headphones. The second 32(Banks 9-16) are designed to run in ront o a guitar amp. The next 16 (Banks17-20) are specically set up to use with the Line 6 Variax modeling guitar,which ully integrates with the PODxt Live (see the section on using with aVariax in Chapter 3 or more detail). The last 48 (Banks 21-32) are let or your

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own creations or you can load them up with some o the thousands o greattones youll nd in the online tone library accessible rom the GearBox sotware.

PODxt& PODxt PrO: The rst 64 Channel Memories (Banks 1-16) store a varietyo complete amp-and-eect selections pre-programmed by the tone mavens at

Line 6. The second 64 (Banks 17-32) are let or your own creations (or you canload them up with some o the thousands o great tones youll nd in the onlinetone library accessible rom the GearBox sotware.

You load PODxt channels by turning the selectknob (or stepping on the Bankup/dOwnanda, B, c, d switches included on the PODxt Live or available on the optional FBV

oot controllers). When recalling a channel, you may have let the physical Bass knob atminimum, whereas the just-recalled channel has this control set to max. To change Bass(or anything else), just grab the knob you want and tweak.

When the edit, save or OutputmOde/system button is lit, the selectknob selects romthe available display pages. When you press edit, it selects pages o amp, eect and chan-nel parameters; when you press OutputmOde/system (on PODxt Live) or tune/system

(on PODxt & PODxt Pro), it takes you through all o the Tuner and system-wide set-tings. When save is lit, youll nd amp and eect customization eatures as well as MIDIdump operations. The vertical scroll bar on the let side o each display page shows youwhere you are in that group o pages.

PODxtLve: To leave the Channel Memory world and enter Manual operation,step on thea, B, c or d ootswitch and hold it or 2 seconds. In this mode,PODxt Lives display will show Manual Mode in place o the Channel Memoryname, and the physical positions o theamptOne cOntrOls and channel vOl-ume knobs will determine your sound.

PODxt& PODxt PrO: To leave the Channel Memory world and enter Manual op-eration, make sure the editbutton is not lit, and press the Sot Button below thewordmanual. The display will read Manual Mode to let you know youve gotWYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) operation, and all the physical knob

positions are being used to determine your sound. More on all this later.

17 Display -PODxts LCD (liquid crystal display) is your window into every param-eter and setting available. Heres how to get around:

1. When the save, editand OutputmOde/system buttons are NOT lit, the displayshows you the name o the selected Channel Memory, and the Amp Model that

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it uses. (And lets you use the Sot Buttons as described in 18 .)

2. When the save, editor OutputmOde/system button IS lit, a scroll bar on the

let side o PODxts display shows you where you are in the available displaypages. Press one o these buttons to see the scroll bar now. For those that reallyneed to get all the nerdy details, each dot in that bar represents a page. As youturn the selectknob, you move through the pages and so does the little square.When youre on the rst page, the little square is at the top. When you get to thelast page, the squares at the bottom. Square goes up, square goes down. Squaregoes up, square goes down. Fun or the whole amily!

3. Each page typically has words that appear in the bottom o the display. Thesewords label things you can adjust. Press the button below the thing you want toadjust, then turn the Eect Tweak knob to do your adjusting.

18 Sot Buttons - These our buttons operate dierently depending on whatyoure doing.

I the editbutton IS lit, the Sot Buttons will let you select which displayed settingyoud like to tweak. See Chapter 4 or the detail on that.

PODxtLve:I the editbutton is NOT lit, the PODxt Lives display will lookabout like this:

Press any one o the Sot Buttons below the display to turn the item above thatbutton on or o. In the example above, the cOmp, amp, and Gate processing areo, and the eQ is on. Double-press any o these Sot Buttons to show the set-tings or that item, then press the lit editbutton to exit that display when youredone tweaking details.

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21 Save - When you want to store your own tweaked-up sounds in your PODxt this

button is the key. Press it, choose what to store and where to store it, and press the but-ton again to complete the Save. All the details are in Chapter 4, Creating & StoringSounds.

22 Edit - A deep-dive into tone central is available at the press o the editbutton.While editis lit, the selectknob selects pages o everything that makes up a ChannelMemory. From here, you set all the eect parameters, select cabinets and microphones,and assign a parameter to the effecttweakknob. To learn more about deep editing,

please see Chapter 4.

23 Output Mode/Sytem & Tune/System

PODxtLve: The OutputmOde/system button takes you to the System pages,the What are you connecting to? page. Holding the tapootswitch takes youdirectly to the system page or the tuner. Once on a system page, you can turn

the select

knob to see the other system pages.PODxt& PODxt PrO: The tune/system button takes you directly to the systempage or the tuner. Turning the Select knob one step clockwise takes you to theWhat are you connecting to? page. Once on a system page, you can turn theselectknob to see the other system pages.

When the tuner page is selected shazam! Instant digital chromatic tuner. All AmpModel and eects processing are bypassed so you can hear those questionably-tunedstrings clearly, should you choose to do so.

Play a note on your guitar and PODxt will show you what it is on that handy display; allnotes are displayed as fats, so youll see Ab instead o G#. Play that string youre tryingto tune again, spin its tuning key so it goes sharp and fat, and the little ball will move to

the right i its sharp and back down to the let when the notes fat. The little ball willsit right in the middle when youve got itjust right. Give PODxts tune/systembutton apush and the tuner disappears just as switly as it came, taking you right back to normaloperation.

Tuner Bypass/Volume - Normally, the audio will be muted while youre tuning, but iyou preer to hear yoursel tune, press the button labeled Mute, and turn effecttweak

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counter-clockwise to select Bypass.

Tuner Reerence - Want a dierent reerence than A=440Hz? When youre in thetuner mode, press the button labeled 440 Hz and turn the effecttweakknob on PODxtwhile watching the display. This control lets you set the reerence requency anywhererom 430-450 Hz. This setting is stored so you dont have to reset it every time you turnon PODxt i you decide you want to be dierent (or i that piano in your rehearsal roomhas decided to be dierent).

24Tap -PODxt allows you to control the time and speed o your eects by simplytapping on this button. To use the tapcontrol, just tap the button at the tempo you

want and the eects that are set to lock to that tempo will change to match what youtapped. Theres also a Tempo parameter near the end o the editpages, so youll see ex-actly what Tempo youve Tapped. This is especially useul i you are trying to nudge yourtapsetting to just the right value. See Chapter 4 to learn how to set up eects to ollowthe tempo that youve tapped.

PODxt

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: Hold the tap

ootswitch about 2 seconds to activate the tuner.(PODxt & PODxt PrO users can add ootswitch tuner activation with an FBV.)

PODxt Live

The ollowing controls and connections are ound on PODxt Live only. PODxt & PODxt Prousers can add an FBV or equivalent ootswitch eatures, and can connect a Variax using thestandard 1/4-jack, without special Variax digital control eatures.

25 Bank Up/Down - These choose amongst PODxt Lives 32 banks o Chan-nel Memories, similar to the selectknob. Once youve ootswitched your way to a newbank, youll then also need to step on the A, B, C or D ootswitch to actually load one othe channels rom that bank. (We set things up this way so your audience wont hear youswitching through channels as you make your way to your next bank o sounds.)

26A, B, C, D - The lights on these ootswitches show you which o the Chan-nels in the current Bank is running. You can step on any o them to choose a dierentchannel basically the same thing you can do with the selectknob. You can also stepon one o these switches and hold it or two seconds to activate a Manual Mode. In this


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The ollowing controls and connections are ound on the PODxt Pro only.

31 Input Level - The Normal setting o this switch is appropriate or most guitars.I you see the Clip light coming on, that means youre overloading PODxt Pros input. Ithat happens requently, try the Pad setting here. This switches in input circuitry thatsappropriate or hotter signals output by some guitars with active pickups, or rom key-boards and other sources. For those non-guitar sources you may also want to try the rearpanel Line Level Input, which is a balanced TRS connection. A separate CLIP indica-tor shows in the display i you are clipping in the internal DSP.

32 I/O & Dig Select - Press this to tell your PODxt Pro what its connected toso it can give you the best sound, and to choose digital audio and other options.

Press it once to select where youre going to connect your input source to the

PODxt Pro, and exactly what you want to come out o the digital outputs.

Press it a second time to tell PODxt Pro whether youre using it in

the studio or live, how you have connected your eects loop andwhat kind o digital gear you have connected to PODxt Pro.

Press it a third time and it will dismiss the pages and take you back to whatever was

in the display beore you pressed the button.

33 Signal Light - This lights to say, Yep, Im hearing some input. I youve gotsomething eeding audio to your PODxt Pro but you cant hear it and dont see it here,

press the i/O & diG selectbuttonand be sure youve got the right input selected.(This light doesnt show input rom USB, by the way.)

34Clip Light - This lights to say, Whoa, Nelly! Thats too much input! (And,again, it doesnt show the status o USB audio.) Reduce the output level o the devicethats eeding your PODxt Pro, or try the Pad setting o the handy inputlevelswitch.For non-guitar sources, you may instead want to use the...

35 Line Level Input - Heres a balanced connector or non-guitar sources (orthe line level output o a wireless guitar system). Its also perect or re-ampingeed-ing an already-recorded guitar into PODxt Pro or urther processing. To use it, youllalso need to press the i/O & diG selectbuttonand select the Line Input. The rontpanels Signal lightshows you when youve got some signal coming, and the cliplightshows you when youre overdoing it and need to reduce the level youre eeding to

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30Unprocessed Guitar Out - This connector actually has at least a coupleo potential uses. I youve got a separate rack-mount tuner, you can eed it with thissignal or instance. But the real reason its here is to let you do the kind o ater the actadjustments to your guitar tone that Pro Tools users with our Amp Farm plug-in sotwarehave come to rely on.

The idea is this: you record this unprocessed guitar out signal to your recording system.Then, you play it back through the Line Level Input 29 o your PODxt Pro whenyoure mixing, and you can change amps, eects and every other aspect o your guitar

tone with complete fexibility.

Course, it would be pretty hard to record a good guitar take without hearing the ampand eects sound that you were planning to use, right? I mean, who can solo with a dryguitar signal? The answer is that you dont listen to this unprocessed signal while record-inginstead, you monitor your PODxt Pros let/right processed outputs during the re-cording process. You can even record both the unprocessed guitar out and the processedlet/right outputs at the same time, so youre ready or complete fexibility in later toneadjustments, or you can just stick with what you had. Page 311 has details.

PODxt Pros digital outputs can also send unprocessed signal, i you preer to capturethis signal digitally. You can set them to do this rom the display pages o the i/O & diGselectbutton26.

31 32 Eect Send & Return - The eects loop is designed or line leveldevices, like rackmount eect processors, not or stomp boxes (which you can run hap-pily in ront o your PODxt Pro). Use the let jacks i you want to run the send or returnmono. You can choose to run the loop series or parallel rom the display pages o the i/O& diG selectbutton26. I you have the loop set to series, but nothing plugged intothe loop return, PODxt Pro is smart enough to see this and disable the loop so you stillget sound. See page 34 or more details.

33 Unbalanced Analog Out - The display pages o the i/O & diG selectbutton26 congure these outputs or Studio or Live Use. In Studio Mode, theyreready to plug into a recorder with unbalanced 10 dBV inputs. In Live Mode, theydont have speaker simulation, and are ready or connection to an on stage power amp.Whichever you choose, the ront panel Output knob4 determines how much signal

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you ll get at these jacks. You can use either jack as a mono output, by the way.

34Balanced Analog Out -

The i/O & diG selectbutton26 displaypages congure these outputs or Studio or Live Use. In Studio Mode, theyre ready toplug into a recorder with balanced +4 dBu inputs. In Live Mode, theyre ready to sendgreat sounding 10dBV signals to the house sound system or P.A. The ront panel Out-putknob4 does not aect the volume at these jacks in Live Mode. This lets you makeon stage adjustments to your volume without aecting the P.A.s levels.

35 Ground - This switch lets you lit the grounds oPODxt Pros XLR BalancedAnalog Outs. This can be handy i you get an audible hum caused by a ground loopwhen connecting to other grounded equipment.

36AES/EBU & S/PDIF Inputs & Outputs - These jacks send andreceive digital audio signals. The display pages o the i/O & diG selectbutton26

choose which o these connections to use, along with sample rate, word length (bits)and other details. You can use digital input at the same time as analog output, or analogoutput as the same time as digital input, or any combination. You can even send digitalaudio into PODxt Pro with one rate and word length, and choose a dierent rate andword length or output.

PODxt Pro does not include a separate clock connector, but it can clock to the digitalaudio being received at either o its digital inputs, even i you are using an analog input

to get audio into your PODxt Pro. You can, or instance, connect a digital output romyour digital mixer PODxt Pros S/PDIF input, press the i/O & diG selectbutton26 set the fOrmattomatchspdif, and PODxt Pro will clock to your mixer. PODxt Prowill also ormat the digital audio it outputs to match the incoming ormat. Note: TheFX Loop in the PODxt Pro exists entirely ater all o the digital processing and is in theanalog signal path, directly beore the main outputs. This means that anything run in theloop will not be present in the digital output signal.

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WhatareyOucOnnectingtO?

Your PODxt needs to adjust itsel to deliver the best possible sound depending on whatyoure connecting to.

PODxtLve: Press the Output Mode/System 23 button to light it up and see

the What are you connecting to? page.

PODxt& PODxt PrO: Press the tune/system23 button and turn the select16knob clockwise until the display asks, What are you connecting to?

DestinatiOn chOices

studiO directWhen connecting your PODxt or direct recording, running itstraight into a P.A., or using in-ear monitoring systems, press the Sot Buttonbelow destand turn the effecttweakknob 14 to select studiO: direct.

cOmBO frOnt, cOmBO pwramp, stack frOnt & stack pwrampPressthe Sot Buttonbelow destand choose one o these modes when youre plugging yourPODxt into another guitar amp, or a power amp and guitar speakers. The Mic and Roomcomponents o A.I.R. will be turned o, and the Cabinet Models revoiced to sound theirbest coming through the kind o speaker you choose. (On a PODxt PrO, the XLR out-

puts have additional speaker emulation processing in these modes, so you can connectthem to a P.A. or house sound system while using the 1/4-inch outs to drive an amp.)

Use a pwrampsetting when running straight into a poweramp driving speakers, or run-ning into the eect return o an amp so that its own preamp is bypassed and youre get-ting your PODxts signal right to the power amp section.

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a g p gg g g a a p a , asome extra Tone Correction controls will appear.

tOne cOrrectiOnWith cOmBOfrOntor stackfrOntchosen or dest, you getTone Correction controls:

These are or adjusting PODxts overall sound to compensate or the tonal response othe preamp section o the amp that youre plugging into. Weve ound that it is otennecessary to reduce the low requency or high requency parts o the PODxt soundto get decent results in this sort o a conguration, and sometimes it helps to shitthe ocus o the mid requencies. Press the Sot Button 18 below lOws or hiGhs andtwiddle the effecttweak14 knob to reduce the amount o low or high requencies.Use fOcus to choose which mid requencies to emphasize.

Note: When running PODxt into a guitar amp (as opposed to studio monitors or

headphones) remember that dierent speaker/amp combinations sound wildly

dierent. Consider the name o each destchoice as a recommendation only,

and experiment with all the options to see which sounds best or your particu-

lar setup.

boSe pS1Press the Sot Buttonbelow destand choose this when plugging into aBose PS1 Cylindrical Radiator loudspeaker system. We specially tuned this mode orgreat sound rom the innovative new sound system that you can learn more about romwww.bose.com. (On a PODxt PrO, the 1/4-inch outputs do not output correct soundin this special mode.)

PODxt remembers the What are you connected to? settings you choose, so you donthave to re-set them every time you power up. I you change to a dierent setting when

using a dierent setup, dont orget to change back to your standard setting once you getback to your regular setup.

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The rst thing to consider when running PODxt in ront o an amp is what you want to

achieve.I you want to use your amp or its tone, with PODxt supplying eects and some extradistortion when needed, youll generally get the best results by turning the amp modelingo on PODxt, and using PODxts Stomp when you want to add distortion. The soundspre-programmed in Banks 9-16 are set up this way, to complement the tone providedby your amp. For this setup, youll want to plug right into your amps ront panel guitarinput, and choose cOmBOfrOntor stackfrOnton the What are you connecting to?

system page (see page 31).

On the other hand, i you want to use PODxts amp modeling ability to transorm thebasic tone o your amp to make it sound more like another amp, youll probably wantthe amp modeling on. For this kind o setup, we recommend you connect PODxtsoutput to your amps eect return or power amp input jack, and choosecOmBOpwrampor stackpwrampon the What are you connecting to? system page (see page 31). I

you dont have these jacks on your amp, go ahead and connect to the guitar input onthe ront o your amp, and try cOmBOfrOntor stackfrOntmode on the What are youconnecting to? system page. Then set your amps sound to neutral: i you only haveone volume control on your amp, set it low enough to get a clean tone; so PODxtssounds come through as purely as possible. I you have a master volume in addition toa volume control on the input, set them both so that the rst volume doesnt overdrivethe master volume (so youre getting a clean tone). This will vary rom amp to amp, butusually the input volume is going to be less than the master volume to get a clean, non-distorted sound. I you have passive tone controls, try setting your mid control at max,and your treble and bass controls at zero (this is actually fat equalization-wise on mostamps). Active tone controls may vary, but just be sure youre not overdriving the amp sothe PODxt tone comes through without extra coloration. Once you get going, you cantweak the amplier settings to suit your tastes. Try to set PODxts Outputso youre notoverdriving the input o the amp.

Its also important to be realistic about what youre going to achieve here as good as itis, PODxt wont be able to make a $100 combo amp with a cheap speaker sound exactlylike the vintage amp o your dreams.

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I youve been playing guitar or a while, you probably have some avorite pedals that youdig. And even though PODxt has now graced your lie with some pretty hip stomp boxand rack Eect Models, you probably still want the option o keeping those old pedalsin your arsenal. No problem! Note that some distortion boxes may sound overly harsh iyou max their output volume into your PODxt. I that happens, try lowering the distor-tion boxs volume, and you can always add more gain with PODxts drive knob or itsown stOmpeects. And o course when you use eect units in ront o your PODxt, andswitch Amp Models, youre going to get dierent results depending on the PODxtAmpModel youve selected.

FX Loop (PODxt PrOonly)When you press the tune/system23 button and turn the select16 knob clockwiseuntil the display asks, What are you connecting to? with a PODxt PrO, youve got anfxlOOpsetting. Press the Sot Button below it, and spin the effecttweak14 knob to

choose series or parallel operation or the loop.

Setting lOOpto series means PODxt PrO will send its ull signal out to the eect, and

then output the signal that returns rom the eect. I you turn the eect o, or turn itsoutput level all the way down, you wont hear anything. Use the mix control on the e-ect unit thats connected to the loop to determine how much eect you hear versus howmuch o the uneected PODxt PrO sound. Please note that the PODxt PrOs eects loopis entirely analog and is placed directly beore the analog outputs, so anything run in theloop will not be present in the digital out. This is a great way to record wet cab/dry cab,as you can record dry signal rom the digital outs, then use the main outputs to record

the loop-eected signal separately.I you set lOOpto parallel, PODxt Pro will send a parallel copy o its signal to the loop,while simultaneously sending its signal to its own outputs as usual. Some people preerthis type o setup, because only a small portion o their tone is run through the eect,preventing some eect units rom degrading their overall tone. When running parallel,you should set the mix control on the eect unit thats connected to the loop to 100%

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the output volume control o the connected eect unit.

PLEASE NOTE: Many eects can result in compromised sound when run in paral-

lel, because the signal coming back rom the eect unit is out o phase with the

signal that has stayed in the PODxt Pro. This is generally not a problem or delay

or reverb, as long as the external eect is running 100% wet. It is oten a problem

with modulation eects (chorus, phase, fange, etc.), compression, or any other e-

ect that includes some unprocessed sound mixed with processed sound. For these

eects, series is generally the way to go with the eects loop.

You can turn the loop on/o rom a connected FBV oot controller or the loop on/o pa-rameter in the last editdisplays. This on/o state is stored with Channels that you save,so you can have some with the loop on, and some with the loop o.

Choosing AES/EBU or S/PDIF Data Format (PODxt PrOonly)

PODxt Pros AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital outputs are both active at the same time, andeach have the electrical properties appropriate to their respective digital standards. Theones-and-zeroes digital data that is transmitted in the AES/EBU and S/PDIF standard isalmostbut not exactlythe same.

Since both oPODxt Pros physical digital outputs always sends the same data, weve

given you the diGOutparameter to decide whether this data should be ormatted accord-ing to the AES/EBU standard, or the S/PDIF standard. In practice, many pieces o equip-ment will accept either data ormat rom either connector, but i you want to be sure youare sending exactly the right ormat that you preer, press the Sot Buttonbelow diGOutand turn the effecttweakknob 14 to select the ormat that you preer:

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I youre hooking your PODxt up to a recorder, mixer, or other equipment, be sure you

are plugging its outputs into line level inputs on your other gear, as opposed to micro-phone level or guitar level inputs. This will insure that you get the best signal-to-noiseratio (lots o juicy guitar tone, not too much hiss) with PODxt. Some equipment onlygives you a single input or both mic & line level sources, allowing you to trim low levelsignals (like mics) up to a high level at the inputs. I you are plugging your PODxt intoone o these inputs, try setting the trim to minimum, and twisting the Output4andchannel vOlume 11 knobs up to maximum. I your equipment has a couple o open

line-level only inputs, youll probably get better perormance by plugging into these,rather than the wide-ranging mic-to-line level trimmed inputs.

Setting LevelsStart by setting PODxt to the sound you intend to use, strum hard, and set channelvOlume 11 as close to max as you can without getting the CLIP indicator in PODxtsdisplay. Now play with the PODxtOutputknob and any input volume control on yoursystem so you can get the maximum sound level out o your PODxt without going so arthat you overdrive the input on your system and cause unwanted distortion.

TIP: You probably want to have all o your avorite sounds as loud as possible,

while also having the right dierence in volume between your lead and rhythm

sounds, clean and dirty sounds, etc. Right? OK, then, to get this happy balance,

start with your avorite clean sounds. Turn up their Chan Vol as high as you can

without getting the CLIP indicator in PODxt

s display when you strum hard. andsave them that way. Then switch amongst them to see i some are too loud, and

turn them down a bit to match well with the others. Next, move on to select

your dirtier crunch and lead tones, comparing them to the clean sounds and

saving them with lower Chan Vol settings to match well with those clean sounds.

Now, each time you use your PODxt, you just have to set an Output volume level

you like, and you can switch amongst your various sounds without unhappy vol-

ume dierences.

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You re also likely to nd, especially i you are using a guitar with single coil pickups, thatit is quite easy to pick up some serious noise rom any computer CRT (which stands orcathode ray tube) display you might have in your studio. CRT displays are, ater all, justspecial purpose ray guns that shoot photons at you all day long. Your guitar pickups re-ceive and ampliy the electro-magnetic elds that your display radiates, and you hear thisin your audio signal as buzz and hum. Moving arther rom the CRT, and turning yourguitar so it does not directly ace the computers display, will minimize this problem. Buti you nd yoursel in a tight studio setup, needing to lay down some quick tracks, andbeing pestered by CRT-induced buzz, you may nd it helpul to do as we have sometimesdone: set up your track to record and start your pre-roll; reach up and fick your computer

monitors power switch o; record your guitar part; stop your recording, fick the monitorback on, and check out the buzz-ree playback. Flatscreen LCD monitors generally dontcause hum and buzz. And just in case youre looking or an excuse to buy one... Line 6Variax guitars are immune to this sort o radiation-induced hum also, since they dontuse traditional magnetic pickups.

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Selecting An InputPress the i/O & diG selectbutton26 once to see this page where you select romPODxt Pros many inputs and digital options:

Press the ar-let Sot Button below inputand select rom these options:

GuitarinPick this when plugging your guitar straight into the ront panel input2 jack. When this is selected, audio rom the rear panels line level input and digital inputsis ignored.

lineinSelect this option when whatever you want to run through PODxt Pro isplugged into the rear panel line level input29 . When this is selected, audio rom theront panel input and the digital inputs is ignored.

aesleft,aesriGht,aesl+rSelect one o these to use the rear panelaes/eBu36digital inputs. The aesl+r option merges the let and right AES inputs to mono, sincePODxt Pro only allows a mono input. When this is selected, the ront and rear panelanalog inputs are ignored.

spdifleft, spdifriGht, spdifl+rSelect one o these or the rear panel s/pdif36 digi-tal inputs. The spdifl+roption merges the let and right S/PDIF inputs to mono, sincePODxt Pro only allows a mono input. When this is selected, the ront and rear panelanalog inputs are ignored.

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Press the i/O & diG selectbutton26 once to see this page and select rom PODxtPros many inputs and several digital options:

FORMAT: Sample rate, word length (bit depth), and clock source

Press the Sot Button below fOrmatand spin the effecttweak14 knob to choose tooutput any combination o 16, 20 or 24 bits along with 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 KHz. PODxtPro will use its internal clock to generate the sample rate you choose.

Or choose matchaesinormatchspdifinrom the fOrmatoptions, to have PODxt Proclock to the sample rate being received, and output data in the same rate/bit ormat.

Clocking to external gear: Whatever youve selected as your input (including analog

Guitar In or Line In), you can still pick matchaesinor matchspdifin or fOrmatto havePODxt Pro slave to the clock o your other digital equipment. For instance, eed PODxtPros digital input with an output rom your digital mixer, choose that source or fOrmat,and PODxt Pro slaves to your digital mixers clock and matches its digital audio ormat.Sweet.

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GAIN: Extra gain on the digital outs

Press the Sot Button below Gain and spin the effecttweak14 knob to add up to 12 dbo gain on the digital outs only. This can be used to increase the digital output level osounds that dont have a lot o distortion or other settings that are driving their levels up.

Danger, Will Robinson! Well, not danger, really, but important to know: I you arerecording the dry guitar signal via the digital output and intend to re-amp the signal bydigitally eeding it back to PODxt Pro later, DO NOT add gainleave the signal at

+0dband play the signal back rom your recorder to PODxt Pros digital input withoutan increase or decrease in level. I you dash madly orward and dont ollow this advice,youll be eeding the re-amp signal to PODxt Pro at a dierent level than the signal thatwas used while you were tracking the guitar in the rst place, and the change in inputgain to PODxt Pro will make it impossible to get a clean sound, or will give you a lessgainy sound than you expect. O course, i youre a danger-lover looking or unpredict-able versatility during re-amping, this may be just your thing.... See page 311 or more

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committing it to the recorded track. Pretty cool, huh?

Now, as you mix, you can adjust the guitar tone to your hearts content. Turn up theDrive a little, back o on the Chorusheck, change the Amp Model and use a dier-ent modeled microphone selection. When you are ready to commit a processed sound toa track, you can record the let and right analog or digital outputs o the PODxt Pro toyour

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