Line 6 3.7 - Manual (Page 38)

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware
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allowing you to listen to or record the PODxt-processed result via PODxt’s analog outputs. You
can also use this mode during initial recording, so that unprocessed guitar can be recorded to a
track, and the output of that track can be sent by the recording program to PODxt at the same
time. This lets you punch-in on the track while you’re recording, and hear PODxt processing of
the already recorded part of the track as well as the new portion that you’re recording during the
punch-in. Your recording software will add some latency to the guitar signal that it is monitoring
back through to PODxt. You can generally get the lowest latency by reducing your buffer size in
the recording software, but lower buffer settings will utilize more of your computer’s processing,
so you may not be able to run as many tracks or effects in your recording software when you do
this. See your recording software’s instructions for details.
Send Re-Amp Playback
• - This mode is designed to receive unprocessed guitar from your recording
program, and send processed guitar back to the recording program for recording. You can use this
to run an unprocessed guitar track that you recorded using USB Signal Routing mode 2 into your
PODxt for re-amping, so you can digitally record the PODxt-processed signal back to another
track in the recording program.
Note – it is not a supported practice to “hot swap” your Line 6 device (unplug the USB cable and plug
it into a different USB device) while it is in use by GearBox or any other audio software. In fact, this
just isn’t a good idea to do with any USB audio devices, since it can result in a loud pop, loss of sync
and possibly crash or corrupt your current audio software project.
Routing Audio From Your Line 6 Hardware to an External Device
In addition to the ability to route digital audio directly within your computer, you may instead want to
route your GearBox or POD signal into another sound card on the same or separate computer. Better
yet, with all the great tones you can now create for your mics & instruments, there is no need to limit
them to the inside of a computer! You may also want to send the signal to external hardware such as
an analog or tape Multitrack unit, a DAT or video tape recorder, or even to an amplifier or P.A. system
for live performance. To follow are instructions for these different types of setups.
Connecting analog outputs to an external device
You can route your GearBox Tone to just about any type of external device simply by connecting the
Analog Outs from the back of your GuitarPort, TonePort or POD directly into the external device’s
line level, analog inputs. This allows you to amplify or record your GearBox signal using any external
device that accepts analog line level inputs.
Connect your TonePort,
GuitarPort or POD Analog
Outs to the analog inputs on
any external audio device