Gearbox stand-alone application - pod x3, Gearbox controls and operation with pod x3, Gearbox with pod x3 – Line 6 3.7 User Manual
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Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3
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POD X3, POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro are the newest additions to the Line 6 USB device family,
and X3 is the most powerful POD model yet! POD X3 devices are capable of processing two completely
independent Tones and, therefore, offer many options within GearBox 3.7 for signal routing, Dual
Tone presets, Pedal Control, Hardware Memory management and more. One fundamental difference
between POD X3 devices as compared to TonePort & GuitarPort hardware is that POD X3 units have
their own onboard DSP processing and memory. You can think of the GearBox software as an elaborate
computer “user interface” for what is running on your POD X3 device, thus allowing you to twiddle
knobs and buttons on your computer and remotely control your POD X3 easily. With POD X3, the
processing used to apply all those juicy amp, cab and effects models to your Tone doesn’t need to run
on your computer’s processor, which leaves you with more reserve processing power for other things,
like running recording software and more complex sessions. Just as with all other Line 6 USB devices,
with POD X3 and GearBox you have access to Add-Ons such as GuitarPort Online and the GearBox
Plug-In, as well as access to the free online Tone Library and high performance audio drivers for
recording directly into your favorite Mac
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audio recording applications! POD X3 Live
& Pro additionally include a switchable Effects Loop and direct input for the Line 6 Variax Modeling
Guitar - both of which can be accessed in GearBox. So read on to experience the power of POD X3
and GearBox, if you think you can handle it...
GearBox Controls and Operation with POD X3
As mentioned earlier, it is easiest to think of GearBox as a User Interface for all the features that
already exist on your POD X3. To follow is a tour of the GearBox interface - note that you can find
even more detail about each of the POD X3 functions in your POD X3 Pilot’s Handbook. Click on a
number to go to its description...