Line 6 3.7 - Manual (Page 59)

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording
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The • System Output option allows you to choose which sound card the Mac System Settings are
played through. You may NOT want to choose this to be your Line 6 device, since it can be rather
annoying to hear those dings, beeps or frogs croaking at blaring volumes in your headphones
or monitors when working in your audio application! Even better, you can turn these system
settings off completely in the System Preferences > Sounds dialog.
5b – Properties For: Choose your Line 6 device here to allow the Audio Input and Audio Output
options display its settings.
5c – Audio Input:
In the top selector, you will be able to choose your Record Send for your Line 6 device to view •
it’s format settings below.
The
• Format selectors show you the Sample Rate* and Bit Depth that the Line 6 device will is
operating at for recording. The Bit Depth for all Line 6 devices is fixed at 24 bit.
*It is recommended that you do not use the Sample Rate selector here in the Mac Audio-MIDI Setup
dialog to set your sample rate when your recording software is running. Typically, your recording
software will offer a Sample Rate option within its own “Preferences” or “Audio Setup” settings. It is
best to configure the Sample Rate within the recording software, and you will see the device’s sample
rate switch automatically to match it.
5d – Volume sliders (audio input):
These sliders are not functional with Line 6 hardware - use the GearBox Record Send knob and/or
the Tone’s Volume controls instead of using these sliders to set your Record Send levels for Line 6
devices.
5e – Audio Output:
The • Format selectors show you the Sample Rate* and Bit Depth that the Line 6 device will is
operating at for playback. The Bit Depth for all Line 6 devices is fixed at 24 bit.
*It is recommended that you do not use the Sample Rate selector in the Mac Audio-MIDI Setup
dialog to set your sample rate when your recording software is running. Typically, your recording
software will offer a Sample Rate option within its own “Preferences” or “Audio Setup” settings. It
is best to configure the Sample Rate within the recording software for your project, and you will see
the device’s sample rate switch automatically to match it.
5f – Volume sliders (audio output):
These sliders are not functional for Line 6 hardware - use the GearBox Out To Monitor controls (or
the Volume knobs on your Line 6 hardware) instead of these sliders to adjust output levels.