Line 6 all products MIDI Continuous Controller Reference

MIDI ContInuous Controller referenCe

For Line 6® Hardware, POD Farm™ 2 & GearBox™ Software

Mac OS® X & Windows

March 2010

Table of Contents

Line 6 Products and MIDI .....................................................................1•1

What’s MIDI? .................................................................................................................. 1•2

MIDI In & Out ............................................................................................................... 1•2

USB ................................................................................................................................. 1•3

MIDI Channel ................................................................................................................ 1•4

Making the connection .................................................................................................. 1•7

MIDI CC Reference Tables ......................................................................2•1

Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC Reference Table ................................................................. 2•2

GearBox™ Software MIDI CC Reference Table ......................................................... 2•14

MIDI CC Range Reference - Model Tables .............................................3•1

Pocket POD® Model Tables ............................................................................................ 3•1

Floor POD® Model Tables ............................................................................................. 3•3

POD® 2.0 Model Tables .................................................................................................. 3•5

POD

xt Model Tables ................................................................................................... 3•7

Bass POD

POD® X3 Model Tables ................................................................................................ 3•13

Flextone™ III Model Tables ......................................................................................... 3•17

HD147™ Model Tables ................................................................................................ 3•19

Vetta™ II Model Tables ............................................................................................... 3•21

GearBox™ Software Model Tables .............................................................................. 3•23

Effects Model Tables (All Line 6 Products) ................................................................. 3•29

xt Model Tables .......................................................................................... 3•11

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Products & MIDI

lIne 6 ProDuCts anD MIDI

This document describes the setup of Line 6 devices for MIDI communication and includes reference tables for the products’ MIDI controllers. Many Line 6 products allow their parameters to be tweaked remotely by external MIDI controller hardware units (including the Line 6 FBV™ MkII devices as well as 3rd party controllers), and/or software MIDI sequencers. These items communicate with Line 6 products by sending MIDI Continuous Controller (MIDI CC), Note, Pitch Wheel, Bank Change, Program Change and/or MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) commands. A MIDI CC is the most common type of message used for this task, and what is used for accessing most functions on Line 6 products. A MIDI CC message consists of a “controller” number followed by a data value. When you access a button, slider, knob or pedal on your MIDI controller device, or when you conﬁgure your MIDI sequencing software to output MIDI control data, this MIDI CC command is what is transmitted, which makes it possible to do things such as remotely control the Volume level or other parameters of your Line 6 hardware or software in real-time! Likewise, some Line 6 products’ functions, (such as Monitor levels in the Line 6 GearBox software), can be remotely accessed using MIDI SysEx commands. Additionally, these same Line 6 products are also capable of transmitting MIDI control data. This makes it possible to control another software or hardware device’s parameters in real-time via your Line 6 product.

The key to all this communication is the MIDI CC mapping. The following pages include MIDI CC master tables for Line 6 hardware and POD FarmTM 2 & GearBoxTM software, as well as Model Tables for each product. These tables serve as references for determining the MIDI assignments you need to conﬁgure on your MIDI controller to access the parameters of each Line 6 product. These tables additionally show what MIDI data each Line 6 product transmits. The Line 6 products included in this reference are:

• Pocket POD

• Floor POD® Plus

• POD® 2.0, POD® Pro

• POD

• POD® X3 Live, POD® X3 Pro

• FlextoneTM III & HD147®

• Vetta™ II & Vetta™ II HD

• POD Studio™ UX2 & KB37 & TonePort™ UX2, UX8 & KB37

• FBV Shortboard™ MkII & FBV Express™ MkII Series Controllers

• POD Farm™ 2 Plug-In & POD Farm™ 2 standalone application

• GearBox™ 3.7 standalone application

For all MIDI information regarding Line 6 Spider Valve™ MkII ampliﬁers, please see the Spider Valve MkII Advanced Guide, available from the Spider Valve MkII Online Help site.

xt, POD® xt Pro & POD® xt Live / Bass POD® xt, Bass POD® xt Pro & Bass POD® xt Live

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Products & MIDI

What’s MIDI?

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a communications protocol designed to allow various music-making machines and/or software to exchange information. It allows one device to control another, and several devices to all be used together in coordination. To follow are details on the MIDI connections for your Line 6 device.

MIDI In & Out

Hardware devices commonly use standard 5-pin MIDI cables, which are always connected from the MIDI Out jack of the sending device to the MIDI In jack of the receiving device. Each connection is a one-way street: information ﬂows from the OUT of one device to the IN of another device. To allow information to ﬂow back, you must connect a second cable, from IN to OUT. Several of the Line 6 hardware devices include MIDI jacks and can be connected to other MIDI devices in this manner.

To send and receive MIDI data to and from a computer, unless your MIDI controller device includes a USB connection, a MIDI Interface device is required. This type of device allows you to connect your MIDI 5-pin cables to a hardware MIDI “Port” and then routes the MIDI data between the Port and computer via a USB or serial port connection.

Connecting a device to a computer MIDI Interface with “5-pin” MIDI cables

These days, you’ll often see MIDI synthesizers, controllers and other MIDI devices simply come with just a USB connection, and all MIDI data communication uses this rather than 5-pin MIDI cables (see the next section for more on USB). For example, the Line 6 FBV MkII Series Controllers offer a USB connection for their MIDI communication with a Mac® or Windows® computer.

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USB

If you are using a Mac® or Windows® computer in your setup, then you can exchange MIDI data via USB rather than via a 5-pin MIDI cable connection. USB is commonly used to route MIDI data among hardware and software where software-based USB MIDI In and Out ports are created on the computer. These “virtual” MIDI In and Out ports are accessible within software applications on the computer, and function very much the same as “hardware” MIDI ports. Many computer-based Line 6 products such as Pocket POD, PODxt, BASS PODxt, TonePort, POD Studio, and FBV MkII devices utilize device drivers that establish Line 6 USB MIDI ports on your computer, allowing them to be connected to the MIDI ports of other computer-based hardware and MIDI software.

When connected to your computer via USB, the Line 6 MIDI device drivers provide “virtual” MIDI ports that are accessible to other computerconnected MIDI hardware and MIDI software. If you are using a MIDI or DAW software application, typically you can go into the software’s MIDI control panel (typically found in the application’s Preferences or Options menus) to access the Line 6 MIDI In and Out ports. For example, here is how the Line 6 KB37 USB MIDI In and Out ports appear in the Ableton Live software’s MIDI Preferences dialog:

Select the MIDI ports for each device you want Live to receive MIDI Control from in the Input menus

If you want to route Live’s MIDI output to a Line 6 device, select the port(s) for your Line 6 device in the Output menus

For each selected MIDI port, switch the Track option “On” to route its MIDI data to a Live MIDI track (such as for the ability to record MIDI from the KB37 note keys, or to route MIDI commands to POD Farm 2 Plug-In inserted within Live)

To receive MIDI control data into the Live application, other than just as MIDI track input, switch Remote to “On” for each MIDI port (such to control Live’s transport controls, mixer parameters, etc.)

The Ableton Live MIDI Preferences panel

Once the Line 6 MIDI device is conﬁgured as an active MIDI Input, you can then choose the device for any MIDI track and/or MIDI control options within the software. This allows you to use your Line 6 device’s on-board controllers (footswitches, knobs, pedals, note keys, pitch or mod wheel, etc.) to send MIDI note data or MIDI control data into the software. Conﬁguring your Line 6 MIDI device as an active MIDI Output allows you to feed MIDI data from the software to your Line 6 MIDI device. For example, if you have MIDI control data within a MIDI track of the DAW software, this would allow you to route that data out to a Line 6 PODxt USB MIDI port to control the PODxt parameters! Check your sequencing software’s documentation fore more speciﬁcs on its MIDI capabilities.

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Products & MIDI

Note that if you are connecting your Line 6 device to your computer using MIDI cables to and from a MIDI Interface (such as an M-Audio MIDISport™, MOTU Express™, etc.) then the MIDI Interface’s ports will be selectable in your DAW software’s MIDI control panel. In this conﬁguration, your Line 6 device transmits and receives MIDI data through the MIDI Interface unit’s hardware ports, providing MIDI communication with the DAW software.

MIDI Channel

MIDI allows sixteen different “channels” of information to be transmitted and received through one MIDI port. You can think of MIDI channels much like “channels” on your TV - your TV can receive from numerous channels, but you need to “tune in” to one particular channel to receive the desired program. Similarly, MIDI channels allow MIDI devices and software to “ﬁlter” MIDI communication on the selected port, so that some channels can be received only at particular destinations. For example, you may want some speciﬁc MIDI data received by one MIDI track in your DAW, but not into other tracks that are set to receive from the same MIDI port.

By default, Line 6 devices are conﬁgured to send and receive all MIDI on Channel 1 of their MIDI ports, however, most offer MIDI Channel options, as described in the following sections. Your DAW software may also offer MIDI channel options for sending & receiving MIDI - Please consult your software’s documentation for info on its MIDI channel options.

Floor POD Plus

To set Floor POD Plus’ MIDI Channel, hold the Manual button and press Save to enter MIDI channel mode. The display will indicate the current MIDI transmit/receive channel. Use the Bank Up/Down footswitches to change the MIDI transmit/receive channel. Selecting “All” places the unit into Omni mode - In Omni mode the unit receives MIDI on all channels and transmits only on channel 1. Press the Manual button to save the MIDI channel selection and exit MIDI channel mode.

POD 2.0, POD Pro

To set the POD MIDI Channel, press the MIDI button (which will light up). The single-digit display will show you the current channel POD is tuned in to – the default is Channel 1. Use the Up and Down arrows to select a different MIDI channel from 1 thru 16. POD displays channels 10 through 16 by lighting up the decimal point to the right of the single digit. So “2.” means channel 12. You can also set POD to listen to all channels (Omni mode) by selecting “A” (A for all) for the MIDI channel. When in Omni mode, POD transmits on channel 1.

PODxt and Bass PODxt

To set the MIDI Channel on PODxt, PODxt Pro, Bass PODxt or Bass PODxt Pro, press the TUNE/SYSTEM button (which will light up). For PODxt Live or Bass PODxt Live, press the OUTPUT MODE/SYSTEM button so that it lights up. Then, for any of these units, use the Select knob to ﬁnd the MIDI page:

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PODxt/Bass PODxt MIDI options

Press the button under CHANL and start spinning the EFFECT TWEAK knob to change the MIDI Channel. You can choose channels 1 thru 16, or OMNI (Omni means PODxt will ‘listen’ on all MIDI channels, which is ﬁne if it’s your only connected MIDI device). PODxt/ Bass PODxt always accepts SysEx data on any channel, so if you are only working with SysEx data, this channel setting is only important to determine to what channel your PODxt/Bass PODxt will send MIDI data.

POD X3 Live, POD X3 Pro

To set the MIDI Channel on POD X3, press and hold the Outputs/Hold for System button for 2 seconds to go to the SYSTEM page:

The POD X3 System page

Choose from MIDI Channel 1-16, or select Omni to have POD X3 respond to all MIDI channels, while transmitting on Channel 1. When MIDI Program Change messages 0-127 are received, POD X3 Live will recall User Presets 01A-32D, and it will send those same program changes as presets are selected from the POD X3. It also echoes all Program Change messages it receives to the MIDI Out, so they can be connected “thru” to another MIDI device.

Vetta II and Vetta II HD

To set the MIDI Channel on a Vetta II Combo or HD ampliﬁer, press the SYSTEM SETUP button (which will light up), then turn the PAGE knob until the LCD displays page 3. Select the knob directly beneath the MIDI CHAN item in the display and adjust it to the desired channel number (1-16).

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Flextone III, HD147, and Pocket POD

Flextone III, HD147, and Pocket POD always communicate on MIDI Channel 1 as a ﬁxed setting.

POD Studio and TonePort UX2, UX8 and KB37

These POD Studio and TonePort devices are capable of transmitting on any MIDI Channel (1 thru 16) on their one USB MIDI Out port. The transmitting MIDI channel settings are conﬁgurable in the MIDI Control Settings utility, found in the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices MIDI panel. The Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices utility is installed on your computer along with POD Farm 2, GearBox or Line 6 Device Driver installations (in the System Preferences on Mac® or in the Control Panel on Windows®). These devices receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels. Also see the POD Studio & Tone Port MIDI Setup Guide.

FBV Shortboard & Express MkII Controllers

The FBV MkII Series controllers are capable of transmitting on any MIDI Channel (1 thru 16) on any of their four USB MIDI Out ports. This is conﬁgurable within the Line 6 FBV Control application (available free from the Line 6 software downloads site). Note the options in the MIDI Port and MIDI Channel columns in the Line 6 FBV Control application allow you to set these individually, per control, and these Port and Channel settings are saved with your FBV Preset. Also see the FBV Control Basic User Guide.

POD Farm 2 Plug-In & Standalone Application

POD Farm 2 receives MIDI on all 16 MIDI channels. Also see the POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide.

GearBox Software

GearBox receives and sends MIDI data on Channel 1 as a ﬁxed setting. See page 1•9 for more about GearBox control.

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Making the connection

To follow are more details for connecting speciﬁc Line 6 products to other devices for MIDI communication.

POD X3 Live & POD X3 Pro

POD X3 Live & Pro devices include 5-Pin MIDI In and Out jacks, and it is necessary for you to use these connections to receive and transmit MIDI data.* Most functions within POD X3 Live and Pro can be controlled remotely by receiving MIDI messages coming into the 5-Pin MIDI Input. POD X3 Live and Pro devices also transmit MIDI data. Although these devices are not primarily designed to be full-featured “MIDI controller” devices, most POD X3 Live & Pro parameters’ adjustments result in a unique, “ﬁxed” MIDI command being fed to their 5-pin MIDI Out. This allows you to control software and/or other hardware devices’ parameters via MIDI! Please refer to “Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC

Reference Table” on page 2•2 and “POD® X3 Model Tables” on page 3•13 for the list of the speciﬁc MIDI commands these devices transmit.

*Note: POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro devices do not utilize the USB connection for MIDI communication. The POD X3 “Bean” device does not support MIDI communication.

Floor POD Plus, POD 2.0, POD Pro, Flextone III, HD147 and Vetta II

Each of these Line 6 devices include two MIDI 5-pin cable connections: MIDI In & MIDI Out. You connect to other MIDI devices by plugging MIDI cables to these In & Out jacks. As covered in “MIDI In & Out” on page 1•2, be sure to use two MIDI cables, and connect between the MIDI Out of one device to the MIDI In of the other, and vice-versa. If you are connecting to a computer, then you’ll need a MIDI Interface device that offers at least one set of physical MIDI ports (one MIDI In and one MIDI Out jack). Then go into the MIDI software’s MIDI Preferences or Control Panel dialog and choose the 3rd party MIDI Interface’s MIDI In and MIDI Out port to allow the software to communicate to your connected Line 6 device.

PODxt, Bass PODxt, TonePort, POD Studio & Pocket POD

All PODxt and Bass PODxt family devices include both USB and 5-pin MIDI jacks. You can use the USB connection for MIDI connectivity with your computer when it is desired to feed MIDI to your PODxt to control its functions, as well as to route this MIDI “Thru” to another software application. Alternatively, you can use the 5-Pin MIDI cable connection as described in “MIDI In & Out” on page 1•2 for all MIDI communication. PODxt devices are not primarily designed to be full-featured MIDI controller devices. However, most parameters’ adjustments on these devices result in a unique, “ﬁxed” MIDI command being fed to their 5-pin MIDI Out. You can use a PODxt device to control software that supports external MIDI control, but you’ll need to use the PODxt 5-pin MIDI connection to your computer or MIDI hardware (the PODxt USB MIDI Out port does not carry these PODxt-generated MIDI control output messages). Please refer to “Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC

Reference Table” on page 2•2 and “POD® xt Model Tables” on page 3•7 for the list of the speciﬁc MIDI commands these devices transmit.

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POD Studio and TonePort UX2, UX8 & KB37 devices include a USB MIDI driver that allows other Mac® or Windows® software applications to access “virtual” USB Line 6 MIDI In and Out ports. This allows you to send and receive MIDI control data to and from any MIDI or DAW software applications. These POD Studio & TonePort devices include Footswitch and/or Expression Pedal inputs that transmit MIDI control commands, allowing you to remotely control numerous functions within POD Farm 2, GearBox software and other applications. KB37 additionally includes several rotary knob, push button and pitch & mod wheel controllers, as well as note keys which all send MIDI to the KB37 USB MIDI Out port. You can conﬁgure the speciﬁc MIDI control messages these devices transmit from their controllers using the “MIDI Control Settings” application, found in the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices - MIDI panel. The Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices utility is installed on your computer along with POD Farm 2, GearBox or Line 6 Device Driver installations (in the System Preferences on Mac® or in the Control Panel on Windows®). Please see the POD Studio & Tone Port MIDI Setup Guide for instructions on conﬁguring these MIDI settings.

Pocket POD includes a mini USB jack, which provides MIDI connectivity to your computer. There is no need to install any type of device driver for USB or MIDI operation - Pocket POD utilizes a “class-compliant” USB driver (i.e. - a driver already included with the Mac® OS X, Windows® XP or Windows Vista® operating system). Just connect Pocket POD via USB cable to your computer and the operating system will “install” the device automatically.

FBV Shortboard & Express MkII Controllers

Just like the ﬁrst generation Line 6 FBV Series devices, the latest FBV MkII Series controllers connect to Line 6 amps and PODs that include the RJ45 cable connection, allowing remote control for these products’ settings. FBV Shortboard and Express MkII Series devices additionally include a USB connection and the Line 6 FBV Control software, allowing them to function as external MIDI controller devices for Line 6 POD Farm 2, GearBox and other MIDI/DAW applications on your Mac® or Windows® computer!

When connected to your computer via USB, the FBV MkII device’s main function is, of course, to transmit MIDI control data to the software that you want to control. As with any USB MIDI controller hardware, you’ll need to conﬁgure your MIDI/DAW software to receive MIDI data from any of the FBV MkII USB MIDI Out ports. Typically this is accomplished within the MIDI/DAW software’s Options or Preferences, where there is a selector for something such as “External MIDI Controller” or just “MIDI Input”. Here you should see the FBV MkII USB MIDI Out ports 1 thru 4 available. You can then conﬁgure what type of MIDI control messages your FBV MkII footswitches and Pedals transmit, as well as what MIDI Out ports and channels they transmit on, by using the Line 6 FBV Control application.

The Line 6 FBV Control application is available as a free download from the line6.com/software page. For more about the FBV MkII USB MIDI and Line 6 FBV Control application, please see the FBV MkII Advanced User Guide and the FBV Control Basic User Guide found on the FBV MkII Online Help page.

Line 6 POD Farm 2 Plug-In & Standalone Application

Both POD Farm 2 Plug-In & standalone application fully support external MIDI control for the majority of their functions, providing hands-free control over numerous amp & effects parameters, system settings and Setlists & Tone Preset navigation! Any MIDI control device connected to your computer that is capable of transmitting MIDI CC, Note On, Pitch Wheel and Bank & Program Change commands can be used to

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remotely access POD Farm 2 functions. The FBV MkII devices are very well suited for this task, and it is also possible to utilize the MIDI controllers available on POD Studio & TonePort UX2, UX8 and KB37 devices, or even some POD X3 & PODxt devices (see “POD X3 Live

& POD X3 Pro” and “PODxt, Bass PODxt, TonePort, POD Studio & Pocket POD”). The majority of 3rd-party MIDI controller devices are

supported as well. POD Farm 2 includes a large set of Tone Presets that already include “pre-conﬁgured” MIDI control assignments, which allow you to simply conﬁgure your MIDI controller device to transmit a set of MIDI commands to access them immediately. Additionally, POD Farm 2 offers “MIDI Learn” functionality, where it can instantly “map” the individual footswitches, pedals or knobs of your device to any of the numerous POD Farm 2 functions with just a few mouse clicks. Please refer to the POD Farm 2 and FBV MkII User Guides for the complete info on POD Farm 2 MIDI control - available from the POD Farm Online Help site.

Line 6 GearBox Software

Controlling GearBox with POD Studio & TonePort devices:

If using a POD Studio or TonePort UX2, UX8 or KB37, GearBox control is built right in to allow the device’s footswitch and/or pedal, push buttons, and pitch & mod wheel to send dedicated control commands to GearBox. All these settings are managed within the MIDI Control Settings utility (accessed in the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices > MIDI dialog). Also see the POD Studio & Tone Port MIDI Setup Guide.

Controlling GearBox with external MIDI controller devices:

The GearBox software supports external MIDI control, allowing many of its on-screen knobs, buttons, sliders and model selections to be accessed remotely via hardware MIDI controller devices or via MIDI software. Most GearBox functions can be controlled via MIDI CC type commands – please refer to the “GearBox Software MIDI CC Reference Table” and “GearBox Software Model Tables” for the MIDI CC mappings.

Connect your external MIDI controller device to your computer (either via 5-pin MIDI cables to a MIDI Interface, or via USB if your controller offers it). Next, go to the GearBox Preferences dialog and choose the MIDI/Control tab. Click on the MIDI Input selector, where you can choose the MIDI device or port from which you want GearBox to receive MIDI controller data:

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The GearBox Preferences – MIDI/Control tab. Choosing a device for MIDI Input.

In the above example, we’ve selected to receive MIDI Input from MIDI Port 1 of an FBV Shortboard MkII device. GearBox will automatically receive MIDI data on MIDI Channel 1 from the connected Line 6 USB source hardware, so you’ll want to conﬁgure your MIDI controller to transmit all its MIDI control commands speciﬁcally to MIDI Channel 1. For FBV MkII, the MIDI Channel is selectable for each control in the Line 6 FBV Control application. For POD Studio & TonePort devices, use the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog.

If you want to control GearBox from a MIDI/DAW software, you can route the MIDI sequencer application’s MIDI Output to the MIDI In port of your source Line 6 USB device. For example, you can set the Ableton Live Preferences - MIDI Input setting to your connected Line 6 TonePort MIDI port, then MIDI control data can be transmitted from your Ableton Live MIDI track to manipulate GearBox controls in real time during the Live playback. Again, GearBox receives this MIDI data on Channel 1, so you’ll need to set your MIDI/DAW software to transmit on this channel. Check your MIDI/DAW software’s documentation for details on its particular MIDI output capabilities.

Note: When using a PODxt family device as your USB source device for GearBox, then the PODxt hardware is already a “ﬁxed” MIDI Input device into GearBox, therefore, the Preferences-MIDI/Control tab appears blank. You can plug an external controller into the PODxt 5-Pin MIDI In, or set your MIDI/DAW software to use the PODxt USB MIDI In port to route MIDI data into GearBox.

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GearBox SysEx Control

Some GearBox and GuitarPort Online (GPO) functions, such as Monitor & Send Levels, can be controlled via MIDI by using SysEx commands. GearBox SysEx messages take on the following format:

F0 00 01 0C 08 <opcode> <data> … F7

Where:

<opcode> is a single byte opcode (00 – 7F)

Number of bytes in <data> depends on the opcode.

The following table lists the opcodes implemented in GearBox 3.5 and later:

Function Opcode Data Size (bytes) Data Description Bypass 00 1 Byte 1: 00 for bypass off; 01 for bypass on

Monitor Mute 01 2

Next/Previous Tone 02 1 Byte 1: 01 for next tone; 00 for previous tone

Record Send Level 03 2

Monitor Level 04 2

GPO Track Level 05 1 Byte 1: Gain scale, 00-7F (00 = 0.0 to 7F = 1.0) GPO Player Half Speed 06 1 Byte 1: 01 = enable half speed; 0x00 = disable half speed GPO Player Loop Enable 07 1 Byte 1: 01 = loop enable; 00 = loop disable

Byte 1: Audio stream, 00 = Send 1/2, 01 = Send 3/4 ... 7F = all Byte 2: 01 is mute on; 00 is mute off

Byte 1: Audio stream, 00 = Send 1/2, 01 = Send 3/4 ...7F = all Byte 2: Gain scale, 00-7F (00 = 0.0 to 7F = 1.0)

GuitarPort Online Player Transport Control

In addition, the following MIDI events are recognized for the Guitar Port Online (GPO) Player transport control. These 3 byte MIDI short messages (not SysEx) are based on the Mackie control speciﬁcation.

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GPO Track Play 90 5E 7F GPO Track Stop 90 5D 7F GPO Track FWD Start 90 5C 7F GPO Track FWD Stop 90 5C 00 GPO Track REW Start 90 5B 7F GPO Track REW Stop 90 5B 00

TIP: If you are using an FBV MkII controller with GearBox, you can set any of the Controls within the Line 6 FBV Control application’s MIDI Command column to “Mackie” and conﬁgure the footswitch to toggle these GPO Player transport options! FBV MkII controllers are not conﬁgurable to send MIDI SysEx commands.

To conﬁgure GearBox to send MIDI data:

GearBox can additionally output MIDI CC data whenever most of its functions are operated, which allows the remote control of other hardware or software products that are capable of responding to MIDI CC messages. In the GearBox Preferences - MIDI/Control tab, simply check the box for “Send MIDI as on-screen controls are operated” (this box is unchecked by default).

The GearBox MIDI data is automatically transmitted to the USB MIDI Out of the connected Line 6 POD Studio, TonePort or PODxt. (This GearBox MIDI data output is “ﬁxed” to only be fed to the Line 6 USB devices currently in use as the GearBox USB audio device.)

Also check out the Line 6 Product Manuals page to grab additional info on Line 6 gear, recording, computer optimizations and more!

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MIDI CC referenCe tables

The following sections include MIDI CC reference table, which are provided to show the ﬁxed MIDI CC commands for several Line 6 products. The ﬁrst MIDI CC reference table on page 2•2 is speciﬁcally for Line 6 hardware devices, followed by a table for the Line 6 GearBox software on page 2•14 . These tables list all controllable parameters, the MIDI CC controller number and values assigned to each parameter, as well as descriptions for what is being controlled. To follow are descriptions of the columns shown in the Line 6 Hardware and GearBox MIDI CC tables.

Note: For MIDI control of the Line 6 POD Farm 2 Plug-In and standalone application, please also see the POD Farm 2 & FBV MkII User Guides for more information, available from the POD Farm Online Help site.

Parameter - Lists all parameters that can be remotely controlled by MIDI CCs, and you can see that many parameters are common to several Line 6

hardware devices.

Notes - Some Parameters may not be too obvious by name alone, or have some special behaviors for how their data value ranges are applied, so this column is where to look for this info.

Product Columns - (Line 6 Hardware chart) There are 5 sets of paired columns that refer to each product type. Note that PODxt and Bass PODxt are each one paired column set – these each include all PODxt and Bass PODxt products (XT, XT Pro and XT Live), unless otherwise noted. Each has a column for “TX” (transmit) and “RX” (receive). A check mark in the column means that the control of the parameter via MIDI CC is supported for the product type.

MIDI CC# and Range - This set of columns lists the assigned MIDI CC controller number, followed by the range for the data values supported. You can see that most CCs offer a range from 0 to 127, which typically map to a knob or slider. If the parameter is a simple on/off type, then usually values from 0 to 63 will all set that parameter to “off” and 64 to 127 will set the parameter to “on”. Some parameters, such as the various “Model Select” items, will number only from 0 up to a number less than 127, since each value represents a speciﬁc, available Model – all higher values have no related function (see the Model Tables section*). Check the Notes column to see if other behaviors apply.

*The Model Tables section provides the detailed breakdown of MIDI CC range values that are assigned to the individual Amp, Cabinet and Effects Models and Effect parameters. These are the available Model types that can be selected for each Amp/Cab/Effect type, and each Model is recalled using the speciﬁc range value for the assigned MIDI CC.

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Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC Reference Table

MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Hardware & Software Reference Tables

Parameter Notes MIDI CC # and

Range

CC# Min Max TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX

Tweak 1 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Pedal 1 1 0 127 √ √ Delay Tweak 2 0 127 √ √ Tweak 2 2 0 127 √ √ Pedal 2 2 0 127 √ √ Modulation

Tweak Wah Position 4 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Compressor

Gain Split/Blend 0=Blend/Blend, 1=Split/

Blend, 2=Blend/Split, 3=Split/Split

Volume Pedal Realtime (not saved in

Channel or Setup)

Amp 2 Pan 0=Full Left, 64=Center,

127=Full Right

Compression Threshold

Amp 1/Studio Pan

Amp 1 Model w/ Amp defaults

0=Full Left, 64=Center, 127=Full Right

Loads Amp with Amp Defaults. Range depends on device (see model tables)

3 0 127

5 0 127

6 0 3

7 0 127

8 0 127

9 0 63

10 0 127

11 0 -

POD 2.0

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

PODxt Bass

PODxt

√ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Flex III HD147

√ √

Vetta II Floor

POD Plus

Pocket

POD

POD X3

Live /Pro

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Hardware & Software Reference Tables

Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC Reference Table

Parameter Notes MIDI CC # and

Range

CC# Min Max TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX

Amp 1 Model w/out Amp defaults

Amp 1 Model w/ Amp defaults

Amp 1 Drive 13 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Mic Pre Amp

Param 0 Amp 1 Bass 14 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Mic Pre Amp

Param 1 Amp 1 Mid 15 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Mic Pre Amp

Param 2 Low Mid 15 0 127 √ √ Amp 1 Treble 16 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Mic Pre Amp

Param 3 High Mid 16 0 127 √ √ Amp 1

Channel Volume

Mic Pre Amp Param 4

Reverb Level 18 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Loads Amp Model without Amp Model Defaults. Range depends on device (see model tables)

12 0 -

13 0 127

14 0 127

15 0 127

16 0 127

17 0 127

POD 2.0

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

PODxt Bass

PODxt

√ √ √ √

Flex III HD147

Vetta II Floor

POD Plus

Pocket

POD

POD X3

Live /Pro

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Hardware & Software Reference Tables

Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC Reference Table

Parameter Notes MIDI CC # and

Range

CC# Min Max TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX

Effect Model Range depends on device

(see model tables)

Effect Setup 19 0 63 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Drive 2 (Only

if Amp Type = Layer)

EQ Freq 1 (low shelving)

Amp 1 Presence

Mic Pre Amp Param 5

Treble 21 0 127 √ √ Noise Gate

Enable Gate

Threshold Gate Decay 0=.1msec; 127=3000msec 24 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Stomp Enable 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 25 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Drive/Boost 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 25 √ √ Comp Enable 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 26 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Volume Boost 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 26 0 127 √ √ Stomp Param 1

MSB Presence Boost 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 27 0 127 √ √ √ Delay Enable 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 28 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Modulation

Param 1

Non-linear mapping 20 0 127

0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 22 0 127

0<>31=-96dB, 32=-96dB...127=0dB

Not currently in use 27 0 127

19 0 -

21 0 127

23 32 127

29 0 127

POD 2.0

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

PODxt Bass

PODxt

√ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

Flex III HD147

Vetta II Floor

POD Plus

√ √

Pocket

POD

POD X3

Live /Pro

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Hardware & Software Reference Tables

Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC Reference Table

Parameter Notes MIDI CC # and

Range

CC# Min Max TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX

Delay Param 1 MSB

Delay Param 1 Note value

EQ Freq 2 (peaking)

Delay Regeneration

Delay Param 2 33 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Delay Mix 34 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Delay Param 3 35 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Reverb Enable 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 36 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Reverb Model Range depends on device

Reverb Decay 38 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Reverb Tone 39 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Reverb

Diffusion Reverb Pre-

Delay Reverb Density 41 0 127 √ √ √ Reverb Pre/

Post

1=Whole, 2=Dotted Half, 3=Half, 4=Half Triplet, 5=Dotted Quarter, 6=Quarter,

7=Quarter Triplet, 8=Dotted Eighth, 9=Eighth, 10=Eighth Triplet, 11=Dotted Sixteenth, 12=Sixteenth, 13=Sixteenth Triplet

Non-linear mapping 32 0 127

(see model tables)

0~63 = Pre-Amp Model, 64~127 = Post-Amp Model

30 0 127

31 0 127

32 0 127

37 0 127

40 0 127

41 0 127

POD 2.0

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

PODxt Bass

PODxt

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √

√ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √

√ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √

Flex III HD147

Vetta II Floor

POD Plus

Pocket

POD

POD X3

Live /Pro

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MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Hardware & Software Reference Tables

Line 6 Hardware MIDI CC Reference Table

Parameter Notes MIDI CC # and

Range

CC# Min Max TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX

Compression Ratio

EQ Freq 2 (peaking)

EQ Freq 3 (peaking)

Wah Enable 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 43 0 127 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Pedal 1 Enable 0~63=Off ; 64~127=On 43 0 127 √ √ Wah Model 44 0 127 √ √ Modulation

lo-cut Wah Bottom

Frequency Wah Top

Frequency Delay/Reverb

lo-cut Volume Pedal

Maximum Volume Pedal

Minimum EQ Pre/Post 0~63 = Pre-Amp Model,

Volume Pre/ Post

Volume Swell Enable

D.I.>Model 48 0 127 √ √

Non-linear mapping 42 0 127

64~127 = Post-Amp Model

0~63 = Pre-Amp Model, 64~127 = Post-Amp Model

42 0 127

44 0 127

45 0 127

46 0 127

47 0 127

48 0 127

POD 2.0

PODxt Bass

PODxt

√ √ √

√ √ √ √

√ √

√ √ √

√ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √

Flex III HD147

Vetta II Floor

POD Plus

Pocket

POD

√ √

POD X3

Live /Pro

√ √

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