Line 6 POD xt Pro User Manual

PODXT

ULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR

PODXT

PRO

ULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR + DIG I/O

Pilot’s Handbook

An in-depth exploration of the revolutionary technologies and pulsing tonal pleasures that lurk within PODXT and PODXT Pro.

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

EFFECT MODELS

STOMPS	MODEL BASED ON		MODULATIONS	MODEL BASED ON		DELAYS	MODEL BASED ON
FACIAL FUZZ .......................	FUZZ FACE		SINE CHORUS .....................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL		ANALOG .............................	BOSS DM-2
FUZZ PI ..............................	BIG MUFF PI		ANALOG CHORUS.................	CE-1 CHORUS		ANALOG W/ MOD................	EH MEMORYMAN
SCREAMER..........................	TS 808		LINE 6 FLANGER ..................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL		TUBE ECHO .........................	EP-1 ECHOPLEX
CLASSIC DIST ......................	RAT		JET FLANGER .......................	ADA FLANGER		MULTI-HEAD ........................	ROLAND SPACE ECHO
OCTAVE FUZZ ......................	OCTAVIA		PHASER..............................	PHASE 90		SWEEP ECHO ......................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL
BLUE COMP ........................	BOSS CS-1		U-VIBE................................	UNI VIBE		DIGITAL ..............................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL
RED COMP ..........................	DYNA COMP		OPTO TREM.........................	FENDER OPTO		STEREO DELAY.....................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL
VETTA COMP .......................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL		BIAS TREM..........................	VOX BIAS		PING PONG DELAY................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL
AUTO SWELL .......................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL		ROTARY DRUM & HORN........	LESLIE 145		REVERSE ............................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL
AUTO WAH..........................	MUTRON III		ROTARY DRUM ....................	FENDER VIBRATONE
			AUTO PAN...........................	LINE 6 ORIGINAL

		REVERBS
LUX SPRING	SMALL ROOM	DARK HALL	RICH CHAMBER	SLAP PLATE
STD SPRING	TILED ROOM	MEDIUM HALL	CHAMBER	VINTAGE PLATE
KING SPRING	BRITE ROOM	LARGE HALL	CAVERNOUS	LARGE PLATE

AMP MODELS

#	AMP MODEL		MODEL BASED ON
0 ......	BYPASS ..........................		(Bypasses the Amp Model)
1 ......	TUBE PREAMP..................		TUBE INSTRUMENT PREAMP
2 ......	LINE 6 CLEAN...................		LINE 6 21st CENTURY CLEAN
3 ......	LINE 6 JTS-45..................		LINE 6 ORIGINAL
4 ......	LINE 6 CLASS A................		LINE 6 ORIGINAL
5 ......	LINE 6	MOOD ..................	LINE 6	ORIGINAL
6 ......	SPINAL PUPPET ................		LINE 6	ORIGINAL
7 ......	LINE 6	CHEM X ................	LINE 6	CHEMICAL X
8 ......	LINE 6	INSANE.................	WAY TOO MANY HOURS OF SHREDDING
9 ......	LINE 6	ACO 2...................	LINE 6	PIEZO ACOUSTIC 2
10 ....	ZEN MASTER....................		BUDDA TWINMASTER 2x12 Combo
11 ....	SMALL TWEED .................		‘53 FENDER DELUXE
12 ....	TWEED B-MAN .................		‘58 FENDER BASSMAN
13 ....	TINY TWEED ....................		‘60 TWEED FENDER CHAMP
14 ....	BLACKFACE LUX................		‘64 FENDER DELUXE REVERB
15 ....	DOUBLE VERB..................		‘65 FENDER BLACKFACE TWIN
16 ....	TWO-T0NE.......................		GRETSCH 6156

#	AMP MODEL	MODEL BASED ON
17	....HIWAY 100 .....................	HIWATT CUSTOM 100
18 ....	PLEXI 45.........................	‘65 MARSHALL JTM-45
19 ....	PLEXI LEAD......................	‘68 MARSHALL ‘PLEXI’ SUPER LEAD
20 ....	PLEXI JUMP LEAD .............	JUMPERED MARSHALL SUPER LEAD
21 ....	PLEXI VARIAC ...................	VARIAC’D MARSHALL SUPER LEAD
22 ....	BRIT J-800 ......................	MARSHALL JCM 800
23 ....	BRIT JM PRE ....................	MARSHALL JMP-1 PREAMP
24 ....	MATCH CHIEF...................	‘96 MATCHLESS CHIEFTAIN
25 ....	MATCH D-30 ....................	MATCHLESS DC-30
26 ....	THREADPLATE...................	2001 MESA BOOGIE DUAL RECTIFIER
27 ....	CALI CRUNCH...................	‘85 MESA BOOGIE MARK IIC+
28 ....	JAZZ CLEAN .....................	‘87 ROLAND JC-120
29 ....	SOLO 100.......................	SOLDANO SLO-100 HEAD
30 ....	SUPER O .........................	SUPRO S6616
31 ....	CLASS A-15 .....................	‘60 VOX AC-15
32 ....	CLASS A-30 TB.................	‘67 VOX AC-30 TOP BOOST

CABINET MODELS

#

CAB MODEL

MODEL BASED ON

#

AMP MODEL

MODEL BASED ON

#

AMP MODEL

MODEL BASED ON

0

......NO CAB...........................

N/A

8 ......

1X12

CLASS A .................

VOX AC-15 W/ GRAYBELLS

16

....4X10

TWEED...................

'58 FENDER BASSMAN

1 ......

1X6

SUPER O ..................

SUPRO S6616

9 ......

2X2 MINI T .....................

FENDER MINI TWIN

17 ....

4X12

LINE 6 ...................

LINE 6 ORIGINAL

2 ......

1X8

TWEED.....................

‘60 TWEED FENDER CHAMP

10 ....

2X12

LINE 6 ...................

LINE 6 ORIGINAL

18 ....

4X12

GREEN 20’s ............

MARSHALL W/ GREENBACK 20'S

3 ......

1X10

GIBTONE ................

GIBSON EXPLORER

11 ....

2X12

BLACKFACE .............

'65 FENDER BLACKFACE TWIN

19 ....

4X12

GREEN 25’s ............

MARSHALL W/ GREENBACK 25'S

4 ......

1X10

G-BRAND ................

GRETSCH

12 ....

2X12

MATCH...................

'96 MATCHLESS CHIEFTAIN

20 ....

4X12

BRIT T75................

MARSHALL W/ GR-T75'S

5 ......

1X12

LINE 6 ...................

LINE 6 ORIGINAL

13 ....

2X12

JAZZ ......................

ROLAND JC-120

21 ....

4X12

BRIT V30’S ............

MARSHALL W/ VINTAGE 30'S

6 ......

1X12

TWEED...................

‘53 FENDER DELUXE REVERB

14 ....

2X12

CLASS A .................

VOX AC-30 TB

22 ....

4X12

THREADPLATE..........

MESA W/ CUSTOM CELESTIONS

7 ......

1X12

BLACKFACE .............

‘65 FENDER DELUXE REVERB

15 ....

4X10

LINE 6 ...................

LINE 6 ORIGINAL

All amp, cab and effect product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names and descriptions are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.

BUTTON

CONTROLS REFERENCE

1	21				19			20	23	15		9				10					26
										AMP MODELS	DRIVE			BASS	MIDDLE		TREBLE		PRESENCE
			P		STOMP	MOD	DELAY
								C
								A
				)				B
		C O M E						A.I /
POWER		( G A T						.R.
	S	AVE							NE
									TU
									S YSTEM
									28	CLIP	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	I/O & DIG
																					SELECT
		16				17		14															XT
									27	SIGNAL	PHONES		REVERB		CHAN VOL		OUTPUT		Guitar in		DIG+	I/O	PODULTIMATE TONE FOR GUITAR PRO
																				INPUT LEVEL
	EDIT								TAP												NORMAL PAD
													0	10	0	10	0	10
										EFFECTS
	22					18			24	13		3		12		11		4		2	25

29

30

Balanced: Tip = + / Ring = -

WARNING/AVIS:

CAUTION

ANALOG REAMPING INPUT/OUTPUT

SHOCK HAZARD – DO NOT OPEN. RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE – NE PAS

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.

SHOCK

ELECTRICOF RISK

OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT

OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO

OPENNOTDO

EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK

CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL

POWER REQUIREMENTS

OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE

INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY

Line Level

Unprocessed

PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT

~

100 - 120V

MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

Input

Guitar Out

BUTTON

I/O & DIG SELECT

SETMODES&LEVELSVIA

50 - 60Hz

UNBAL ANALOG OUT

BALANCED ANALOG OUT

AES/EBU

S/PDIF

100 W Max.

I/O & DIG

S

S

VIA

RECORDINGSTUDIO:OUTPUT

MIDI

EFFECTS SEND

EFFECTS RETURN

FEED TOLIVE:ONSTAGE AMP

PEDAL

USB

IN

Unbalanced

GROUND

OUT

MONOLEFT/

RIGHTMONOLEFT/

RIGHT

L/MONO

R/MONO

LEFT

RIGHT

GROUND LIFT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT/THRU

N222

ELECT

+4 dBu STUDIO:

FBV Class Foot Controller only

-10 dBVLIVE:

(not compatible with Floor Board or FB4)

31

32

33

34

35

6

7

36

8

ERIES/PARALLEL

5	6	7	8

							T
						U
					TP
				U
			O
		T
	F
E
L

9

0DRIVE10

UT	PEDAL	USB
		MIDI OUT
RIGHTOUTP

10

0BASS10

21	SAVE

			10		10
		0	10		0	10
		MIDDLE			TREBLE
			PODXT
			ULTIMATE	TONE FOR GUITAR			20
		P	P	MOD	DELAY	C
			STOM
OM						AB		/
C		E)
(G						A.I.R.
	AT
			19

10

0 10

PRESENCE

TUNE	23
SYSTEM

MIDI IN

1

11

0 10

CHAN VOL

4 22

0 10

OUTPUT

16 SELECT	17
EDIT	18

EFFECT	14
TWEAK
	TAP	24	12
		0	10
		REVERB

P	15
H
S
O
N
E
3	AMP MODELS

NAVIGATION REFERENCE

• When EDIT, SAVE or TUNER is lit, “SELECT” SELECT selects pages

• Otherwise, “SELECT” chooses Channel Memories

13	P		T
	IN	U
EFFECTS			2

							•	For Comp, Stomp, Mod, and Delay, the effect is on
								when lit.
OMP			P	MOD	DELAY	CAB /	•	CAB/A.I.R. is lit when you are using a cab simulation.
			STOM
C		E)				A.I.
	AT
(G						R.	•	Double press an effect button to go straight to its

EDIT page.

EDIT

EDIT PAGES

•Amp Settings

•A.I.R. Settings

•Compressor and Gate Settings

•Stomp Select and Settings

•Modulation Select and Settings

•Modulation Settings (page 2)

•Delay Select and Settings

•Delay Settings (page 2)

•Reverb Select and Settings

•Wah and Volume Settings

•FX Tweak and Tempo Settings

SAVE

SAVE PAGES

TUNE

SYSTEM

TUNER PAGES

•Save Sound to Channel Memory

•Custom Save Amp Model

•Custom Save Effects Setup

•Single Factory Channel recall

•Factory Recall

•MIDI Dump

•Tuner

•Input/Digital Out (PODxt Pro Only)

•What are you connecting to?

•Display contrast

•MIDI

•PODXT Software Version

FBV SERIES REFERENCE

					13
	3				11
		FBV SHORTBOARD			WAH
1	FX LOOP
	4	8	9	7	VOLUME
	STOMP	MODULATION	DELAY	REVERB
					12
CHANNEL A	CHANNEL B	CHANNEL C	CHANNEL D	TAP
				HOLD FOR TUNER
	2			10

3	4	5	6					11
						WAH	PEDAL 1	VOLUME	PEDAL 2
FX LOOP	STOMP BOX 1	STOMP BOX 2	STOMP BOX 3		CUSTOM FOOT CONTROLLER
		7		8	9	10
AMP 1	AMP 2	REVERB	TREMOLO	MODULATION	DELAY	TAP TEMPO		12
						HOLD FOR TUNER
BANK DOWN	BANK UP	CHANNEL A	CHANNEL B	CHANNEL C	CHANNEL D	FAVORITE CHANNEL
	FACTORY/USER
	1			2

SIGNAL FLOW & EFFECTS ROUTING OPTIONS

GATE

VOLUME

WAH

STOMP

MODULATION

DELAY

AMP/CAB + A.I.R. II

COMP	VOLUME	MODULATION	DELAY	REVERB	LOOP
					(PODXT Pro only)

THE "WHAT ARE YOU CONNECTED TO?" EDIT PAGE (see text pages for PODXT Pro details)

STUDIO : DIRECT	LIVE : 4x12	LIVE : 2x12
Be sure to use TRS cables when
you want to get +4dBu levels to
the balanced inputs of a recorder,		LEFT OUTPUT
mixer or power amp.

Use your A.I.R. settings to get the right mic sound you’re looking for! Choose from:

MIC 1	.........................................................57 ON AXIS
MIC 2 .......................................................	57 OFF AXIS
MIC 3 .....................................................	421 DYNAMIC
MIC 4 ...................................................	67 CONDENSER

All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.

Use the VIBE parameter to adjust the sound for your particular Live setup. Experiment with all the options, since different amp/cab combinations can give very different results, and you may get the best sound with an unusual combination of settings.

These product names and descriptions are provided for the sole purpose of identifying

The serial number can be found on the underside of your PODXT, or back panel of your PODXT 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 electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not remove screws. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

CAUTION: 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 “electrical caution!” It indicates the presence of information about operating voltage and potential risks of electrical shock.

The exclamation point within a triangle means “caution!” Please read the information next to all caution signs.

YOU SHOULD READ THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE

Before using your PODXT, carefully read the applicable items of these operating instructions and safety suggestions:

1.Obey all warnings on the PODXT and in this Pilot’s Handbook.

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

3.Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure.

4a. PODXT: Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 230V 47-63Hz (depending on the voltage range of the included power supply).

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

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 PODXT.

6.Unplug your PODXT when not in use for extended periods of time.

7.Do not perform service operations beyond those described in the PODXT Pilot’s Handbook. In the following circumstances, repairs should be performed only by qualified service personnel:

•liquid is spilled into the unit

•an object falls into the unit

•the unit does not operate normally or changes in performance in a significant way

•the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged

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

PODXT Pilot’s Handbook © 2003, Line 6, Inc.

Please Note:

Line 6, POD, PODXT, PODXT Pro, Vetta, FBV, FBV Shortboard, FBV4, Amp Farm, Line 6 Edit and ToneTransfer 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.

Quick Start Guide ................................................................................	1•1
Register Now .......................................................................................................................................	1•2
Get On-Line...........................................................................................................................................	1•2
Line 6 Tone Transfer and Discussion Forums .............................................................	1•2
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................	1•3
Welcome to PODXT ................................................................................................................	1•3
Who is Line 6? ................................................................................................................................	1•3
Modeling .............................................................................................................................................	1•4
Amp, Cab and Effect Models .................................................................................................	1•4
There’s Magic in the A.I.R. .......................................................................................................	1•5
And Away We Go ........................................................................................................................	1•7

Controls and Connections...................................................................	2•1
Getting Set Up......................................................................................	3•1
All Purpose Basics ...............................................................................................................................	3•1
PODXT – In The Studio..................................................................................................................	3•2
What are you connecting to? ................................................................................................	3•2
The In’s and Out’s of Great Tone .......................................................................................	3•2
Setting Levels ...................................................................................................................................	3•3
Radiation Alert .................................................................................................................................	3•3
Pedal Power ......................................................................................................................................	3•4
Midi Mania ..........................................................................................................................................	3•4
PODXT – Playing Live.......................................................................................................................	3•5
Mount Up............................................................................................................................................	3•5
Keeping Your Options Open ..................................................................................................	3•5
What are you connecting to? .................................................................................................	3•5
Getting The Right Tone With An Amp ............................................................................	3•6
External Stomp Boxes and PODXT.....................................................................................	3•7
PODXT Pro – Configurations & Connections..................................................................	3•8
Selecting An Input ..........................................................................................................................	3•8
Input & digital Out Options......................................................................................................	3•9
FORMAT: Sample rate, word length (bit depth), and clock source.................	3•9
MODE: Normal or Dry Guitar...............................................................................................	3•10
GAIN: Extra gain on the digital outs....................................................................................	3•10
What are you connecting to? ..................................................................................................	3•11
FX Loop ...............................................................................................................................................	3•12
continued on next page

Getting Set Up continued
AES/ÉBU or S/PDIF Data Fromat? ............................................................................................	3•13
Radiation Alert .................................................................................................................................	3•13
Pedal Power.......................................................................................................................................	3•14
MIDI Mania .........................................................................................................................................	3•14
Re-Amping with PODXT Pro.......................................................................................................	3•14
Analog Re-amping..........................................................................................................................	3•14
Digital Re-amping............................................................................................................................	3•16
Creating & Storing Sounds..................................................................	4•1
Recalling Channel Memories ......................................................................................................	4•1
Recalling Effect Setups ....................................................................................................................	4•1
Stompbox-style Control ................................................................................................................	4•2
Editing Basics .........................................................................................................................................	4•2
Double Press for Easy Access ...............................................................................................	4•3
Inside the Edit Menu ........................................................................................................................	4•3
Amp Knob settings ........................................................................................................................	4•3
Cabinet and Mic settings (There’s magic in the A.I.R.!) ............................................	4•4
Effects Editing....................................................................................................................................	4•4
Setting your Tone to Tempo ......................................................................................................	4•7
Reverb ......................................................................................................................................................	4•7
Wah and Volume................................................................................................................................	4•8
FX Tweak Knob Assign / Tempo Assign ...............................................................................	4•8
Saving Yourself......................................................................................................................................	4•9
Saving Channel Memory ............................................................................................................	4•9
Custom Save Amp Model.........................................................................................................	4•10
Custom Save Effect Setup.........................................................................................................	4•11
Single Channel Recall ...................................................................................................................	4•12
Complete Factory Recall............................................................................................................	4•12
MIDI Dumps......................................................................................................................................	4•13
Modeled Amps & Cabs.........................................................................	5•1
Which Amps and Cabs Are Modeled? .................................................................................	5•1
Cabinet Models ...................................................................................................................................	5•28

Stompboxes & Effects ..........................................................................	6•1
About the Stompboxes...................................................................................................................	6•1
Basic Effect Editing..........................................................................................................................	6•1
Deep Dive Editing..........................................................................................................................	6•2
Stomp Effects: Distortions and Overdrives.....................................................................	6•2
Stomp Effects: Compressors....................................................................................................	6•2
Comp/Gate Effects........................................................................................................................	6•3
Modulation Effects .........................................................................................................................	6•3
Tap Tempo ........................................................................................................................................	6•4
Reverb ......................................................................................................................................................	6•5
Springs...................................................................................................................................................	6•5
Rooms...................................................................................................................................................	6•6
Halls........................................................................................................................................................	6•6
Chambers............................................................................................................................................	6•7
Plates......................................................................................................................................................	6•7
The Stomp Effects .............................................................................................................................	6•8
The Modulation Effects ..................................................................................................................	6•17
The Delay Effects ...............................................................................................................................	6•24

MIDI .......................................................................................................	7•1
MIDI Basics ............................................................................................................................................	7•1
What’s MIDI?.....................................................................................................................................	7•1
In/Out....................................................................................................................................................	7•1
MIDI Channel....................................................................................................................................	7•2
MIDI Messages .....................................................................................................................................	7•3
Backing Up PODXT Programs to Other Devices ...........................................................	7•4
Other Things You Can Do with MIDI ..................................................................................	7•6
Changing PODXT Channels with MIDI Program Changes.....................................	7•6
Tweaking PODXT Tones with MIDI Controllers.........................................................	7•6
Full MIDI Automation of PODXT .........................................................................................	7•6
MIDI Setup Trouble-shooting .....................................................................................................	7•7

Putting Your Feet to Work ................................................................	8•1
FBV Series Foot Controllers ........................................................................................................	8•1
Hooking Up ...........................................................................................................................................	8•1
Meet the FBV Shortboard ............................................................................................................	8•1
Hooking up the Shortboard.....................................................................................................	8•1
Pushing Your Buttons........................................................................................................................	8•1
Saving and Naming with the FBV Shortboard....................................................................	8•3
Using an EX-1........................................................................................................................................	8•4

Appendices ............................................................................................	9•1
Amp Models .........................................................................................................................................	9•1
MIDI Program Changes ...................................................................................................................	9•2
PODXT MIDI Controls ....................................................................................................................	9•3
FBV Shortboard MIDI Controls ..................................................................................................	9•7
Line 6 Contact ......................................................................................................................................	9•8
Warranty Info ........................................................................................................................................	9•9

QUICK START GUIDE • “Manual? I don’t need no stinking manual!”

QUICK START GUIDE	1 • 1

or:

“MANUAL? I DON’T NEED NO STINKING MANUAL!”

PODXT Pro owners, if you’re going to use anything beyond the standard guitar input and analog outputs, we can’t cover all your options on this brief page. See Chapter 2 to learn about controls, and then get deep with the inputs and outputs in the PODxt Pro — Configurations & Connections section that starts on page 3•8.

1.Turn the OUTPUT LEVEL control all the way down to zero.

2.Connect the LEFT and RIGHT OUTPUTS to your recorder or mixer’s inputs, or plug the left output into your guitar amp’s input. Or connect headphones to the PHONES jack on your PODXT for silent jamming.

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

4.Connect your guitar to PODXT’s INPUT (PODXT’s Pro GUITAR IN).

5.Flip the POWER switch to fire up.

6.PODXT comes ready to rock for direct connection to your recording setup. If you’re connecting to a guitar amp, it’s essential to let your PODXT know so it gives you the best tone. Do this by pressing TUNE/ SYSTEM, then turning the SELECT knob one step clockwise. Press the button below DEST (Destination) and then turn the EFFECT TWEAK knob to tell your PODxt what type of amp you’re connecting to. PODxt will automatically override this setting when you plug in headphones, so you don’t have to do anything to get great headphone sound.

7.Select an Amp Model using the AMP MODEL knob. Set the CHAN VOL to max and the DRIVE, BASS, MID, TREBLE and PRESENCE to your heart’s desire. OUTPUT sets the, uh, output level.

8.Turn the EFFECTS knob to load an Effects Setup, then twist the REVERB and EFFECT TWEAK knobs so you’re happy with the sound. Tap the TAP tempo button to set the speed of the selected effect.

9.Browse pre-programmed tones using the SELECT knob or by pressing any of the four buttons below the display. You can press any one of those buttons twice for a “Manual Override” that gives you where-the-knobs- are-is-how-it-sounds operation.

10.Now before you run off, please give the page a quick flip and....

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Welcome To PODXT...

Thank you for inviting PODXT into your life. Whether you use your PODXT as a direct recording miracle, a powerhouse preamp, a practice partner, or as a creative digital signal processing tool (and heck, why should it be just one of these?) — we think you’ll agree that PODXT is about the most amazing thing to happen to the electric guitar since, well, since the guitar amplifier itself! PODXT delivers the incredible tones of the acclaimed Line 6 Point-to-Point Interactive modeling technology (as featured in our Vetta series amps) and fuses it with the wonderfully portable and easy to use POD, which has been the guitar recording world standard for years. So you’ve got the tonal heritage of the past century of guitar amplifier and stomp box design, plus nocompromise recording and direct sound excellence — all ready to roll when you are.

Who is Line 6?

As you may know, Line 6 first came on the scene several years back with a new kind of guitar amplifier — the first to put digital software modeling technology to work in a combo amp for guitarists. We also knew then that guitarists need great amp tone when recording, but generally don’t have the room to crank up that classic stack, or the money to hire a team of ace engineers to get it to tape. So we squished our patented modeling technology down into a small, kidney-bean-shaped wonder called POD, and forever changed the world of guitar recording.

Once we’d gotten this whole modeling amp and POD thing started, it was time to see what we could do if we really cranked up the horsepower and took our modeling to the next level. I mean, once you’ve climbed to the top of the mountain, it’s on to the next mountain, right? So, eyes glowing like power tubes, we stocked up on the Pepsi, gathered our genius engineers into a secret lab, fired up our extensive collection of amplifiers and stomp boxes... and spirited their treasured tones into a newlysupercharged modeling technology we dubbed Point-to-Point modeling. It first hit the streets in the award-winning Vetta amp, whose superb tone and unparalleled selection of dream amps, cabinets and effects make it a pretty good contender for the world heavyweight amp title. After that, we poured the same magic elixir into the classic POD and—ta-dah!—PODXT was born.

How does PODXT help you create a guitar tone that is out of this world, and then get that tone wherever you need it? Easy! It’s…

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	1 • 4	Modeling
		Modeling: just what is it, and why is it so important?
		To answer that question, we’ll start with tubes (better know as “valves” to our friends
		in England and elsewhere). Tubes, we can all agree, are the heart and soul of pretty
		much every legendary guitar amp, and are key to the warm, harmonic-rich tone
		quality of those amps. Solid state devices (transistors) are simply unable to duplicate
		tube warmth and performance. And “hybrids” — a tube in a circuit along with a
		bunch of transistors — are really a vain attempt at warming up a transistor-based
		tone. They fall short in any comparison to a 100% tube circuit. So that’s it — tubes or
		nothin’, right? Well, not any more....
		You see, Line 6’s team of crack engineer-guitarists has spent years understanding
		pretty much everything there is to know about tube-powered gear, including exactly
		how different types of tubes respond under various conditions typical of guitar
		amplifier design. How tubes process an input signal, how the signal is colored and
		shaped, at what point it begins to distort, the quality and characteristic of the
		distortion, what happens when the signal gets to other parts of the system —
		complicated stuff, but all analyzable as electronic data. A guitar pickup output, after
		all, is an electronic signal, and tubes and all the rest are really just a complex form of
		signal processing.
		Having sussed it all out, the Line 6 engineers translated all this arcane knowledge
		into software that simulates the signal processing of guitar amps’ tubes and other
		electronics, entirely within the digital domain. Cool, huh? The Line 6 crew also
		directed their caffeine-enhanced modeling attention to a study of guitar speaker
		cabinets and the important part they play in communicating great guitar tone. And
		the great variety of stomp box and rack effects that guitarists use to juice things up.
		They translated it all into yet more powerful software, and it’s this revolutionary DSP
		(Digital Signal Processing) software-based modeling technology that gives Line 6 the
		power to create super silicon-based life forms like PODXT.
		Amp, Cab and Effect Models
		The tone and technology know-how of Line 6 thus comes to you as Amp, Cab and
		Effect Models based on a collection of gear recognized by guitarists the world over as
		true “tone classics.” These models were tweaked through careful, scientific A/B
		comparisons to the gear that inspired them, with an ear open for the effects of
		different volume levels and settings of the originals’ tone and gain controls. The gain

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and equalization characteristics of the modeled gear were carefully measured so that

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changes to knobs on the models would mirror the effects of these changes on the originals as closely as possible. We’re talkin’ major attention to detail here. Tone control center frequencies, slopes, and cut/boost range were painstakingly analyzed, in addition to a whole host of factors unique to each piece of gear. Not only that, but since many classic amps and effects have highly interactive circuits, we paid careful attention to the way that the setting of one knob changes the way that another knob may behave. All in an effort to make our Models as much like the amps, cabs and effects in our collection as possible. The resulting Amp, Cab and Effect Models are the foundation of PODXT.

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

1.The Line 6 modeling process is a patented, 100% digital softwarebased technology exclusive to Line 6.

2.Line 6 Modeling is not sampling, nor is it solid state; no special guitar, pickup, or cabling is needed.

There’s Magic in the A.I.R.

PODXT delivers its modeling tones through another innovation: Line 6’s A.I.R. direct recording output. The A.I.R. (acoustically integrated recording) technology is the result of intensive research and careful study of the tonal characteristics produced by the interaction of amplifiers, cabinets, speakers, microphones and the recording room during the recording process.

The direct output of many preamps, amplifiers and direct box-style amp replacements available today offer some limited form of cabinet simulation or speaker emulation. Those that happen to be more than simple high end roll-offs have little or no control options. Generic cabinet simulations cannot reproduce the markedly different tones resulting from the choice of speakers, wood, and other details of a great real-life speaker cabinet. Other equipment also fails to reproduce the significant tonal contribution of microphone selection and placement, and do nothing to reproduce the subtle ambience of the recording space.

The result is the familiar dissatisfaction with direct recording products — even those that deliver a reasonably usable basic tone fail to reproduce the “life” of the

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	1 • 6	guitar sound, and destroy the proper feel in the process. It is as if your guitar strings
		became heavier and less responsive, like they just went up a couple of gauges when
		you plugged into your direct box. And your sound lost its life.
		PODXT’s combination of Amp Models and A.I.R. technology provides superior direct
		tones by recreating all the elements contributing to a great recorded guitar sound, and
		giving you that tone with the same feel as playing through a real amp and speaker
		cabinet:
		• The effect of the guitar amplifier circuit is emulated by the Amp Model you choose.
		Each model was developed from extensive study of a classic amplifier treasured as a
		tone classic.
		• In a guitar amp, once the guitar signal passes through the electronics, it is output to
		one or more speakers in a speaker cabinet. The specific design of the speakers, how
		many there are, and how they are arranged contributes significantly to your guitar
		tone, as does the construction and resulting tone of the wood box itself. A Marshall
		head driving a single 12-inch speaker in an open-back cabinet, for instance, will
		sound dramatically different from the same head driving a 4x12 closed-back
		cabinet. Line 6 has carefully constructed virtual software speaker cabinets that
		emulate the contribution made by real speaker cabinets to get great guitar sound.
		• Once the sound makes it out of the speaker cabinet, the next important link in the
		recording system is the microphone that receives that sound. Guitar recordists
		select different microphones, and arrange them in different placements, to get
		particular sounds. A microphone pointing directly into the cone of a speaker will
		hear something different than one positioned off-axis. Line 6 carefully analyzed the
		coloring that various microphones add to the guitar sound, as well as the effects of
		different mic placement techniques, and gave you control of these details in your
		PODXT.
		• The guitar amp, cabinet, and microphone don’t just sit in empty space. The room
		that they are in contributes importantly to the guitar sound you will record. Reverb
		can be used to capture the basic character of the space, simulating the effect of the
		sound reflecting off the room’s walls, floors and ceiling. But there are other subtle
		details that have more to do with the “spread” of the sound as it passes through the
		air between the speaker and microphone. This final component is the key to the
		sense that the listener is in one position in the room, and the guitar sound is in

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another position, and that the two are separated by a mass of air that sound

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spreads through to reach the listener.

All of these important sound-shaping components are accounted for in your PODXT. Turn the Amp Model knob to call up the amplifier emulation you want. PODXT automatically matches that amplifier with an appropriate cabinet and microphone setup, and gives you the sound of that setup coming through the air of a recording space. Turn the reverb knob to taste, and start recording incredible mic’d up sound. Press a button and twiddle a knob or two, and you can switch cabinets, change out mics and their placement, and adjust the “spread” of the sound in your virtual room as well.

The A.I.R. direct recording output is exclusive to Line 6. In combination with the Line 6 Amp, Cab and Effect Models, it is the key to PODXT’s phenomenally satisfying direct recording sound.

And Away We Go....

So, now that you know what’s in store, it’s time to experience PODXT for yourself. Grab your favorite axe, plug in, and flip back to the handy Quick Start Guide on the first page of this chapter if you haven’t already been through that. Then fold out the back cover and follow me, my friend, for the PODXT Grand Tour....

Controls & Connections

CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS

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Now would be a good time to turn to the nifty back cover of this manual and notice that it folds out. Ooh, pretty pictures! The idea is to have this essential pictorial reference always opened out while you’re thumbing through the manual. It’s also got all the essential details for quickly getting around on your PODXT. The boxed numbers that pop up throughout this manual correspond to the numbers on the foldout’s illustrations. The back side of the cover’s got handy pictures for the FBV and FBV Shortboard foot controllers, plus signal flow and connection guides.

1 Power Switch - Flip this to bring your PODXT to life. PODXT Pro includes a standard IEC grounded power cable. For PODXT, use only the included PX-2 power pack.

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

3 Phones - Plug your headphones in here for silent concertos. The volume is set by the OUTPUT 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 an OUTPUT knob setting of about 10 o’clock when first putting the headphones on, them turn up from there if you need more volume.

So that you hear appropriate sound through the headphones, PODXT automatically switches to Studio Mode whenever headphones are connected (for more on Studio Mode, see “What are you connecting to?” on page 3•2).

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4 Output - This controls the overall output level of PODXT and also sets the

	headphone level. Changing the OUTPUT 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
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	PODXT Pro users, note that this does not affect the level of the XLR Outputs in Live Mode
	(for more on Live Mode, see “What are you connecting to?” on page 3•5).
	PODXT will give the best signal-to-noise performance when you have the OUTPUT
	control at max. With the OUTPUT control turned down low, you may get extra hiss—
	which obviously ain’t what you want—if you turn up your mixer or recorder’s output to
	compensate. In order to allow you to set the OUTPUT as high as possible when
	connecting to recording, mixing, and other studio gear, be sure you are plugging
	PODXT’s outputs into line level, not microphone or guitar level inputs. Line level
	inputs should allow you to turn PODXT’s OUTPUT 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 PODXT’s
	OUTPUT to maximum, when setting levels.
		Left & Right Output - (See numbers 33 and 34 for PODxt Pro’s outputs.)
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	These balanced 1/4-inch TRS (tip/ring/sleeve) connectors are ready to rock with pro
	+4dBu balanced equipment. They will also work happily with unbalanced –10dBV
	equipment and standard guitar cables. If you need mono output, you can use either one.
		Pedal - Looks like a telephone connector on steroids. Connect optional Line 6
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	FBV or FBV Shortboard foot controllers here. PODXT’s do not work with the Line 6
	Floor Board and FB4.
		USB - PODXT’s USB jack lets you connect it directly to most computers, and
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	record your PODXT directly to a wide variety of popular recording software. We’ve
	included a USB cable for use with our GuitarPort Windows software, Line 6 Edit
	software for Mac OS X and Windows, our ToneTransfer online tone library, and
	PODXT driver software. All this software—along with directions for using it—is free for
	you to download at www.line6.com.

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8 MIDI In & Out - Connect PODXT to your MIDI equipment to select Channel Memories (via Program Change messages), or automate PODXT settings (via controllers and/or SySex). You can also use MIDI (or USB) to communicate with the

free Line 6 Edit software downloadable from www.line6.com. The PODXT MIDI

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OUT connects to another device’s MIDI IN; its MIDI IN goes to another device’s

MIDI OUT. Please also see Chapter 7, Deep Editing and MIDI Control, to setup your MIDI gear with PODXT and find out what MIDI can do for PODXT and you.

9 Drive - This knob 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.”

10 Tone Controls - BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, PRESENCE. Just like any guitar amp, only when you change Amp Models, the response and interactivity of the controls changes, too — so they act like the tone controls of the original amp that inspired the Amp Model you’ve selected.

11 Chan Vol - This knob controls the relative volume level of the “channel” you are playing through — thus, CHANNEL VOLUME. Use this to balance levels between the sounds you store in two different PODXT Channel Memories (say between your rhythm and lead tones). In general, you want to set the CHAN VOL as high as possible to insure you’re getting the best signal-to-noise ratio performance — but back off on this control if you’re seeing CLIP in PODXT’s display.

TIP:You probably want to have 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 Chan Vol as high as you can without getting the CLIP indicator in PODxt’s display 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 Chan Vol settings to match well with those clean sounds.

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Now, each time you use your PODxt, you just have to set an Output volume level you like, and you can switch amongst your various sounds without unhappy volume differences.

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12 Reverb - How much reverb do you want today? Spin this knob to set the Reverb level. Several flavors of reverb live inside PODXT, including springs, rooms, chambers, halls and plate reverbs.

13 Effects - This knob selects from PODXT’s Effect Setups — which set up a combination of effects for you (all the details on effects are in Chapter 6, Stompboxes & Effects). Think of each Effect Setup as a virtual pedal board or outboard gear rack that you can match with any Amp Model. When you turn the EFFECTS knob, PODXT shows the name of the Effect Setup that is loaded and you’ll hear the effects change instantly. The effect buttons light to show which effects are on. There are 64 of these effect “rigs” pre-programmed and ready for you to use.

14 Effect Tweak - This knob varies some aspect of the effect you’ve chosen. Turn it up and the effect will generally go deeper, louder, faster, longer or just plain more. You’ll know what you’re tweakin’ because a window will pop up on PODXT’s display to show you. The delay time is usually set by the TAP button. For the inside scoop, including how you can customize the EFFECT TWEAK knob see Chapter 4, Creating & Storing Sounds. If the effect that EFFECT TWEAK is “targeting” is off, then, big surprise, EFFECT TWEAK won’t change anything. While the EDIT or TUNE/ SYSTEM button is lit, the EFFECT TWEAK knob adjusts parameter values instead.

15 Amp Models - When you spin this knob, it’s essentially like changing what electronic “circuitry” is running inside PODXT to make your amp sound. (See the groovy details in Chapter 5, Modeled Amps and Cabs.) You’ll see the Amp Model names change in PODXT’s display. When you choose an Amp Model, Cabinet and Microphone Models are also loaded automatically. For instance, when you choose the Brit Hi Gain model (based on the classic Marshall JCM 800 head), a Cabinet Model based on a Marshall 4x12 will be loaded with it. You can also choose a different cabinet/mic setup by pressing the CAB/A.I.R. button (below).

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In fact, Amp Models automatically load with all the amp-related settings pre-set for a ready to go tone. Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Cab/A.I.R., etc. will all be determined by the Amp Model you choose — giving you a ready-to-rock sound with

the turn of just this one knob. Once you get familiar with PODXT, you can change

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these amp-associated defaults to customize the settings of each of the Amp Models to fit your tastes. Note that when you’re in Manual Mode, Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Channel Volume and Reverb are set by the physical knob positions instead of being automatically set with the amp selection. Complete details are in Chapter 5.

16 Select - The PODXT has 64 Channel Memories that store a huge variety of complete amp-and-effect selections pre-programmed by the tone mavens at Line 6. They are arranged in 16 banks of four channels each. (The four are called A, B, C, and D.) You can think of each bank as a sort of virtual four-channel guitar amp — and you’ll find that the same layout is used on the optional Line 6 foot controllers for PODXT (the FBV and FBV Shortboard) which are discussed later in Chapter 8.

You load PODXT channels by turning the SELECT knob. You can press one of the four “soft buttons” under the display to load one of the other channels of the current bank. When recalling a channel, you may have left the physical BASS knob at minimum, whereas the just-recalled channel has this control set to max. To change BASS (or anything else), just grab the knob you want and tweak. To leave the Channel Memory world and enter Manual operation, press any of the buttons under PODXT’s display twice. The display will read Manual Mode to let you know you’ve got WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) operation, and all the physical knob positions are being used to determine your sound. More on all this later.

When the EDIT, SAVE or TUNE/SYSTEM button is lit, the SELECT knob selects from the available display pages. When you press EDIT, it selects pages of effect and channel parameters; when you press TUNE/SYSTEM, it takes you through all of the Tuner and system-wide settings; when SAVE is lit, you’ll find amp and effect customization features as well as MIDI dump operations. The vertical “scroll bar” on the left side of each display page shows you where you are in that group of pages.

17 Display - PODXT’s LCD (liquid crystal display) is your window into every parameter and setting available. Here’s how to get around:

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1.When the SAVE, EDIT or TUNE/SYSTEM button is lit, a scroll bar on the left side of PODXT’s display shows you where you are in the available display “pages.” Press one of these buttons to see the scroll bar now. For those that really need to get all

	2• 6	the nerdy details, each dot in that bar represents a page. As you turn the SELECT
		knob, you move through the pages and so does the little square. When you’re on
		the first page, the little square is at the top. When you get to the last page, the
		square’s at the bottom. Square goes up, square goes down. Square goes up, square
		goes down. Fun for the whole family!

2.Each page typically has words that appear in the bottom of the display. These words label things you can adjust. Press the button below the thing you want to adjust, then turn the EFFECT TWEAK knob to do your adjusting.

18 Soft Buttons - These four buttons operate differently depending on what you’re doing. Generally, these allow you to instantly load one of 4 channels in a bank, or get you in and out of Manual mode when you double-press (see SELECT above). If the EDIT, SAVE, or TUNE/SYSTEM button is lit, you can press a Soft Button to select the item displayed above it so it can be adjusted with the EFFECT TWEAK knob.

19 Effect On/Off Buttons - These four buttons allow you to quickly turn any of the four effects on or off (the effects are on when the buttons are lit).

•The COMP (Gate) button turns on/off the loaded Compressor effect

•The STOMP button turns on/off the loaded Stomp-Box effect

•The MOD button turns on/off the loaded Modulation effect

•The DELAY button turns on/off the loaded Delay effect.

Double-press one of these buttons to adjust the loaded effect or load a different one. For example, just press the COMP button two times quickly and you’re instantly taken to the Compressor and Gate EDIT page. Double-pressing the STOMP button will quickly take you to the first Stomp Box EDIT page. Double-press the same button again (or press the EDIT button) to leave Edit Mode.

To turn off the built-in Noise Gate, double press the COMP button, then turn the Threshold parameter all the way down.

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20 CAB/A.I.R. - Press the CAB/A.I.R. button once to pick a Cab Model to pair with your amplifier, select the microphone used on the cabinet and even set the amount of “room” that the mic captures. Unlike the EFFECT ON/OFF buttons, this

button is not an on/off type control. A single press of this button simply lets you change

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cabs and mics quickly. When the Cabinets are off, this button’s light will be off as well.

21 Save - When you want to store your own tweaked-up sounds in your PODXT this button is the key. Exactly how it works is detailed in Chapter 4, Creating & Storing Sounds. But you’re probably impatient, so here are the basics:

When using a pre-programmed sound, PODXT will display the bank number, channel letter and channel name at the top of the display. If you turn one of the knobs or change a parameter in the EDIT mode pages, you’ll notice an asterisk appears to the left of the bank number. This is a reminder to you that you have tweaked the memorized channel, and that you should save it if you want your PODXT to remember the tweak.

To save the changes you’ve made to a Channel Memory, press the SAVE button. The button will start to flash. Just press SAVE again if you want to overwrite the currently loaded Channel, using the same name. Or, if you’d like to change the name first, use the middle two Soft Buttons to select a character, then press the right soft button and turn the EFFECT TWEAK knob to change the character. Press the soft button under DEST, turn the EFFECT TWEAK knob, and you will see that you are switching through memory locations A, B, C, and D in each of the sixteen numbered banks. Pick one to store your sound in, and press that SAVE button a second time. The button’s light will stop flashing, a progress bar will shown on the display, and the sound is stored at the location you chose, replacing the sound that was there before.

After the sound is stored, you can bring it back any old time by simply turning the SELECT knob to call up the location where you stored it. (See Chapter 8 to learn how to do all this with your feet on the optional foot controllers).

If you aren’t using one of the PODXT Channel Memories — you’re in Manual mode, and you’re just getting the sound of where the knobs are set — you can store that state into a memory location the same way. Press SAVE, then DEST, then use EFFECT TWEAK to choose a place to save to, and press SAVE again.