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1. 18 vene 8 2 5 Pick Amp Model AMP L6 INSANE 7h 50 GUITAR MODELS BYP VOL ROOM D 2 57 T 78 BRIT CELEST 755 ON AXIS SAVE CAB MIC OUTPUTS HOLD FOR SYSTEM Double press to show Turn to pick an AMP CAB Amp Model TYPE selects from settings Guitar Bass and Pre Amp Models 6 Tweak the Amp Tone Controls MIDDLE TREBLE PRESENCE Tutorials 1 Pick a Stomp Model and tweak it TONE 2 t DISTORTION KILLER Z q var 2 6 0 y DRIVE GAIN CONTR MID Turn to select DISTORTION KILLER Z Double Press DISTORTION KILLER Z DISTORTION KILLER Z 1 1690 75 50 16 75 50 9 560 DRIVE GAIN DRIVE GAIN CONTR D d Press down to select lower row Turn to tweak upper row settings Turn to tweak lower row settings Tutorials 8 Show the Delay settings FX STCK TO DELAY COMP BOOST of 5 5 Double Press 9 Set the Delay tempo and set it to run post after the Amp Model DELAY TUBE ECHO IIMS 4000 120 08PM ams TIME TAP TEMPO MIX TIME TAP TEMPO MIX 90 350 4 15 359 e 9 x fer DRIVE FDBK CONFIG DRIVE FLUT FDBK CONFIG j DELAY TUBE ECHO Tap delay temo Tap is set to Set CONFIG quarter note to POST 10 Select the EQ
2. 9 L3USER 92 u 0 088 L3BASS 1 2 u 0 088 Press to show the Home Page Turn to select Turn to choose Turn the Select Knob A2 a folder to choose a preset from that folder 4 9 Note You can also recall User Presets on POD X3 and POD X3 Pro using an optional Line 6 FBV FBV Shortboard or FBV Express Recalling User Presets on POD X3 Live Using POD X3 Live s footswitches you can recall the 128 User presets with your feet It s easy Just step on the Bank Up or Bank Down footswitch to get to the bank you want 1 32 then use the A B C or D footswitch to recall a preset from that bank A D The preset will load as soon as you step on A B C or D STOMP PX SWITCHES TO CT DELAY Getting Around Tones amp Tuner Locking Tone 2 From the Home Page you can lock Tone 2 to prevent it from getting overwritten when loading new presets This is handy when you re using Tone 2 for vocals and you want to make sure it doesn t change when you recall guitar presets on Tone 1 2D 2 This is Tone 2 GATE WAH ETT com vor moD gt USER 21 2 a 0 098 u 22 Tone 2 unlocked Tone 2 locked 4 10 Saving Tones You can edit any of the POD POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro s presets or create one of your own and store it to one of the 128 User preset locations To save a preset follow these st
3. 820 com j LOOP 00 DIY VERB OUTPUTS HOLD FOR SYSTEM OUTPUTS HOLD FOR SYSTEM Press to show n Press up down left Press to turn gt Double press the Home Page right to select EQ EQ on off to show EQ settings 11 Tweak the EQ PARAMETRIC EQ 12 008 FLAT 6 608 FLAT 100 250 24K 3 0K gt A Q LOFQ HMFQ Press up down to select upper lower row There is no model select for EQ 2 2 2 2 Tutorials Tutorials 12 Turn both Tones on at once HOLD FOR 2 SECONDS 13 Load preset to Tone 2 Only Preset loads into Tone 2 1 Tutoriali 1 Tutorial od AMO This is Tone 2 320 This is Tone 2 92 Bubble Echo Gate care war vou vot 711 VERB 18 VERB 5 9 1 2 a 0 0dB L3USER 1 2 u 0 00B CUSER 21 2 a 0 0dB Turn to choose preset Bubble Echo Turn to Turn to select select 2 folder FX HVY Tutorials 14 Select and Tweak Tone 1 2 TONE 2 HOLD FOR DUAL 1 Tutorial
4. VERB gt Press to show the Home Page Turn to select Turn to choose 21 2 folder User SAVE Turn to choose preset Press to return to the 32D Tutorial Home Page Tutorials 4 Turn on the Amp Model HOLD F R DUAL 320 2 This is Tone 2 820 GATE WAH STOMP Cfamp cas Ea vol MoD DLY VERB a 0 08 21 1 292 is outlined is on black 2 This is Tone 2 GATE WAH STOMP vor MOD DLY VERB gt a PRESS 4 5 Pick an Amp Model AMP L6 INSANE 7 50 GUITAR BYPVOL ROOM HOLD FOR DUAL we KL RS 10 SAVE Double press Turn to pick an ce Q Q Amp Model TYPE selects from Guitar Bass and Pre Amp Models 6 Tweak the Amp Tone Controls 4 5 MIDDLE TREBLE PRESENCE Tutorials 1 Pick a Stomp Model and tweak it 50 60 e m MOD gt m 10 SAVE DRIVE GAIN MID 293 Double press Turn to select DISTORTION KILLER Z HE MULA une DISTORTION KILLER 2 16 75 50 36009 60 DRIVE GAIN CONTR MID
5. 39 6 9 9 9 9 BEEN Press down to select lower row Turn to tweak upper row settings Turn to tweak lower row settings 8 Show the Delay settings m DOUBLE PRESS ADJUST Double press Tutorials 9 Set the Delay tempo and set it to run post after the Amp Model DELAY TUBE ECHO DELAY TUBE ECHO 48 375 5 120 08 TIME TEMPO PRE PRI DRNE cue gt TAJ O DRIVE FLUT 224 7 Tap delay tempo 48 1 mw mum Press down to select lower row Tap is set to Set CONFIG quarter note to post 10 Select the EQ 920 GATE vo Chop BTE vene OUTPUTS OUTPUTS HOLD FOR SYSTEM HOLD FOR SYSTEM Press to show Press up down left Press to turn Double press the Home Page right to select EQ EQ on off to show EQ settings 11 Tweak the EQ PARAMETRIC EQ 12 008 FLAT 6 608 FLAT 100 250 24K 3 0K 21 Press up down select upper lower row 104 LMGN There is no model select for EQ 12 Turn both Tones on at once HOLD F R DUAL Tutorials Press to show the Home Page 13 Load preset to Tone 2 only
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7. use this to jack into the instrument input of a guitar amp head with separate cab Stck PwrAmp use this to jack into the power amp input of a guitar amp head with separate cab Lows when Combo Front or Stack Front are chosen for Mode this control appears to let you lower the overall bass output of POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro This helps to counteract any bass boost you may have built into your guitar amp Focus when Combo Front or Stack Front are chosen for Mode this control appears to let you increase the overall midrange output of POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro This helps to counteract any mid cut that may be built into your guitar amp Highs when Combo Front or Stack Front are chosen for Mode this control appears to let you lower the overall treble output of POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro Tone allows you to either turn On or Mute Tone 1 independent of the settings of the Studio Direct Mix that drive the XLR and other outputs Pan sets the location of Tone 1 in the stereo field independent of the settings of the Studio Direct Mix that drive the XLR and other outputs Tone 2 allows you to turn On or Mute Tone 2 independent of the settings of the Studio Direct Mix that drive the XLR and other outputs Pan sets the location of Tone 2 in the stereo field independent of the settings of the Studio Direct Mix that drive the XLR and other outputs 6 3 Reference Configuration amp Setup
8. Em 209 This is Tone 2 204 This is Tone 2 1 7 care va 1 core come Ea COMP EQ voL LOOP DTI vens 9 5 1 vene 3USER 21 2 8 0 088 USER 4 0 008 Tone 1 is selected above Tone 2 is selected above PRESS BRIEFLY 15 These knobs and footswitches control only one Tone at a time 9 DRIVE 55 MID TREB Tutorials 16 Tweak combined volume of Tone 1 Tone 2 1 Tutorial 820 2 This is Tone 2 exe 1 128 COMP EQ LOOP Mop VERB gt 3USER 1 2 a 0 098 17 Save SIVE TU Tutorial HOME This is Tone 2 HOME MOLD FOR COMMANDS HOLD FOR COMMANDS Tutorial INPUTS INPUTS 2 Press to C 3 finish save Choose a User Choose to Move Change location to save to edit name for cursor character Tone or Tone 2 Tutorials TuroRIAL POD amp POD Pro FOR GUITAR 1 Plug your guitar into Input 1 2 gt D lt gt 2 Turn on POD X3 or POD X3 Pro 3 Recall User Preset 32D Tutoriall 82 82 92 EQ voL Cmon E vens gt WAH 922 voL
9. Tutorial comp vot gt E vo Cmon vens Cmon prr vens 1 Tutoriali 2 This is Tone 2 was ETT 2 This is Tone 2 WAH 21 u 0 008 Ait a 0 048 Turn to Turn to select select 92 folder FX HVY 14 Select and tweak Tone 1 2 1 Tutorial 2D 9 This is Tone 2 wat 12 HOLD FOR DUAL C COMP 0 VOL Cmon vens 3USER 1 0 088 Tone 1 is selected above gt mua PRESS 2 5 HOLD FOR 2 SECONDS Preset loads into Tone 2 1 y 442 Bubble Echo 92 EQ voL vers 3USER 21 2 u 0 098 Turn choose preset Bubble Echo PRESS BRIEFLY 1 Tutorial This is Tone GATE WAH EI comp Eo vo Cmon vens 212 a O08 Tone 2 is selected above Tutorials 2 6 15 These knobs and buttons control only one Tone at a time DRIVE BASS MIDDLE TREBLE PRESENCE REVERB TONE VOLUME roms Dre P PRESS ON OFF DOUBLE PRESS TO ADJUST 16 Tweak the combined volume of Tone 1 Tone 2
10. WAH VETTA WAH The Wah effect is generally expected to be controlled by the pedal built into POD X3 Live or an optional Line 6 FBV foot controller or third party MIDI controller 5415 Select Knob turn to pick a Wah pedal Your choices are Vetta Wah Fassel Weeper Chrome Chrome Custom Throaty Conductor and Colorful Pos represents the current angle of that pedal with 0 meaning the pedal is fully heel down and 10096 meaning it s fully toe down If you don t have a pedal connected you can still adjust Pos to get a parked wah sound Reference Tweaking Tones Volume Pedal VOLUME PEDAL 1 0 100 9 nus MIN MAX CONFIG The Volume effect is generally expected to be controlled by the pedal built into POD X3 5 16 Live or an optional Line 6 foot controller or third party MIDI controller Min determines how much volume you ll hear when the volume pedal is at its minimum heel down setting Set it to 096 to have silence in the heel down position Max determines how much volume you ll hear when the volume pedal is at its maximum toe down setting Config allows you to choose the position of the volume pedal in your signal flow Pre before the amp model or Post after the amp model Reference Tweaking Tones Effects Loop POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro only 5808 _ 2408 100 8 Q x SEND RETURN CONFIG This lets you tweak the settings related to the Effects Loop N
11. 1 Tutorial AMO This is 10167 GATE WAH comp Eq voL fo 0048 17 Save SAVE TO Tutorial HOME This is Tone 2 HOME HOLD FOR COMMANDS HOLD FOR COMMANDS Tutorial pREss gt SAVE INPUTS INPUTS Press to finish save Choose a User Choose to Move Change location to save to edit name for cursor character Tone or Tone 2 Controls 8 Connections CoNTROLS amp CoNNECTIONS 3 l OUTPUTS HOLD FOR SYSTEM MASTER VOLUME HOLD FOR DUAL HOLD FOR TUNER J PRESS ON OFF DOUBLE PRESS ADJUST gt 55 55 5 Display the LCD liquid crystal display is your window into the power of POD X3 You ll see 2 types of pages in the display Home Page the Tone Path Home Page shows you all the digital processing blocks that are working to deliver your great tone For User Presets you can also switch to a Big User Home Page which shows you the bank and channel number where the preset is stored The tone names that are loaded in the current preset and the bank and channel number where the preset is stored are also displayed You can get to the Home Page at any time by pressing the Home button You can toggle between the two Home Pages by repeatedly pressing the Home button Edit Page shows you all parameters avai
12. Pro doesn t work with the older Line 6 Floor Board or FBV2 EX MIDI connect your POD X3 Pro to your MIDI equipment to send and receive Program Change Messages for selecting Presets POD X3 Pro s MIDI Out connects to another device s MIDI In its MIDI In goes to another device s MIDI Out Chapter 6 has info on setting your MIDI Channel for communication Visit www line6 com manuals for more comprehensive MIDI CC information EL Variax this input provides power and a direct digital audio connection between a Line 6 Variax guitar or bass and the POD X3 Pro The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info Be sure to keep the protective plastic cap on this connection when it s not connected to a Variax so you won t damage it by mistakenly inserting a 1 4 inch guitar cable or other connection When you are ready to connect a Variax use only Line 6 supplied Variax compatible cables not standard Ethernet or other cables to avoid damage to the jack You can learn more about the Variax family of guitars each one giving you the sound of an entire guitar collection in one instrument at www line6 com 3221 Controls 8 Connections 3 22 USB 2 0 POD Pros USB 2 0 jack lets you connect directly to a USB 2 0 equipped computer and take advantage of many computer powered features Line 6 Monkey software makes it easy to install software and get updates Ins
13. 6 4 Outputs Page 2 Studio Direct STUDIO DIRECT MIX STUDIO DIRECT 48kHz 1208 S PDIF DIGITAL RATE FORMAT This mix provides POD s legendary direct recording sound ideal for connecting direct to a mixer recorder PA or headphones for Studio Mode sound The headphone and USB 1 2 outputs always get this mix For POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro this also always feeds the XLR Direct Outs The 1 4 inch outputs can get this mix too when desired See next page Tone allows you to either turn On or Mute Tone Pan sets the location of Tone 1 in the stereo field Tone 2 allows you to turn On or Mute Tone 2 Pan sets the location of Tone 2 in the stereo field Digital sets the signal for the digital output There are four options Match Studio Direct Digital outputs the Tone and Pan settings as shown Studio Direct Tone 1 Digital outputs Tone 1 only panned center Studio Direct Tone 2 Digital outputs Tone 2 only panned center Dry Inputs Digital Left outputs the unprocessed input s to Tone 1 and Digital Right outputs the unprocessed input s to Tone 2 Rate affects the digital output only setting the S PDIF or AES EBU signal s sample rate to 44 1 48 88 2 96 kHz or Match Digital In Level affects the digital output only adding up to 12 dB of gain This can be useful Reference Configuration amp Setup
14. or close to it and thereby get the best sound possible If your gear has inputs that function as mic line level inputs try to set the trim for those inputs to the minimum level and POD X3 Pro s Master Volume to maximum when setting levels Microphone Input plug in your microphone here The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info Trim Control use the Trim Control to get a nice healthy level Guitar In plug your guitar or bass in here It s a mono unbalanced connection The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for details 3 19 Controls 8 Connections 3 20 LLL Guitar In Pad engage this Pad to tame hotter signals at the Guitar In jack when you use guitars with active pickups or other high output sources Low Cut Filter push this button in to engage the Low Cut Filter for the Mic Input It cuts 75Hz and below which is useful for eliminating rumble from mic sources Mic Pad for hot mics engage this pad to attenuate the Mic Input by 20dB Phantom Power pushing in this button activates 48V Phantom Power for both Channel Strip Mic Inputs An LED will light when Phantom Power is activated EX Clip Light this lights when input clipping is detected at the Channel Strip Mic or Guitar Inputs To avoid clipping engage the Mic Pad or Guitar Pad or r
15. tones There are essentially 3 steps to getting Dual Tone going on POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro 1 Assign inputs To assign inputs to each Tone press the Inputs button and select the input or combination of inputs to feed Tone 1 and Tone 2 Full details are available in Chapter 5 2 Choose whether you want both Tones on at the same time or just one Tone by holding the Tone 2 button POD X3 amp POD X3 Pro or the Tone 2 footswitch POD X3 Live for two seconds Getting Around Tones amp Tuner opl Tutorial STOMP cow Eq vo E 19 3USER 1 2 Dual tone off pese VOL ay ueg USER 21 2 Dual tone on 3 Tweak your Tones From the Home Page briefly pressing the Tone 2 button POD X3 amp POD X3 Pro orstepping on the Tone 2 footswitch POD X3 Live will toggle between controlling Tone 1 and Tone 2 When you re on the one you want you can select blocks turn them on off tweak and turn knobs as described earlier 495 1 name is inverted if Tone 1 is selected Tone 2 name is inverted if Tone 2 is selected 1 Tutorial 2D This is Tone 2 STOMP STOMP n Con 3USER 1 2 u 0 008 USER 9 1 2 u 0 008 Edit Tone Home Page Edit Tone 2 Home Page From a block s Edit Page you can also press the Tone 2 button POD X3 amp POD X3 Pro or step on the Tone 2 footswitch POD X3 Live to toggle between that block for each Tone DELAY TUBE ECHO DELAY DIGITAL D
16. And if you have an older version of Monkey it also may not show your POD POD Live or POD X3 Pro in its list of products when it asks you to select your product manually If POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro is not shown as a product selection select any TonePort from the product select menu that Monkey will show as it starts up Once Monkey finishes start up login with the user name and password that you use for line6 com or click the New User button near the top of Monkey s window create a user name and password for line6 com and then use it to log in to Monkey On the Updates tab look to see if Line 6 Monkey itself is up to date Monkey is listed under Applications on the Updates tab A green circle with a checkmark is shown next to its listing if it s up to date If not highlight its line in the list of Items and click the Update button on the right Of course this shouldn t be necessary if you just downloaded the latest Once Monkey s up to date install the latest Line 6 drivers In the Updates tab highlight the Driver item and click the Update button on the right Monkey will lead you through the process which requires you to quit Monkey and possibly restart your machine Once the driver installation completes run Monkey again Make sure your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro is powered on and connected to your computer via USB Monkey should automatically recognize your POD X3 841 USB amp Compu
17. Disable Global Control when global control is disabled your Variax will be heard but it won t respond to patch changes The lower half of the LCD will be blank Outputs Pressing the Outputs button gets you to the first of two Outputs pages 1 4 INCH OUTPUTS COMBO FRONT 50 570 82 50 6 2 MODE LOWS FOCUS HIGHS ON e 01 9 PAN 2 Press the 4 way Nav Left and Right to move between page 1 and page 2 Outputs Page 1 4 Outputs this is where you set up the 1 4 inch outputs on POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro Mode turn this knob to pick from Studio Modes for direct connections to a mixer recorder PA or headphones Match Studio Direct the 1 4 inch jacks output the Studio Direct Mode mix set on Reference Configuration amp Setup the second Outputs page e Studio Direct Tone the 1 4 inch jacks output Tone 1 only panned center with Studio Mode processing Studio Direct Tone 2 the 1 4 inch jacks output Tone 2 only panned center with Studio Mode processing Live Modes for feeding a guitar amp without speaker mic room simulation and with a set of controls for On Mute and Pan for Tone 1 and Tone 2 that is independent from the Studio Direct Mix settings e Combo Front use this to jack into the instrument input of a combo guitar amp Combo Pwramp use this to jack into the power amp input of a combo guitar amp e Stack Front
18. Live Mode they don t have speaker simulation and are ready for connection to an on stage power amp Whichever you choose the front panel Master Volume knob determines how much signal you ll get at these jacks You can use either jack as a mono output by the way As detailed in Chapter 6 the System page lets you disable Master Volume control for these outputs so you can make on stage adjustments to the 1 4 inch outputs feeding an amp without affecting the levels sent to the house sound mixer or PA Controls 8 Connections EIJ Line Inputs these two unbalanced 1 4 inch inputs can be used for a second guitar or just about any other instrument or line inputs The Inputs page is where you assign whether these inputs feed Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info Join the Club Visit www line6 com club to register online and join the All Access club the place to get Free iTunes and MP3 Jam Tracks Free loops for GarageBand Acid Reason and more 3 23 Free guitar lessons from LA session pros Free chord and scale practice tools Stay informed of contest and special offers Access to discussion forums software updates and more Getting Around Tones amp Tuner GETTING AROUND Tones amp TUNER POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro allow you to completely tweak your tone giving you the ability to dial in just about any sound you can imagine More importantly we ve come up with an amazingly straight forwar
19. POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro only To return to the Home Page from an Edit Page you can either press the Home button or double press the On Off button By the way you can also directly edit and turn blocks on or off using the POD X3 and POD X3 Pro Keypad or POD X3 Live Footswitches You know the drill press to turn blocks on or off and double press to tweak Many of these blocks can be configured to be Pre or Post so their location in the Home Page can visually change depending on how they re assigned See Chapter 5 for details on every block s Edit Page and the parameters available to tweak 4 3 Getting Around Tones amp Tuner The Dual Tone Concept One of the most powerful features of POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro is Dual Tone capability What is Dual Tone you ask There are actually two 2 completely independent Tone paths available in POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro This allows you to Process two 2 completely independent Tones for two separate inputs at the same time such as your guitar plus a microphone We like to refer to these as tone Pairs or Use two 2 completely independent Tones on a single input This is like running 4 4 through 2 amps once We call these tone Blends or Set up one sound on Tone 1 and a different sound on Tone 2 and switch between them instantly with seamless transitions including delay and reverb trails We like to refer to this as Alternating
20. capstan Heads for some Tape Delays enables you to choose from the available combinations of the model s virtual tape heads Speed is the speed of the modulation for a modulated Delay Model L Fdbk for Stereo Delays controls the left channel feedback R Fdbk for Stereo Delays controls the right channel feedback Offset for Stereo Delays sets the time for the right side delay line as a percentage of the left delay s Time setting Spread for Stereo Delays sets the stereo spread of the delays from mono to hard panned left and right Tone overall tone control Bits for Low Rez Delay lets you adjust the delay anywhere from 12 bit resolution down to as few as 4 truly nasty bits Bear in mind that as you turn the knob clockwise you re reducing the bit resolution so maximum bit reduction is achieved when the knob is all the way up think of it as a more control for how many less bits you want Your direct sound of course stays full resolution Reference Tweaking Tones Reverb REVERB RICH CHAMBER 68 95 17 PREDLY DECAY POST CONFIG When we set out to create POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro we devoted our fanatical modeling technology and energy for innovation to developing no compromise reverb effects The collection of reverb models emulate physical environments rooms and halls plate reverbs which traditionally feature a big steel plate with some sort of speaker driving it
21. descriptions for the various parameters that appear for different Models are listed below Select Knob turn to pick a Stomp Box model Distortion Stomp Boxes Drive Gain amount of distortion overdrive grind gain Tone overall effect tone control Contr on Killer Z adjusts the contour of the tone Mid mid tone control Treble treble tone control Bass bass tone control Blend on the Bronze Master adjusts the blend of tonal elements Mid Fq selects middle frequency for tone adjustment Reference Tweaking Tones Dynamics Stomp Boxes Sust varies the compression threshold Level adjusts the overall level Sens varies the effect s response to your playing Amount on Vetta Juice varies the ratio of compression Ramp for Swell effects sets the time it takes for your sound to ramp from quiet to loud Depth for Swell effects sets how much the volume of your attacks is reduced Frequency on De Essers chooses the frequency that s targeted for reduction 5 5 Amount on De Essers the amount of reduction applied to Frequency Filter Stomp Boxes Sens varies the filter s response to your playing adjusts the filter s width Decay sets how fast or slow the effect trails off Wave allows you to choose from among the effect s available waveforms Mix controls the ratio of wet effected to dry non effected sound that is heard Oct controls how loud you want the one octa
22. nice healthy level The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info 3 13 Controls 8 Connections 3 14 EI Effects Loop the Effects Loop provides a mono FX Send and a stereo FX Return operating at approximately 19 5 Volts peak to peak making it optimal for line level devices The loop can also be used with most stomp boxes by adjusting the send and return levels Use the Left Return jack for mono return The loop can run pre or post Amp Model and if nothing is connected to it POD X3 Pro is smart enough to disable the loop so you still get sound See Chapter 5 for details EE Variax this input provides power and a direct digital audio connection between a Line 6 Variax guitar or bass and the POD X3 Live The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info Be sure to keep the protective plastic cap on this connection when it s not connected to a Variax so you won t damage it by mistakenly inserting a 1 4 inch guitar cable or other connection When you are ready to connect a Variax use only Line 6 supplied Variax compatible cables not standard Ethernet or other cables to avoid damage to the jack You can learn more about the Variax family of guitars each one giving you the sound of an entire guitar collection in one instrument at www line6 com S PDIF Out this jack sends out 24 bit dig
23. practice safe listening Please Note Line 6 POD POD X3 POD X3 Live POD X3 Pro PODxt Vetta FBV FBV Shortboard FBV Express and FBV4 are trademarks of Line 6 Inc All other product names trademarks and artists names are the property of their respective owners which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6 Product names images and artists names are used solely to identify the products whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6 s sound model development for this product The use of these products trademarks images and artists names does not imply any cooperation or endorsement POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro Pilot s Handbook 2008 Line 6 Inc Table of Contents Tutorial POD Live for Tutorial POD amp POD Pro for Guitar Controls amp POLI I MM ME MM UM E 3e POD XI ce Y 308 PODX dud cd aie RTI 3016 Getting Around Tomes amp Home Te tec e REDE OU Gen 401 The D al Tone 403 Tone Volume Controls uim
24. the XLR outputs are recommended for live sound systems to provide a level that approximately matches a mic ed up amp You can also use them for recording into mic preamps or use the 1 4 inch outputs to get hotter line level outputs 2 Set the second OUTPUTS page Studio Direct Mix Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan pan left Tone 2 On Tone 2 Pan pan right 3 When using the 1 4 inch jacks also set the first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch Mode MATCH STUDIO DIRECT 4 n your recording system assign those outputs to separate recording tracks Recording Tone amp 2 to Separate Stereo Tracks POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro only 1 Connect the 1 4 inch left right outputs to your recorder as the source for the first track and the XLR left right outputs as the source for the second track 2 Set the second OUTPUTS page Studio Direct Mixer Mode Studio Direct Tone 1 Off Tone 2 On the XLRs will output Tone 2 only e Tone 2 Pan Center Example Setups 3 Set the first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch jacks Outputs Mode Studio Direct Tone 1 Feed One Guitar Amp 1 Connect 1 4 inch output s to your amp or speaker system 2 Set the first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch Outputs Mode Combo Front Combo Pwramp Stack Front or Stack PwrAmp Lows Focus Highs as desired Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan Center Tone 2 On 2 Pan Center 3 Check your Master Volume 793 Select the loudest preset settings you intend to u
25. to increase the digital output level of sounds that don t have a lot of Amp Model or stompbox distortion or other settings that are driving their levels up Format selects the digital output s format either S PDIF or AES EBU for POD X3 Pro S PDIF for POD X3 and POD X3 Live System Press and hold the Outputs Hold for System button for 2 seconds to get to the System page CNTRL 1 SETS BOTH 1 WN 1 WV ALL TONES 2 001 2 VOL 01 15 PEDAL PEDAL PEDAL MSTVOL DELAY DELAY COMP COMP MX 6 5 TWK TWK PSW Press the 4 way Nav Up and Down to move between this and page 2 System Page 1 Pedal and other settings The Pedal related settings here are for the wah voume tweak pedal built in to POD X3 Live and the pedal on some FBV foot controllers that can be used with POD X3 and POD X3 Pro Pedal use this to have the pedal affect either Tone 1 Tone 2 or Both Pedal Tone amp Pedal Tone 2 The built in pedal on a POD Live and some FBV foot controllers is pedal 1 and the optional external pedal you can connect to it is pedal 2 Here you can select what those pedals control with these choices 1 W off 2 Vol Pedal 1 controls Wah with the toe switch controlling Wah on off Pedal 2 if present controls Volume 1 Twk 2 Vol Pedal 1 controls whatever is assigned to Tweak in the lower half of the LCD display Pedal 2 i
26. to move to the previous or next edit page 8 On Off press to turn the selected processing block on or off the blocks are on when the buttons are lit and the block on the Home Page is solid Double press to enter the processing block s Edit page where you can fine tune the parameters for that block Press the Home button to leave the Edit page and return to the Home Page Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit pages available Ed Outputs Hold for System press to enter the Outputs setup page where you can set up POD X3 Pro for whatever you re connecting it to This is a very important step for getting the best sound out of your POD X3 Pro Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the System setup page Full details are in Chapter 6 3 17 Controls 8 Connections 3 18 Multi function Knobs turn any one of these knobs to adjust the corresponding parameter in the display PARAMETRIC EQ 50 22 LOGN LMF 28 50 51 50 9000 HMGN HIFQ HIGN SGC See Chapter 4 to learn about Home Page functions for these knobs Keypad these buttons allow you to do the following Tone 2 Hold for Dual press to toggle between Tone 1 and Tone 2 you re editing Tone 2 when the button is lit Press and hold to turn Dual Tone on or off See Chapter 4 for more details including info on using an FBV to control Dual Tone functions Amp Stomp Mod Delay Verb press to turn the Amp Stomp Mod Del
27. 0 dBV inputs In Live Mode they don t have speaker simulation and are ready for connection to an on stage power amp Whichever you choose the front panel Master Volume knob determines how much signal you ll get at these jacks You can use either jack as a mono output by the way EL Direct Out these balanced XLR connectors always provide studio quality sound with speaker microphone room simulation ideal for direct recording and as a direct send to the house mixer or PA when playing live As detailed in Chapter 6 the System page lets you disable Master Volume control for these outputs so you can make on stage adjustments to the 1 4 inch outputs feeding an amp without affecting the levels sent to the house sound mixer or PA EL Phones plug your headphones in here to avoid noise complaints from the neighbors or the rest of your family The volume is set by the Master Volume knob Any time you use headphones it important to be sure they re not set for ridiculous volume before your slap them on your ears Try a Master Volume knob setting of about 10 o clock to start then turn up from there if you need more volume Aux Input this mono unbalanced 1 4 inch input can be used for a second guitar or just about any other instrument The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info 27 Microphone Input and Trim plug in your microphone here and use the Trim control to get a
28. ELAY 1 48 1 36 von 750MS OFF 120 0BPM TIME NOTE TEMPO TIME NOTE TEMPO MIX 90 15 35 23 15 35 PRE DRIVE FDBK CONFIG BASS TREBLE FDBK CONFIG Edit Tone Edit Page Edit Tone 2 Edit Page Note You can also use an optional FBV or FBV Shortboard to control Dual Tone functions as referenced in Steps 2 and 3 above For details on setting this up see Page 696 Getting Around Tones amp Tuner 4 6 Tone Volume Controls The Tone Volume knob adjusts the volume of the Tone that is currently selected Use this control to set the correct balance between Tone 1 and Tone 2 From the Home Page the rightmost Multi function knob lets you adjust the volume of Tone 1 Tone 2 Back off on this control if you re seeing the Clip light turn on This level is saved and recalled with each preset 1 Tutorial 20 2 This is Tone 2 GATE 92 come Eq vo TE 9 GUSER 1 2 a 0 098 Tone Volume adjusts the volume Multifunction Knob 4 adjusts the of the currently selected Tone volume of both Tones at once You probably want all of your favorite sounds as loud as possible while also having the right difference in volume between your lead and rhythm sounds clean and dirty sounds etc Right OK then to get this happy balance start with your favorite clean sounds Turn up their volume as high as you can without g
29. M TIME TEMPO Comp Eq voL m d 90 150 359 USER DRIVE FLUT CONFIG Tone Path Home Page Big User Home Page Edit Page available for User Presets only Controls 8 Connections EJ Select Knob turning this knob will do different things depending on what page you re on Select Knob Home Page turn to select presets See Chapter 4 for all the details Edit Page turn to pick a different Model This works for the Amp Stomp Mod Delay Reverb and Wah edit pages Full details are in Chapter 5 You can also press this knob to store your own tweaked up sounds in POD X3 Pro Just press choose what to store and where to store it and press the button again to complete the Save Chapter 4 will fill you in El Home Hold for Commands press to return to the Home Page For User Presets press repeatedly to toggle between the Tone Path Home Page and the Big User Home Page Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the Commands page Full details are in Chapter 6 Inputs press to enter the Inputs setup page to configure which inputs you re using Full details are in Chapter 6 4 way Nav pressing this will do different things depending on what page you re on Home Page press Up Down Left and Right to navigate to a processing block Edit Page press Up and Down to move through each row of parameters available You can also press Left and Right
30. POD X3 Family Pilot s Handbook Manuel de pilotage Pilotenhandbuch Pilotenhandboek Manual del Piloto An in depth exploration of the advanced technologies and pulsing tonal pleasures of POD X3 POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro 40 00 0120 Electrophonic Limited Edition available www line6 com manuals Rev D The serial number can be found on the bottom or back of your POD X3 POD X3 Live POD X3 Pro It s the number that begins with 21 Please note it here for future reference SERIAL NO WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock electric shock do not expose this appliance to do not remove screws No user serviceable parts inside Refer rain or moisture servicing to qualified service personnel NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The lightning symbol within a triangle means The exclamation point within a triangle means caution Please read the information next to all caution signs electrical caution of information about operating voltage and potential risks of electrical shock It indicates the presence You should
31. X3 s real time processing See Chapter 8 for more info on USB 2 0 recording 223 FBV Pedal connect an optional foot controller here including the FBV FBV Shortboard and FBV Express The System page lets you set it all up See Chapter 6 for details Note that POD X3 does not work with the older Line 6 Floor Board or FBV2 EE Left amp Right Outputs these balanced 1 4 inch TRS tip ring sleeve connectors are ready to rock with pro 4 dBu balanced equipment They will also work happily with unbalanced 10 dBV equipment and standard guitar cables If you need mono output you can use either one Controls 8 Connections Join the Club Visit www line6 com club to register online and join the All Access club the place to get Free iTunes and MP3 Jam Tracks Free loops for GarageBand Acid Reason and more Free guitar lessons from LA session pros Free chord and scale practice tools 3 7 Stay informed of contest and special offers Access to discussion forums software updates and more Controls 8 Connections POD X3 Live ADIRE wen uox UE BUT j MASTER TREB PRES VERB VOLUME 3 8 Display LCD liquid crystal display is your window into the power of POD X3 Live You ll see 2 types of pages in the display Home Page the Tone Path Home Page shows you all the digital processing blocks that are working to d
32. akeup gain is also added as you turn the knob to the left making for a much easier tweaking experience Gain controls what else gain so that even when you re really squashing your signal with an aggressive threshold setting you ll be able to get good volume levels out of your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro Reference Tweaking Tones EQ 7 50 22 50 LOGN LMFQ 28 50 51 50 LE E NT p Here s some good old fashioned EQ to make your tone sparkle rattle the neighbor s windows and everything in between You ve got 2 bands of shelving EQ and 2 bands of semi parametric peaking EQ to choose from 5 14 Lo Fq sets the corner frequency of the low shelf filter affecting all sound at and below the frequency you select Lo Gn adjusts the gain or cut amount of the low shelf filter Lm Fq sets the corner frequency of the low mid peaking filter affecting all sound at and around the frequency you select Lm Gn adjusts the gain or cut of the low mid peaking filter Hm Fq sets the corner frequency of the high mid peaking filter affecting all sound at and around the frequency you select Hm Gn adjusts the gain or cut of the high mid peaking filter Hi Fq sets the corner frequency of the high shelf filter affecting all sound at and above the frequency you select Hi Gn adjusts the gain or cut of the high shelf filter Reference Tweaking Tones Wah
33. and how this all works Tone Controls Bass Middle Treble Presence Just like any guitar amp And when you change Amp Models the response and interactivity of these controls change too so they act like the tone controls of the original amp that inspired the Amp Model you ve selected LEJ Reverb spin this knob to set the Reverb level of the Tone that is currently selected Tone Volume this knob controls the current Tone s relative volume level Master Volume this controls the overall output level of POD X3 Pro and also sets the headphone level Changing the Master Volume level does not change your tone so you can get the tone you want at any volume level This setting is not saved when you store settings into one of the POD X3 Pro s memory locations When running into line level gear like recorders mixers and PA s POD X3 Pro will generally give the best signal to noise performance when you have the Master Volume control at max With the Master Volume control turned down low you may get extra hiss which obviously isn t what you want if you turn up your mixer or recorder s output to compensate In order to allow you to set the Master Volume as high as possible when connecting to recording mixing and other studio gear be sure you are plugging POD X3 Pro s outputs into line level not microphone or guitar level inputs Line level inputs should allow you to turn POD X3 Pro s Master Volume up all the way
34. and usually multiple pickups to pick up the vibrations of the plate spring reverbs the kind guitar players know best and even a couple of unique new models that you ll have to hear to appreciate 5911 Select Knob turn to pick a Reverb model Dwell for Spring reverbs determines how hard the virtual springs are driven the harder you drive them the longer the delay time Tone overall tone control Mix controls the ratio of wet effected to dry non effected sound that is heard Predly adjusts how long it takes for the reverb to kick in Decay adjusts how long it takes for the reverb to trail off Config allows you to choose the position of the Reverb in your signal flow Pre before the Amp Model or Post after the Amp Model Momentary Display When you adjust the physical Reverb knob on the front panel this edit page will be displayed allowing you to see all your Reverb settings as you tweak the Mix level After 2 seconds of inactivity the display will return to its previous state Reference Tweaking Tones 5912 Gate 5808 3 THRESH DECAY The Gate effect helps eliminate unwanted noise when you re not playing and can be especially valuable when using high gain sounds Like a security gate it s supposed to quickly open to pass the things that you want and then swing closed to keep out the things that you don t want Thresh determines how loud your playing has to be to open the gate More
35. apter 4 will fill you in Home Hold for Commands press to return to the Home Page For User Presets press repeatedly to toggle between the Tone Path Home Page and the Big Number Home Page Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the Commands page Full details are in Chapter 6 Inputs press to enter the Inputs setup page to configure which inputs you re using Full details are in Chapter 6 4 way Nav pressing these buttons will also do different things depending on what page you re on Home Page press Up Down Left and Right to navigate to a processing block Edit Page press and Down to move through each row of parameters available You can also press the Left and Right to move to the previous or next processing block in the Tone path 9 On Off press to turn the selected processing block on or off the blocks are on when the buttons are lit and the block on the Home Page is solid Double press to enter the processing block s Edit page where you can fine tune the parameters for that block Double press the same button again or press the Home button to leave the Edit page and return to the Home Page Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit pages available Ed Outputs Hold for System press to enter the Outputs setup page where you can set up POD X3 Live for whatever you re connecting it to This is a very important step for getting the best sound out of your POD X3 Live Press and hold for 2 second
36. ay and Reverb processing blocks on or off the blocks are on when the buttons are lit Double press one of these buttons to tweak the block For example just press the Stomp button two times quickly and you re instantly taken to the Stomp Box Edit Page Press the Home button to leave the Edit Page and return to the Home Page Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit Pages available Tap Hold for Tuner POD X3 Pro allows you to control the time and speed of your Delay and or Mod effects by simply tapping on this button Just tap it a few times and the effects that are set to lock to that tempo will change to match what you tapped There s also a Tempo parameter in the effects Edit Pages so you ll see exactly what Tempo you ve tapped This is especially useful if you are trying to nudge your Tap setting to just the right value See Chapter 5 to learn how to set up effects to follow the tempo you ve tapped Press and hold the Tap button for 2 seconds to activate the tuner You can also add footswitch tuner activation with an optional FBV foot controller KJ Drive controls how hard you re driving the input of the chosen Amp Model Like the input volume control on a non master volume guitar amp higher settings give you more dirt Controls amp Connections This knob along with the Tone Controls Reverb and Tone Volume knobs adjusts the Tone that is currently selected Tone 1 or Tone 2 See Chapter 4 for more info on Dual Tone
37. d way for you to take total control of your sound It all starts at the Home Page Home Page You can get to POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro s Home Page at any time by pressing the Home button There are actually two versions of the Home Page the Tone Path Home Page and the Big User Home Page 441 1 Tutorial 2 This is Tone 2 320 2 This is Tone 2 cate m N 32D con EXE LL LU DLUSER 21 2 0 0dB USER 2 1 120B Tone Path Home Page Big User Home Page available for User Presets only If the currently loaded preset is from the User folder you can toggle between these two Home Page displays by repeatedly pressing the Home button Otherwise the Tone Path Home Page will be the only one available The Big User Home Page is handy when you re on stage you ll be able to clearly see which User preset is loaded To the left of the Tone names is the bank and channel number 32D for example if this is a User preset or just a number if it s from one of the other preset folders The Tone Path Home Page also shows the Tone Path which includes all the digital processing blocks that are working to deliver you great tone The blocks include Getting Around Tones amp Tuner 42 Amp Cab Loop POD X3 Live amp Pro Gate Mod Wah e e Stomp Rev e Vol always on Comp Each block in the path can be selected turn
38. ding info on using an FBV to control Dual Tone functions Amp Stomp Mod Delay Verb press to turn the Amp Stomp Mod Delay and Reverb processing blocks on or off the blocks are on when the buttons are lit Double press one of these buttons to tweak the block For example just press the Stomp button two times quickly and you re instantly taken to the Stomp Box Edit Page Press the Home button to leave the Edit Page and return to the Home Page Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit Pages available Tap Hold for Tuner POD X3 allows you to control the time and speed of your Delay and or Mod effects by simply tapping on this button Just tap a few times here and the effects that are set to lock to that tempo will change to match what you tapped There s also a Tempo parameter in the effects Edit Pages so you ll see exactly what Tempo you ve tapped This is especially useful if you are trying to nudge your Tap 393 Controls 8 Connections 344 setting to just the right value See Chapter 5 to learn how to set up effects to follow the tempo that you ve tapped Press and hold the Tap button for 2 seconds to activate the tuner You can also add footswitch tuner activation with an optional FBV foot controller KJ Drive controls how hard you re driving the input of the chosen Amp Model Like the input volume control on a non master volume guitar amp higher settings give you more dirt This knob along with the Tone Cont
39. e Controls Bass Mid Treb Pres Just like any guitar amp And when you change Amp Models the response and interactivity of these controls change too so they act like the tone controls of the original amp that inspired the Amp Model you ve selected Reverb spin this knob to set the Reverb level of the Tone that is currently selected Tone Volume this knob controls the relative volume level of the current Tone 4 Master Volume this controls the overall output level of POD Live and also sets the headphone level Changing the Master Volume level does not change your tone so you can get the tone you want at any volume level This setting is not saved when you store settings into one of the POD X3 Live s memory locations POD X3 Live will generally give the best signal to noise performance when you have the Master Volume control at max With the Master Volume control turned down low you may get extra hiss which obviously isn t what you want if you turn up your mixer or recorder s output to compensate In order to allow you to set the Master Volume as high as possible when connecting to recording mixing and other studio gear be sure you are plugging POD 1 4 inch outputs into line level not microphone 3 11 Controls 8 Connections 3 12 or guitar level inputs Line level inputs should allow you to turn POD X3 Live s Master Volume up all the way or close to it and thereby get th
40. e best sound possible If your gear has inputs that function as mic line level inputs try to set the trim for those inputs to the minimum level and POD X3 Live s Master Volume to maximum when setting levels Clip Light this lights when clipping is detected which generally means unpleasantly distorted bad sound Try reducing the output level of the device that s feeding your POD X3 or reducing the Tone Volume for Tone 1 or Tone 2 or the volume of Tone 1 Tone 2 that can be adjusted from the right knob below the Home Page Direct Out Ground Lift this switch lets you lift the grounds of POD X3 Live s XLR Direct Outs This can be handy if you get an audible hum caused by a ground loop when connecting to other grounded equipment Live Out Level this switch sets the level for the Live Outputs When set to Amp the Live Outputs are ready for connection to an on stage amp When set to Line they re ready to plug into a mixer or recorder with line level inputs Guitar In Pad the Off setting of this switch is appropriate for most guitars If you see the Clip light coming on that means you re overloading POD X3 Live s input If that happens frequently try the On setting here This switches in input circuitry that s appropriate for hotter signals output by some guitars with active pickups or from keyboards and other sources LE Onboard Pedal the lights to the left of this pedal show whether the pedal will operat
41. e the Wah effect Volume Pedal or when both lights are lit Tweak When operating the Wah you can press hard with your toe at the top of the pedal and the wah as well as the wah light to the left of the pedal will turn on and off To learn how to change what the pedal controls see page Chapter 6 e W 23 8 E 9 02006 96 amp per 991 59 96 6007 666 B 9 3 pop 25 Live mom pm lo Pedal 2 connect a standard expression pedal such as the Line 6 EX 1 and you ll be able to assign it to control the Volume Pedal or Effect Tweak functions See Chapter 6 for the detail on that Controls 8 Connections EX Guitar In plug your guitar or bass in here You techies will want to know this is a mono unbalanced connection The Guitar In Pad switch sets the sensitivity of this jack The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info 223 CD MP3 In connect CD player MP3 player drum machine or other device here and you ll hear it at POD X3 Live s Phones Direct Out and Live Out Live Out the unbalanced 1 4 inch connectors here get your POD Live s sound to a guitar amplifier recorder mixer or PA system The Output display pages configure these outputs for Studio or Live use In Studio Mode they re ready to plug into a recorder with unbalanced 1
42. ed on or off except Volume and tweaked to your liking To select a block from the Home Page use the 4 way Nav button to get to the one you want When a block is selected you ll see that it gets a frame around it srowr Block not selected Block selected Once you select a block you can press the On Off 2 to turn that block on and off The color of the block tells you whether it s off inactive or on active stov BO Block off Block on To tweak a block select it and double press the On Off button This will open up its Edit Page where you can use the Select knob to pick Models where available and the Multi function knobs to change the corresponding parameters as desired PARAMETRIC EQ 50 22 50 51 HMGN HIFQ Getting Around Tones amp Tuner If there are multiple rows or multiple pages of parameters in an Edit Page you can use the Up and Down buttons to get to them all DISTORTION MB DISTORTION 1 50 609 ERETTA gt 3 6 9 9 9 9 DRIVE GAIN CONTR MID MID Press up down to select upper lower row for tweaking Q Q Q 3 Turn to tweak upper row settings Turn to tweak lower row settings From any Edit page you can also use the Left and Right buttons to step through the other Edit Pages in this order AMP gt STOMP gt MOD gt DLY gt VERB gt GATE gt COMP gt EQ WAH gt VOL gt LOOP
43. edic English Dictionary Third Edition thank you very much That modulating wave is what causes all that swooshing pulsing and warbling Select Knob turn to load a Modulation effect Model Speed directly controls how fast or slow the modulating waveform sweeps Tap set this to OFF to have this effect ignore tempo or pick a note value that you d like your speed to match works with the Tap button footswitch and the Tempo knob Tempo Shows the tempo that s been set by Tap and lets you fine tune it Mix controls the ratio of wet effected to dry non effected sound that is heard Depth controls the overall amplitude of the modulating wave which usually determines just how intense the effect will be Bass bass tone control Treble treble tone control Config allows you to choose the position of the Mod pedal in your signal flow Pre 597 Reference Tweaking Tones 5 8 before the amp model or Post after the amp model Fdbk adjusts how much of the effected signal is fed back to the input of the effect Manual on Jet Flanger controls the length of the very short delay that s applied to the sweep to make the flanging effect happen Wave adjusts shape of the waves that drive the Tremolos and Auto Pan Tone overall tone control Predly adjusts how long it takes for the effect to kick in Q adjusts tone focus from sharp to broad Freq changes the frequency that the effect is focused o
44. educe the output level of the device that s feeding your POD X3 Pro Another Clip Light for Tone Volume clipping is located under the Outputs button as described on Page 3 5 item 15 Signal Present LED this LED will light when an input signal is present EZ Power Switch flip the switch here to bring your POD X3 Pro to life Phones plug your headphones in here to avoid noise complaints from the neighbors or the rest of your family The volume is set by the Master Volume knob Any time you use headphones it important to be sure they re not set for ridiculous volume before your slap them on your ears Try a Master Volume knob setting of about 10 o clock to start then turn up from there if you need more volume DESIGNED IN U S A Made in CHINA E E SERIAL NUMBER STICKER STUDID DIRECT OUTPUTS SPDIF UNPROCESSED OUTS e EB O See 99 POD PRO BA PU RETURN 174 IRCH LIVET OUTPUTS TNE INPUTS quo A Mat ak OUTPUT LEVEL E m E E 4 EZ AES EBU I O the AES EBU Out jack sends 24 bit digital versions of the Direct Out signals The System setup screen lets
45. eliver your great tone For User Presets you can also switch to a Big User Home Page which shows you the bank and channel number where the preset is stored The tone names that are loaded in the current preset and the bank and channel number where the preset is stored are also displayed You can get to the Home Page at any time by pressing the Home button You can toggle between the two Home Pages by repeatedly pressing the Home button Edit Page shows you all parameters available to tweak for a processing block or setup page 1 Tutorial 1 Tutorial DELAY TUBE ECHO 2D 2 This is Tone 2 2D 2 This is Tone 2 48 a75MS d m TIME TEMPO AMP CAB VOL 90 1 35 Loo mon 9 o e 9 3USER 21 2 a 0 008 L3USER 21 1208 DRIVE FLUT FDBK Tone Path Home Page Big User Home Page Edit Page available for User Presets only Controls 8 Connections EJ Select Knob turning this knob will do different things depending on what page you re on Home Page turn to select presets See Chapter 4 for all the detail Edit Page turn to pick a different Model This works for the Amp Stomp Mod Delay Reverb and Wah edit pages Full details are in Chapter 5 You can also press this knob to store your own tweaked up sounds in POD X3 Live Just press choose what to store and where to store it and press the button again to complete the Save Ch
46. eps SAVE TO Tutorial This is Tone 2 Tutorial HOME HOLD FOR COMMANDS HOME HOLD FOR COMMANDS INPUTS INPUTS Press to finish save Choose a User Choose to Move Change location to save to edit name for cursor character Tone or Tone 2 Getting Around Tones amp Tuner Tuner Press and hold the Tap button or footswitch for 2 seconds to enter tuner mode shazam Instant digital chromatic tuner for Tone 1 The display will change to the following BYPASS 4411 AUDIO All Amp Model and effects processing are bypassed so you can hear those questionably tuned strings clearly should you choose to do so Play a note on your guitar and you ll see what note it is on that handy display all half step notes are displayed as flats so you ll see Ab instead of G for example Play that string you re trying to tune again turn its tuning key so the note goes sharp and then flat and the little diamond will move to the right when it s sharp and back down to the left when it s flat When you ve got it tuned just right the little diamond will sit right in the middle Ref Want a different reference than A 440Hz Turn the Ref knob to set the reference frequency anywhere from 425 455 Hz This setting is stored so you don t have to reset it every time you turn on your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro Audio Normally the audio will be muted while you re tuning but if you prefer to hear yo
47. etting the Clip indicator to light when you strum hard and save them that way Then switch amongst them to see if 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 volume settings to match well with those clean sounds Now each time you use your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro you just have to set a Master Volume level you like and you can switch amongst your various sounds without unhappy volume differences Getting Around Tones amp Tuner Preset Folders POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro include over 350 presets to cover a wide range of styles These presets store complete amp and effect selections and settings that you can call up at the touch of a button Of these presets there are 128 User locations that you can use to store your own custom tones The following folders of presets are available USER any presets you save go here 128 total LOGAIN for electric guitar 30 HIGAIN for electric guitar 30 497 FX HVY for electric guitar 20 SONGS for electric guitar 40 ACOU for acoustic guitar 15 VOCAL for vocals 15 BASS for bass guitar 40 BLENDS Dual Tone Blends for electric guitar 30 DUAL Dual Tone Pairs for independent inputs 30 It s important to remember that since POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro have Dual Tone functionality each pre
48. f present controls Volume Reference Configuration amp Setup 6 6 e Wah Vol 2 Tweak Pedal controls Wah and Volume with the toe switch toggling between the two Pedal 2 if present controls whatever is assigned to Tweak Mstvol POD Live amp POD Pro only choose whether the Master Volume knob will control 1 4 Live Outputs only XLR Direct Outputs only or both Outputs When playing on stage with a POD X3 Live you may find it valuable to have the Master Volume affect your 1 4 inch outs only so you can tweak on stage levels as needed without altering the levels that you re sending to the house sound system Twk if you ve assigned a pedal to control Tweak this is where you pick the setting that you want to control The list of available settings is too long to list here turn the knob and see what you find Compsw POD X3 Live only pick which processing block will be controlled by the Comp Boost footswitch Your choices are COMP AMP LOOP or VERB Loopsw POD X3 amp POD X3 Pro only pick which function will be controlled by the FX Loop footswitch of the optional FBV or FBV Shortboard foot controller In addition to COMP AMP or VERB you can choose DUAL which will perform the same toggling between Tone 1 and Tone 2 as the TONE 2 Hold For Dual button including the Hold For Dual function to enable disable Dual Tone via footswitch System Page 2 Pedal and other settings From the first Sy
49. his command will reset all 128 User presets to their factory standard settings WARNING this will destroy any customized settings you may have saved Example Setups EXAMPLE SETUPS Need quick instructions for a particular setup Just follow these easy steps And like any good recipe once you ve got the hang of things feel free to add your own tweaks on these recommended settings to spice it up Mono or Stereo Recording or Direct to Mixer PA 1 Connect output s to your recorder mixer or PA e POD X3 connect the 1 4 inch outs POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro the XLR outputs are recommended for live sound systems to provide a level that approximately matches a mic ed up amp You can also use them for recording into mic preamps or use the 1 4 inch outputs to get hotter line level outputs 2 Set the second OUTPUTS page Studio Direct Mix Tone 1 as desired 7 1 e Tone 1 Pan as desired Tone 2 as desired Tone 2 Pan as desired 3 When using the 1 4 inch jacks also set the 1 4 inch OUTPUTS page Mode MATCH STUDIO DIRECT 4 Check your Master Volume Select the loudest preset settings you intend to use Play your instrument and turn Master Volume as high as you can without clipping the system you re feeding Example Setups 7 2 Recording Tone amp 2 to Separate Mono Tracks 1 Connect outputs to your recorder e POD X3 connect the 1 4 inch outs POD Live amp POD Pro
50. ioo nte ie 495 Preset Folders 4 7 Recalling Presets conde tene ta pde e en e T CR bp Ne a ea e OMNES 408 Recalling User Presets on POD X3 499 Locking Tone UH 4010 4 11 4 12 Reference Tweaking Tones Amp t 5e Tone 5e Stomp 504 Modulation ect arsenate 597 MNT Nr 5 9 EQ TT 5e PH 5912 5015 Volume Pedal 5016 Effects Loop X3 Live amp Pro 5017 Reference Configuration amp Setup 69 led on RUE 692 695 Commands 6 1 Example 7O Mono Stereo Recording or Direct to Mixer PA 191 Recording Tone 1 amp 2 to Separate Mono Tracks e
51. ital versions of the Direct Out signals The System setup screen lets you choose the sample rate and adjust the level See Chapter 6 for the scoop MIDI connect POD Live to your MIDI equipment to send and receive Program Change Messages for selecting Presets POD X3 Live s MIDI Out connects to another device s MIDI In its MIDI In goes to another device s MIDI Out Chapter 6 has info on setting your MIDI Channel for communication Visit www line6 com manuals for more comprehensive MIDI CC information EL USB 2 0 POD Lives USB 2 0 jack lets you connect directly to a USB 2 0 equipped computer and take advantage of many computer powered features Line 6 Monkey software makes it easy to install software and get updates Install driver software with Line 6 Monkey and POD X3 provides 8 audio inputs to your computer via USB 1 2 is the main signal configured on POD X3 s Outputs page for Digital Outs 3 4 is Tone separately in stereo 5 6 is Tone 2 separately in stereo Controls 8 Connections 7 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 8 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 2 You can also connect your headphones or powered speakers directly to POD X3 to hear your computer generated audio along with POD X35 real time processing See Chapter 8 for more info on USB 2 0 recording Power connect the included PX 2 power pack and flip the switch here to bring your POD X3 Live
52. lable to tweak for a processing block or setup page Controls 8 Connections 9 1 Tutorial 1 Tutoriali DELAY TUBE ECHO 2 This is Tone 2 2 This is Tone 18 cate mus cuu TIME TEMPO COMP VOL h 1500 3506 mon d 9 L3USER 21 2 R DRIVE FLUT FDBK CONFIG Tone Path Page Big User Home cs Edit Page available for User Presets only 392 EJ Select Knob turning this knob will do different things depending on what page you re on Home Page turn to select presets See Chapter 4 for all the details Edit Page turn to pick a different Model This works for the Amp Stomp Mod Delay Reverb and Wah edit pages Full details are in Chapter 5 You can also press this knob to store your own tweaked up sounds in POD X3 Just press choose what to store and where to store it and press the button again to complete the Save Chapter 4 will fill you in El Home Hold for Commands press to return to the Home Page For User Presets press repeatedly to toggle between the Tone Path Home Page and the Big User Home Page Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the Commands page Full details are in Chapter 6 4 Inputs press to enter the Inputs setup page to configure which inputs you re using Full details are in Chapter 6 4 way Nav pressing this will do different things depending on what page you re on Home Page press Up Down Lef
53. line level not microphone or guitar level inputs Line level inputs should allow you to turn POD X3 s Master Volume up all the way or close to it and thereby get the best sound possible If your gear has inputs that function as mic line level inputs try to set the trim for those inputs to the minimum level and POD X3 s Master Controls 8 Connections Volume to maximum when setting levels Clip Light this lights when clipping is detected which generally means unpleasantly distorted bad sound Try reducing the output level of the device that s feeding your POD X3 or reducing the Tone Volume for Tone 1 or Tone 2 or the volume of Tone Tone 2 that can be adjusted from the right knob below the Home Page Input 1 In plug your guitar or bass in here You techies will want to know this is a mono unbalanced connection The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info Phones plug your headphones in here to avoid noise complaints from the neighbors or the rest of your family The volume is set by the Master Volume knob Any time you use headphones it important to be sure they re not set for ridiculous volume before your slap them on your ears Try a Master Volume knob setting of about 10 o clock to start then turn up from there if you need more volume To give you great sound through the headphones your POD X3 automatically switches t
54. mp Model and just like the input volume control on a non master volume guitar amp higher settings give you more dirt Vol controls the relative volume level of the current Tone you can use this to balance levels between various tones but in general you should set this as high as possible for 543 the best signal to noise ratio Pre Amp Model Tone Controls Bass Freq bass tone control level and frequency Lo Mid amp Freq low mid tone control level and frequency LMid turn to choose Ix or 10x the low mid frequency Hi Mid amp Freq High mid tone control level and frequency HMid turn to choose 1x or 10x the high mid frequency Hi Pass high pass filter frequency Lo Gn amp Fq low frequency shelving tone control level and frequency Lm Gn amp Fq low mid peaking tone control level and frequency Mid Gn amp mid peaking tone control level and frequency Hm Gn amp Fq high mid peaking tone control level and frequency Hi amp Fq high frequency shelving control level and frequency Reference Tweaking Tones 544 Stomp Boxes DISTORTION KILLER Z 1 160 75 50 6090 1 C DRIVE GAIN CONTR MID 50 MID FQ What guitarist doesn t like Stompboxes POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro include an arsenal of amazing sounding Distortion Dynamics and Filter Stomp Box Models lovingly crafted after a whole carpet full of the greatest effects of guitar history Quick
55. n Flut adjusts the amount of tape style flutter for Tape Eater Dist distortion baby Reference Tweaking Tones Delay DELAY TUBE ECHO 1 1800 1 35MS lt TIME TEMPO 90 15 35 S e PRE DRIVE FDBK CONFIG Select Knob turn to pick a Delay model Time for mono delays sets the time for the delay line for stereo delays sets the time 599 for the left side delay line Tap set this to OFF to have this effect ignore tempo or pick a note value that you d like your speed to match works with the Tap button footswitch and the Tempo knob Tempo Shows the tempo that s been set by Tap and lets you fine tune it Mix controls the ratio of wet effected to dry non effected sound that is heard Bass bass tone control Treble treble tone control Fdbk adjusts how much of the delayed signal is fed back to the input of the delay Config allows you to choose the position of the Delay pedal in your signal flow Pre before the amp model or Post after the amp model ModSpd for delays with modulation controls how fast or slow the modulating waveform sweeps Depth for delays with modulation controls the overall amplitude of the modulating wave Reference Tweaking Tones 5 10 Drive for Tape Delay models adds some tube warmth Flut for Tape Delay models adjusts wow and flutter that unique sound of a slipping dirty
56. negative numbers where the knob is near its fully counterclockwise setting mean that the gate will open and allow sound through even when you are playing quietly and less negative numbers where the knob is near its fully clockwise setting mean that the gate will only allow sound to pass when you are playing pretty hard Turn the Thresh all the way down to minimum to disable the Gate Thresh s value will then be Off Decay determines how fast the gate will swing closed Like a gate in the real world a fast decay means the gate might catch your trailing foot as you pass through in this case that means the gate will chop off the decay of your notes And a slow decay means that as the gate swings slowly closed behind you someone might have time to slip through in this case that would be the unwanted noise that you hear as your notes decay You ll have to experiment with the Decay to get just the right happy medium for your particular guitar playing style and sound settings Reference Tweaking Tones Compressor COMPRESSOR 1 20dB 3dB THRESH GAIN The Compressor effect is just the thing when you want to smooth out your levels the way that you would typically do in a recording studio 5 13 Thresh determines how aggressive you want the Compressor to be in smoothing things out More negative numbers make the Compressor more active in taming your levels so 32dB is a more aggressive setting than 16dB say Some m
57. o Studio Mode whenever headphones are connected for more on Studio Mode see Outputs in Chapter 6 Power connect the included PX 2 power pack and flip the switch here to bring your POD X3 to life Input 2 Microphone In and Trim plug in your microphone here and use the Trim control to get a nice healthy level The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1 Tone 2 or both See Chapter 6 for more info 3 5 Controls 8 Connections 3 6 EI S PDIF Out this jack sends out 24 bit digital versions of the Left Right Outputs The System setup page lets you choose the sample rate and adjust the level See Chapter 6 for the scoop Ei USB 2 0 POD X3 s USB 2 0 jack lets you connect directly to USB 2 0 equipped computer and take advantage of many computer powered features e Line 6 Monkey software makes it easy to install software and get updates Install driver software with Line 6 Monkey and POD X3 provides 8 audio inputs to your computer via USB e 1 2 is the main signal configured on POD X3 s Outputs page for Digital Outs 3 4 is Tone separately in stereo 5 6 is Tone 2 separately in stereo 7 15 the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 8 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 2 You can also connect your headphones or powered speakers directly to POD X3 to hear your computer generated audio along with POD
58. ote that the Loop can only be on for one Tone at a time and turning the Loop on for one Tone automatically forces 517 it off for the other Send adjusts the gain of the send output from 80 to 0 dB Return adjusts the gain of the return inputs from 0 to 24 dB Mix 0 100 set this to 100 for parallel style operation Config allows you to place the Effect Loop in two different locations in the POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro s signal chain Pre after the Stomp block before the Mod and Delay blocks Post before the Mod Delay and Reverb blocks If nothing is connected to the loop POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro are smart enough to disable the loop so you still get sound Reference Configuration amp Setup REFERENCE CONFIGURATION amp SETUP Inputs Press the Inputs button to get to the Inputs page DISABLE GLOBAL GUITAR SAME S PDIF CONTROL TONE1 DIGITAL VARIAX Here you can route your hardware inputs to Tone 1 and Tone 2 6 1 Tonel pick an input to get routed to Tone 1 For POD X3 you can choose Guitar or Microphone For POD X3 Live you can also choose Aux Variax Guitar Aux Guitar Variax or Guitar Variax Aux For POD Pro your choices Gtr 1 Mic 1 Line 1 Variax Gtr 14 Gtr 2 Gtr 1 Variax Gtr 14 Gtr 2 Variax Gtr 2 Line 2 Mic 2 Guitar Stereo Mic Stereo Line Stereo Digital Left Digital Right and Digital Stereo Tone 2 pick an input to get r
59. our microphone to the Mic In or your acoustic etc to the Aux or Line In 3 On the INPUTS page Tone 1 Guitar Tone 2 select the inputs you re using for your Mic acoustic etc 4 Connect 1 4 inch output s to your amp or speaker system 5 Connect XLR output s to your recorder mixer or PA 6 On first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch outputs Mode Combo Front Combo Pwramp Stack Front or Stck PwrAmp Lows Focus Highs as desired Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan center Tone 2 Mute so your vocal acoustic etc doesn t go to your on stage amp 7 On second OUTPUTS page Studio Direct Mix Mode Studio Direct Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan Left Tone 2 On Tone 2 Pan Right Example Setups 8 Check your Master Volume Select the loudest preset settings you intend to use Play your instrument and turn Master Volume as high as you can without clipping the amp speakers you re feeding 7 7 USB amp Computer Software USB amp COMPUTER SOFTWARE Updating POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro s Firmware Here are step by step instructions for making sure your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro has the latest firmware installed 1 From www line6 com monkey download and install the latest version of Line 6 Monkey Run Monkey If this is the first time you run Monkey you don t yet have driver software installed so Monkey won t be able to communicate with your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro
60. outed to Tone 2 For POD X3 you can choose Same as Tone 1 Guitar or Microphone For POD Live you can also choose Aux Variax Guitar Aux Guitar Variax or Guitar Variax Aux For POD X3 Pro your choices include all of the Tone 1 input assignment choices listed above plus Same as Tone 1 Your Tone 2 input choices are restricted however depending on the input you ve selected for Tone 1 For example when a Stereo setting is selected for Tone 1 input Tone 2 will automatically be set to Locked For Stereo In this mode no other input selection will be available for Tone 2 Reference Configuration amp Setup Analog Input Restriction POD X3 Pro does not allow simultaneous input from more than one analog input per Channel Strip For example if Gtr 1 is selected as input for Tone 1 no combination of a Tone 1 analog input such as Gtr 1 Mic 1 Line 1 Gtr 1 Gtr 2 Gtr 1 Gtr 14 Gtr 24 Variax will be available for Tone 2 Digital POD X3 Pro only select either S PDIF or AES EBU for digital input Digital Input Restriction Only one digital input can be active at once For example if Variax is selected as an input AES EBU and S PDIF will not be available Variax POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro only you have two choices here Enable Global Control the X3 Live or Pro will control your Variax and the lower half of the LCD will display its currently selected Model and other parameters
61. r Tone 2 USB amp Computer Software 5 The 7 and 8 inputs are perfect as raw sources for plug in processing See www line6 com gearbox plugin for info on our POD X3 equivalent plug in 6 Connect your headphones or powered speakers directly to your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro to hear your computer generated audio as well as the POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro s real time processing The Monitor level adjustment slider in the control panel lets you turn down the volume of POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro versus your computer generated sound The Master Volume knob on POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD Pro does NOT affect the USB S PDIF or AES EBU output levels Sample rate and other settings can be made from your recording program the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices control panel the Windows control panels and or Mac OS X s Applications gt Utilities gt Audio MIDI Setup The Rate and Level parameters on the first Outputs page of POD X3 and POD X3 Live apply to the S PDIF output only On the POD X3 Pro they apply to S PDIF or AES EBU output only USB Sends When Operating In Stereo Tone Mode When operating in Stereo Tone mode the USB Sends of your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro will provide the following 8 outputs to your computer 893 1 is the Stereo Tone with balance and mute Left 2isthe Stereo Tone with balance and mute Right 3 is the Stereo Tone without balance or mute Left 4is the S
62. r way to a new bank you ll then also need to step on the A B C or D footswitch to actually load a preset from that bank We set things up this way so your audience won t hear you switching through presets as you make your way to your next bank of sounds A B C D the lights on these footswitches show you which of the Presets in the current User Bank is running You can step on any of them to choose a different preset Controls 8 Connections Tap Hold for Tuner POD X3 Live allows you to control the time and speed of your Delay and or Mod effects by simply tapping on this footswitch Tap a few times here and the effects that are set to lock to that tempo will change to match what you tapped There s also a Tempo parameter in the effects Edit Pages so you ll see exactly what Tempo you ve tapped This is especially useful if you are trying to nudge your Tap setting to just the right value See Chapter 5 to learn how to set up effects to follow the tempo that you ve tapped Press and hold the Tap footswitch for 2 seconds to activate the tuner KJ Drive controls how hard you re driving the input of the chosen Amp Model Like the input volume control on a non master volume guitar amp higher settings give you more dirt This knob along with the Tone Controls Verb and Tone Volume knobs adjusts the Tone that is currently selected Tone 1 or Tone 2 See Chapter 4 for more info on Dual Tone and how this all works Ton
63. read these Important Safety Instructions Keep these instructions in a safe place Before using your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro carefully read the applicable items of these operating instructions and safety suggestions Obey all warnings on the POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro and in this Pilot s Handbook Do not place near heat sources such as radiators heat registers or appliances which produce heat Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100 120 or 230V 47 63 depending on the voltage range of the included power supply 5 Do not step on power cords Do not place items on top of 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 POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro 6 Unplug your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro when not in use for extended periods of time Do not perform service operations beyond those described in this Pilot s Handbook In the following circumstances repairs should be performed only by qualified service personnel liquid is spilled into the unit object falls into the unit the unit does not operate normally changes in performance in a significant way the unit is dropped the enclosure is damaged 8 Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and or damage Always be sure to
64. reset 5 Set up your wet tone Example Setups From the Home Page turn the second knob below the display and begin loading Tone 2 settings Selecting Tone 1 from the preset you just saved you ve copied Tone 1 to Tone 2 Set Tone 28 Tone Volume low Add more effects to Tone 2 cranking up the effect mixes so you hear all or nearly all wet signal from Tone 2 6 Save your preset using WET in the name of Tone 2 so you ll remember what it s for Feed a Guitar Amp and Send Separate XLR Direct Outs POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro only 1 Connect 1 4 inch output s to your amp or speaker system 2 Connect XLR output s to your recorder mixer or PA 3 On the first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch Outputs Mode Combo Front Combo Pwramp Stack Front or Stck PwrAmp 7 5 Lows Focus Highs as desired Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan as desired Tone 2 On 4 On second OUTPUTS page Studio Direct Mix set the XLR output signals Mode Studio Direct Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan as desired Tone 2 On Tone 2 Pan as desired 2 Pan as desired 5 Check your Master Volume Example Setups 7 6 Select the loudest preset settings you intend to use Play your instrument and turn Master Volume as high as you can without clipping the amp speakers you re feeding Electric Guitar to On Stage Amp and Direct Out Vocals Acoustic etc to Direct Out Only 1 Connect your electric guitar to Guitar In 2 Connect y
65. rols Reverb and Tone Volume knobs adjusts the Tone that is currently selected Tone 1 or Tone 2 See Chapter 4 for more info on Dual Tone and how this all works Tone Controls Bass Middle Treble Presence Just like any guitar amp And when you change Amp Models the response and interactivity of these controls change too so they act like the tone controls of the original amp that inspired the Amp Model you ve selected Reverb spin this knob to set the Reverb level of the Tone that is currently selected Tone Volume this knob controls the relative volume level of the current Tone Master Volume this controls the overall output level of POD and also sets the headphone level Changing the Master Volume level does not change your tone so you can get the tone you want at any volume level This setting is not saved when you store settings into one of the POD X3 s memory locations When running into line level gear like recorders mixers and PA s POD X3 will generally give the best signal to noise performance when you have the Master Volume control at max With the Master Volume control turned down low you may get extra hiss which obviously isn t what you want if you turn up your mixer or recorder s output to compensate In order to allow you to set the Master Volume as high as possible when connecting to recording mixing and other studio gear be sure you are plugging POD X3 s outputs into
66. s to enter the System setup page Full details are in Chapter 6 3 9 Controls 8 Connections Multi function Knobs turn any one of these knobs to adjust the corresponding parameter in the display PARAMETRIC EQ 50 22 LOGN LMF 28 50 51 50 9000 HMGN HIFQ HIGN p 743 See Chapter 4 to learn about Home Page functions for these knobs E Footswitches these allow you to do the following Tone 2 Hold for Dual press to toggle between Tone 1 and Tone 2 you re editing Tone 2 when the footswitch is lit Press and hold to turn Dual Tone on or off See Chapter 4 for more details Stomp Mod Delay turns the Stomp Mod and Delay processing blocks on or off the blocks are on when the footswitches are lit Double press one of these footswitches to tweak the block For example just press the Stomp footswitch two times quickly and you re instantly taken to the Stomp Box Edit Page Double press the same footswitch again or press the Home button to leave the Edit Page and return to the Home page Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit Pages available Comp Boost turns the Compressor processing block on or off Double press to tweak the block This footswitch can also be assigned to the Amp Model or Reverb processing block See the Pedal info page in Chapter 5 for more details Bank Up Down these choose amongst POD X3 Live s 32 banks of User presets Once you ve footswitched you
67. se Play your instrument and turn Master Volume as high as you can without clipping the amp speakers you re feeding Feed Two Guitar Amps One for Tone and One for Tone 2 1 Connect the left 1 4 inch output to one amp and the right 1 4 inch output to the other 2 Set the first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch Outputs Mode Combo Front Combo Pwramp Stack Front or Stck PwrAmp Lows Focus Highs as desired e Tone 1 On Example Setups 744 Tone 1 Pan Full Left Tone 2 On Tone 2 Pan Full Right 3 Check your Master Volume Select the loudest preset settings you intend to use Play your instrument and turn Master Volume as high as you can without clipping the amp speakers you re feeding Feed Two Guitar Amps One Wet and One Dry 1 Connect the left 1 4 inch output to one amp and the right 1 4 inch output to the other 2 Set the first OUTPUTS page 1 4 inch Outputs Mode Combo Front Combo Pwramp Stack Front or Stck PwrAmp Lows Focus Highs as desired Tone 1 On Tone 1 Pan Full Left Tone 2 On Tone 2 Pan Full Right 3 Check your Master Volume Select the loudest preset settings you intend to use for your dry sound Play your instrument and turn Master Volume as high as you can without clipping the amp speakers that you re using as your dry amp 4 Set up your dry tone Dial in your dry sound on Tone 1 with little or no wet effects e Save your p
68. see 792 Recording Tone 1 amp 2 to Separate Stereo Tracks Live amp Pro 792 2 2 793 Feed Two Guitar Amps One for Tone 1 and One for Tone 2 793 Feed Two Guitar Amps One Wet and One 194 Feed a Guitar Amp amp Send Separate XLR Direct Outs Live amp Pro 795 Electric Guitar to On Stage Amp and Direct Out Vocals Acoustic etc to Direct Out Only sse 796 USB amp Computer 1 071 Updating POD X3 POD Live or POD Pro s Firmware 891 Setting Up tor USB 8e2 Appendix A Signal OW Ac Ael POD X e TU E Ae PODXS Ae2 POD XI PrO T A3 Tutorials TuroRIAL POD Livre ron GUITAR 1 Plug your guitar into Guitar In 9 PEDAL 7 GUITAR 7 POD Xz 2 Turn on POD X3 Live 3 Recall User Preset 32D Tutoriall Press to get to User Bank 32 Press to load preset D Tutorials 4 The Home Page shows with the Amp Cab block selected The outlined block is the selected one m care BD comp Eq vo C
69. set actually stores settings for both Tone 1 and Tone 2 In fact separate names for Tone 1 and Tone 2 are stored in each preset This comes in very handy when recalling presets Getting Around Tones amp Tuner Recalling Presets There are a couple of ways to recall presets from the Preset Library To recall a complete preset both Tone 1 and Tone 2 at once do the following HOME 820 820 Y FOR COMMANDS Gare GATE WAH 7 gt COMP EO voL gt comp Eo vo Coo 9 Cos INPUTS 3USER 1 2 0 088 L3USER 21 2 u 0 008 4 8 Press to show the Home Page 5 Turn the Select knob to choose a preset from that Turn to select Turn to choose folder folder You can also choose to recall only Tone 1 Tutorial WAH 92 GATE WAH STOMP EQ vot COMP Ea vot ELE IAUSER 21 u 0 008 I350NGS 1 u 0 048 Press to show the Home Page Turn the Select Knob to choose a preset from that folder Turn to select Turn to choose At a folder Getting Around Tones amp Tuner Or only Tone 2 92D 92D GATE WAH 14 GATE WAH STOMP COMP EQ voL gt coup Eo voL
70. stem page pressing down on the 4 way Nav takes you to page 2 where the firmware version and USB version of your unit are displayed along with Cntrst set the contrast of the POD POD Live amp POD X3 Pro s display MIDI Ch POD X3 Live amp POD X3 Pro only choose from MIDI Channel 1 16 or select Omni to have POD X3 Live amp Pro respond to all MIDI channels while transmitting on Channel 1 The MIDI channel chosen from the display user interface will be used as the Channel for Tone 1 Tone 2 will use the next MIDI Channel When program change messages 0 127 are received POD X3 Live amp Pro will recall User Presets 01A 32D and will transmit those same program changes as presets selected from the POD X3 Live amp Pro hardware It also echoes all program change messages it receives so it can be connected thru to another MIDI device Visit www line6 com manuals for more comprehensive MIDI CC information Reference Configuration amp Setup Commands Press and hold the Home Hold for Commands button for 2 seconds to get to the Commands page SWAP 1 2 RESET USER PRESETS PRESS SAVE TO EXECUTE Turn the Select knob to choose a Command then press the Save button to execute the 6 7 Command Press the Home button to exit without executing a command Swap Tone Tone 2 just like the name says your current Tone 1 and Tone 2 settings will be swapped Reset User Presets t
71. t and Right to navigate to a processing block Edit Page press Up and Down to move through each row of parameters available You can also press Left and Right to move to the previous or next edit page 9 On Off press to turn the selected processing block or off the blocks are on when the buttons are lit and the block on the Home Page is solid Double press to enter the processing block s Edit page where you can fine tune the parameters for that block Controls 8 Connections Press the Home button to leave the Edit page and return to the Home Page Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit pages available Outputs Hold for System press to enter the Outputs setup page where you can set up POD X3 for whatever you re connecting it to This is a very important step for getting the best sound out of your POD X3 Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the System setup page Full details are in Chapter 6 Multi function Knobs tum any one of these knobs to adjust the corresponding parameter in the display PARAMETRIC EQ 50 22 LOGN 28 50 51 50 HM FQ HMGN See Chapter 4 to learn about Home Page functions for these knobs Keypad these buttons allow you to do the following Tone 2 Hold for Dual press to toggle between Tone 1 and Tone 2 you re editing Tone 2 when the button is lit Press and hold to turn Dual Tone on or off See Chapter 4 for more details inclu
72. tall driver software with Line 6 Monkey and POD X3 Pro provides 8 audio inputs to your computer via USB 1 2 is the main signal configured on POD X3 Pro s Outputs page for Digital Outs 3 4 is Tone 1 separately in stereo 5 6 is Tone 2 separately in stereo 7 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 8 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 2 You can also connect your headphones or powered speakers directly to POD X3 Pro to hear your computer generated audio along with POD X3 Pro s real time processing See Chapter 8 for more info on USB 2 0 recording EL Effects Loop the Effects Loop provides two jacks for stereo FX Send and two for stereo FX Return operating at approximately 19 5 Volts peak to peak making it optimal for line level devices The loop can also be used with most stomp boxes by adjusting the send and return levels Use the Left Return jack for mono return The loop can run pre or post Amp Model and if nothing is connected to it POD X3 Pro is smart enough to disable the loop so you still get sound See Chapter 5 for details EL 4 Live Outputs these unbalanced jacks get your POD X3 Pro s sound to a guitar amp recorder mixer or PA You can select Amp or Line output level via the switch to the right of the 1 4 jacks The Output display pages configure these outputs for Studio or Live use In Studio Mode they re ready to plug into a recorder with unbalanced 10 dBV inputs In
73. ter Software 822 6 le POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro and complete its startup On the Updates tab look to see if your USB Firmware and Flash Memory are up to date e If either one doesn t show a green circle with a checkmark highlight Device Firmware and click the Update button to the right Monkey will lead you through the process With your Driver and Device Firmware now up to date you re ready to rock Setting Up For USB Recording 1 2 After getting the latest versions and installing your driver as described above Start your recording application Follow its instructions to select POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro as your audio device On Windows you ll probably want to configure POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro for ASIO operation For Windows the POD X3 POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro driver control panel is at Programs gt Line 6 gt Tools gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices For Mac it s available from the Apple menu System Preferences gt Other gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices With ASIO on Windows Core Audio on Mac POD X3 POD Live and POD X3 Pro provide 8 audio inputs to your computer e 1 2 is the main signal configured on POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro s Outputs page for Digital XLR Outs 3 4 is Tone 1 separately in stereo 5 6 is Tone 2 separately in stereo 7 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen for Tone 8 is the sum of the inputs you ve chosen fo
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75. to life 3 15 Join the Club Visit www line6 com club to register online and join the All Access club the place to get Free iTunes and MP3 Jam Tracks Free loops for GarageBand Acid Reason and more Free guitar lessons from LA session pros Free chord and scale practice tools Stay informed of contest and special offers Access to discussion forums software updates and more Controls 8 Connections POD X3 Pro DRIVE BASS 3 16 Display the LCD liquid crystal display is your window into the power of POD Pro You ll see 2 types of pages in the display Home Page the Tone Path Home Page shows you all the digital processing blocks that are working to deliver your great tone For User Presets you can also switch to a Big User Home Page which shows you the bank and channel number where the preset is stored The tone names that are loaded in the current preset and the bank and channel number where the preset is stored are also displayed You can get to the Home Page at any time by pressing the Home button You can toggle between the two Home Pages by repeatedly pressing the Home button Edit Page shows you all parameters available to tweak for a processing block or setup page 1 Tutorial 2D 2 This is Tone 2 9 1 Tutorialt DELAY TUBE ECHO 2 This is Tone 2 48 care m 37545 12008P
76. urself tune turn the Audio knob to toggle between Mute and Bypass Press the Tap button or footswitch and the tuner disappears just as swiftly as it came Reference Tweaking Tones REFERENCE TWEAKING TONES Amp Cab AMP L6 INSANE 1 75 50 GUITAR AMP MODELS TYPE BYP VOL ROOM 4x12 57 78 BRIT CELEST T 75 S ON AXIS CAB MIC 5el Type turn this knob to select Guitar Amp Models Bass Amp Models or Pre Amp type Models Select Knob once the Type has been selected turn the Select Knob to pick an Amp Model The Model names will appear at the top of the display Cab spins through the available Cabinet Models The available cabs will change depending on the Amp Model that is chosen Mic changes the microphone selection Room adjusts the amount of tone in your sound Low settings give you the sound of moving the virtual microphone closer to the virtual cabinet you ll hear only a small amount of the early reflections caused by the sound echoing in the room Higher settings increase the early reflections as if you moved the mic farther from the cabinet Byp Vol sets the Bypass Volume the volume that this tone will be set to when the Amp Cab block is off It doesn t affect the volume you hear with the Amp Cab block on Reference Tweaking Tones 592 Tone Controls AMP LINE 6 BOUTIQUE 1 1 270 68 95 94 1 BASS MID TREBLE PRES 62 57 DRIVE VOL Tone Controls adj
77. ust the overall tone of the currently loaded Amp Model You should know that these controls are individually crafted for each Amp Model so their response and interactivity will change depending on the Amp Model that is selected For Guitar and Bass Amp Models these correspond to the dedicated Tone Control knobs on the front panel of your POD X3 POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro Momentary Display When any of the physical Tone Control knobs are adjusted on the front panel this edit page will be displayed allowing you to see your settings as you tweak the controls After 2 seconds of inactivity the display will return to its previous state Guitar Amp Model Tone Controls Bass bass tone control Mid mid tone control Treble treble tone control Pres presence control which brightens your tone Drive controls how hard you re driving the input of the chosen Amp Model and just like the input volume control on a non master volume guitar amp higher settings give you more dirt Vol controls the relative volume level of the current Tone you can use this to balance levels between various tones but in general you should set this as high as possible for the best signal to noise ratio Reference Tweaking Tones Bass Amp Model Tone Controls Bass bass tone control Lo Mid low mid tone control Hi Mid high mid tone control Treble treble tone control Drive controls how hard you re driving the input of the chosen A
78. ve down waveform 2 Oct controls how loud you want the two octaves down waveform Filter sets the corner frequency of the filter s low pass filter frequencies above this frequency are cut INTVLI chooses the first pitch interval of your original note played INTVL2 chooses the second pitch interval of your original note played Reference Tweaking Tones 5 6 Attack controls how long it takes for the effect to happen Pos represents the current angle of that pedal with 0 meaning the pedal is fully heel down and 10096 meaning it s fully toe down If you don t have a pedal connected you can still adjust Pos to get a parked wah sound Heel sets how much effect you ll hear when the pedal is at its minimum heel down setting Set it to 0 to have no effect in the heel down position Toe sets how much effect you ll hear when the pedal is at its maximum toe down setting Reference Tweaking Tones Modulation Effects MOD U VIBE 1 20062 _ m SPEED TEMPO MIX PRE CONFIG Modulation effects are things that swoosh pulse and warble from phase shifters to flangers to choruses Why are they called modulation effects Well if we consult a dictionary we discover that modulate in the electronic world means to alter the amplitude or frequency of a wave by using a wave of a lower frequency to carry a signal definition courtesy of The Oxford Encyclop
79. you choose the sample rate and adjust the level See Chapter 6 for details The AES EBU In jack receives 24 bit digital audio Controls amp Connections S PDIF I O the S PDIF Out jack sends out 24 bit digital versions of the Direct Out signals The System setup screen lets you choose the sample rate and adjust the level See Chapter 6 for details The S PDIF In jack receives 24 bit digital audio Studio Direct Out these balanced XLR connectors provide speaker microphone room simulation perfect in the studio for pro quality sound or as a direct send to a house mixer or PA when playing live Output Level use this switch to set the output level of POD Pros XLR Direct Outs to Mic or Line level EI Direct Out Ground Lift this switch lets you lift the grounds of POD X3 Pro s XLR Direct Outs This can be handy if you get an audible hum caused by a ground loop when connecting to other grounded equipment Unprocessed Out these unbalanced 1 4 inch connectors give you an unprocessed guitar signal tapped off of your POD X3 Pro s guitar input This is perfect for recording when you want to re amp or use plugins to process your guitar track FBV Pedal connect an optional foot controller here including the FBV FBV Shortboard and FBV Express The System page lets you set it all up See Chapter 6 for details Note that POD

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